Sensors, motion control, and human-machine interface technologies used for manufacturing are being adapted for use in the medical field.
Sensors, motion control, and human-machine interface technologies used for manufacturing are being adapted for use in the medical field.Contact lenses with embedded circuits may soon provide
on-eye human-machine interface
, says the April
ifm efector
newsletter. Another technology application describes a robotic innovations applied to a new
prosthetic arm
, providing 18 degrees of motion, just a little less than the human original. Other automation applications, including many
level-sensing applications with diagrams
, are listed on the ifm efector website. Design News , a sister publication to Control Engineering , has a
Medical Technologies supplement
devoted to
– Mark T. Hoske , editor in chief Control Engineering News Desk Register here and scroll down to select your choice of eNewsletters free .
