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Telit and USRobotics Partner to Ship USR3500 Courier Cellular Modem with Out-of-the-Box 3G Connectivity

Telit Wireless Solutions, a global provider of high-quality machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions, products and services and USRobotics, a Division of UNICOM® Global, today announced that the USRobotics new USR3500 Courier Cellular Modem will ship with out-of-the-box 3G connectivity and mobile value added services provided by Telit m2mAIR Mobile.

28 May 2014

Three New Studies Indicate Growing Interest in Exoskeletons

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., a robotic exoskeleton company, announced today that three new studies were presented over the weekend by respected researchers from Bergmannstrost Center in Germany, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami (UM) Miller School of Medicine, and Mt Sinai Hospital in New York.

From Ekso Bionics 20 May 2014

Students Create Pink Robotic Prosthetic Arm Using a 3-D Printer

Thirteen-year-old Sydney Kendall had one request for the Washington University in St. Louis students building her a robotic prosthetic arm: Make it pink.

9 May 2014

New Book on Synthetic Aesthetics Launched at V&A

The emerging field of synthetic biology crosses the boundary between science and design, in order to design and manufacture biologically based parts, devices and systems that do not exist in the natural world, as well as the redesign of existing, natural biological systems.

25 Apr 2014

Kessler Foundation Purchases Second Robotic Exoskeleton from Ekso Bionics

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., a robotic exoskeleton company, announced today that Kessler Foundation, a global leader in rehabilitation research, has purchased a second exoskeleton, the Ekso GT, to be used in a new study examining the effectiveness of wearable robots for neuro-rehabilitation and gait training.

From Ekso Bionics 11 Apr 2014

Bosch Grant to Support Mechatronics and Industrial Electronics Technology Programs at Tri-County Technical College

Investing in education to advance innovation and protect the environment is a hallmark of Bosch, a company whose products are “Invented for life.” The Bosch Anderson plant and the Bosch Community Fund (BCF), a U.S.-based foundation, recently awarded nearly a quarter of a million dollars in Anderson, S.C., in various grants to support students’ learning and hands-on experiences in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and sustainability initiatives.

10 Apr 2014

Research and Markets Adds Report on China Mechatronics Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "In-Depth Evaluation and Forecast of China Opto-mechatronics Industry, 2014-2018" report to their offering.

18 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

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

Researchers Make Progress in Converting Kinetic Energy from Walking Into Electrical Energy

New technology to capture the kinetic energy of our everyday movements, such as walking, and to convert it into electrical energy has come a step closer thanks to research to be published in the International Journal Biomechatronics and Biomedical Robotics.

20 Feb 2014