Servo - December 2014

New T-Bot and H-Bot Gantry Systems

Macron Dynamics, Inc., recently introduced two new products to their T-Bot and H-Bot gantry robot product lines: the TBG- 12 and the HBG- 12. The new products are smaller, lighter, and designed to complete difficult jobs both efficiently and accurately.

Macon's T-Bot and H-Bot line consists of four pick-and-place linear robots that can be configured based on X axis and Y axis travel. The products operate on a single belt

Development Platform for

2D Multi-touch and 3D Gestures

Microchip Technology, Inc., has announced the expansion of its Human Interface Input Sensing Solutions portfolio with the introduction of the

3DTouchPad — a PC peripheral and the world’s first development platform for

2D multi-touch and 3D gestures.

The 3DTouchPad reinvents input sensing by adding free space gesture recognition to projected-capacitive multi-touch as a compelling development platform and reference design. The 3DTouchPad is the first development platform that combines 2D multi-touch and 3D air gesture input focused on the PC/peripheral market. The 3DTouchPad provides robust and innovative 3D gesture recognition utilizing Microchip’s GestIC® technology that offers a detection range of up to 10 cm for 3D gestures, along with Microchip’s highly responsive projected-capacitive 2D multi-touch solution supporting up to 10 touch points and multi-finger surface gestures. The 2D multi-touch is enhanced by Microchip’s new capacitive touch screen line driver, MTCH652, which was also announced.

The new 3DTouchPad includes driverless out-of-the-box features for Windows® 7/8.X and OS X®, 3D air gestures, The 3DTouchPad is priced at $99 and comes with free downloadable software under the Documentation & Software section on their website.