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Donnelly Custom Manufacturing Deploys Rethink Robotics’ Baxter to Perform Repetitive and Time-Consuming Tasks

Donnelly Custom Manufacturing, a recognized leader in short-run injection molding of thermoplastics for industrial OEM’s, is leveraging Rethink Robotics’ two-armed Baxter robot for flexible automation at its facility in Alexandria, Minn. Donnelly’s focus is on short-run injection molding for customers with low to medium volumes, as well as an array of related engineering and manufacturing services. This requires a high level of flexibility and agility to deliver on vital customer needs and expectations.

29 Mar 2016

FlyPro XEagle 4K Camera Drone Delivers Superior Visual Quality for All Users and Activities

Introducing FlyPro XEagle: a 4K camera drone that produces outstanding visual quality for all users and activities.

29 Mar 2016

In-Depth Analysis of Bird Flight Could Help Develop Unmanned Aircraft with Shapeshifting Wings

A UCLA engineer is on an international team of engineers and biologists attempting to get unprecedented insights into how birds fly so efficiently in order to design unmanned aircraft with shapeshifting wings. These planes may prove to be lighter, faster and far more maneuverable than today’s stiff-winged aircraft.

29 Mar 2016

UCLA’s Roboticists Create Advanced Humanoid Robots

Dennis Hong, director of UCLA’s Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa), with his graduate and undergraduate students, have designed innovative robots that can extinguish fires on ships, enter power plants to stop radiation leaks, climb up construction sites to do risky inspections, and safely pass through battlefields. Some robots can even play soccer, one tiny robot can break-dance. These robots come in different sizes and shapes, with various numbers of legs.

25 Mar 2016

New Discovery Helps Scientists Understand Interaction of Microswimmers

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a way to use a microscopic swirling flow to rapidly clear a circle of tiny bacteria or swimming robots.

25 Mar 2016

High-Resolution Camera Drones Combine Human Crowdsourcing and Machine Learning to Interpret Aerial Images

A combination of both humans and computer intelligence could win a real-life game of “Where’s Waldo”. This is what is suggested by a new study, that revealed when precision and speed are equally important, a method integrating both human intelligence and machine intelligence would win the prize.

23 Mar 2016

Elementary School Students to Visit SFU’s Surrey Campus to Learn Building Sumo-Wrestling Robots

This March and July, elementary school students from six schools across Surrey will learn to build and program sumo-wrestling robots at SFU’s Surrey campus as part of Surrey Schools' Sticks and Stars and Girls in Action programs.

22 Mar 2016

GE to Provide Robotic Inspection Systems for Alinta Energy’s Gas-Fired Power Plants

Showcasing its expanding predictive maintenance portfolio for power plant operators worldwide, GE’s Power Services business has signed an agreement to deploy advanced robotic inspection tools to inspect utility Alinta Energy’s gas-fired power plants in Australia and New Zealand.

22 Mar 2016

New Monash University Research Paves Way for Drones to Transform Ecological Monitoring

New Monash University research has paved the way for drones to revolutionise ecological monitoring.

18 Mar 2016

Panasonic Announces Assist Robots for Industrial Use and Elderly Care

Panasonic released a video featuring its assist robots, which support the everyday lives of workers and the elderly. The company has applied the advanced control and sensor technologies that it has developed to create a robot equipped with motors that assist human body mechanics. These robots are safe to use and offer peace of mind. This video highlights the latest developments in Panasonic’s assist robots.

18 Mar 2016

Annual SIR Scientific Meeting: Hansen Medical to Exhibit Magellan Robotic System

Hansen Medical, Inc., the global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced it will exhibit its Magellan™ Robotic System at the Annual Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Scientific Meeting April 2-7 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 18 Mar 2016

Researchers Develop Corrosion Resistant, Submersible Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, have developed an innovative unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can stay on station beneath the water, then launch into the air to perform a variety of missions.

18 Mar 2016

FIRST Robotics Finger Lakes Regional to be Held at Rochester Institute of Technology

Robotic teams are mobilizing for “Stronghold,” the 2016 FIRST Robotics competition. More than 40 high school teams will meet for the Finger Lakes Regional on March 25-26 at the Gordon Field House and Activities Center at Rochester Institute of Technology.

18 Mar 2016

Mountain Aviation Becomes First FAA Certified Airline Authorized to Conduct Commercial Drones Operations

Mountain Aviation of Denver Colorado has received FAA approval as the first FAA certified airline authorized to conduct commercial unmanned aircraft systems operations.

17 Mar 2016

Automated Techniques Could Speed Up Antimicrobial Discovery

The antimicrobial arsenal that we count on to save millions of lives each year is alarmingly thin--and these microbes are rapidly evolving resistance to our weapons.

17 Mar 2016

Robotics News

Donnelly Custom Manufacturing Deploys Rethink Robotics’ Baxter to Perform Repetitive and Time-Consuming Tasks

FlyPro XEagle 4K Camera Drone Delivers Superior Visual Quality for All Users and Activities

In-Depth Analysis of Bird Flight Could Help Develop Unmanned Aircraft with Shapeshifting Wings

UCLA’s Roboticists Create Advanced Humanoid Robots

New Discovery Helps Scientists Understand Interaction of Microswimmers

High-Resolution Camera Drones Combine Human Crowdsourcing and Machine Learning to Interpret Aerial Images

Elementary School Students to Visit SFU’s Surrey Campus to Learn Building Sumo-Wrestling Robots

GE to Provide Robotic Inspection Systems for Alinta Energy’s Gas-Fired Power Plants

New Monash University Research Paves Way for Drones to Transform Ecological Monitoring

Panasonic Announces Assist Robots for Industrial Use and Elderly Care

Annual SIR Scientific Meeting: Hansen Medical to Exhibit Magellan Robotic System

Researchers Develop Corrosion Resistant, Submersible Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

FIRST Robotics Finger Lakes Regional to be Held at Rochester Institute of Technology

Mountain Aviation Becomes First FAA Certified Airline Authorized to Conduct Commercial Drones Operations

Automated Techniques Could Speed Up Antimicrobial Discovery

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