A manufacturer of lean automation systems and production devices, Setpoint Systems has signed an agreement with Tesla Motors in California to design and develop automation solutions to enhance the production processes of electric-powered vehicle parts that are manufactured by Tesla Motor.
Students at Stanford University have created the ‘Jedibot’ by combing a dexterous robotic arm with a ‘lightsaber’ and the Microsoft Kinect sensor. Of course the hardware has some clever software backing up the JediBot as it goes through a set of pre-programmed attack moves to track and kill another Jedi Padawan.
Festo has come up with some innovative designs of lightweight, flying robots like the SmartBird, AirPenguin, AirJelly etc. The SmartBird is essentially an ornithopter, which flaps and swoops around a large empty hall at Festo’s manufacturing plant. Festo is a German based automation company which specialises in pneumatic and electrical actuators.
Con-Vey Keystone has invested in the DELMIA Robotics Solution from DassaultSystèmes, for simulating its automation process. Con-Vey had initially applied the simulation solution to the material handling systems for its wood processing unit.
GPS has announced the release of the GPS Forex Robot. It has been designed by Mark Larsen, the currency expert.
Microsoft has recently launched a service that allows users to program and create robots by plugging in the Kinect hardware, which is designed to provide a full body video game interaction through gesture control.
Applied Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) has announced its new aggressive hiring initiative called Robotic Renaissance. Through this initiative, the company intends to support the steady growth that the robotics industry has shown.
Robotic Arts is the patent holder of RoboScreen technology, which integrates industrial robots and high-definition video screens. This makes the screen twist and turn, unlike ordinary screens that are stationary.
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).
ABI Research has predicted that more than 12 million home automation systems would be in use by the year 2016. These results are the outcome of a home automation survey by the firm. This huge growth is due to the increase in the “no new wire” wireless standard being adopted.
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