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Hansen Medical’s Magellan Robotic Microcatheter Driver used in Clinical Peripheral Vasculature Procedure

Hansen Medical, Inc., announced today the completion of the world's first clinical procedure using the Magellan™ Robotic Microcatheter Driver as part of the clinical study: Embolization Procedures in Peripheral Vasculature. Study Principal Investigator, Professor Marc Sapoval, MD, MSc and Dr. Gregory Amouyal, MD performed the procedure at Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou (HEGP-APHP).

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 5 Nov 2015

CTTSO Awards Lockheed Martin $4.6 Million Contract to Continue Development of Maritime Canister-Launched sUAS

Lockheed Martin was awarded a $4.6 million contract from the Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO) for the continued development of a maritime canister-launched small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS).

4 Nov 2015

DARPA Awards Penn $5.5 Million to Create Fast, Lightweight, Autonomous Flying Robots

The University of Pennsylvania’s GRASP Laboratory has received a three-year, $5.5 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency to create new flying robots that are able to quickly and autonomously navigate unknown environments.

4 Nov 2015

Rockwell Automation to Leverage Netbiter EasyConnect Gateways for Remote Monitoring

Rockwell Automation has decided to leverage Netbiter EasyConnect gateways as a hardware platform for remote monitoring. This will enable 24x7 monitoring services for low-voltage and medium voltage drives. This Rockwell Automation remote monitoring service minimizes downtime and speeds up problem resolution which is crucial for these business-critical applications.

4 Nov 2015

Humans Empathize with Humanoid Robots in the Same Way as with Other Humans

Empathy is a basic human ability. We often feel empathy toward and console others in distress. Is it possible for us to emphasize with humanoid robots? Since robots are becoming increasingly popular and common in our daily lives, it is necessary to understand our interaction with robots in social situations.

4 Nov 2015

Mechanical Assistant Reminiscent of a Robot Arm Assists Surgeons

In the future, surgical assistants could be relieved by surgeons, to devote their time instead to their own patients. This is expected to be made possible by a device which has been developed by researchers from the project group for automation in medicine and biotechnology at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA in Mannheim, Germany – together with their colleagues from the surgical clinic of the University Hospital of Mannheim.

4 Nov 2015

Geminoids Robots Cause High Anxiety, Even Fear in People

Approximately 50 percent of the people involved in the study said they could not confirm which one was the robot.

4 Nov 2015

Pertexa Debuts RITA Robotic Intelligent Telehealth Assistant at 2015 OPEN MINDS Technology & Informatics Institute

On the first day of the 2015 OPEN MINDS Technology & Informatics Institute, Pertexa Inc., a medical technology company based in Ridgecrest, California, made a splash with the debut of their new, versatile machine called RITA (Robotic Intelligent Telehealth Assistant).

3 Nov 2015

Global Military Unmanned Ground Vehicle Market Forecast to Generate $412.5 Million Revenue in 2015

The latest report from business intelligence provider visiongain offers comprehensive analysis of the global military unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) market. Visiongain assesses that this market will generate revenues of $412.5m in 2015.

3 Nov 2015

PumpAlarm.com's Verizon Certified Home Monitoring Device Now Available in Home Depot

PumpAlarm.com, an Indiana-based company, and Verizon, a technology leader with the nation's largest and most reliable 4G LTE Network, announced today that PumpAlarm.com, with its Verizon network certified monitoring devices, is now available in 96 Home Depot stores in Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, and Ohio.

3 Nov 2015

New Report on Global Photography Drones Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Wintergreen Research, Inc's new report "Photography Drones: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2015-2021" to their offering.

3 Nov 2015

EMXYS Presents Conclusions on Long Range Radio Frequency Navigation Sensor Implementation for Mars Sample Return Mission

In the framework of the European Space Agency’s Exomars Robotic Exploration Mission to explore the planet Mars, EMXYS as a leader of a Spanish consortium that includes the Universitat Politècnica de València, GMV and AURORASAT, has presented its conclusions to the European Space Agency (ESA) for the implementation of the Long Range Radio Frequency Navigation Sensor planned to be on-board the Mars spacecraft intended to get back to Earth 500 grams of Martian rocks and sand.

3 Nov 2015

IC Real Tech Announces Online Availability of ALLie Home 360 x 360 Degree Video Camera

IC Real Tech, a leader in disruptive video hardware and software solutions with over 10 years’ experience in video surveillance systems for military, government, residential and commercial markets, today announced that its award-winning ALLie Home 360 x 360 degree video camera, which is poised to be a leading camera for both DIY/home security and in-home video monitoring, is now available for online ordering at ALLiecam.com.

3 Nov 2015

UAB Valve Disease Patients Benefit from Minimally Invasive Procedures and Robotic-Assisted Surgery

There is a debate about when the first successful open-heart surgery was performed in the United States. Some believe it was 122 years ago in Chicago when surgeon Daniel Hale Williams performed the momentous medical advancement.

2 Nov 2015

Energid Successfully Deploys Software on Articulated Inspection Arm Robot for Nuclear Inspection

Energid Technologies today announced it has completed a major milestone by deploying software on the Articulated Inspection Arm (AIA) robot developed by the Institute for Magnetic Fusion Research (IRFM), of the French Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission (CEA), and the Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP).

31 Oct 2015

Robotics News

Hansen Medical’s Magellan Robotic Microcatheter Driver used in Clinical Peripheral Vasculature Procedure

CTTSO Awards Lockheed Martin $4.6 Million Contract to Continue Development of Maritime Canister-Launched sUAS

DARPA Awards Penn $5.5 Million to Create Fast, Lightweight, Autonomous Flying Robots

Rockwell Automation to Leverage Netbiter EasyConnect Gateways for Remote Monitoring

Humans Empathize with Humanoid Robots in the Same Way as with Other Humans

Mechanical Assistant Reminiscent of a Robot Arm Assists Surgeons

Geminoids Robots Cause High Anxiety, Even Fear in People

Pertexa Debuts RITA Robotic Intelligent Telehealth Assistant at 2015 OPEN MINDS Technology & Informatics Institute

Global Military Unmanned Ground Vehicle Market Forecast to Generate $412.5 Million Revenue in 2015

PumpAlarm.com's Verizon Certified Home Monitoring Device Now Available in Home Depot

New Report on Global Photography Drones Market

EMXYS Presents Conclusions on Long Range Radio Frequency Navigation Sensor Implementation for Mars Sample Return Mission

IC Real Tech Announces Online Availability of ALLie Home 360 x 360 Degree Video Camera

UAB Valve Disease Patients Benefit from Minimally Invasive Procedures and Robotic-Assisted Surgery

Energid Successfully Deploys Software on Articulated Inspection Arm Robot for Nuclear Inspection

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