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First Solar Certifies Ecoppia Autonomous, Waterless Cleaning Technology

Capping off what has been a fantastic year for Ecoppia, First Solar today certified the autonomous, waterless cleaning technology for use on solar sites deploying First Solar's PV modules.

6 Jan 2016

SMAC Moving Coil Actuators Display Micro SCARA Robot at iREX International Robotics Show

SMAC Moving Coil Actuators, a leader in 21st century mechatronics, presented their new Micro SCARA Robot (MSR) to a standing room only at the iREX International Robotics Show in Tokyo, Japan, this December.

5 Jan 2016

Disabled People Control Robot with Their Thoughts

Using a telepresence system developed at EPFL, 19 people – including nine quadriplegics – were able to remotely control a robot located in one of the university laboratories. This multi-year research project aims to give a measure of independence to paralysed people. This technology has shown that it works well and is easy to use.

11 Dec 2015

Ekso Bionics Acquires Equipois' Gravity Balancing Arm Technologies

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., a leading global robotic exoskeleton company, announced today it acquired the gravity balancing arm technologies of Equipois, LLC, including the zeroG™ and X-Ar™ products. The all-stock transaction is a strategic acquisition for Ekso Bionics that is intended to expand the company's exoskeleton capabilities in the industrial market.

From Ekso Bionics 7 Dec 2015

NSF Awards $1 Million to Develop Dynamic Robotic Brace for Treating Scoliosis

Bucknell University junior Michelle Archambault '17 knows well the good and the bad a spine brace can do. Diagnosed with scoliosis, a sideways curvature of the spine, while in middle school, she wore a rigid plastic brace for 16 hours a day, every day, for five years. It corrected the problem and kept her from needing surgery, but it was not an experience she'd like to repeat.

12 Nov 2015

Market for Wearable Robots, Exoskeletons Anticipated to Reach $2.1 Billion by 2021

Wearable robots, exoskeletons units are evolving additional functionality rapidly. Wearable robots functionality is used to assist to personal mobility via exoskeleton robots. They promote upright walking and relearning of lost functions. Exoskeletons are helping older people move after a stroke. Exoskeleton s deliver higher quality rehabilitation, provide the base for a growth strategy for clinical facilities.

30 Oct 2015

Aalborg Researchers Partner in International Project to Develop Portable Robot Skeletons for the Elderly

Researchers from Aalborg University are involved in an international project to develop portable robot skeletons for the elderly so they can continue to be active longer. Think of it as a tool, not as a robot, says researcher.

16 Oct 2015

Danlaw Enters Strategic Relationship with Emerasoft for Mx-Suite Embedded Software Test Tool

Danlaw, Inc. (Danlaw), a global provider of connected vehicle telematics, automotive electronics and embedded engineering services, is announcing its strategic relationship with Emerasoft Srl (Emerasoft), a leading application lifecycle management distributor and IT services provider to the Italian mechatronics industry. Italian automotive OEMs and suppliers will be able to enjoy the benefits of faster, more thorough automated testing of embedded software and systems.

8 Oct 2015

Researchers Develop Three-Fingered Soft Robotic Hand with Embedded Fiber Optic Sensors

Optical sensors may be uniquely suited for use in robotic hands, according to Carnegie Mellon University researchers who have developed a three-fingered soft robotic hand with multiple embedded fiber optic sensors. They also have created a new type of stretchable optical sensor.

29 Sep 2015

Powered Prosthetics Automatically Tune Themselves

When amputees receive powered prosthetic legs, the power of the prosthetic limbs needs to be tuned by a prosthetics expert so that a patient can move normally - but the prosthetic often needs repeated re-tuning. Biomedical engineering researchers at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have now developed software that allows powered prosthetics to tune themselves automatically, making the devices more functionally useful and lowering the costs associated with powered prosthetic use.

29 Sep 2015