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Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Conference to Take Place 7-8 April in London

ISR 2014 will build upon the success of last year's sell out conference and will bring together senior international military speakers, government representatives and key opinion leaders from global research facilities and leading organisations. Don't miss the chance to join in the debate and discuss the latest developments in all manners of Aerial, Maritime and Ground ISR in the military world.

28 Mar 2014

Analysis Report on US DoD Unmanned Aerial Systems Market

Despite the withdrawal and reduction of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan, unmanned aerial systems (UASs) remain essential for conducting intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and strike operations. As Department of Defense (DoD) budgets for UASs decline, however, domestic UAS manufacturers must exploit opportunities in foreign military and the global commercial UAS market to stay afloat.

28 Mar 2014

Temple University Hospital Use Sony Electronics’ 3D Medical Imaging System to Help Train Surgeons

Temple University Hospital is using Sony Electronics’ 3D medical imaging system to enable greater collaboration among surgeons, and give residents a more thorough and dynamic surgical training experience. During...

27 Mar 2014

Schreyer Scholars Build Robot from Recycled Materials

What do a basketball, a cart on wheels and a computer the size of a credit card all have in common?

27 Mar 2014

Allied Vision Technologies to Exhibit at The AIA Vision Show 2014

Allied Vision Technologies will be exhibiting at The AIA Vision Show from April 15-17 in Boston, Massachusetts. Camera models in all market segments will be showcased – beginning with the robust entry-level Mako series, to the high resolution Prosilica GT with optional EF-Mount, and concluding with the next generation Goldeye short-wave infrared (SWIR) camera for advanced imaging applications.

From Allied Vision Technologies GmbH 27 Mar 2014

CeMAT 2014 to Feature Seegrid’s European CE Compliant Flexible Automated Guided Vehicles

Seegrid will introduce the most innovative solutions for material handling with its award-winning technology of the flexible automated guided vehicle (AGV), also known as a robotic industrial truck, to the European Union at CeMAT 2014 May 19-23, 2014.

From Seegrid Corporation 27 Mar 2014

Corindus Vascular Robotics to Showcase FDA-cleared CorPath System at ACC Annual Meeting

Corindus Vascular Robotics, the leader in precision vascular robotics, will showcase its FDA-cleared CorPath System at the upcoming American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual meeting, March 29 – 31 in Washington, D.C. The CorPath is the first medical device to bring robotic precision and accuracy to coronary angioplasty to help optimize clinical outcomes.

From Corindus, Inc. 27 Mar 2014

Brazilian Air Force to Procure Hermes 900 UAS from Elbit Systems

Elbit Systems Ltd. ("Elbit Systems") announced today that it was awarded a contract by the Brazilian Air Force ("FAB") for the supply of a Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft System ("UAS"). The Hermes 900, which will be equipped with a new and advanced intelligence gathering system considered as a breakthrough operational solution, will be operated by FAB in combined missions with the Hermes 450 fleet, already in operational use.

27 Mar 2014

ARTAS Robotic System can Selectively Harvest Follicular Units from the Scalp

Restoration Robotics, Inc., a robotic surgical company dedicated to transforming the field of hair restoration, launches The ARTAS® Robotic System; the first and only computer-assisted, physician-controlled technology to selectively harvest follicular units directly from the scalp.

26 Mar 2014

Hudson Robotics to Participate in the 2014 NICBR Spring Research Festival

Hudson Robotics, a leader in laboratory robotics instrumentation, will be exhibiting at the 2014 National Interagency Confederation for Biological Research (NICBR) Spring Research Festival. The Festival will be held May 5-8, 2014 at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, located within the Fort Detrick U.S. Army facility in Frederick, Maryland.

From Hudson Robotics 26 Mar 2014

Worldwide Surgical Robot Markets Poised to Grow

Research and Markets has announced the addition of a new report "Surgical Robot: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts to 2019" to their offering.

26 Mar 2014

Asleep Deep Brain Stimulation Procedure Performed using Mazor Robotics Renaissance System

Mazor Robotics, Ltd., a developer of innovative guidance systems and complementary products, announced that for the first time ever, a surgeon utilized Mazor Robotics Renaissance Guidance System to perform an Asleep Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) procedure earlier this month at Littleton Adventist Hospital in Littleton, Colo.

From MAZOR Robotics Inc. 26 Mar 2014

NRL LASR Hosts Robotics Research Teams from Virginia Tech and Penn

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research (LASR), partner in the Navy’s Damage Control for the 21st Century project (DC-21), recently hosted robotics research teams from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) and the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) to demonstrate the most current developments of advanced autonomous systems to assist in discovery, control, and damage control of incipient fires.

26 Mar 2014

Robotic Arm Enables Analysis of Early Earth Chemistry

When life on Earth was first getting started, simple molecules bonded together into the precursors of modern genetic material. A catalyst would have been needed, but enzymes had not yet evolved. One theory is that the catalytic minerals on a meteorite's surface could have jump-started life's first chemical reactions.

26 Mar 2014

Sonar Equipped Underwater Robot to Search for Missing Malaysian Airlines Plane

The U.S. Navy is sending a sonar equipped underwater robot as part of its search efforts for the missing Flight 370 Malaysian Airlines 777 plane, service officials told USNI News Monday afternoon.

26 Mar 2014