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Aldebaran Robotics to Set up New Office in Boston

Aldebaran Robotics has declared that it will set up a new office in Boston, Massachusetts and will serve as Aldebaran’s North-American headquarters.

11 Nov 2010

Vicenza Hospital Includes Second CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System

Accuray has declared that Vicenza Hospital has incorporated the second CyberKnife robot and has become the first medical center in Europe to include two CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery systems for cancer treatment. This new system is likely to be deployed for treating patients by the end of this year.

11 Nov 2010

Kaicheng Electronic to Manufacture Coal Mine Rescue Robots

Kaicheng Electronic, a North China-based factory, has obtained permit from the officials to instigate industrial production of rescue robots, which can be effectively deployed in dangerous areas, to gather information during mining mishaps.

11 Nov 2010

Forbes Includes iRobot in List of Best Small Companies in the US

iRobot has declared that it has been ranked 16th in the "Best Small Companies in America,” a recently launched list of Forbes magazine. iRobot was chosen for its momentous growth in sales and profits in an exigent economic scenario.

From iRobot Corporation 11 Nov 2010

Health Robotics Signs Agreement with Beckman Automation

Health Robotics has declared that it has signed a major distribution contract with Beckman Automation for its CytoCare, i.v.STATION, and i.v.SOFT pharmacy automation systems.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences 11 Nov 2010

FANUC Robotics Launches R-1000iA-100F Spot Welding Robot

FANUC Robotics America has declared the launch of R-1000iA/100F, the latest high-speed robot ideal for material dealing, spot welding and machine tending operations, in booth 6655 at Fabtech 2010, held at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, from November 2 to 4.

11 Nov 2010

Bright Space Launches Telemetrics LIU-EX-3 Robotics Control Module

Bright Space Technologies, a global supplier of Telemetrics robotics control systems, has released the LIU-EX-3, the latest Telemetrics module that enables the interface of the robot to operate the Sony PMW-EX-3 camera’s standard lenses.

11 Nov 2010

DARPA Funds 'Transformers'

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded the Carnegie Mellon University with a 17-month, $988,000 contract to augment the Transformer Program to develop a military vehicle with flight capabilities.

10 Nov 2010

Robotic Assistance Medical Staff

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology, presented ‘Cody’ a robot to assist medical staff . It can sponge bath patients. The Georgia Tech team presented a paper on its assistive robot at the 2010 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2010) last month.

By Andy Choi 10 Nov 2010

VEX Robotics Contest to be Held at Stafford High School

Stafford High School has announced that VEX Robotics Competition will be held at their school on November 13. The contest is likely to be participated by around 1,000 students.

10 Nov 2010

MDG Medical to Shift Pharmacy Automation, R+D Unit to Ohio

MDG Medical, a global leader in pharmacy automation technology systems and software, has declared that its Israel-based Research and Development unit will be relocated to Aurora, Ohio, by March 31, 2011.

10 Nov 2010

Memex Automation CEO to Address American Manufacturing Strategies Summit

Memex Automation has declared that David McPhail, President and CEO of Memex, will attend and address the American Manufacturing Strategies conference, which will be held at the Hilton Chicago - Indian Lakes, Chicago, between November 11 and 12.

10 Nov 2010

Visionscape Machine Vision Software Obtains Global Technology Award

Microscan has declared that its Visionscape Machine Vision Software has been honored with a Global Technology Award under the Anti-Counterfeiting Tools category during SMTA International.

10 Nov 2010

Accuray Delivers Second CyberKnife Robot to KCCH

Accuray has declared that Korea Cancer Care Hospital (KCCH) has incorporated its second CyberKnife robotic system for cancer treatment, and has become the first Medical center in South Korea to include two CyberKnife Radiosurgery robots in cancer treatment.

10 Nov 2010

Hansen Medical Obtains New Patents for Medical Robotics

Hansen Medical has declared that it has received 11 new US patents for medical robotics. Few of the newly issued patents cover Sensei X Robotic Catheter System, and the rest of the patents offer superior solutions for prospective developments to robotic technology.

10 Nov 2010