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NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover to Get First Close-Up Look at Dark Bagnold Dunes

On its way to higher layers of the mountain where it is investigating how Mars' environment changed billions of years ago, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover will take advantage of a chance to study some modern Martian activity at mobile sand dunes.

18 Nov 2015

NASA Awards Humanoid Robot Prototypes to Two Universities for Advanced Research

Humanoid robots will be helpful to astronauts on our journey to Mars, so NASA has awarded prototypes to two universities for advanced research and development work.

18 Nov 2015

Festo's Precision Handling Solutions Help Simplify Processes

The pressure on laboratories is continuing to grow: in the age of high-throughput methods, not only do results need to be obtained quickly, but traceability and reproducibility must also be guaranteed. It helps to be able to depend on reliable manufacturers of pneumatic and electric automation technology such as Festo, whose products and solutions are available worldwide.

17 Nov 2015

Drones are an Incredible Tool for Real Estate Professionals

The Federal Aviation Administration continues its work to integrate unmanned aerial systems, also known as drones, into the National Airspace System, and Realtors® stand ready to take advantage of their many benefits.

17 Nov 2015

Arevo Debuts Robot-Based Additive Manufacturing Platform for Fabricating 3D Printed Composite Parts

Arevo Labs, a leader in composite additive manufacturing technology, has introduced a scalable Robot-based Additive Manufacturing (RAM) platform for fabricating 3D printed composite parts.

17 Nov 2015

Hansen Medical to Demonstrate Magellan Robotic System at 42nd Annual VEITHsymposium

Hansen Medical, Inc., the global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced it will exhibit its Magellan™ Robotic System at the 42nd Annual VEITHsymposium®, November 17 - 21 at the New York Hilton-Midtown in New York City. The Company will be conducting product demonstrations of the Magellan Robotic System and the related family of Magellan Robotic Catheters, including the Magellan 6Fr, 9Fr and 10Fr catheters. Hansen Medical will be located at exhibit booth #416.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 17 Nov 2015

KLAS Awards Top Ranking to ARxIUM’s RIVA Fully Automated IV Compounding System

For the third year in a row, RIVA, the fully automated IV compounding system developed by ARxIUM, has been recognized as category leader in “Pharmacy Automation: IV Robots” by independent healthcare research firm KLAS. The top ranking was announced in its “2015 Best in KLAS: Medical Equipment & Infrastructure” report.

17 Nov 2015

Bat-Inspired Redistribution of Mass Could be a New Approach for Maneuvering Drones

In order to roost upside down on cave ceilings or tree limbs, bats need to perform an aerobatic feat unlike anything else in the animal world. In an article publishing in the Open Access journal PLOS Biology on 16th November, researchers from Brown University have shown that it's the extra mass in bats' beefy wings that makes the maneuver possible.

17 Nov 2015

Festo Launches Modular Handling Platforms for Electronics, Light Assembly and Laboratory Automation

Screwdriving, dispensing, testing, soldering, gripping, opening and closing containers and much more: the Festo modular handling platform forms the basis for a wide variety of desktop applications. This well-matched system kit, comprising kinematics, a controller and software, saves you money and reduces your time to market – from development to programming and commissioning.

13 Nov 2015

NYU Chemist Awarded 2016 Franklin Award for Pioneering Work on Novel Robotic Walker

New York University chemist Nadrian Seeman has been awarded the 2016 Franklin Award in chemistry for his pioneering work in founding the field of DNA nanotechnology.

13 Nov 2015

NASA’s Sunday Experiment Event Focuses on New Robotic Technologies for Space Operations

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center's Visitor Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, will host this month's Sunday Experiment on Nov. 15, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST. This afternoon of free activities gives elementary aged and other family members a look into how NASA explores space and studies Earth from space using satellites and other technology.

13 Nov 2015

Xenex and Premier Sign Group Purchasing Agreement for Patented Germ-Zapping Robot Technology

Xenex Disinfection Services today announced it has signed a group purchasing agreement for its patented Germ-Zapping Robot™ technology with Premier, Inc., a leading healthcare improvement company uniting an alliance of approximately 3,600 U.S. hospitals and 120,000 other providers.

13 Nov 2015

Antrica Unveils ANT-1772 UAV MICRO Encoder for Airborne and Ground Drone Systems

Antrica, a worldwide supplier of H264 video encoding and streaming solutions, today unveiled the ANT-1772 UAV MICRO, its latest multichannel encoder for airborne and ground Drone encoding and streaming applications over IP. As the world's smallest dual-channel H.264 HD/SD encoding or decoding solution, weighing less than 43 grams.

13 Nov 2015

Rockwell Automation, Microsoft Announce Mobility Co-Innovation Project for Industrial Environments

Industrial workers are increasingly turning to mobile devices to improve productivity and collaboration. However, interfaces need to be tailored to the specific device that is being used, especially to design, operate and maintain industrial automation systems. To meet this user preference, Rockwell Automation and Microsoft Corp. are announcing a mobility co-innovation project designed for industrial environments where a wireless network connection is not always reliable.

From Rockwell Automation, Inc. 13 Nov 2015

CyberOptics’ SQ3000 3D Automated Optical Inspection System Wins 2015 Global Technology Award

CyberOptics® Corporation announces that it was awarded a 2015 Global Technology Award in the category of Inspection – AOI for its SQ3000™ 3D Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) system.

12 Nov 2015

Robotics News

NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover to Get First Close-Up Look at Dark Bagnold Dunes

NASA Awards Humanoid Robot Prototypes to Two Universities for Advanced Research

Festo's Precision Handling Solutions Help Simplify Processes

Drones are an Incredible Tool for Real Estate Professionals

Arevo Debuts Robot-Based Additive Manufacturing Platform for Fabricating 3D Printed Composite Parts

Hansen Medical to Demonstrate Magellan Robotic System at 42nd Annual VEITHsymposium

KLAS Awards Top Ranking to ARxIUM’s RIVA Fully Automated IV Compounding System

Bat-Inspired Redistribution of Mass Could be a New Approach for Maneuvering Drones

Festo Launches Modular Handling Platforms for Electronics, Light Assembly and Laboratory Automation

NYU Chemist Awarded 2016 Franklin Award for Pioneering Work on Novel Robotic Walker

NASA’s Sunday Experiment Event Focuses on New Robotic Technologies for Space Operations

Xenex and Premier Sign Group Purchasing Agreement for Patented Germ-Zapping Robot Technology

Antrica Unveils ANT-1772 UAV MICRO Encoder for Airborne and Ground Drone Systems

Rockwell Automation, Microsoft Announce Mobility Co-Innovation Project for Industrial Environments

CyberOptics’ SQ3000 3D Automated Optical Inspection System Wins 2015 Global Technology Award

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