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AVX Collaborates to Launch Driverless Cars Series

AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has teamed up with Mouser Electronics, celebrity engineer Grant Imahara, and several other visionaries within the global electronics industry to launch a Driverless Cars Series for Mouser's award-winning Empowering Innovation Together™ program, which is designed to inspire creative thinking in both professional and aspiring engineers.

17 Dec 2015

Hydroid Introduces Line Capture Line Recovery Module for Autonomous Launch and Recovery

Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and the leading manufacturer of marine robotic systems, today announced the release of Line Capture Line Recovery (LCLR), a self-contained module that is initially offered on Hydroid’s REMUS 600 autonomous underwater vehicle for the purpose of autonomous launch and recovery.

17 Dec 2015

Drones Help Map Glaciers and Wetlands in the Cordillera Blanca Mountain Range

While some dream of the day that aerial drones deliver their online purchases, scientists are using the technology today to deliver data that was never available before.

17 Dec 2015

KUKA Offers New, High-Performance Robots in the Low Payload Category

The new KUKA KR CYTEC nano series stands for greater performance in the low payload category

From KUKA Aktiengesellschaft 16 Dec 2015

Festo’s MSE6-E2M Energy Efficiency Module Wins 2015 Automation Award

Service unit module MSE6-E2M wins 2015 Automation Award
Now the energy efficiency module has won the 2015 Automation Audience Award with a considerable margin at the SPS/IPC/Drives trade fair.

16 Dec 2015

New Mathematical Models Can Provide Better and Cheaper Robotic Systems

Mossige defended his PhD thesis at the University of Stavanger on 26 August. The thesis focuses on the testing of robotic systems.

16 Dec 2015

Hollysys Automation Technologies Secures Major High-Speed Rail Signaling Contract

Hollysys Automation Technologies, Ltd. ("Hollysys" or the "Company"), a leading provider of automation and control technologies and applications in China, announced today that it signed significant contracts to provide Automatic Train Protection (ATP) equipment and system for 70 sets of high-speed trains in 200-250km/h and 109 sets of high-speed trains in 300-350km/h respectively, total valued at approximately RMB 483.8 million or USD $75.5 million. The delivery of the products is expected to be finished by June 2016.

16 Dec 2015

KUKA’s Robot Production Facility Implements LBR iiwa Mobile Robot for Logistic Processes

Human-robot collaboration (HRC) alone is not sufficient to make production more flexible in the long term. In the near future, it must be possible for robots to be used in mobile applications. Mounted on mobile platforms, they move independently through production shops and transport goods or workpieces, thereby modernizing logistic processes in the production of tomorrow. Now, KUKA Roboter GmbH too is benefiting from this at its headquarters in Augsburg.

16 Dec 2015

Securifi Expands Almond Smart Home Automation Hub with Integration of Nest Thermostat and Nest Protect

Securifi, creator of the world's first touchscreen wireless router, today announced the integration of Almond+ and Almond 2015 with the Nest Thermostat and Nest Protect, creating the ultimate experience in smart home automation. Almond users can now get smarter with the addition of WiFi presence sensors, local controls, and one-touch controls for screen settings.

16 Dec 2015

IKILOCK to Unveil Home Security and Connectivity Devices at International CES

IKILOCK, an innovative French startup company will unveil three new technology products at the International CES, which takes place in Las Vegas, January 6-9, 2016.

16 Dec 2015

triflex® rse Energy Chain Retraction System for Industrial Robots From igus®

igus® has developed a lightweight and effective retraction system for feeding tubes for rivets and screws on industrial high-speed assembly robots.

From igus Inc. 15 Dec 2015

Northrop Grumman Hosts Multi-Program Supplier Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Representatives from over 70 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) attended a multi-program supplier conference in Melbourne, Victoria, held by Northrop Grumman Australia, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation. Attendees represented firms from Australia and the United States, with representatives from Northrop Grumman Australia outlining to suppliers how they can be involved in the company's delivery of a unique range of defence capabilities to the Australian Government in the years ahead.

15 Dec 2015

KUKA Presents Six-Axis Industrial Robot at IAAPA Expo

At the IAAPA in Orlando/Florida, KUKA presented the latest generation of the KUKA Coaster

15 Dec 2015

U.S. Navy Awards Five Delivery Orders to Bluefin Robotics for Ship Hull Inspection Vehicles

The U.S. Navy recently awarded five delivery orders to Bluefin Robotics for vehicles that will increase the Navy's capability to remotely search and investigate ship hulls, harbor sea floors, and other underwater infrastructure for limpet mines, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and other objects of interest.

15 Dec 2015

Lockheed Martin Selects SeaRobotics to Develop Marlin Mk3 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

Lockheed Martin selected SeaRobotics Corporation as the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for its Marlin® Mk3 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) designed for survey and inspection applications in depths up to 4,000 meters.

15 Dec 2015

Robotics News

AVX Collaborates to Launch Driverless Cars Series

Hydroid Introduces Line Capture Line Recovery Module for Autonomous Launch and Recovery

Drones Help Map Glaciers and Wetlands in the Cordillera Blanca Mountain Range

KUKA Offers New, High-Performance Robots in the Low Payload Category

Festo’s MSE6-E2M Energy Efficiency Module Wins 2015 Automation Award

New Mathematical Models Can Provide Better and Cheaper Robotic Systems

Hollysys Automation Technologies Secures Major High-Speed Rail Signaling Contract

KUKA’s Robot Production Facility Implements LBR iiwa Mobile Robot for Logistic Processes

Securifi Expands Almond Smart Home Automation Hub with Integration of Nest Thermostat and Nest Protect

IKILOCK to Unveil Home Security and Connectivity Devices at International CES

triflex® rse Energy Chain Retraction System for Industrial Robots From igus®

Northrop Grumman Hosts Multi-Program Supplier Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems

KUKA Presents Six-Axis Industrial Robot at IAAPA Expo

U.S. Navy Awards Five Delivery Orders to Bluefin Robotics for Ship Hull Inspection Vehicles

Lockheed Martin Selects SeaRobotics to Develop Marlin Mk3 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

News Categories

ISS Crew Tackles Health, Robotics, and System Upgrades to Support Long-Duration Missions

AI Framework from University of Sheffield and AstraZeneca Enhances Protein Design for Drug Development

New Hydrophilic Magnetic Soft Robot Enables High-Speed, Precise Droplet Manipulation for Biomedical and Chemical Applications

New, Low-Cost AI Method for Faster and More Accurate Cancer Monitoring

Tiny Robot Duo Could Change the Way We Inspect Complex Machinery

What Big Pharma Isn’t Telling You About AI Labs

AI Governance Frameworks for Scientific Applications

Inside the Cross-Sector Collaborations Driving AI in Biotech

Thought Leaders

Robot Chef: The Future of Automated Meal Preparation

Tiny Robotic Crab: The Smallest-Ever Remote-Controlled Walking Robot

Resurrecting Ancient Cephalopods with Robots