Astrobotic Technology Inc. announced it has signed a contract with SpaceX to launch Astrobotic's robotic payload to the Moon on the Falcon 9 spaceflight launch system. The mission could launch as soon as December 2013.
Dextre, the Canadian Space Agency’s robotic handyman aboard the International Space Station, completed its first real job early this week, unpacking two critical pieces of equipment delivered by Japan’s Kounotori2 spacecraft – the space equivalent of a moving van.
Within six months after signing the Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) agreement with the U.S. Army to build three airships, Northrop Grumman's program team has completed its Critical Design Review (CDR) making this the fourth major milestone achieved by the program since contract award.
The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) 2011 will be supported by Gates Corporation for the fourth consecutive year. Gates, a Crown Supplier for the FRC, will donate over $500,000 worth of power transmission products to be used by students to design and build robots which are then tested in competitive games.
A Japanese spaceship navigated by robots reached the International Space Station on January 27. Three more are scheduled to arrive later this month.
The Yonhap News Agency in Seoul reported that the Government has announced it will spend 100 billion WON (US$89.5 million) on robotics related projects to encourage growth in the cutting edge industry.
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.
TaxiBot is a pilot-controlled semi-robotic towing system. Developed jointly by IAI's Lahav Division and Airbus it is an innovative environmentally-friendly Dispatch Towing system, that allows airplanes to taxi to and from the airport gate to the runway without the need to operate their jet engines.
With the aim of equipping students with robotics skills that could build on the success of NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander’s space expedition carried out in 2008, the iNexus Robot Competition was held recently. The final round culminated in Mumbai, India.
Greenbelt, Maryland-based Lockheed Martin Space Systems has signed a sole source agreement with NASA to offer systems engineering services to perform two demonstrations to examine and validate the latest robotic servicing functionalities utilizing the Dextre robot on the International Space Station.
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