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BASF Supports Central Middle School Robotics Team for FIRST LEGO League Competition

BASF presented a $5,000 donation to Central Middle School in Ascension Parish to launch a robotics team that will compete in the FIRST ® LEGO® League (FLL®). BASF is piloting the program at Central Middle School with the intent of forming additional teams at other middle schools throughout Ascension Parish.

10 Mar 2014

Zubie and iControl Networks Partner to Offer "Connected Lifestyle" Solutions

Zubie, a connected-car service provider focused on maximizing connected-car capabilities for consumers and businesses, today announced its partnership with iControl Networks, a leader in connected home technology and innovation. Together, the two companies will offer consumers "connected lifestyle" solutions in which their home automation, cars and phones are seamlessly integrated into a single customer experience.

7 Mar 2014

RS Components Becomes Sponsor of New Open-Source Robotics Competition at 2014 RobotChallenge

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the world’s leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, is sponsoring a new open-source robotics competition ‘Hack the Arduino Robot’ at RobotChallenge 2014.

7 Mar 2014

NevadaNano and University of Nevada, Reno Partner to Develop Robotic Flying Vehicle

With a new contract from the U.S. Army, the University of Nevada, Reno is partnering with NevadaNano to develop a robotic flying vehicle that can be used for environmental health and safety monitoring of large areas.

7 Mar 2014

RobotsLAB BOX Selected as Winner of LAUNCHedu Competition at SXSWedu

A handpicked group of distinguished judges representing a cross section of business, technology and education experts have selected RobotsLAB BOX as the winner of the LAUNCHedu Competition.

7 Mar 2014

Advantech Introduces ITA Industrial PCs for Automatic Ticketing and Fare Collection Systems

Advantech (2395.TW), a global embedded computing leader providing embedded platform solutions across multiple vertical markets, is pleased to announce a series of ITA industrial PCs specifically targeted toward automatic ticketing and fare collection systems.

6 Mar 2014

Iridium's M2M SBD Service to Provide Satellite Connectivity to ZTR Remote Monitoring Solution

Iridium Communications Inc. today announced an agreement with ZTR™ Control Systems to use Iridium's M2M Short Burst Data (SBD) service to provide satellite connectivity to the ZTR inReach® remote monitoring solution. Under the agreement Iridium will enable ZTR Control Systems, a leader of industrial telematics services, to provide reliable connectivity and data services anywhere in the world using Iridium's constellation of satellites.

6 Mar 2014

Georgia Tech Creates Robotic Drumming Prosthesis

Professor Gil Weinberg has already built a band of robotic musicians in his Georgia Tech lab. Now he’s created a robot that can be attached to amputees, allowing its technology to be embedded into humans. The robotic drumming prosthesis has motors that power two drumsticks. The first stick is controlled both physically by the musicians’ arms and electronically using electromyography (EMG) muscle sensors. The other stick “listens” to the music being played and improvises.

6 Mar 2014

Unmanned Aerial Video Biotelemetry System Helps Athletes Improve Performance

A new flying robot is being developed to help athletes and teams elevate their performance while helping to prevent sports injuries, including concussions, cardiac incidents, and heat-related illnesses.

6 Mar 2014

SpaceX Cargo Mission to International Space Station to Launch on March 16

The next SpaceX cargo mission to the International Space Station under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract is scheduled to launch Sunday, March 16, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

6 Mar 2014

Ford Introduces Robot-Tested F-650/F-750 Medium-Duty Commercial Work Trucks

Ford, America’s truck leader, today sets a new standard in medium-duty commercial work trucks with the all-new Ford F-650/F-750 – the toughest, great value and work-ready Ford medium-duty trucks ever.

5 Mar 2014

Parker Formalizes Clinical Trial Agreements for Testing and Development of Indego Exoskeleton

Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, today announced that it has entered into clinical trial agreements with four of the top ranked rehabilitation institutions in the United States to support the testing and development of the Indego® exoskeleton.

From Parker Hannifin Corp. 5 Mar 2014

HempTech to Roll Out SPIDer Security Surveillance Solution for the Hemp and Marijuana Industry

FutureWorld, a U.S. Diversified Holding Company formed to capitalize on the burgeoning technology markets globally, announces today that HempTech will start rolling out its security surveillance solution called "SPIDer" to the Hemp and Marijuana industry.

5 Mar 2014

DSI and Nova Partner to Develop Glucose Telemetry Implant

Data Sciences International (DSI) announced today that Nova Biomedical (Nova) and DSI have signed a supply agreement for the development and manufacture of a fully implanted telemetry device for the continuous measurement of blood glucose in animal research applications.

5 Mar 2014

AV&R Vision & Robotics and IMAC Automation Complete Merger

AV&R Vision & Robotics, a Canadian company specialized in automation for the aerospace industry, and IMAC Automation, specialized in manufacturing automation and aluminum die casting equipment, announce today that they have successfully completed their merger. The result is the birth of AV&R, the largest aerospace industry robotics firm in the world and one of the largest engineering firms specialized in automation in Quebec.

From AV&R 5 Mar 2014

Robotics News

BASF Supports Central Middle School Robotics Team for FIRST LEGO League Competition

Zubie and iControl Networks Partner to Offer "Connected Lifestyle" Solutions

RS Components Becomes Sponsor of New Open-Source Robotics Competition at 2014 RobotChallenge

NevadaNano and University of Nevada, Reno Partner to Develop Robotic Flying Vehicle

RobotsLAB BOX Selected as Winner of LAUNCHedu Competition at SXSWedu

Advantech Introduces ITA Industrial PCs for Automatic Ticketing and Fare Collection Systems

Iridium's M2M SBD Service to Provide Satellite Connectivity to ZTR Remote Monitoring Solution

Georgia Tech Creates Robotic Drumming Prosthesis

Unmanned Aerial Video Biotelemetry System Helps Athletes Improve Performance

SpaceX Cargo Mission to International Space Station to Launch on March 16

Ford Introduces Robot-Tested F-650/F-750 Medium-Duty Commercial Work Trucks

Parker Formalizes Clinical Trial Agreements for Testing and Development of Indego Exoskeleton

HempTech to Roll Out SPIDer Security Surveillance Solution for the Hemp and Marijuana Industry

DSI and Nova Partner to Develop Glucose Telemetry Implant

AV&R Vision & Robotics and IMAC Automation Complete Merger

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