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microdrones’ UAV May Revolutionize Lifeguard Rescue Operations Across the World

On Friday 7/22, microdrones collaborated with the DLRG Horneburg/Altes Land e.V. (German Lifeguard Association) to simulate a mission to rescue a drowning swimmer, demonstrating the life-saving potential of a tactic that combines two cutting-edge technologies: unmanned aerial systems (UAVs) and RESTUBE.

28 Sep 2016

Shape-Programmable Microrobots May One Day Carry Out Medical Functions in Specific Locations

One day, microrobots may be able to swim through the human body like sperm or paramecia to carry out medical functions in specific locations.

27 Sep 2016

Millennial Self-Directed Investors Turn to Robo-Advisors for Guidance

As many current self-directed investors show a strong interest in receiving more guidance from their firms, robo-advisors may provide a viable, low-cost alternative to going it alone or working with a traditional full-service advisor, according to the J.D. Power 2016 Canadian Self-Directed Investor Satisfaction Study,SM released today.

27 Sep 2016

KUKA LBR iiwa Lightweight Robot Provides Support to Artists at Robodonien 2016

KUKA was represented by the LBR iiwa at the Robodonien robot art festival. As part of a workshop at the Faculty of Architecture at RWTH Aachen University, visitors had the opportunity to generate foldable elements in a semi-automated process and add these to a larger structure.

26 Sep 2016

UPS, CyPhy Works Test Use of Drones for Commercial Deliveries of Packages to Remote Locations

UPS announced today that it has begun testing the use of drones to make commercial deliveries of packages to remote or difficult-to-access locations, working together with drone-maker CyPhy Works.

26 Sep 2016

Three-Way Partnership to Launch Australia’s First ‘Round-the-Clock’ Remote Monitoring Program for ICU Patients

Royal Philips, Macquarie University’s MQ Health in Sydney and Emory Healthcare in Atlanta, Georgia (US), today announced the launch of Australia’s first - and only - remote intensive care unit (eICU) monitoring program, to improve the outcomes of high risk patients in most need of ‘round-the-clock’ observation.

26 Sep 2016

Grandville Public Schools Agrees to Support Ten Michigan Events for VEX Robotics

Grandville Public Schools and the Grandville Academic Team Boosters continue to invest heavily in creating competitive robotics programs for K-12 students.

26 Sep 2016

Scivantage, FolioDynamix Join Hands to Provide Enterprise-Level Digital Robo Advice Solution

Financial technology industry leaders and innovators, Scivantage and FolioDynamix, today announced a joint partnership from the main stage of the FolioDynamix Client Conference in San Antonio.

23 Sep 2016

KUKA’s LBR iiwa Robot Revolutionizes Electronics Production at Flex

KUKA makes industrial robots for factory automation. Flex makes, well, lots of things, providing its services around the globe and offering customers sketch to scale capabilities – going from an idea or design, to engineering and manufacturing, through full-scale production and distribution of product.

23 Sep 2016

Swinburne Project Involved in Developing NAO Robot Software Shortlisted for National Disability Awards

A Swinburne project that involved developing software for robots to act as therapy aids for children in rehabilitation has been shortlisted for a National Disability Awards.

22 Sep 2016

Inside Unmanned Systems and microdrones to Host Webinar on Commercial Drone Applications

An industry-leading publication and an international drone company has teamed up to provide current and prospective commercial UAV users with the information they need to navigate new legislation, get started with UAVs, and improve their business efficiency, data accuracy, and profits.

22 Sep 2016

University of Basel Chemists Identify New Materials with Help of Artificial Intelligence

With the help of artificial intelligence, chemists from the University of Basel in Switzerland have computed the characteristics of about two million crystals made up of four chemical elements.

22 Sep 2016

Better Human-Machine Communication Could Help Avoid Accidents

This communication system so frequently used among humans should also be used to exchange communication with machines.

22 Sep 2016

Innovative Exoskeleton Uses Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality to Rehabilitate Specific Parts of the Body

To fulfill its tasks, the robotic suit uses artificial intelligence and augmented reality

22 Sep 2016

New Computer System Could Help Spot Language and Speech Disorders in Young Children

For children with speech and language disorders, early-childhood intervention can make a great difference in their later academic and social success. But many such children — one study estimates 60 percent — go undiagnosed until kindergarten or even later.

22 Sep 2016

Robotics News

microdrones’ UAV May Revolutionize Lifeguard Rescue Operations Across the World

Shape-Programmable Microrobots May One Day Carry Out Medical Functions in Specific Locations

Millennial Self-Directed Investors Turn to Robo-Advisors for Guidance

KUKA LBR iiwa Lightweight Robot Provides Support to Artists at Robodonien 2016

UPS, CyPhy Works Test Use of Drones for Commercial Deliveries of Packages to Remote Locations

Three-Way Partnership to Launch Australia’s First ‘Round-the-Clock’ Remote Monitoring Program for ICU Patients

Grandville Public Schools Agrees to Support Ten Michigan Events for VEX Robotics

Scivantage, FolioDynamix Join Hands to Provide Enterprise-Level Digital Robo Advice Solution

KUKA’s LBR iiwa Robot Revolutionizes Electronics Production at Flex

Swinburne Project Involved in Developing NAO Robot Software Shortlisted for National Disability Awards

Inside Unmanned Systems and microdrones to Host Webinar on Commercial Drone Applications

University of Basel Chemists Identify New Materials with Help of Artificial Intelligence

Better Human-Machine Communication Could Help Avoid Accidents

Innovative Exoskeleton Uses Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality to Rehabilitate Specific Parts of the Body

New Computer System Could Help Spot Language and Speech Disorders in Young Children

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