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SkyTech 2016 Conference to Feature Industry Leading Experts

The SkyTech 2016 UAS conference & exhibition has announced its speaker line-up for January’s event. International experts will consider key developments from across the unmanned aviation industry, alongside dis...

14 Dec 2015

Morehead State University Partners with Unmanned Services to Create New Drone Flight Training School

The Kentucky Innovation Network at Morehead State University is partnering with Unmanned Services Inc. on the creation of a new drone flight training school.

14 Dec 2015

Skyrobotic's Italian Facility Receives EN9100:2009 and ISO9001:2008 Certifications

Skyrobotic, a company active in the development, design, production and marketing of unmanned aircraft systems (SAPR) in mini and micro classes for civil and commercial use, part of Italeaf Group, has been certified EN 9100: 2009 (equivalent in technical terms to AS 9100C and JISQ 9100 2009) for the facility of Nera Montoro, Italy, in the "design, production and after sales service of unmanned aircraft systems".

14 Dec 2015

Multidisciplinary Group Forms Foundation for Responsible Robotics

Rapid developments in the automation of our everyday lives have prompted a world leading multidisciplinary group of technology scholars to form the Foundation for Responsible Robotics (FRR).

14 Dec 2015

Delphi’s Automated Vehicle Travels from San Francisco to New York

Three months after its introduction at CES 2015, Delphi’s automated vehicle completed the longest automated drive in North America -- traveling from San Francisco to New York. For CES 2016, Delphi is taking active safety and automated driving to the next level incorporating vehicle-to-everything – V2E™ – capabilities.

14 Dec 2015

Rethink Robotics Announces Brown University as Winner of Inaugural Robotics Video Challenge

As the worldwide leader in collaborative robotics research and education, Rethink Robotics is excited to announce the winner of the inaugural Rethink Robotics Video Challenge. Launched in the summer of 2015, the Challenge was created to highlight the amazing work being done by the research and education community with the Baxter robot. With more than 90 total entries from 19 countries around the globe, the Humans to Robots Lab at Brown University was a standout in the criteria of relevancy, innovation and breadth of impact.

12 Dec 2015

International Robot Exhibition 2015: Panasonic Highlights Tomato-Picking Robot and Parallel Link Robot

Panasonic took part in one of the world's largest robot exhibitions, the International Robot Exhibition 2015 (held from December 2 to 5, 2015 at Tokyo Big Sight). Panasonic proposed numerous robotics solutions that contribute to a wide range of industries, including the manufacturing industry as well as the primary industry represented by farming and the tertiary or service industry.

12 Dec 2015

Autonomous Air Traffic Manager Software to Prevent Drone Collisions

When Jeff Bezos unveiled his vision of drones delivering packages to Amazon customers during a 60 Minutes segment in late 2013, it caught many people as science fiction. Scarcely two years later, drones are poised to become a technology for not just delivering packages, but monitoring agriculture, gathering news in urban environments and even conducting search and rescue missions.

12 Dec 2015

Hansen Medical Accelerates Development of Magellan 3Fr Robotic Microcatheter

Hansen Medical, Inc., the global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced it has accelerated the development of the latest addition to the Magellan Robotic System portfolio, the Magellan 3Fr Robotic Microcatheter. The development of this important product line expansion has surpassed key milestones and is moving toward the final stages of the development process.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 12 Dec 2015

Ablatherm Robotic HIFU Installed at University of Southern California

EDAP TMS SA, the global leader in therapeutic ultrasound, today announced the first installation of Ablatherm Robotic HIFU at University of Southern California, Keck Medicine of USC, which will become the first reference and training center for Ablatherm Robotic HIFU in the U.S.

11 Dec 2015

SHOTOVER Debuts Professional Grade UAV for Cinematography and Imaging

SHOTOVER, the maker of high performance stabilization platforms, announced today the debut of the SHOTOVER U1, the world's first professional grade unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the broadcast, motion picture, law enforcement and industrial survey markets.

11 Dec 2015

NEO Tech to Manufacture New Line of Revolutionary Aerial Robotic Products for CyPhy Works

NEO Tech, a global supplier of electronic engineering and manufacturing services, announced today that they have been selected by CyPhy Works to manufacture a brand new line of revolutionary aerial robotic products. The partnership, which includes engineering, supply chain and manufacturing services, will enable CyPhy Works to launch new products to market rapidly and build manufacturing scale as they grow.

11 Dec 2015

Workhorse Group Granted FAA Exemption to Test HorseFly UAS

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Workhorse Group Inc. Exemption No. 13564 (Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2015-3055) following the company's petition requesting Section 333 exemption to test its HorseFly™ unmanned aerial system (UAS), stating, in part "in consideration of the size, weight, speed, and limited operating area associated with the aircraft and its operation, the Secretary of Transportation has determined that this aircraft meets the conditions of Section 333…. [T]he UAS operation enabled by this exemption is in the public interest."

11 Dec 2015

PetPace Wireless Pet Health Monitoring Collars Featured on Marilyn Denis Show

PetPace, the provider of an innovative IoT collar for remote real-time monitoring and analysis of pet vital signs and activity, was showcased December 9 on the #1 lifestyle talk show in Canada, the Marilyn Denis Show.

11 Dec 2015

Disabled People Control Robot with Their Thoughts

Using a telepresence system developed at EPFL, 19 people – including nine quadriplegics – were able to remotely control a robot located in one of the university laboratories. This multi-year research project aims to give a measure of independence to paralysed people. This technology has shown that it works well and is easy to use.

11 Dec 2015

Robotics News

SkyTech 2016 Conference to Feature Industry Leading Experts

Morehead State University Partners with Unmanned Services to Create New Drone Flight Training School

Skyrobotic's Italian Facility Receives EN9100:2009 and ISO9001:2008 Certifications

Multidisciplinary Group Forms Foundation for Responsible Robotics

Delphi’s Automated Vehicle Travels from San Francisco to New York

Rethink Robotics Announces Brown University as Winner of Inaugural Robotics Video Challenge

International Robot Exhibition 2015: Panasonic Highlights Tomato-Picking Robot and Parallel Link Robot

Autonomous Air Traffic Manager Software to Prevent Drone Collisions

Hansen Medical Accelerates Development of Magellan 3Fr Robotic Microcatheter

Ablatherm Robotic HIFU Installed at University of Southern California

SHOTOVER Debuts Professional Grade UAV for Cinematography and Imaging

NEO Tech to Manufacture New Line of Revolutionary Aerial Robotic Products for CyPhy Works

Workhorse Group Granted FAA Exemption to Test HorseFly UAS

PetPace Wireless Pet Health Monitoring Collars Featured on Marilyn Denis Show

Disabled People Control Robot with Their Thoughts

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