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Swedish Man with World’s First Implanted Bionic Arm to Compete in Cybathlon 2016

A few years ago, a patient was implanted with a bionic arm for the first time in the world using control technology developed at Chalmers University of Technology.

5 Oct 2016

New Research Paper Explores Use of Brain-Machine Interfaces for Communication, Rehabilitation

In the journal Nature Reviews Neurology the researcher Ander Ramos of Tecnalia together with Niel Birbaumer, lecturer at the University of Tübingen, have expounded how brain-machine interfaces (BMI) use brain activity to control external devices, thus enabling seriously disabled patients to interact with the environment.

5 Oct 2016

Spherical Induction Motor Eliminates Mechanical Drive System in Mobile Robot

More than a decade ago, Ralph Hollis invented the ballbot, an elegantly simple robot whose tall, thin body glides atop a sphere slightly smaller than a bowling ball. The latest version, called SIMbot, has an equally elegant motor with just one moving part: the ball.

5 Oct 2016

Drone with Insect-Inspired Folding Wings Could Help in Natural Disasters

Drones to help search for victims of natural disasters need the following characteristics: ease of transport, long battery life and robustness

5 Oct 2016

Researchers Develop 3D-Printed, Durable and Safer Robots

Those who have ever watched an episode of ‘BattleBots’ or drone videos would know that robots can break, and this is often due to the lack of proper padding to protect them.

4 Oct 2016

Aerialtronics’ Drones Leverage IBM Watson IoT Platform to Enable Cognitive Inspection with IBM Cloud

IBM and Aerialtronics, a Netherlands-based designer and producer of unmanned aircraft systems, today announced the first commercial drones featuring cognitive computing capabilities from the IBM Watson Internet of Things (IoT) Platform on IBM Cloud.

4 Oct 2016

New Project Aims to Deploy Unmanned Helicopters to Measure Forest Inventory Parameters

In many forests, the collection of information pertaining to the wood remains neglected, due to a shortage of specially trained personnel, specific expertise, funding, or appropriate technology.

4 Oct 2016

USC Norris, Springbok Cares Launch Virtual Reality Initiative to Treat Young Cancer Patients

The University of Southern California (USC) Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center has partnered with Springbok Cares to provide a unique Virtual Reality (VR) initiative for patients in the Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer program at USC (AYA@USC).

4 Oct 2016

GuidaBot Receives NSF Grant to Develop, Commercialize Robotic System for MRI-Guided Interventions

GuidaBot, LLC, a joint venture between the University of Houston and Fannin Innovation Studio, has received a one-year, $225,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop and commercialize a robotic manipulator designed to work within the powerful magnetic field of an MRI machine.

3 Oct 2016

Researchers Discover Simple Way to Direct Synthetic Microswimmers Towards Light or Darkness

Phototactic behaviour directs some bacteria towards light and others into darkness: This enables them to utilize solar energy as efficiently as possible for their metabolism, or, otherwise, protects them from excessive light intensity.

3 Oct 2016

DJI Unveils New Ultra-Portable, Movidius-Powered Mavic Pro Drone

Today, world leading drone and flying camera maker DJI unveiled yet another drone with flight autonomy utilizing Movidius technology.

30 Sep 2016

KUKA’s KR 6 R700 sixx Robot Reliably Performs Welding Tasks

A mini robotic cell developed by integrator Paul von der Bank GmbH is in operation at Brüninghaus & Drissner in Hilden. In the confined space of this “Welding To Go” (WTG) 1200 cell, a KUKA KR 6 R 700 sixx robot from the AGILUS series reliably performs welding tasks.

29 Sep 2016

Rayethon Receives Two Brandon Hall Bronze Awards for Virtual Reality Training Systems

Raytheon was honored with two coveted Brandon Hall Bronze awards for virtual reality training systems developed for the U.S. Army.

29 Sep 2016

New Partnership on AI Aims to Address Opportunities, Challenges with AI Technologies

Amazon, DeepMind/Google, Facebook, IBM, and Microsoft today announced that they will create a non-profit organization that will work to advance public understanding of artificial intelligence technologies (AI) and formulate best practices on the challenges and opportunities within the field.

29 Sep 2016

RAVN Systems Releases New ACE Powered Robot to Automate LPP Review

RAVN Systems, leading experts in Artificial Intelligence, Search and Knowledge Management solutions, announced today the launch of a RAVN ACE powered Robot for LPP (Legal Professional Privilege) review, allowing clients to automate the review of determining if material is subject to LPP.

28 Sep 2016

Robotics News

Swedish Man with World’s First Implanted Bionic Arm to Compete in Cybathlon 2016

New Research Paper Explores Use of Brain-Machine Interfaces for Communication, Rehabilitation

Spherical Induction Motor Eliminates Mechanical Drive System in Mobile Robot

Drone with Insect-Inspired Folding Wings Could Help in Natural Disasters

Researchers Develop 3D-Printed, Durable and Safer Robots

Aerialtronics’ Drones Leverage IBM Watson IoT Platform to Enable Cognitive Inspection with IBM Cloud

New Project Aims to Deploy Unmanned Helicopters to Measure Forest Inventory Parameters

USC Norris, Springbok Cares Launch Virtual Reality Initiative to Treat Young Cancer Patients

GuidaBot Receives NSF Grant to Develop, Commercialize Robotic System for MRI-Guided Interventions

Researchers Discover Simple Way to Direct Synthetic Microswimmers Towards Light or Darkness

DJI Unveils New Ultra-Portable, Movidius-Powered Mavic Pro Drone

KUKA’s KR 6 R700 sixx Robot Reliably Performs Welding Tasks

Rayethon Receives Two Brandon Hall Bronze Awards for Virtual Reality Training Systems

New Partnership on AI Aims to Address Opportunities, Challenges with AI Technologies

RAVN Systems Releases New ACE Powered Robot to Automate LPP Review

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