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Majority of Users Prefer Expressive Robots than More Efficient, Less Error Prone Ones

Making an assistive robot partner expressive and communicative is likely to make it more satisfying to work with and lead to users trusting it more, even if it makes mistakes, a new study suggests.

22 Aug 2016

ABB’s YuMii Robot Solution Recognized as One of Best Industrial Robots of 2016 at CIROS China

ABB today announced that its YuMii® robot solution, the world’s first truly collaborative robot, was honored with a Golden Finger award as one of the best industrial robots of 2016 at the China International Robot Show (CIROS) in Shanghai, China.

19 Aug 2016

Space Center Houston, NineSigma Announce Launch of NASA Space Robotics Centennial Challenge

Building homes on Mars and interplanetary travel are no longer the stuff of science fiction; the latest achievements in robotics are putting these dreams within our reach.

18 Aug 2016

Scientists Use Drones to Support Exploration of Zinc Deposits in West Greenland

The technical expertise of the Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology (HIF) has been requested to support mineral exploration of zinc deposits in West Greenland.

18 Aug 2016

Riverton Physics Instructor Gains Hands-On Experience in UW-Led RAMPED Program

Riverton High School physics instructor Ceira Lee says an intensive summer workshop at the University of Wyoming will help her teach students about STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects.

17 Aug 2016

inVia Robotics’ New Goods-to-Box Robotics System Now Available Nationwide

inVia Robotics today announced the national availability of its world’s first “goods-to-box” robotics system, which was created to transform the fulfillment and material handling operations of e-commerce providers and warehouses.

17 Aug 2016

Arvato, Blue Prism Collaborate to Offer Robotic Process Automation to Help Councils Deliver Back-Office Transformation

Global business outsourcing provider Arvato has entered a strategic partnership with Blue Prism to offer Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to help councils deliver back-office transformation.

17 Aug 2016

Simbe Robotics Uses Intel RealSense Camera to Aid Robot Guidance, Navigation

As part of their participation at this week's Intel Developer Forum, Simbe Robotics today announced that it is now using the Intel RealSense camera in its pioneering Tally robot.

17 Aug 2016

Researchers Use Deep Reinforcement Learning Algorithms to Make Real-World Traffic Scenarios Less Complicated

Rush hour. The dreaded time of day when traffic conditions seem bent on making you late. As your car slowly creeps in line behind countless others stuck at a stop light, you think to yourself, "Why aren't these lights changing faster?" Traffic control scientists have long tried to solve this signaling problem.

17 Aug 2016

New Article Highlights Masimo Patient SafetyNet Provides Effective Surveillance System for General Care Units

Masimo announced today that a new article published in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety reports on the results of an expansion of the use of Masimo Patient SafetyNet™* to more than 200 general floor beds at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (D-H) in Lebanon, New Hampshire.

16 Aug 2016

Intel, Esri and AeroVironment Become Platinum Sponsors of Drone World Expo 2016

Drone World Expo is thrilled to welcome Esri, the global leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology; Intel Corporation, the world leader in silicon innovation and a multinational technology company; and AeroVironment, a leading manufacturer of Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles used for surveillance and reconnaissance as platinum sponsors of this defining event for the commercial applications of UAS technology.

16 Aug 2016

NMSU’s UAS Experts to Offer Workshop on New Technology and Regulations

With the increasing popularity of unmanned aircraft systems or drones, New Mexico State University’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Test Center will offer a three-day workshop to teach government, civil and business officials about the new technology and regulations.

16 Aug 2016

DroneDeploy Releases Commercial Drone Industry Trends Report Across 130 Countries

DroneDeploy, the leading cloud software platform for commercial drones, is making the power of aerial data accessible and productive for everyone. Today, just months after DroneDeploy revealed that its users had mapped 2 million acres, the company announced that its users have now mapped over 5 million acres (more than 2 million hectares) across 130 countries.

12 Aug 2016

US Navy Deploys RQ-20B Puma Small UAS Aboard Flight I Guided Missile Destroyer

AeroVironment, Inc. today announced the United States Navy has tested and deployed the RQ-20B Puma™ small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) aboard a Flight I Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG Class).

12 Aug 2016

Corindus, ACIST Offer Three Leading Edge Technologies to Improve PCI Workflow at Fairview Southdale Hospital

Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc., a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, and ACIST Medical Systems, Inc., a Bracco Group company, pioneer and global market leader of advanced imaging modalities for cardiology, are providing Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina, MN three leading edge technologies that improve workflow.

12 Aug 2016

Robotics News

Majority of Users Prefer Expressive Robots than More Efficient, Less Error Prone Ones

ABB’s YuMii Robot Solution Recognized as One of Best Industrial Robots of 2016 at CIROS China

Space Center Houston, NineSigma Announce Launch of NASA Space Robotics Centennial Challenge

Scientists Use Drones to Support Exploration of Zinc Deposits in West Greenland

Riverton Physics Instructor Gains Hands-On Experience in UW-Led RAMPED Program

inVia Robotics’ New Goods-to-Box Robotics System Now Available Nationwide

Arvato, Blue Prism Collaborate to Offer Robotic Process Automation to Help Councils Deliver Back-Office Transformation

Simbe Robotics Uses Intel RealSense Camera to Aid Robot Guidance, Navigation

Researchers Use Deep Reinforcement Learning Algorithms to Make Real-World Traffic Scenarios Less Complicated

New Article Highlights Masimo Patient SafetyNet Provides Effective Surveillance System for General Care Units

Intel, Esri and AeroVironment Become Platinum Sponsors of Drone World Expo 2016

NMSU’s UAS Experts to Offer Workshop on New Technology and Regulations

DroneDeploy Releases Commercial Drone Industry Trends Report Across 130 Countries

US Navy Deploys RQ-20B Puma Small UAS Aboard Flight I Guided Missile Destroyer

Corindus, ACIST Offer Three Leading Edge Technologies to Improve PCI Workflow at Fairview Southdale Hospital

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