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NAB Show New York 2016 to Feature New Drone and Virtual Reality Attractions

Produced by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and held November 9-10 at the Javits Convention Center in New York City, the 2016 NAB Show New York will feature an enhanced show floor with new attractions, pavilions and an expanded list of exhibiting companies.

20 Jul 2016

Changing External Magnetic Field Could Turn Two-Faced Magnetic Beads into Micro-Robots

Thanks to the ordering effects of two-faced magnetic beads, they can be turned into useful tools controlled by a changing external magnetic field

20 Jul 2016

Adaptive Contrast Adjustment of Lighting Could be Used for Various Robotic, Human-Interaction Applications

Vision-based face detection and recognition is one of the most rapidly growing research areas in computer vision and robotics and is widely used in several human related applications. However, vision-based face detection and recognition has been shown to be effective only under normal illumination conditions.

20 Jul 2016

New Fabrication Method for Swimming Microrobots Utilizes Minimum Geometric Requirements for Fluid Motion

When scaling down robots to the micrometer scale for tiny tasks such as incising tissue and puncturing retinal veins, minimalism is key.

20 Jul 2016

Igus Receives the Ten Thousandth Readycable Order from Robotics Company

20 Jul 2016

Clinical Data on Medrobotics' Flex Robotic System Presented at American Head & Neck Society International Conference

Medrobotics Corp, a surgical products company with core competencies in medical robotics, announced that exemplary, multicenter clinical data on its Flex® Robotic System was presented Sunday afternoon at the American Head & Neck Society International Conference in Seattle.

19 Jul 2016

Penn State Allows UAV Flights under New Program for Research, Teaching and Public Service

With those final commands from aerospace engineering doctoral candidate John Bird, the AutoSOAR unmanned air vehicle was launched into the sky above the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs, releasing with it nearly a year of bottled-up anticipation among faculty, staff and graduate students across the Penn State community.

19 Jul 2016

CyPhy Works Receives Order for PARC System from U.S. Army

CyPhy Works announced today that it has received an order for its Persistent Aerial Reconnaissance and Communications (PARC) System, from the U.S. Army's Rapid Equipping Force (REF). PARC, a tethered drone, addresses the need for a persistent eye-in-the-sky by flying for days at a time.

19 Jul 2016

Emma Robot to Aid in Trials for Sports Rehabilitation

Trials of a prototype robot for sports therapy have just begun in Singapore, to create a high quality and repeatable treatment routine to improve sports recovery, reducing reliance on trained therapists.

19 Jul 2016

Kleptika Partners with Silah Gulf to Provide RPA and RDA Solutions

Kleptika and Silah Gulf, both leading specialists in innovative and premium Customer Experience (CX) solutions, join forces to revolutionize CX in the Middle-East by delivering next generation Robotics and Process Automation solutions.

19 Jul 2016

Researchers Use Sea Slug Tissues, 3D Printed Components to Construct Biohybrid Robots

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have combined tissues from a sea slug with flexible 3-D printed components to build "biohybrid" robots that crawl like sea turtles on the beach.

19 Jul 2016

Automated Messaging Sytem Enhances Care, Reduces Surgical Site Infections

In its first test among orthopedic surgery patients as a feasible tool for enhancing care and reducing surgical site infections (SSIs), an automated text and voice messaging system improved communication about the preventive steps patients should take a week prior to their operations and the early signs of infection they need to report in the two weeks afterward.

19 Jul 2016

Physics Student Develops Insect-Inspired Drone for Disaster Times

An algorithm inspired by insects has led to the development of a drone that can navigate around obstacles. The drone, designed by Darius Merk, could help in times of natural disaster.

19 Jul 2016

New Part 107 UAS Regulations to Expand Drone Technology Use for Agriculture, Commercial Purposes

On June 21, 2016, the Federal Aviation Administration released the much anticipated new Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) or drone regulations, also referred to as Part 107. These rules go in effect Aug. 29, 2016, and cover a broad spectrum of commercial uses for drones weighing less than 55 pounds (take]off weight).

18 Jul 2016

Real-Time Wildfire Alerts Could Help Keep Unauthorized Drones from Interfering with Firefighting Operations

DJI, the world's leading maker of unmanned aerial vehicles, and AirMap, the world's leading provider of airspace intelligence and navigation services to unmanned aircraft, added real-time wildfire alerts to their geofencing data Wednesday to help keep unauthorized drones from interfering with firefighting operations.

15 Jul 2016

Robotics News

NAB Show New York 2016 to Feature New Drone and Virtual Reality Attractions

Changing External Magnetic Field Could Turn Two-Faced Magnetic Beads into Micro-Robots

Adaptive Contrast Adjustment of Lighting Could be Used for Various Robotic, Human-Interaction Applications

New Fabrication Method for Swimming Microrobots Utilizes Minimum Geometric Requirements for Fluid Motion

Igus Receives the Ten Thousandth Readycable Order from Robotics Company

Clinical Data on Medrobotics' Flex Robotic System Presented at American Head & Neck Society International Conference

Penn State Allows UAV Flights under New Program for Research, Teaching and Public Service

CyPhy Works Receives Order for PARC System from U.S. Army

Emma Robot to Aid in Trials for Sports Rehabilitation

Kleptika Partners with Silah Gulf to Provide RPA and RDA Solutions

Researchers Use Sea Slug Tissues, 3D Printed Components to Construct Biohybrid Robots

Automated Messaging Sytem Enhances Care, Reduces Surgical Site Infections

Physics Student Develops Insect-Inspired Drone for Disaster Times

New Part 107 UAS Regulations to Expand Drone Technology Use for Agriculture, Commercial Purposes

Real-Time Wildfire Alerts Could Help Keep Unauthorized Drones from Interfering with Firefighting Operations

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