| | Virtual Collaborate Engineering News Release |
 | | With VCE, researchers can develop new robot control algorithms to validate models developed in their university labs without owning a robot; designers can access machining centers to fabricate prototypi-cal parts; and manufacturers can model, simulate and measure the performance of prospective robotic tools before purchasing them. |
 | | RTDP is promoting VCE applications development, particularly in the area of Graphical Programming Technology, by teaming with university, industry and government sectors, and serving as a bridge to speed the implementation of VCE into practical engineering solutions. |
 | | Sandia and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) demonstrated VCE's initial capabilities last spring at the Third Annual National Manufacturing Technology Conference at NIST headquarters in Gaithersburg, Md. A geometric model of an experimental, high-precision machining tool was loaded onto workstations at Sandia and at NIST. |
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