Use gaming controllers with the MPM System
The upcoming Pathfinder software release for the Multi-Probe Micromanipulator (MPM) System contains a number of features and enhancements* suggested by our users. One such feature is support for Xbox-style gaming controllers (wired, or with Bluetooth or USB wireless...
MPM System supports research into cellular-level mechanisms underlying brain function
Researchers at the Deisseroth Lab at Stanford University use the MPM Multi-Probe Micromanipulator for in-vivo electrophysiology with optogenetic stimulation. They published results in an article, “Cell-type-specific population dynamics of diverse reward computations,”...
Scott Wisotzke Joins New Scale Robotics as Director of Sales
New Scale Technologies has appointed Scott Wisotzke as Director of Sales for its New Scale Robotics division, expanding the division’s sales team to capture opportunities in the fast-growing market for automated metrology in high-mix, small batch manufacturing. Scott...
Video: Robotic cell for circuit board testing uses M3 Smart Stage
M3-LS Smart Stage adds versatility to robotic work cell We’re pleased to share this video by Charlie Peppler, founder of Capnetix, showing the M3-LS Smart stage in action. Capnetix developed this robotic work cell to automate testing of printed circuit boards....
VIDEO: M3 Modules in VR and XR Systems
Embedded motion for virtual reality (VR) and extended reality (XR) applications M3 motion systems solve critical design challenges in extended reality (XR), virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) applications. They support the demand for...
Allen Institute shares protocol for inserting multiple probes in awake, head-fixed mice
Allen Brain Observatory Neuropixels recording rig, from the paper in Nature Protocols. The label “f” indicates one of the six three-axis New Scale manipulators in the rig. As the creator and supplier of the Multi-Probe Manipulator System (MPM), we often are asked to...
Digi-Key Now Stocking M3 Developer’s Kits
New Scale Technologies’ Digi-Key Supplier Center is a convenient new purchase option for customers worldwide to purchase M3 Micro-Motion Module Developer’s Kits from stock. The New Scale Technologies’ new Digi-Key Supplier Center, a convenient new option...
VIDEO: M3-RS-U2-4.5-360 Rotary Microstage Developer’s Kit
Rotary micropositioning stage is only 12 mm diameter including embedded controller. It offers 360 degrees continuous rotation at up to 1,100 degrees/second with an accuracy of 0.25 degrees.
Slow insertion of silicon probes improves neural recording quality
A paper provides convincing evidence for the benefits of inserting silicon probes slowly into the brain for acute neural recording. The New Scale MPM Multi-Probe Micromanipulator System enables slow, smooth, and fully programmable insertion speeds.
