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A Battlefield Extraction-Assist Robot

A Battlefield Extraction-Assist Robot, or BEAR, has been tested over the past year by soldiers at the U.S. Army Infantry Centre Manoeuvre Battle Lab at Fort Benning. BEAR may soon have the ability to rescue wounded Soldiers under fire without risking additional lives.

By Andy Choi 24 Nov 2010

NASA Funds Student Robotics Program

As a part of its incentive for student participation in science, technology and mathematics with a focus on robotic technology, NASA is providing up to $20 million over the next five years to support a national program.

By Andy Choi 23 Nov 2010

GeckoSystems on Elder Care Robot Trials

GeckoSystems announced their CEO’s interview this week on one of the UK’s BBC radio stations. The topic was the benefits of using personal service robots for elder care. GeckoSystems has been conducting elder care robot trials for about a year now. GeckoSystems has developed a personal robot, the CareBot, to be created for the mass consumer marketplace. Conspicuous in the market since 1997, the suite of primary inventions includes: GeckoNav, GeckoChat and GeckoTrak.

By Andy Choi 23 Nov 2010

An Ethical Robot for Medicine

Computer science and philosophy will go hand in hand if attempts made at the University of Hartford and the University of Connecticut of creating an ethical robot come true.

By Andy Choi 23 Nov 2010

Thompson Friction Welding Deploys KUKA Titan Robot

Thompson Friction Welding has deployed the KUKA Titan robot for automated loading and unloading, unwelded and welded axle parts from the Thompson friction welding machine.

23 Nov 2010

Yingli Green Selects Reis Robotics for Latest Technology Equipment

Yingli Green Energy, a global supplier of vertically integrated photovoltaic systems, has chosen Reis Robotics to supply its latest technology systems and install significant components.

23 Nov 2010

Mumbai Fire Brigade to Acquire Fire Fighting Robots

The Mumbai Fire Brigade department has decided to procure robots for extinguishing fire and has given up the previous idea of acquiring water monitors which can be remotely operated.

23 Nov 2010

University of Michigan Students Win International Robotics Challenge

A team of Michigan University students have won the Multi Autonomous Ground-robotic International Challenge and have received a research grant worth $750,000.

23 Nov 2010

Automated Anastomosis Giant Cardica to Participate in Piper Jaffray Healthcare Conference

Cardica, a supplier of automated anastomosis systems, has declared that Bernard A. Hausen, President and CEO of the company, will take part in the 22nd Annual Piper Jaffray Healthcare Conference, which will be held in New York on November 30, 2010.

23 Nov 2010

Pharmacy Automation Giant Beckman Coulter’s Vice President to Participate in Health Care Conference

Beckman Coulter, a global leader of automated biomedical testing solutions, has declared that Paul Glyer, Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy of the company, is scheduled to be present at the Piper Jaffray 22nd Annual "Unplugged" Health Care Conference, which will be held on December 1, 2010.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences 23 Nov 2010

Amplicon Launches Single-Port MB5001C Modbus Gateways for Industrial Automation Applications

Amplicon has launched the Atop single-port MB5001C Modbus gateways, the latest addition to MB5001C series, ideal for interfacing production and industrial automation equipment like HMIs, PLCs and various measuring and sensor devices.

23 Nov 2010

Robot Prepped to Enter NZ Mine Disaster

At the Pike River coal mine, north east of Greymouth 29 miners are trapped and at least two of them are said to be Australians. The men have been trapped since an underground explosion occurred over the weekend. Rescue efforts are being hampered by a possibility of poisonous gases in the mine.

By Andy Choi 22 Nov 2010

A Robotic Jump Rope Device

The 63rd Annual DFD (Division of Fluid Dynamics) Meeting was hosted this year by the University of Southern California, California State University Long Beach, California Institute of Technology, and the University of California, Los Angeles.

By Andy Choi 22 Nov 2010

Scientists Study Cockroaches for Robotics Inspiration

In the effort to enhance robot movements, scientists seem to have taken inspiration from a very unlikely yet common source. Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University Cleveland are studying the movement of cockroaches in an attempt to replicate the roaches’ excellent mobility in irregular ground terrain (through a reflex mechanism), in robots.

By Andy Choi 21 Nov 2010