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CACI’s SkyTracker System Enables Precise Location of Drones

CACI International Inc today announced the release of SkyTrackerTM, a precision system to protect high-value assets and support public safety against the escalating threat posed by the inadvertent or unlawful misuse of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also known as aerial drones.

20 Nov 2015

Sumitomo to Distribute Rethink’s Sawyer Robot Throughout Japan

Rethink Robotics today announced an exclusive distribution agreement with Tokyo-based Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd., to market, service and sell Rethink's Sawyer robot to the Japanese manufacturing community.

20 Nov 2015

Comet Labs Launches Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Accelerator Program

Early-stage venture capital firm Comet Labs has announced today the launch of their intelligent machines (robotics and artificial intelligence) accelerator program. They focus on startups building intelligent machine solutions in specific industry verticals.

20 Nov 2015

Soft Robotics Analyzed at NanotechITALY2015

Nowadays, scientists draw inspiration from Nature to design robotic devices. Classical engineering solutions have been replaced by mechanisms arising from the observation of natural creatures.

20 Nov 2015

Rockwell Automation Fair 2015: Molex to Highlight Encompass Program Solutions

Molex, LLC will bring a range of Rockwell Automation Encompass Program solutions to the upcoming Rockwell Automation Fair® 2015, November 18 -19, Chicago, IL. At booth 1070, Molex will present three different demonstrations and multiple displays featuring advanced automation technologies.

19 Nov 2015

BRL Hosts European Robotics Week

Will robots change the way people work, live and learn in the future? This question will be explored during European Robotics Week, which this year will be hosted by the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL), a collaboration between the University of Bristol and UWE Bristol.

19 Nov 2015

More than 13,500 Attend Rockwell Automation’s 2015 Automation Fair Event

Navigating new manufacturing technologies and understanding their integration implications requires guidance from automation experts and peers who have been there. More than 13,500 global attendees at the 2015 Automation Fair event from Rockwell Automation today took advantage of that expertise, learning about the latest advances in manufacturing and industrial automation enabled by the convergence of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT).

19 Nov 2015

AKAStudy Demonstrates Interactive Artificial Intelligence Robot

The Artificial Intelligence Development Company AKAStudy ("AKA") (CEO Raymond Jung) will hold a press conference on November 18th at Tokyo 21c Club to demonstrate their interactive artificial intelligence robot, Musio.

19 Nov 2015

USG Partners with Honeybee Robotics to Test Planetary Deep Drill System

USG Corporation, a world’s leader in building materials and technologies, today announced it has partnered with Honeybee Robotics, a spacecraft technology and robotics company, on the field testing of Honeybee’s Planetary Deep Drill System. The field testing, which will take place at USG’s Plaster City gypsum quarry in Salton Sea, CA, is part of Honeybee’s broader Mars exploration program, which aims to better understand the planet and the capabilities needed to send humans to the planet by the 2030s.

19 Nov 2015

Understanding How Humans Control Their Legs Could Help Build Better Robotic Leg Prosthesis

Trips and stumbles too often lead to falls for amputees using leg prosthetics, but a robotic leg prosthesis being developed at Carnegie Mellon University promises to help users recover their balance by using techniques based on the way human legs are controlled.

19 Nov 2015

Study Validates Efficacy of Xenex Germ-Zapping Robot on Deadliest Pathogens

The Ebola virus epidemic in 2014 demonstrated that deadly pathogens can and do cross borders, creating challenges of preparedness for hospitals and healthcare workers. It is critical that healthcare facilities have tools at their disposal that can help combat high risk pathogens. And while the risk of a patient contracting Ebola at a U.S. hospital is low, hundreds of people die every day from hospital acquired infections (HAIs) from microorganisms that are rampant in healthcare facilities, such as Clostridium difficile and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

18 Nov 2015

FANUC America and Rockwell Automation Demonstrate Latest Technologies to Boost Plant-Floor Productivity

As manufacturing companies aspire to drive tangible value from the industrial Internet of Things (IoT), they look to streamline and integrate processes as one of the most efficient steps to achieve an IoT-ready production and supply network. Rockwell Automation and FANUC are collaborating on several new initiatives to help customers realize unprecedented productivity gains.

18 Nov 2015

UBIC, Rappa and Vstone Partner to Develop Kibiro Personal Robot

UBIC, Inc. ("UBIC" or "the Company"), a leading provider of Asian-language eDiscovery solutions and services; Rappa, Inc. ("Rappa"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBIC engaged in digital marketing; and Vstone Co., Ltd., a company engaged in the research, development, manufacture, and sales of omnidirect sensors, robots, and other electronic machines, announced today that they are co-developing a personal robot called Kibiro.

18 Nov 2015

KAIST to Showcase Humanoid Robot at 2016 World Economic Forum

Representatives from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) will attend the 2016 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum to run an IdeasLab and showcase its humanoid robot.

18 Nov 2015

AirMap, DJI and 3DR Partner to Provide Real-Time Airspace Information to Drone Fliers

AirMap, the leading provider of airspace information and services for drones, announced Tuesday that it has partnered with drone industry leaders DJI and 3DR to bring accurate, real-time airspace information to millions of drone fliers around the world. Starting next month, DJI and 3DR customers will be able to fly with confidence, knowing that the areas where they choose to fly are safe.

18 Nov 2015