Vacuum pumps are everywhere—behind the scenes in air conditioning systems, hospital equipment, laboratories, and even some car engines.

German researchers at Saarland University and the Center for Mechatronics and Automation Technology (ZeMA) are working to ...

The Pixel Pump is an open source manual pick & place assist tool by [Robin Reiter], and after a long road to completion, it’s ready to ship. We first saw the Pixel Pump project as an entry to ...

However, there’s a problem with just going to the local import store and buying the first vacuum pump on the shelf. They are primarily designed for atmospheric gasses and tend to melt when ...