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Robot Designers May Need to Consider Adding Parental Controls

Older adults' fears that companion robots will negatively affect young people may create design challenges for developers hoping to build robots for older users, according to Penn State researchers.

2 May 2014

Crowdfunding Campaign for Mosquito-Dissecting Robot

Biotechnology company Sanaria Inc. aims to raise at least $250,000 in 30 days on Indiegogo.com, a crowdfunding website. The campaign launches on May 6, 2014. Funds will be dedicated to the development of SporoBotTM, a robot that will dissect mosquito salivary glands.

30 Apr 2014

New Bullhorn RM3012 Remote Monitor for Gas Compressors from American Innovations

American Innovations (AI), protecting people and the environment with compliance solutions for the oil and gas industry, announces its Bullhorn RM3012 remote monitoring unit designed for gas compressors.

30 Apr 2014

Autonomous Avionics Opens Manufacturing Facility in Denver for Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Autonomous Avionics announced today it has opened a small unmanned aerial vehicle (sUAV or drone) manufacturing facility in Denver to build custom sUAVs specifically designed to meet individual customers' needs. The company's new facility combines manufacturing, office space, and showroom to augment its on-line business.

30 Apr 2014

New Report on Growth Prospects in the Global Military Robot Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Military Robots Market 2014-2018

30 Apr 2014

NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Scrubs Sandstone Patch with Dust Removal Tool

The team operating NASA's Curiosity Mars rover plans to proceed in coming days with the third-ever drilling into a rock on Mars to collect a sample for analysis.

30 Apr 2014

Pillbox Monitor Can Help Improve Adherence to Medication Regimen

Most people want to take mediations as prescribed, even if they sometimes need a little help remembering. For them, an automated system that monitors drug taking and provides feedback after the fact may be more useful than one that nags people when it is time to take a pill, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University say.

30 Apr 2014

Global Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Market Forecast to Exhibit Robust Growth

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Market 2014-2019: ROV and AUV Vehicles for Defense, Oil and Gas & Scientific Research" report to their offering.

30 Apr 2014

Global Forecast Report on Patient Monitoring Market

Attributed to the Rising Prevalence of Neuro-degenerative Diseases, the Patient Monitoring Market in the Neuromonitoring Segment Will Be the Fastest Growing Segment in the Next Five Years

29 Apr 2014

Trimble Launches GPS-Controlled Precision Irrigation Solution in North America

Trimble announced today the availability of the Trimble® Irrigate-IQ™ precision irrigation solution in North America. Along with the North American launch, Trimble also introduced the Connected Farm™ Irrigate app, which provides farmers with real-time status and control of their pivot irrigation systems using a smartphone or tablet.

From Trimble Navigation Limited 29 Apr 2014

Robotic-Assisted Lung Surgery Delivers Improved Outcomes

Two new studies on the effect of different surgical techniques on patient outcomes showed robotic-assisted lung surgery can deliver equal or better results compared with both open surgery and the most widely used minimally invasive surgical method. One of the studies showed that this result could be achieved by surgeons who are new to robotics and who work in community hospitals.

29 Apr 2014

Forecast Report on Global Airborne UAV Remote Sensing Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Airborne UAV Remote Sensing Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.

29 Apr 2014

Free, Fast-Paced Tour of Unmanned Systems Market from DACIS

In preparation for AUVSI's Unmanned Systems 2014 program and exhibition, InfoBase Publishers, Inc., announces a free, 30-minute webinar showcasing its coverage of companies, contracts and upcoming business opportunities within the unmanned systems marketplace.

29 Apr 2014

ViSCO Technologies Expands Business to North American Market

ViSCO Technologies established ViSCO USA in Illinois in order to provide prompt and attentive support for the increasing needs for machine vision systems for production lines in North America.

29 Apr 2014

Universal Robots Opens New Headquarters in Odense

Universal Robots, the Danish manufacturer of industrial robots, has celebrated the opening of its new company headquarters in Odense, Denmark. Moving into new facilities will extend production capacity considerably, hereby underlining the ambitious growth plans of the company; A turnover of one billion Danish kroner in 2017 ($185M/€133M) - a tenfold increase compared to the Universal Robot’s 2013 revenue.

29 Apr 2014