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Michael Baker International Receives FAA Certification to Operate Fixed-Wing, Vertical Take-Off and Landing Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, consulting, planning, technical and professional services, announced today that the company is one of the first in its industry to receive certification from the Federal Aviation Administration to operate several types of fixed-wing and vertical take-off and landing Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).

14 Aug 2015

New Machine Vision System Counts Number of Citrus Fruit Dropped Early

As citrus greening continues to impact Florida’s groves, growers have found that they need a way to quickly and accurately count the amount of fruit dropped early to help identify problem areas, which will save time and money.

14 Aug 2015

International Drone Expo and Business Conference Announces IDE 2015 Drone Pitchfest

The second International Drone Expo (IDE) and Drone Business Conference, the largest global commercial drone gathering today announced the IDE 2015 Drone Pitchfest, a once in a lifetime opportunity for drone entrepreneurs to get in front of the most influential venture capitalists dominating the powerful drone community with $150,000 of funding to be won.

14 Aug 2015

NASA Researchers Develop Gecko-Inspired Grippers for Space Applications

A piece of tape can only be used a few times before the adhesion wears off and it can no longer hold two surfaces together. But researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, are working on the ultimate system of stickiness, inspired by geckos.

14 Aug 2015

Researchers Discover New Way to Improve Human and Robot Safety in Manufacturing Scenarios

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology discovered a new way to improve human and robot safety in manufacturing scenarios by developing a method for robots to project their next action into the 3D world and onto any moving object.

13 Aug 2015

Fruit Fly-Inspired Artificial Eye to Help Drones Detect and Prevent Obstacles

Inspired by the compound eyes of fruit flies, a team of researchers from EPFL has developed an artificial eye that allows robots to detect and avoid obstacles. From E-textiles to cars, the potentials applications are numerous.

13 Aug 2015

ABB Technology to Upgrade its GIS Substations to Maximize Electricity Transmission Capacity

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth around $150 million from the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) to expand five existing substations, helping to ready the country’s transmission system for a 50 percent expansion of power generation capacity to accommodate a growing economy.

13 Aug 2015

Global Medical Robotics Market Estimated to Grow at CAGR 12% from 2014 to 2020

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Medical Robotics Market Analysis (2015 -2020): By Type (Surgical, Rehabilitation, Percutaneous, Non-invasive); By Specialization (Neurology, Laparoscopy, Orthopaedics, Cardiovascular)" report to their offering.

13 Aug 2015

Continuum Supports Members Using its Intelligent Remote Monitoring and Management Platform

Continuum®, the industry's only channel-exclusive provider of fully integrated managed IT services solutions, is a Bronze Sponsor of The ASCII Group’s IT SMB Success Summit on Wednesday, August 19 – Thursday, August 20, 2015, in Waltham, Massachusetts. The ASCII Group IT community is made up of a supporting network of more than 2,000 MSP/VARs worldwide. ASCII provides a portfolio of IT business-building services that range from turnkey marketing campaigns to a highly utilized peer-to-peer business referral and lead network.

13 Aug 2015

KUKA Robot Helps Construct Lightweight and Stable Research Pavilion at University of Stuttgart

Simultaneously lightweight and stable like a spider’s thread: that is the hallmark of the University of Stuttgart’s 2014/2015 research pavilion. The employees of the Institute for Computational Design (ICD) and the Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE) actually got the inspiration for the design from nature. The manner in which the water spider builds its nests under water served as the example.

13 Aug 2015

Scientists Find Robots Evolve Quickly and Efficiently after Virtual Mass Extinction

A computer science team at The University of Texas at Austin has found that robots evolve more quickly and efficiently after a virtual mass extinction modeled after real-life disasters such as the one that killed off the dinosaurs. Beyond its implications for artificial intelligence, the research supports the idea that mass extinctions actually speed up evolution by unleashing new creativity in adaptations.

13 Aug 2015

Robotics News

Michael Baker International Receives FAA Certification to Operate Fixed-Wing, Vertical Take-Off and Landing Unmanned Aircraft Systems

New Machine Vision System Counts Number of Citrus Fruit Dropped Early

International Drone Expo and Business Conference Announces IDE 2015 Drone Pitchfest

NASA Researchers Develop Gecko-Inspired Grippers for Space Applications

Researchers Discover New Way to Improve Human and Robot Safety in Manufacturing Scenarios

Fruit Fly-Inspired Artificial Eye to Help Drones Detect and Prevent Obstacles

ABB Technology to Upgrade its GIS Substations to Maximize Electricity Transmission Capacity

Global Medical Robotics Market Estimated to Grow at CAGR 12% from 2014 to 2020

Continuum Supports Members Using its Intelligent Remote Monitoring and Management Platform

KUKA Robot Helps Construct Lightweight and Stable Research Pavilion at University of Stuttgart

Scientists Find Robots Evolve Quickly and Efficiently after Virtual Mass Extinction

University of Houston Researchers Working on Development of Child-Size Exoskeletons to Boost Mobility

New Robot Prototype Can Separate, Stretch, Smooth Wrinkles and Fold Clothes

Penn State's Digital Building Automation Systems Help Keep Campus Buildings Operating at Peak Performance

Middle School Students to Participate in Free Drone Camp at Rice University

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ISS Crew Tackles Health, Robotics, and System Upgrades to Support Long-Duration Missions

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AI Framework from University of Sheffield and AstraZeneca Enhances Protein Design for Drug Development

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Tiny Robot Duo Could Change the Way We Inspect Complex Machinery

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AI Governance Frameworks for Scientific Applications

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