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CubeSat to Study Solar Particles to Launched from NASA’s Space Launch System in Late 2018

Just a bit bigger than a box of cereal, one of the first CubeSats to travel in interplanetary space will be NASA’s miniature space science station, dedicated to studying the dynamic particles and magnetic fields that stream from the sun.

3 Feb 2016

NASA Successfully Inspects International Space Station’s Robotic Arm, Canadarm2

Gas station attendant, electronics installer, home inspector: is there any fix-it job that NASA’s Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) can’t tackle during its four-year career? As NASA takes a break in RRM operations, it’s looking back on past achievements and celebrating one of its latest accomplishments - the successful inspection of Canadarm2, the International Space Station’s (ISS) robotic arm. In time, this visual inspection capability may help future servicing ventures at other orbits inspect for damage and failures on their spacecraft.

2 Feb 2016

Older Adults Fear Autonomous Robot Helpers

Senior citizens would likely accept robots as helpers and entertainment providers, but are leery of giving up too much control to the machines, according to researchers.

2 Feb 2016

Fraunhofer Researchers Design Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Seabed Exploration

Autonomous underwater vehicles are essential for tasks such as exploring the seabed in search of oil or minerals. Fraunhofer researchers have designed the first robust, lightweight and powerful vehicle intended for series production.

2 Feb 2016

Hansen Medical Elaborates on Evaluation of Catheter Contact Force Measurements Using RNS in Recent Publication

Hansen Medical, Inc., the global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced the latest publication in the Journal of Cardiac Electrophysiology: Analysis of catheter contact force during atrial fibrillation ablation, using the robotic navigation system: results from a randomized study.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 2 Feb 2016

UEA-led Researchers Get €3.5 Million to Research on Deictic Communication

A major new €3.5million research initiative led by the University of East Anglia will aim to improve understanding of a fundamental part of communication in humans.

1 Feb 2016

EPFL Scientists Incorporate Electroadhesion in Soft Robotics to Grasp Objects

Have you ever rubbed a balloon in your hair to make it stick to the wall? This electrostatic stickiness called electroadhesion may change robotics forever.

1 Feb 2016

Quadrant 4 Partners with RoboKind Robots to Release Social Robot for STEM Instruction

Quadrant 4 System Corporation (QFOR) ("Quadrant 4" or the "Company"), a technology company offering SaaS (Software as a Service) and PaaS (Platform as a Service) based Exchange Solutions today releases Jett, the social robot for STEM instruction in collaboration with RoboKind Robots. Jett is a one-of-a-kind ROBOTS4STEM curriculum delivered by QFOR’s Education Exchange for K-12, EmpowerED Solutions.

29 Jan 2016

Intelligent Energy Sign LOI to Develop Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Drones

CES showstopper Intelligent Energy has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with a major drone manufacturer to develop hydrogen fuel cell powered drones. The deal will see the two companies work together in the first quarter of 2016 to develop technological solutions to increase drone flight time. The goal is for the deal to lead to a formal commercial arrangement for the solutions’ rollout.

29 Jan 2016

IRPA Announces Date for Upcoming Automation Innovation Conference "2016, The Year of the Robot"

IRPA (The Institute for Robotic Process Automation), an independent professional association and knowledge forum for the robotic process automation (RPA) industry, today announced its Automation Innovation Conference "2016, The Year of the Robot," will be held December 7, 2016 in New York and December 13, 2016 in London.

29 Jan 2016

FlyMotion's TRIDENT Drone Command and Control Vehicle Integrates LiveU's Hybrid Bonded Cellular Technology

With the introduction TRIDENT, a drone command and control vehicle, collection and distribution of video has reached new heights.

28 Jan 2016

New Festo Modular Handling Platform for Electronics, 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.

28 Jan 2016

Fraunhofer Researchers Control Cell Production Process Using Fully Automated Equipment

Industry 4.0 requires comprehensive data collection in order to control highly automated process sequences in complex production environments. One example is the cultivation of living cells. But digitalizing and networking biotech production equipment is a huge challenge: relevant standards have yet to be established, and biology has a dynamic all its own. Using fully automated equipment for producing stem cells, Fraunhofer researchers have managed to adjust the process control to cell growth – delivering an adaptive system that is suitable for use in a number of sectors.

28 Jan 2016

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Team Installs Mirror Using High-Precision Robotic Arm

Inside a massive clean room at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland the James Webb Space Telescope team is steadily installing the largest space telescope mirror ever. Unlike other space telescope mirrors, this one must be pieced together from segments using a high-precision robotic arm.

28 Jan 2016

Organic Robotics Lab Uses Soft Materials Found in Nature to Create Robots

If you think of a robot, you’re probably picturing C-3PO, Ultron or Wall-E. But what if robots don’t need to be big, humanoid and upright? What if they aren’t even made of metal?

28 Jan 2016

Robotics News

CubeSat to Study Solar Particles to Launched from NASA’s Space Launch System in Late 2018

NASA Successfully Inspects International Space Station’s Robotic Arm, Canadarm2

Older Adults Fear Autonomous Robot Helpers

Fraunhofer Researchers Design Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Seabed Exploration

Hansen Medical Elaborates on Evaluation of Catheter Contact Force Measurements Using RNS in Recent Publication

UEA-led Researchers Get €3.5 Million to Research on Deictic Communication

EPFL Scientists Incorporate Electroadhesion in Soft Robotics to Grasp Objects

Quadrant 4 Partners with RoboKind Robots to Release Social Robot for STEM Instruction

Intelligent Energy Sign LOI to Develop Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Drones

IRPA Announces Date for Upcoming Automation Innovation Conference "2016, The Year of the Robot"

FlyMotion's TRIDENT Drone Command and Control Vehicle Integrates LiveU's Hybrid Bonded Cellular Technology

New Festo Modular Handling Platform for Electronics, Laboratory Automation

Fraunhofer Researchers Control Cell Production Process Using Fully Automated Equipment

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Team Installs Mirror Using High-Precision Robotic Arm

Organic Robotics Lab Uses Soft Materials Found in Nature to Create Robots

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