Robotics News

RSS

artec technologies Recognized by US Magazine CIO Review for Video Security Technology

artec technologies AG belongs to the top 20 most promising companies on the video security technology market. This is the result of a current study of the renowned US magazine CIO Review.

10 Feb 2016

CMU Researchers Create Robotically Driven System to Help Reduce Cost of Drug Discovery

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have created the first robotically driven experimentation system to determine the effects of a large number of drugs on many proteins, reducing the number of necessary experiments by 70%.

10 Feb 2016

High Point Regional Purchases Tru-D SmartUVC Robots to Enhance Patient and Staff Safety

After participating in the CDC-funded, large-scale, multi-hospital study, Benefits of Enhanced Terminal Room Disinfection (BETR-D), High Point Regional has invested in the very product validated in the landmark study. Adding to its already strict infection prevention protocols, High Point Regional purchased three Tru-D SmartUVC robots in an effort to reinforce its commitment to patient and staff safety.

10 Feb 2016

I/O Command-Slave Function in RC8 Controller Enables Robot Control Using PLCs or PACs

DENSO Robotics announced that its latest RC8 robot controller features a built-in I/O command-slave function that allows DENSO robots to be controlled directly by Rockwell and Omron PLCs or PACs. Beta testing for Siemens and Mitsubishi PLCs and PACs is in progress.

10 Feb 2016

Bristow Invests $4.2 Million in Sky-Futures and Enters UAV Services Business

Bristow Group Inc. and Sky-Futures today announced that Bristow has invested $4.2 million in Sky-Futures, the leading provider of drone inspection data services for the oil and gas industry. This investment gives Bristow immediate entry to the fast-growing UAV services business and bolsters Bristow's offerings to include drone inspection services.

10 Feb 2016

U-M Neurosurgeons Developing Image-Guided Technology to Improve Neurological Surgery

It can be difficult to see everything necessary, and in great detail, during brain tumor surgery. Often, a neurosurgeon is choosing between breadth (microscope glasses known as “loupes”) and depth (a microscope sitting outside the surgical field) as the surgery goes on.

9 Feb 2016

Micro Systems Gets $2 Million in Contract Modifications from the U.S. Army for AGATCS

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that its Micro Systems, Inc. subsidiary of the Kratos Unmanned Systems Division (USD) recently received a series of contract modifications from the U.S. Army totaling $2.0 million in additional engineering services option hours and hardware production in support of the Army Ground Aerial Target Control System (AGATCS), Target Vehicle Control Equipment, and associated ancillary equipment. These modifications further extend the impressive capabilities of the AGATCS control system which provides command and control of unmanned air, ground, and sea surface target vehicles.

9 Feb 2016

Robotic Nephrectomy for Inferior Vena Cava Tumor Thrombus Achieves More Favorable Outcomes than Open Surgery

Renal cell carcinoma can sometimes spread to the inferior vena cava (IVC), the body's largest vein, posing a threat to the heart and brain. Robotic nephrectomy for inferior vena cava tumor thrombus has favorable outcomes in selected patients compared with open surgery, which can have a high rate of complications, report surgeons in The Journal of Urology.

9 Feb 2016

UC Berkeley Develops CRAM Robot that Can Squeeze through Tiniest Cracks to Find Disaster Victims

Our fear and disgust that cockroaches can quickly squeeze through the tiniest cracks are well-justified, say UC Berkeley scientists.

9 Feb 2016

NASA Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft Studies Complex El Nino Weather Patterns

The NASA Global Hawk unmanned aircraft will carry out a number of assignments to gather thorough data over the Pacific Ocean from El Nino weather patterns. These complex weather patterns are the result of the differences between ocean temperatures all over the equator.

8 Feb 2016

Kettering Robotics Needs More Participants to Compete in More Off Campus Competitions

Approximately a quarter of Kettering University's students participated in high school robotics programs, either through FIRST Robotics or VEX. But that participation doesn't have to end when students reach the college level.

8 Feb 2016

Mar-2 Robot Enables Girl Diagnosed with Acute Flaccid Myelitis to Attend School Again

An unusual student lights up and rolls out of the corner of Erica Bossier’s first grade class at South Larose Elementary School at the start of the day.

5 Feb 2016

UC Berkeley Researchers Develop Lightweight Robotic Exoskeletons to Restore Mobility

Until recently, being paralyzed from the waist down meant using a wheelchair to get around. And although daily life is more accessible to wheelchair users, they still face physical and social limitations. But UC Berkeley’s Robotics and Human Engineering Laboratory has been working to change that.

5 Feb 2016

Department of Veterans Affairs’ Multi-Center Study Uses ReWalk Exoskeleton Systems

ReWalk Robotics Ltd. (“ReWalk” or “Company”), the leading global exoskeleton developer and manufacturer, announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) has publicly listed details of a national, multi-center study utilizing the Company’s Personal 6.0 Exoskeleton Systems.

4 Feb 2016

AQUIAS Project Aims to Make Human-Robot Collaboration Appealing Even to Employees with Disabilities

Robots are already becoming widely established in German factories. But how can companies be sure to split the work between people and robots such that human workers don’t lose out on the desirable tasks? An event marking the start of the AQUIAS project showcased approaches to guaranteeing quality of work for manufacturing employees, including those with severe disabilities.

4 Feb 2016

Robotics News

artec technologies Recognized by US Magazine CIO Review for Video Security Technology

CMU Researchers Create Robotically Driven System to Help Reduce Cost of Drug Discovery

High Point Regional Purchases Tru-D SmartUVC Robots to Enhance Patient and Staff Safety

I/O Command-Slave Function in RC8 Controller Enables Robot Control Using PLCs or PACs

Bristow Invests $4.2 Million in Sky-Futures and Enters UAV Services Business

U-M Neurosurgeons Developing Image-Guided Technology to Improve Neurological Surgery

Micro Systems Gets $2 Million in Contract Modifications from the U.S. Army for AGATCS

Robotic Nephrectomy for Inferior Vena Cava Tumor Thrombus Achieves More Favorable Outcomes than Open Surgery

UC Berkeley Develops CRAM Robot that Can Squeeze through Tiniest Cracks to Find Disaster Victims

NASA Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft Studies Complex El Nino Weather Patterns

Kettering Robotics Needs More Participants to Compete in More Off Campus Competitions

Mar-2 Robot Enables Girl Diagnosed with Acute Flaccid Myelitis to Attend School Again

UC Berkeley Researchers Develop Lightweight Robotic Exoskeletons to Restore Mobility

Department of Veterans Affairs’ Multi-Center Study Uses ReWalk Exoskeleton Systems

AQUIAS Project Aims to Make Human-Robot Collaboration Appealing Even to Employees with Disabilities

News Categories

What Happened When NASA Let AI Plan Perseverance’s Mars Route?

Harvard Analysis Finds AI Revenge Porn Blurs the Line of Legal Responsibility

Robotic Hand Detaches, Crawls, and Retrieves Items Independently

AI Uncovers 1300+ Cosmic Anomalies in Hubble Archive

NHS Launches AI and Robotic Pilot to Speed Up Lung Cancer Diagnosis

AI Deepfakes and the Ethics of Synthetic Harm in Science

The National Cancer Plan: Scaling AI and Robotics Across Cancer Pathways

AI in Vaccine Development: How Machine Learning is Speeding Up Discovery

RecentIndustryFocuses

Robotics 2025: A Year That Redefined Possibility

The AI Survival Guide: Ethics, Liability & Policy

Medical Robots

Robotics & Automation

Thought Leaders

Robot Chef: The Future of Automated Meal Preparation

Tiny Robotic Crab: The Smallest-Ever Remote-Controlled Walking Robot

Resurrecting Ancient Cephalopods with Robots