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Northrop Grumman and RMIT Collaborate to Develop Solutions for Efficient UAS Operations

Northrop Grumman Corporation is collaborating with the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, to study airworthiness requirements for operating unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in Australia.

13 May 2014

Robotic Arm Spots and Grasps Objects with Complex Shapes

Robot developed by EPFL researchers is capable of reacting on the spot and grasping objects with complex shapes and trajectories in less than five-hundredths of a second.

13 May 2014

Novel Plasma Actuator Suppresses Boundary Layer Separation and Reduces Vibration for UAVs

Plasma technology based on Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) has been widely demonstrated to be a novel active flow control method.

13 May 2014

Festo Offers Faster Packaging Handling Systems with Robotics Controller

Festo provides suitable handling systems with a high dynamic response and at low cost. Festo handling systems are genuine alternatives to complex and heavy robot systems.

12 May 2014

Heart Rhythm 2014: Remote Monitoring via LATITUDE Wireless System Lowers Mortality

Patients using the Boston Scientific Corporation LATITUDE™ Remote Patient Management system with wireless telemetry demonstrated significantly lower mortality and fewer hospitalizations than patients with LATITUDE-compatible devices who were not followed on the system, according to results from the PREDICt-RM study (Patient RElated Determinants of ICD Remote Monitoring Utilization and Outcomes).

12 May 2014

Novel Robotic Platform Enables High Precision Force Control in Multi-Dimensional Applications

Grégoire Courtine, who holds the International Paraplegic Foundation Chair in Spinal Cord Repair, has been awarded a PROOF OF CONCEPT GRANT from the European Research Council (ERC).

12 May 2014

New Cama Packaging Machines Occupy Lesser Space

Festo's valve terminal concept CPX/MPA is a great support to Cama for opening the way to a completely new machine generation.

From Festo Corporation 12 May 2014

Robots Could Make Moral Decisions

Researchers from Tufts University, Brown University, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are teaming with the U.S. Navy to explore technology that would pave the way for developing robots capable of making moral decisions.

12 May 2014

New Compact 6-Axis Robots from Epson

Epson Robots, a global leader in advanced robotic technology, introduces the new Epson C4 and C4L Compact 6-Axis Robots. With faster speeds and more payload capability while keeping the SlimLine design, Epson C4 and C4L robots provide superior performance for even the most demanding and complex applications.

From EPSON Robots 9 May 2014

VA Extends Term for Home Telehealth Devices and Services Contract with Authentidate

Authentidate Holding Corp., a provider of secure web-based software applications and telehealth products and services for healthcare organizations, today announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has exercised its third option to extend the term of the contract for Home Telehealth Devices and Services with Authentidate.

9 May 2014

New Exhibit on History of Autonomous Vehicles at CHM

The Computer History Museum (CHM) announced today the launch of a new exhibit on the history of autonomous vehicles.

9 May 2014

AUVSI 2014: UTC Aerospace Systems to Display Products for Multiple Unmanned Platforms

UTC Aerospace Systems will display a wide range of products for multiple unmanned platforms at AUVSI's Unmanned Systems 2014 tradeshow. The show takes place May 12 - 15 at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida. UTC Aerospace Systems is a unit of United Technologies Corp.

9 May 2014

Weisman Children's to Introduce Telehealth Robot at Opening of New Rehabilitation Center

Weisman Children's Rehabilitation Hospital, a leading provider of pediatric rehabilitation services in the Delaware Valley, is adding a new member to its clinical staff -- "VEGO", the telehealth robot.

9 May 2014

AUTOMATICA 2014: KUKA to Demonstrate LBR iiwa Lightweight Robot

The future of automation will be based on direct cooperation between humans and robots. At AUTOMATICA, the flagship trade fair in Munich for robotics and automation, KUKA is opening up a new chapter in human-robot collaboration with the sensitive LBR iiwa lightweight robot.

From KUKA Robotics Corporation 9 May 2014

Adherence to Remote Monitoring Reduces Patient Mortality

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, announced that data presented during a Late Breaking Clinical Trial Session during Heart Rhythm 2014, the Heart Rhythm Society’s Annual Scientific Sessions, found an association between adherence to remote monitoring with the St. Jude Medical Merlin™ Remote Monitoring System and a reduction in patient mortality.

9 May 2014

Robotics News

Northrop Grumman and RMIT Collaborate to Develop Solutions for Efficient UAS Operations

Robotic Arm Spots and Grasps Objects with Complex Shapes

Novel Plasma Actuator Suppresses Boundary Layer Separation and Reduces Vibration for UAVs

Festo Offers Faster Packaging Handling Systems with Robotics Controller

Heart Rhythm 2014: Remote Monitoring via LATITUDE Wireless System Lowers Mortality

Novel Robotic Platform Enables High Precision Force Control in Multi-Dimensional Applications

New Cama Packaging Machines Occupy Lesser Space

Robots Could Make Moral Decisions

New Compact 6-Axis Robots from Epson

VA Extends Term for Home Telehealth Devices and Services Contract with Authentidate

New Exhibit on History of Autonomous Vehicles at CHM

AUVSI 2014: UTC Aerospace Systems to Display Products for Multiple Unmanned Platforms

Weisman Children's to Introduce Telehealth Robot at Opening of New Rehabilitation Center

AUTOMATICA 2014: KUKA to Demonstrate LBR iiwa Lightweight Robot

Adherence to Remote Monitoring Reduces Patient Mortality

News Categories

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Enhanced Confidence AI Applications in Autonomous Vehicles

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How Robotics is Shaping the Future of Dental Implant Surgeries

BitFlow Announces Integration of NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin Module with Its Cyton and Claxon CoaXPress Frame Grabbers

Robots and Renewable Energy: Hydropower Inspections

Robots and Renewable Energy: Wind Farm Monitoring

Robots and Renewable Energy: Solar Plant Security

Thought Leaders

Robot Chef: The Future of Automated Meal Preparation

Tiny Robotic Crab: The Smallest-Ever Remote-Controlled Walking Robot

Resurrecting Ancient Cephalopods with Robots