President Obama has announced a $70 million initiative to accelerate the development and use of robots in the United States that work beside, or co-operatively with people. The proposal has been called the National Robotics Initiative and is backed by a number of government run agencies including the National Science Foundation (NSF), NASA and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Liquid Robotics earned a good deal of funding for their innovative water robot device, called Wave Glider. The total funds generated were around $ 22 million in Series D financing.
The World Robot Olympiad Arabia this year saw 1,500 students form 300 plus teams to participate in the three categories. The WRO 2011 was hosted in the capital city of Abu Dhabi.
European Space Agency (ESA) has announced that its robotic spacecraft has successfully landed in the International Space Station (ISS).
WVU Lunabotics team, a team of 15 students from the West Virginia University (WVU) are working on developing a robotic rover capable of picking and dumping no less than 10 kg of ‘lunar simulant’.
The Discovery Museum Science and Space Center is launching a $200,000 robotics lab that will become an integral part of the center's new digs along the banks of the Sacramento River.
The robot Internet, called RoboEarth, is a groundbreaking project that allows robots to share information with one another.
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.
The Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), a part of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) based in India, has created the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) for performing ocean missions.
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