The idea of building a machine from isolated parts, each with its own setup and software, no longer fits how modern automation works.

Switches, breakers and controls cover a wall in the industrial maintenance lab that Tony Sandutch oversees at the Penn State Hazleton campus. Students work with that equipment through a nine-month ...

Like a conductor leading an orchestra, mechatronics experts combine many disciplines into one. Mechatronics, a blend of computing and engineering, is essential to automation and manufacturing. If you ...

I will be publishing a series of tutorials regarding Analog Mechatronics on Planet Analog over the next few months. Originally, Ko Kikuchi, President of Yasakawa Electric Company, coined the term.

Robotics vs Mechatronics: The divide between robotics and mechatronics has become more nuanced and important in 2026 because to the convergence of sophisticated materials, high-speed connection, and ...

I am primarily targeting analog novices in this upcoming tutorial series because I see a great many designers in our industry who have expertise in the more digital, processor and software side of ...

Mechatronics, a high-end technology incorporating electronics, machine learning and mechanical engineering, has been in vogue, of late. With growing prominence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and ...