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New Goliath Crane to be Equipped with Konecranes TRUCONNECT Remote Monitoring

Konecranes will deliver a new 1,200 ton Goliath gantry crane to Meyer Turku Oy. The design, precision drive components, electrical installation and automation system and structural components will be supplied by Konecranes, while Meyer Turku will manufacture the main girder in its own hull production.

25 Apr 2016

FAA Grants Approval for First Nighttime Commercial Drone Operation to SkyBEAM UAV

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted approval for the first nighttime commercial drone operation in the U.S. to SkyBEAM unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Tremco Roofing & Building Maintenance. SkyBEAM is also approved to operate during the day.

25 Apr 2016

KUKA Small Robot Shortens Changing Times for Workpieces in Grinding Machines

While smoothly loading the grinding center of type UW I F at SAACKE, the KUKA small robot KR AGILUS WP (waterproof) ensures fast and precise transfer and unloading of workpieces.

25 Apr 2016

MIT Researchers Launch a New Decentralized Planning Algorithm for Groups of Robots

There are two categories for planning algorithms for teams of robots: decentralized and centralized algorithms. In decentralized algorithms, each robot makes individual decisions based on local observations. In centralized algorithms, a single computer is capable of making decisions for the entire team.

25 Apr 2016

Green Power EMC to Power Jackson County 4-H Clubs’ Robots

Members of the Jackson County 4-H clubs’ high school robotics team have taken their technology to a new level by using the sun’s energy to power their robots against other machines in competitions around the state. The team’s robots draw power from batteries charged by a mobile solar generator provided by Green Power EMC. The team rebranded itself from the “Chargers” to the “Solar Chargers” to reflect their solar focus.

21 Apr 2016

Auris Surgical Robotics, Hansen Medical Enter into Definitive Merger Agreement

Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc. and Hansen Medical, Inc. today announced that they have signed a definitive merger agreement under which Auris will acquire Hansen Medical for $4.00 per share in cash, or a total equity value of approximately $80 million.

21 Apr 2016

Surgeon Performs 700th Mazor Robotics Renaissance Spine Surgery Case at Tri-City Medical Center

On April 4, Dr. Payam Moazzaz performed the 700th Mazor Robotics Renaissance® Spine Surgery case at Tri-City Medical Center. The Renaissance system uses mechanical guidance to help surgeons place pedicle screws and implants with unparalleled accuracy to correct conditions such as scoliosis and degenerative disc disease.

21 Apr 2016

Drone World Expo to Focus on Latest Advancements in Commercial Drone Industry

Drone World Expo has announced partnerships with several leading groups whose members are commercial users, or are enabling commercial use of drones including the Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA), American Farm Bureau Federation, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and MAPPS.

21 Apr 2016

Novel Hovering-Type Cyclops AUV Developed for Underwater 3D Terrain Mapping

Precise control and high quality sensing techniques are required for the accurate 3D image mapping of the seafloor by autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). Profs. Son-Cheol Yu and Hyunwoo Cho (Dept. of CiTE), with graduate student Mr. Juhyun Pyo, have developed an AUV called Cyclops for high maneuverability.

21 Apr 2016

UD Researchers Receive NSF Grant to Develop Attack-Resilient Micro Aerial Vehicles

Drones are seeing increased use in a wide array of applications, including delivery and inspection services, aerial photography, mapping and surveying, and search and rescue missions.

20 Apr 2016

Interphex 2016: Vanrx to Display New Advancements in Aseptic Filling Robotics and Machine Vision

Vanrx Pharmasystems is announcing that it will showcase new advancements in aseptic filling robotics and machine vision at Interphex 2016.

20 Apr 2016

TM Robotics Partners with Cornerstone Automation Systems to Sell Intelligent Box-Opening Device

Today TM Robotics announced it has partnered with Cornerstone Automation Systems, LLC (CASI) to sell an intelligent box-opening device (IBOD) that combines the reliability of TM Robotics’ Toshiba Machine robots with the ingenuity of CASI’s intelligent box-opening software. Current box-opening options available on the market have limitations.

20 Apr 2016

CWU GEAR UP Teams Qualify to Participate in VEX Robotics World Competition

Two middle school teams from Central Washington University’s GEAR UP program will attend the VEX Robotics World Competition in Louisville, Kentucky, April 19-24. The teams qualified at the state meet held in February, besting 30 other teams to compete internationally. They are the only teams in eastern Washington to qualify.

19 Apr 2016

Drone Research Lab at UC Merced Chosen as New Hub for Systemwide Policies

The drone research lab at the University of California, Merced, has catapulted the campus to the leading edge of the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) field, and now the campus has been chosen as the new hub for UC systemwide policies, procedures and training protocols.

19 Apr 2016

EHang’s New GHOSTDRONE 2.0 Drone Models Take Flying Experience to Next Level

EHang, a leading unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturer, today released two new versions of its popular GHOSTDRONE 2.0 drone: the GHOSTDRONE 2.0 Aerial bundle and the GHOSTDRONE 2.0 VR.

19 Apr 2016

Robotics News

New Goliath Crane to be Equipped with Konecranes TRUCONNECT Remote Monitoring

FAA Grants Approval for First Nighttime Commercial Drone Operation to SkyBEAM UAV

KUKA Small Robot Shortens Changing Times for Workpieces in Grinding Machines

MIT Researchers Launch a New Decentralized Planning Algorithm for Groups of Robots

Green Power EMC to Power Jackson County 4-H Clubs’ Robots

Auris Surgical Robotics, Hansen Medical Enter into Definitive Merger Agreement

Surgeon Performs 700th Mazor Robotics Renaissance Spine Surgery Case at Tri-City Medical Center

Drone World Expo to Focus on Latest Advancements in Commercial Drone Industry

Novel Hovering-Type Cyclops AUV Developed for Underwater 3D Terrain Mapping

UD Researchers Receive NSF Grant to Develop Attack-Resilient Micro Aerial Vehicles

Interphex 2016: Vanrx to Display New Advancements in Aseptic Filling Robotics and Machine Vision

TM Robotics Partners with Cornerstone Automation Systems to Sell Intelligent Box-Opening Device

CWU GEAR UP Teams Qualify to Participate in VEX Robotics World Competition

Drone Research Lab at UC Merced Chosen as New Hub for Systemwide Policies

EHang’s New GHOSTDRONE 2.0 Drone Models Take Flying Experience to Next Level

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