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UPMC, IBM Join Hands to Apply Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning to Health Care Systems

In an effort to apply data-driven insights to one of the most fundamental aspects of running a health care system, UPMC announced today that it has formed Pensiamo, an independent company that aims to help hospitals improve supply chain performance through a comprehensive source-to-pay offering, including cognitive analytics with IBM Watson Health technologies. IBM is a minority owner of Pensiamo.

8 Jul 2016

Leading Automotive Manufacturer Chooses Perceptron’s Helix Robot Guidance Systems for New Vehicle Launch

Perceptron, Inc., a leading global provider of 3D automated metrology solutions and coordinate measuring machines, announced that a leading global automotive manufacturer has selected Perceptron’s Helix® robot guidance systems for its new vehicle launch.

8 Jul 2016

Swisslog NOC to Offer Remote Monitoring, Technical Support Center for TransLogic Pneumatic Tube Systems

Swisslog, a leading supplier of solutions for medication and supply chain management in healthcare, reveals their Network Operations Center (NOC) for TransLogic® Pneumatic Tube Systems (PTS) and showcases the Nexus™ Station at American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) Annual Conference and Technical Exhibition in Denver next week.

8 Jul 2016

KUKA Adds Extremely Compact KR 3 AGILUS to Small Robots Product Line-Up

The KR 3 AGILUS is used for production applications where very short cycle times and maximum output are required, such as assembling small components, performing handling tasks, screw fastening, brazing, adhesive bonding, packaging, testing and inspecting.

8 Jul 2016

Universal Unveils New Autonomous Robot Machine as Service Offering for Knightscope Customers

Universal Protection Service—a division of Universal Services of America—today announced the launch of its new autonomous robot Machine as a Service offering for customers with Knightscope, a security technology company based in Mountain View, Calif.

8 Jul 2016

CIROS 2016: Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer Robot Honored with Golden Finger Awards

Rethink Robotics, the industry pioneer in collaborative robots, today shines in the 2016 China International Robot Show (CIROS) as its Sawyer robot is one of the winners of the Golden Finger Awards at the highly anticipated robot trade event.

8 Jul 2016

New Study Results Could Help Designers Create Amphibious Robots with Better Mobility across Mud

When early terrestrial animals began moving about on mud and sand 360 million years ago, the powerful tails they used as fish may have been more important than scientists previously realized. That’s one conclusion from a new study of African mudskipper fish and a robot modeled on the animal.

8 Jul 2016

Researchers Build Robotic Mimic of Stingray, Powered and Guided by Light-Sensitive Rat Heart Cells

Researchers have created a robotic mimic of a stingray that's powered and guided by light-sensitive rat heart cells. The work exhibits a new method for building bio-inspired robots by means of tissue engineering.

8 Jul 2016

EU-Funded Research Projects Aim to Achieve Machine-Based Translation of 24 Languages

The aim of their collaboration is to achieve machine-based translation between the languages of the European Union so that comprehensible texts are achieved for as many language combinations as possible. Two of the EU-funded research projects are being led by the Saarbrücken computer linguist Josef van Genabith.

8 Jul 2016

Experts Use Robot, Mathematical Models to Explore Evolutionary Leap

Could a tail have allowed ancient vertebrates to make the transition from water to land?

8 Jul 2016

GM-NASA’s Space Robotic Glove Technology to be Adapated for Application on Earth

A robotic glove technology, created to be used on the International Space Station by NASA in collaboration with General Motors, is now finding application on earth in manufacturing, health care, and other industrial sectors. This was made possible through a licensing agreement between Bioservo Technologies AB, a Swedish medical technology company and General Motors.

8 Jul 2016

GM-NASA Space Robot Partnership Brings 'Power' Glove to Life

RoboGlove licensed to Swedish Medtech company Bioservo Technologies Robotic glove technology developed out of a partnership between General Motors and NASA for use on the International Space Station is b...

8 Jul 2016

Development of Molecular Robots Underway

Light-powered molecular motors have been created by scientists from Hokkaido University. The motors bend and unbend repeatedly, and could lead to the development of molecular robots.

7 Jul 2016

Researchers Incorporate Machine Learning Methods in ASL MRI to Detect Early Dementia

Machine learning refers to one specific kind of artificial intelligence that enables computer programs to learn when exposed to fresh data without being programmed. Researchers in The Netherlands have recently incorporated machine learning methods in a unique MRI technique that is capable of measuring the tissue absorption rate, or perfusion, of blood all over the brain to identify early forms of dementia like mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Radiology.

7 Jul 2016

Drone World Expo 2016: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Launches sUAS Safety and Operational Familiarization Workshop

Drone World Expo 2016, in conjunction with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide, has launched an all new workshop – "Multirotor sUAS Safety and Operational Familiarization for the Commercial Operator."

7 Jul 2016

Robotics News

UPMC, IBM Join Hands to Apply Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning to Health Care Systems

Leading Automotive Manufacturer Chooses Perceptron’s Helix Robot Guidance Systems for New Vehicle Launch

Swisslog NOC to Offer Remote Monitoring, Technical Support Center for TransLogic Pneumatic Tube Systems

KUKA Adds Extremely Compact KR 3 AGILUS to Small Robots Product Line-Up

Universal Unveils New Autonomous Robot Machine as Service Offering for Knightscope Customers

CIROS 2016: Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer Robot Honored with Golden Finger Awards

New Study Results Could Help Designers Create Amphibious Robots with Better Mobility across Mud

Researchers Build Robotic Mimic of Stingray, Powered and Guided by Light-Sensitive Rat Heart Cells

EU-Funded Research Projects Aim to Achieve Machine-Based Translation of 24 Languages

Experts Use Robot, Mathematical Models to Explore Evolutionary Leap

GM-NASA’s Space Robotic Glove Technology to be Adapated for Application on Earth

GM-NASA Space Robot Partnership Brings 'Power' Glove to Life

Development of Molecular Robots Underway

Researchers Incorporate Machine Learning Methods in ASL MRI to Detect Early Dementia

Drone World Expo 2016: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Launches sUAS Safety and Operational Familiarization Workshop

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