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AeroVironment Awarded Contract to Supply RQ-11B Raven UAS to Seven Allied Nations

AeroVironment, Inc. today announced it has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract from the United States Army totaling $18,485,495 to supply initial RQ-11B Raven® unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), spare parts and contractor logistics services to seven allied nations through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program.

15 Oct 2015

Evana Ships Semi-Automatic Dual Press Assembly Cell for Keyless Entry Remotes to Tier 1 Automotive Supplier

Evana Automation Specialists, a leading Systems Integrator and builder of custom, automated assembly and test systems, recently shipped a dual press assembly cell for keyless entry remotes to a leading Tier 1 automotive supplier. The Evana solution will improve part reliability and cycle time, while increasing operator efficiency and ergonomics.

15 Oct 2015

Jumping Plankton Could Inspire Development of Tiny, Jumping Aquatic Robots

Dolphins and whales may attract a lot of attention when they leap dramatically out of the water. But aquatic animals thousands of times smaller are accomplished jumpers, too.

15 Oct 2015

Ada Robot Offers Advice About Cybersecurity

Help has arrived for those worried that their email accounts have been hacked or that their bank accounts have been compromised. It’s a robot developed by a University of New Haven student that can check personal email accounts for hackers and offer advice about cybersecurity.

15 Oct 2015

Snake Robot Device Market Forecast to Reach $2.3 Billion by 2019

Confined spaces exist. A confined space exists because of a lack of ability to take apart or dismantle components. Confined spaces exist in nuclear reactors where radiation is dangerous for human, aircraft inside the wings and other small spaces that need to remain intact, the human body which likewise cannot be dismantled easily, industrial processing plants that have containers, underwater environments, ship-building, and space.

15 Oct 2015

Cyberworks Robotics Returns to Robotic Industrial Cleaning Market

Great Rock Development's wholly owned subsidiary Cyberworks Robotics announces a return to the Robotic Industrial Cleaning market.

15 Oct 2015

Researchers Teach Robots to Fall with Grace

Miss Georgia tripped in the final round. Jennifer Lawrence stumbled on her way to accept an Oscar. Even rock stars, world leaders and presidential candidates have fallen in front of the crowd or completely off stage.

14 Oct 2015

Global Industrial Welding Robots Market Forecast to Grow at More than 6% CAGR from 2015-2019

Technavio has published a new report on the global industrial welding robots market, which is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 6% from 2015-2019.

14 Oct 2015

MecklerMedia Announces Agenda for RoboUniverse San Diego 2015

MecklerMedia Corporation announced the agenda for RoboUniverse San Diego, which is organized around four primary themes – Agriculture, Cognitive Science, Drones, and Manufacturing & Logistics. The event takes place at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California on December 14-16, 2015.

14 Oct 2015

Medtech to Exhibit ROSA Robot at NASS and EANS Medical Congresses

MEDTECH (Euronext, FR0010892950 – ROSA), a company specialized in designing, developing and marketing innovative surgical assistance robots, has announced that its ROSA™ robot will be exhibited at two major medical congresses in October.

14 Oct 2015

Rockwell Automation Debuts 50-kA, Arc-Resistant Medium-Voltage Drive Featuring Full Regeneration Capabilities

Rockwell Automation has introduced the industry’s first 50-kA, arc-resistant medium-voltage drive featuring full regeneration capabilities. The advanced ArcShield technology from Rockwell Automation adds to the Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 7000 medium-voltage drive product line. Combined with an integrated arc-resistant Allen‑Bradley CENTERLINE starter, the new PowerFlex 7000 drive system with ArcShield technology provides a fully integrated, arc-resistant starter-and-drive system.

From Rockwell Automation, Inc. 14 Oct 2015

Renesas Introduces RZ/T1 Motion Controller Reference Kit for Industrial Drives and Robotics Systems Development

Renesas Electronics America, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the release of a new reference solution focused on high-performance, real-time motion control applications equipped with the Renesas RZ/T1 microprocessor (MPU).

14 Oct 2015

DunAn Microstaq Debuts Remote Control and Monitoring System for Universal SuperHeat Controller/Sensor for Android Smartphones

DunAn Microstaq, Inc. (DMQ)’s remote control and monitoring system for the Universal SuperHeat Controller/Sensor (USHX) product, launches today on the Android smartphone platform. Southern Case Arts, producers of high-end, tailor-made refrigeration cases, will be featuring a refrigeration system with DMQ’s remote control and monitoring capability for the first time to the market at the 2015 NACS Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

14 Oct 2015

Tractica Releases New Report on Market for Telepresence Robots

The market for telepresence robots is developing rapidly, and the addition of mobility to telepresence systems promises to open a wide range of new use cases that will have a significant impact on collaboration and communication in the enterprise, education, healthcare, and consumer markets alike.

13 Oct 2015

Corindus Vascular Robotics Forms Joint Robotic-Assisted PCI Research and Clinical Program

Corindus Vascular Robotics today announced the formation of a joint robotic-assisted percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) research and clinical program.

13 Oct 2015