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Japanese Robots Deployed on Standby Mode at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant

The Fukushima nuclear power station’s number 1 plant has seen the entry of robots made in the US for taking temperature and radiation readings along with visual images via remote control.

5 May 2011

New MIT Algorithm Helps Sensors Monitor Surrounding Environment

Researchers at MIT have produced a new algorithm that enables sensor laden robots to focus on parts of the environment that change more frequently than others without losing track of the regions that change slowly.

4 May 2011

Robots Video Inside of Fukushima Reactors

At the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan robots are being used to measure the radiation levels. The nuclear power plant that was damaged in the recent earthquake has been coping with maintaining oxygen and temperature levels in the reactor. The presence of radiation leaks has made it a hostile environment for humans.

From iRobot Corporation 25 Apr 2011

SICK’s Inspector Viewer Provides Monitoring and Trending Abilities for Inspector Vision Sensors

SICK, leading provider of machine vision, sensors, and automated recognition products for industrial and logistics automation segments, has declared the release of the Inspection Viewer.

From SICK AG 20 Apr 2011

Underwater Robots Track Swimming Penguins

Autonomous robots called gliders have been programmed to follow the routes of Adelie penguins and gather data, which would help scientists to gain insight into the reasons for the rapid fall in the population of birds swimming in the Southern Oceans of Antarctica.

18 Apr 2011

Remote Monitoring Device to Observe Patient’s Progress

Alive Technologies, a company that designs and manufactures medical products, has developed a remote monitoring device for helping doctors to check on their patients.

7 Mar 2011

Passive Monitoring Devices to Automatically Measure Glucose Levels in Urine

Robin Felder, associate director of clinical chemistry at the University of Virginia who conducts research in robotics, medical automation and process enhancement in medical facilities, claims that only passive patient monitoring devices can be an effective solution.

5 Mar 2011