Robots and software releases highlight NIWeek

NIWeek wrapped up last week with attendees in Austin having seen the latest release of LabView plus a variety of new design, test, and control hardware and software products. Interspersed among the product announcements were presentations on topics such as robotics, the environment, and healthcare.

I know my colleague Martin Rowe was following the action on a social networking site until a denial-of-service attack took down Twitter on Thursday. In case you missed any of the action, here are some of the highlights:

•    LabView 2009 takes on software development

•    Execs rip financial engineers, praise real engineers at NIWeek

•    LabView 2009 adds multicore support for embedded design

•    NI teams with Tektronix on 10-Gsample/s, 3-GHz PXI scope

•    NI VeriStand 2009 test and simulation software debuts at NIWeek

•    Kodosky discusses the technology treadmill

•    National Instruments debuts PXI Express chassis and embedded controllers

•    National Instruments debuts 16 X Series data-acquisition devices

•    Robotics, health care, environment highlighted at NIWeek day 3

•    National Instruments introduces wireless sensor network platform

•    Olin College’s Barrett touts robotics at NIWeek

•    National Instruments simplifies motion control.

In addition, my colleague Mark T. Hoske, Editor-in-Chief of sister publication Control Engineering, has some NIWeek posts:

•    Engineering company executives provide U.S. economic advice

•    Technology companies create Lego lunar contest to inspire next-generation engineers

•    National Instruments introduces Wireless Sensor Network Platform

•    National Instruments releases LabView 2009.

And my colleague Karen Field, Editor-in-Chief of sister publication Design News, offers her take on NIWeek’s " out-of-the-ordinary product demos," using props like Mr. Potato Head, a blade-wielding pick-and-place robot, and a studded bat used by Samurai warriors.