TE Connectivity ™

AMPLIMITE — Reliable, scalable interconnects for modern industrial and electronic systems

For over 70 years, AMPLIMITE D-subminiature connectors have served as a core part of TE's interconnect heritage, offering a robust, standardized and highly configurable interface for signal, low-power and mixed-contact.
 

Series elastic actuators explained

SEAs are a type of actuator that places a compliant spring element between the gearbox and the robot’s output link, so force passes through the spring rather than a rigid drive train. Read more →

Smart robotic hand harvests ripe fruit using sight, touch

The team tested the robotic gripper on strawberries and it proved capable of removing the fruit by twisting the stem instead of cutting it. Read more →

Newson Gale

Controlling static electricity in hazardous environments

Static electricity can be extremely dangerous in the hazardous process industries. Discharges of static electricity are as potent as sparks resulting from mechanical and electrical sources but is still often underestimated.
 

World's first centaur robot for high-speed travel and heavy lifting

A wheel-leg hybrid robot inspired by the centaur, which is the mythical creature with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse, has been developed by a Chinese robotics company. Read more →

Essen Magnetics Pty Ltd

Precision magnetic assembly manufacturing for automation

ESSEN manufactures custom magnetic assemblies with precision machining and advanced processes for robotic handling, automation equipment and industrial applications.