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Kettering University Graduate Joins Team to Create Giant Fighting Robots

Imagine your favorite scene from the Transformers movies or Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Did it involve a giant robot bulldozing through skyscrapers or combating a mechanized counterpart? What if that was possible in real life?

18 Feb 2015

Siemens Canada Signs MOUs on Mechatronics Programs with Seneca and Sheridan Colleges

Siemens Canada has signed two memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Seneca College and Sheridan College. These MOU signings focus on Mechatronics programs and strengthens cooperation between Siemens and Canadian colleges and universities.

16 Feb 2015

Global Exoskeleton System Market Forecast to Grow at 72.51% CAGR

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Exoskeleton System Market 2015-2019" report to their offering.

13 Feb 2015

Dana Announces Launch of Mechatronics Technology Center in Rovereto, Italy

Dana Holding Corporation today announced that it will launch the Dana Mechatronics Technology Center in Rovereto, Italy, later this year to support advanced engineering programs for the off-highway market.

27 Jan 2015

CES 2015: Ekso Bionics to Feature Robotic Exoskeleton Technology

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., a robotic exoskeleton company, announced today that their robotic technology expertise will be featured on two separate panels at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

From Ekso Bionics 7 Jan 2015

Woman with Quadriplegia Moves Robot Arm Using Mind Control

In another demonstration that brain-computer interface technology has the potential to improve the function and quality of life of those unable to use their own arms, a woman with quadriplegia shaped the almost human hand of a robot arm with just her thoughts to pick up big and small boxes, a ball, an oddly shaped rock, and fat and skinny tubes.

17 Dec 2014

Pressure-Detecting Stretchable "Electronic Skin" Holds Promise for Prosthetics and Robotics

Touch can be a subtle sense, but it communicates quickly whether something in our hands is slipping, for example, so we can tighten our grip. For the first time, scientists report the development of a stretchable "electronic skin" closely modeled after our own that can detect not just pressure, but also what direction it's coming from.

11 Dec 2014

NIH Provides Funding for Research to Develop Innovative Co-Robots for Health Care Applications

New research in robotics might help with stroke rehabilitation, guide wheelchairs, and assist children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Projects investigating co-robotics are the focus of new funding from the National Institutes of Health.

9 Dec 2014

Robot Control Theory Enables Powered Prosthetics to Dynamically Respond to Wearer’s Environment

A University of Texas at Dallas professor applied robot control theory to enable powered prosthetics to dynamically respond to the wearer’s environment and help amputees walk.

5 Dec 2014

SoldierSocks to Donate Ekso GT Robotic Exoskeleton to James J. Peters VA Medical Center

SoldierSocks, a non-profit organization focused on helping veterans, is hosting their first annual awards ceremony at The Union League of New York. This year's program includes a donation of an Ekso GT™ robotic exoskeleton to the James J. Peters VA Medical Center in the Bronx, NY.

5 Dec 2014

Mechatronics News

Kettering University Graduate Joins Team to Create Giant Fighting Robots

Siemens Canada Signs MOUs on Mechatronics Programs with Seneca and Sheridan Colleges

Global Exoskeleton System Market Forecast to Grow at 72.51% CAGR

Dana Announces Launch of Mechatronics Technology Center in Rovereto, Italy

CES 2015: Ekso Bionics to Feature Robotic Exoskeleton Technology

Woman with Quadriplegia Moves Robot Arm Using Mind Control

Pressure-Detecting Stretchable "Electronic Skin" Holds Promise for Prosthetics and Robotics

NIH Provides Funding for Research to Develop Innovative Co-Robots for Health Care Applications

Robot Control Theory Enables Powered Prosthetics to Dynamically Respond to Wearer’s Environment

SoldierSocks to Donate Ekso GT Robotic Exoskeleton to James J. Peters VA Medical Center

‘World’s Most Advanced’ Humanoid Robot Arrives in Scotland to Help Build Trust

Enhanced Confidence AI Applications in Autonomous Vehicles

New Research Probes Effectiveness of AR to Improve Self-Driving Car Safety

How Robotics is Shaping the Future of Dental Implant Surgeries

BitFlow Announces Integration of NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin Module with Its Cyton and Claxon CoaXPress Frame Grabbers

Robots and Renewable Energy: Hydropower Inspections

Robots and Renewable Energy: Wind Farm Monitoring

Robots and Renewable Energy: Solar Plant Security

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