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Chrysler Foundation Makes Major Contribution to Robotics

The Chrysler Foundation continues its long time commitment to furthering science, engineering and technology education as it announces recipients of 2011 FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotic grants.

20 Jan 2011

Researchers Develop Robotic Elephant to Help Autistic Children

Researchers at the Vrije University have built Probo, a robotic elephant for communicating with autistic children.

20 Jan 2011

Researchers Develop Automated Wheelchair

Scientists at the Florida State University College of Engineering are working on developing a technology to identify tough terrain and modify control settings of an electric-driven wheelchair.

20 Jan 2011

Omrom Releases New Guide on Machine and Process Safeguards

Freemont, California-based Omron Scientific Technologies has just released the 2010-2011 Guide to Machine and Process Safeguarding. The resource gives the most recent essential data and catalog of the company’s range of machine and process safety products.

20 Jan 2011

GeckoSystems Makes Use of Microsoft's Kinect in GeckoImager

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. announced that their recent invention of the GeckoImager has incorporated Microsoft's Kinect sensor.

19 Jan 2011

Bombardier Debuts Robotics Competition in Quebec

Marking the 25th anniversary of its debut into the aerospace sector, Bombardier recently flagged off the Quebec chapter of its FIRST International Robotics Competition.

19 Jan 2011

CES 2011 Includes MuRata’s Robots

MuRata showcased MuRata boy robot and MuRata girl robot at the CES 2011, which was held in Las Vegas. Both the bicycle and unicycle can be ridden by these robots.

19 Jan 2011

Researchers to Develop Firefighting Humanoid

Office of Naval Research has sponsored a project to develop a firefighting humanoid and to deploy it in firefighting operations aboard ships. The tenure of the project is three years and approximately $2 million a year will be spent on the new robot.

19 Jan 2011

Canadian Conference on Computer and Robot Vision to be Held in Newfoundland

The Eighth Canadian Conference on Computer and Robot Vision (CRV 2011) is scheduled to be organized in St. John's, Newfoundland between May 25 and 27, 2011.

19 Jan 2011

South Korean Schools to Use Robots for Teaching English

South Korean government has funded a new project for using robots to teach English to children. Around 30 robot teachers have started teaching in 19 elementary schools of Deagu city.

19 Jan 2011