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Iperia ProMRI HF-T Cardiac Resynchronization Defibrillator Gets FDA Approval

BIOTRONIK, a leader in cardio- and endovascular medical technology, today announced Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Iperia ProMRI HF-T, a cardiac resynchronization defibrillator that provides heart failure patients with access to diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans.

4 May 2016

Teledyne DALSA Introduces Eight New Genie Nano Machine Vision Cameras

Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and global leader in machine vision technology, today announced the addition of eight new models to its Genie Nano series of affordable, easy-to-use GigE Vision® cameras.

4 May 2016

Scientists Successfully Implant Prosthesis to Restore Central Vision in AMD Patients

Scientists have successfully implanted a prosthesis that restores some central vision in patients with only limited peripheral vision remaining to them – the first time artificial and natural vision has ever been integrated in humans.

4 May 2016

SFU Researchers Working with Para-Athlete Danny Letain to Design New Bionic Hand

A Canadian athlete’s dream to one day “move” his fingers again after losing an arm in a workplace accident is now within grasp, thanks to a robotic arm prosthesis being developed at Simon Fraser University.

4 May 2016

UTSA's Pranav Bhounsule Receives $160,000 Grant to Continue Research on Bipedal Robots

Pranav Bhounsule, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), has received a $160,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to continue his top-tier research on bipedal robots.

4 May 2016

Autonomous Machines Could Respond to Unfamiliar Objects Like Human Beings

Researchers from KU Leuven have analyzed how a self-driving car’s image-recognition technology reacts to a blurred shape appearing unexpectedly on the road. The team have pointed out that machines, just like human beings, are capable of learning to react to unfamiliar objects.

3 May 2016

Oshkosh Defense to Demonstrate TerraMax UGV Technology at AUVSI’S XPONENTIAL 2016

Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, will feature its TerraMax™ unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) technology equipped on a MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) during the annual Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s (AUVSI) conference, XPONENTIAL in New Orleans from May 2-5, 2016.

3 May 2016

UC San Diego Researchers Develop Robotic Claw Inspired by Sea Urchin's Mouth

The sea urchin’s intricate mouth and teeth are the model for a claw-like device developed by a team of engineers and marine biologists at the University of California, San Diego to sample sediments on other planets, such as Mars. The researchers detail their work in a recent issue of the Journal of Visualized Experiments.

3 May 2016

More than 20,000 Students Test their Engineering Skills at Annual Robotics Event

This week, more than 20,000 students from around the globe traveled to St. Louis, putting their engineering skills to the test at the annual FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Championship, held at various venues throughout the city.

3 May 2016

TM Robotics, M.A.P Services Team Up to Sell Toshiba Machine Industrial Robots in Australia

Today TM Robotics and Toshiba Machine Industrial Robots announced they have partnered with M.A.P Services to sell Toshiba Machine robots in Australia.

2 May 2016

Three Robots Use Feedback Loop Concept to Blur Line Between Human and Machine Creativity

In 1953, painter Paul Klee described the creative process as a feedback loop where artists continually switch between "making a mark on canvas, perceiving the effect, and reacting with a further mark," over and over again until the completion of an artwork.

2 May 2016

XPONENTIAL 2016: Molex to Showcase Innovative UAV/UAS Solutions

Molex will feature a product showcase of innovative UAV/UAS solutions in booth 926 at XPONENTIAL 2016, the industry’s largest trade show, to be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans May 2 - 5. The show is sponsored by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI).

2 May 2016

Can Robots Be Trusted to Provide Split Second Response When Safety is at Stake?

Self-driving cars, interactive children’s toys, and automated package delivery systems are entering the market rapidly, increasing the interaction between humans and robots on a greater scale. Movies such as Wall-E, Star Wars, and Ex-Machina reveal the growing fascination for sci-fi and robots.

27 Apr 2016

Zero Zero Robotics Debuts First Autonomous Flying Camera

Zero Zero Robotics, the forward-thinking robotics company pioneering the future of consumer-friendly flying smart robotics, today announced it has raised $25 Million in total funding, including a $23 Million Series A round. The funding was participated in by prominent investors including IDG, GSR Ventures, ZhenFund and ZUIG, among others.

27 Apr 2016

VEX Worlds 2016 Holds New Record for Largest Robotics Competition

More than 1,100 robotics teams from 30 nations gathered at VEX Worlds to compete during three days of intense back-to-back matches for the chance to become World Champions. In doing so, these 15,000 students broke the previously held GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the largest robotics competition! VEX Worlds, presented by the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation and the Northrop Grumman Foundation, is the culminating event of the season.

25 Apr 2016

Robotics News

Iperia ProMRI HF-T Cardiac Resynchronization Defibrillator Gets FDA Approval

Teledyne DALSA Introduces Eight New Genie Nano Machine Vision Cameras

Scientists Successfully Implant Prosthesis to Restore Central Vision in AMD Patients

SFU Researchers Working with Para-Athlete Danny Letain to Design New Bionic Hand

UTSA's Pranav Bhounsule Receives $160,000 Grant to Continue Research on Bipedal Robots

Autonomous Machines Could Respond to Unfamiliar Objects Like Human Beings

Oshkosh Defense to Demonstrate TerraMax UGV Technology at AUVSI’S XPONENTIAL 2016

UC San Diego Researchers Develop Robotic Claw Inspired by Sea Urchin's Mouth

More than 20,000 Students Test their Engineering Skills at Annual Robotics Event

TM Robotics, M.A.P Services Team Up to Sell Toshiba Machine Industrial Robots in Australia

Three Robots Use Feedback Loop Concept to Blur Line Between Human and Machine Creativity

XPONENTIAL 2016: Molex to Showcase Innovative UAV/UAS Solutions

Can Robots Be Trusted to Provide Split Second Response When Safety is at Stake?

Zero Zero Robotics Debuts First Autonomous Flying Camera

VEX Worlds 2016 Holds New Record for Largest Robotics Competition

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