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Robotic System for Tensile Testing of Unstable Specimens from Zwick

Efficient, cost-effective materials testing is essential for today’s plastics and textile industries. Zwick’s ‘roboTest F’ robotic testing system offers a compact solution for automated tensile tests on dimensionally unstable specimens.

18 Nov 2010

A Robot Suit to Help the Disabled

University of Tsukuba Professor Yoshiyuki Sankai is the inventor of the Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) that comprises a wrap-around robotic belt and legs. Sensors attached on top of the patient's skin pick up brain signals instructing the robotic legs to move.

By Andy Choi 18 Nov 2010

Robot Soldiers Steel Show at Land Warfare Conference

As reported by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the Land Warfare Conference in Brisbane, looked like a scene of a cutting edge armoury being readied for battle. What with a cache of varied grenades, tanks and the latest devices used in the battleground of modern war. Also on display were fake eyeballs, limbs and injured bodies that pump fake blood through fake veins in order to help train soldiers in emergency first aid.

By Andy Choi 18 Nov 2010

NYU Langone Medical Center Embraces Robotics at New Pharmacy

Located in the heart of Manhattan, NYU Langone Medical Center, is a world-class patient-centered integrated academic medical center and is one of the nation’s premier centers for excellence in health care, biomedical research, and medical education. As part of its ongoing commitment to providing patient-centred care, NYU Langone Medical Center has created a state-of-the-art pharmacy to maximize efficiency and enhance patient safety. Located on the 3rd floor of the Medical Center’s flagship Tisch Hospital, the new pharmacy is the first of its kind in New York City and the second in New York State.

By Andy Choi 17 Nov 2010

Data Robotics Introduces New Drobo Storage Robot

Data Robotics just landed one of the biggest channel partners it could hope for. The company today announced a reseller deal with HP (NYSE: HPQ), under which HP will sell the Drobo line of SMB storage systems, including the new Drobo S.

By Andy Choi 17 Nov 2010

Obama Meets Latest in Japanese Robotics

U.S. President Barack Obama recently attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, which took place in Yokohama, Japan. He met not only heads of state and world leaders but also several Japanese robots.

By Andy Choi 17 Nov 2010

MSU Building Robotic Knowledge with Lego

Lego League is one of the many Michigan State University programs being used to generate interest in robotics for school children. Children from fourth and fifth grades of various schools spend months designing and creating Lego robots which then participate in a grand interschool competition.

By Andy Choi 17 Nov 2010

German Space Robotic Arm Completes 5 Year Mission

The first German space robotics experiment ended on 15 Nov 2010. The Rokviss robotic arm developed by the German Aerospace Centre was removed by Russian cosmonauts Fyodor Yurichikhin and Oleg Skripochka during a space walk. It had been attached to the experimental platform on the Russian service module Svezda.

By Andy Choi 17 Nov 2010

Subsea 7 to Offer ROV Services to Petrobras International Petrobras

i-Tech, a division of Subsea 7, has received a contract worth US $18million from Petrobras International to offer remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services aboard a recently built underwater drillship.

17 Nov 2010

Mitsubishi Automation Selects Patti Engineering as Authorized System Integrator

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, a leading developer of industrial automation systems, has chosen Patti Engineering as its authorized system integrator for jointly increasing their market share.

17 Nov 2010

iRobot’s CEO to Participate in Merriman’s Capital Investor Summit

iRobot, a global leader in offering robotic solutions, has declared that Colin Angle, Chairman and CEO of the company, will offer a presentation on iRobot’s accomplishments and financial position in the Merriman’s Capital Investor Summit, New York.

From iRobot Corporation 17 Nov 2010

Pharmacy Automation Giant ERT to Participate in Annual Healthcare Conference

ERT has declared that Dr. Michael J. McKelvey, President and CEO of the company will participate in the Annual Healthcare Conference of Lazard Capital Markets, New York.

17 Nov 2010

Carlton-Bates to Establish Automation Distribution Branch in Denver

Carlton-Bates, a leading distributor of industrial automation systems and an ancillary unit of WESCO Distribution, will establish its second new automation distribution facility in Denver.

17 Nov 2010

LEGO Robotics Challenge

Groups of middle school students from Northwest Georgia competed in a FIRST Lego League Robotics Tournament conducted Saturday at Darlington Middle School. The competition is part of FIRST, a not-for-profit organization founded to inspire young people's interest and participation in science and technology.

By Andy Choi 15 Nov 2010

First-Ever Robotic Milking System Released in New South Wales

The University of Sydney, FutureDairy and Dairy Australia have jointly developed the first-ever robotic milking system and it is likely to be released in New South Wales.

15 Nov 2010