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Lincoln Electric Releases Automated Welding Fume Extractors

Lincoln Electric has launched Mobiflex 200-M and 400-MS, ideal for extracting and filtering fumes during welding operations. These low-vacuum systems can be deployed in small production plants, where heavy duty fume extractors are not required.

From Lincoln Electric UK (Ltd) 16 Dec 2010

NSA Supports Program for African American Students to Pursue Careers in Robotics

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has offered an award worth $1.5 million to Advancing Robotics Technology for Societal Impact (ARTSI) Alliance comprising nine Universities including Carnegie Mellon University and 19 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

16 Dec 2010

I’Anson Bros Includes Robotic Bagging and Palletizing Equipment

I’Anson Bros has included three Pacepacker bagging and robotic palletizing systems for reducing sack wastage. It was reported that the installation has enabled the company to reduce packing personnel by 40% and to manufacture 2 million sacks of animal feed every year.

16 Dec 2010

ATS Automation Announces Acquisition of ATW Automation Business

ATS Automation Tooling Systems has declared that one among its subsidiaries has made an agreement to procure Assembly & Test Worldwide’s (ATW) operations in Dayton Ohio, Saginaw Michigan, Livonia Michigan and Neuwied Germany for US $18.5 million.

From ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. 16 Dec 2010

Running Athlete: Artificial Musculoskeletal System

There have been running bipedal robots before, but their movement is mechanical very robot-like indeed. Ryuma Niiyama of MIT's Robot Locomotion Group wants to build a flexible, agile robot with less of a mechanical gait and more of a sprinter's-type stride, which means that it runs as human-like as possible.

By Andy Choi 14 Dec 2010

RMT Robotics Launches Programmable Sound System for ADAM Robot

RMT Robotics has released a new sound system for the company’s Autonomous Delivery and Manipulation (ADAM) mobile robot, named ADAM Reactive Audio Playback.

14 Dec 2010

PPT Vision Launches M-390 Smart Cameras for Machine-Vision Applications

PPT VISION has released M-390 Smart cameras that offer high-resolution and great precision for machine-vision applications.

14 Dec 2010

ODVA Industry Conference to Focus on Industrial Automation

ODVA has declared that the Industry Conference and 14th Annual Meeting of the Members will be held at the Wigwam Resort and Hotel in Litchfield Park, Arizona on March 2011.

14 Dec 2010

NASA Awards Scholarship for Rahway School Robotics Team

NASA has offered $5,000 worth scholarship to RoboTribe, the robotics team of the Rahway High School. This grant will help the team to develop a robot for participating in the US First regional robotics contest, which is scheduled to be held next year.

14 Dec 2010

Researchers Develop Nexi Robot

A team of researchers under the leadership of Cynthia Breazeal, Associate Professor of Media Arts and Sciences, Massachusett Institute of Technology, have developed a robot that can interact with humans.

14 Dec 2010

Control Engineering Magazine Honors MAVERICK Technologies

MAVERICK Technologies, supplier of industrial automation solutions, has been selected by the Control Engineering magazine as ‘System Integrator of the Year’ under the category of companies reporting an annual revenue of more than $25 million.

14 Dec 2010

Frost + Sullivan Analyses Automation and Controls Market in Singapore

Frost & Sullivan has released a research report, ‘Automation and Controls Market in Singapore’. It has determined that the revenue of the automation and controls market in 2009 is $90 million and it is expected that the revenue will be around $136 million in 2016.

14 Dec 2010