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Lockheed Martin Unveils ICARUS Counter-UAS System

At this year's Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) unveiled a new capability that will allow users to detect and counter emerging threats from Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). The solution, ICARUS™, was designed to operate defensively in various threat environments.

13 Oct 2015

Global Drone Market Forecast to Grow at 11.4% CAGR to Reach $1.2 Billion by 2020

This BCC Research report is an impact analysis of the drone market and includes factors currently driving and hindering the growth of the market, as well as factors impacting the future of the industry. Forecast provided through 2020.

13 Oct 2015

FIRST Teams to Showcase their Creativity at Renesas DevCon 2015

Renesas Electronics America, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, is expanding its commitment to educate, motivate and inspire the next generations of engineers.

13 Oct 2015

Researchers Test Ability of Bio-Inspired Hexapedal Robot to Move Across Loosely-Packed Surface

Having a light touch can make a hefty difference in how well animals and robots move across challenging granular surfaces such as snow, sand and leaf litter.

13 Oct 2015

New Technavio Report on Global Robotics Market from 2015-2019

Technavio has published a new report on the global robotics market, which is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 26% from 2015-2019.

13 Oct 2015

‘Avatar’-Like Bio-Robotic Motor System Helps Understand Locomotion from Leg Up

Simple mechanical descriptions of the way people and animals walk, run, jump and hop liken whole leg behavior to a spring or pogo stick.

13 Oct 2015

Research Shows UV Robots Reduce Transmission of Common Bacterial Infection Among Cancer Inpatients

Robots are capable of all sorts of tasks to help better treat cancer: They connect oncologists to patients remotely, make incisions, staple them shut, deliver "nano" therapies--and they clean rooms. New research from Penn Medicine infection control specialists found that ultraviolet (UV) robots helped reduce the rates transmission of the common bacterial infection known as Clostridium difficile among cancer inpatients - mostly blood cancer patients, a group more vulnerable to hospital-acquired infections - by 25 percent. The interventions also saved about $150,000 in annual direct medical costs.

12 Oct 2015

University of Cincinnati Receives FAA Approval to Test Multiple Types of Drones in Wilmington Air Park

The high-flying endeavors in unmanned aerial vehicle testing and research at the University of Cincinnati just got a new lift from the Federal Aviation Administration.

12 Oct 2015

EPSRC, Jaguar Land Rover Call for New Research Proposals to Develop Fully Autonomous Cars

How can cars become fully independent of human direction? What is the best technology to incorporate into new vehicles and infrastructure? How will humans and vehicles interact with each other and their environment?

12 Oct 2015

Hansen Medical Ships Magellan Mobility Package for Robotic System to Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute

Hansen Medical, Inc., the global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced the shipment of the first Magellan Mobility Package for the Magellan Robotic System to the Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute in Miami, FL, part of Baptist Health South Florida.

9 Oct 2015

Package Delivery Through Drones Could Soon be a Reality

According to Reuters, drone package delivery might soon be a reality as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is taking new steps to allow commercial drone operations.

9 Oct 2015

Researchers Develop Test-Bed to Test Performance of Animals and Hexapedal Robot

These findings, reported today, Friday 9th October, in the journal Bioinspiration & Biomechanics, offer a new insight into how animals respond to different terrain, and how robots can learn from them.

9 Oct 2015

Robotic Finger Mimics Motions of Human Finger

Most robotic parts used today are rigid, have a limited range of motion and don't really look lifelike. Inspired by both nature and biology, a scientist from Florida Atlantic University has designed a novel robotic finger that looks and feels like the real thing.

9 Oct 2015

Hackensack University Medical Center Acquires Mazor Robotics Renaissance System

Hackensack University Medical Center is pleased to announce that the state-of-the-art guidance system for spine surgery, Mazor Robotics Renaissance®, arrived for installation in the medical center's main operating room. HackensackUMC will be the first hospital in New Jersey to offer Mazor Robotics Renaissance Spine Surgery.

From Medtronic 8 Oct 2015

Motion Cube Wins Handling Award 2015 in ‘Automation and Robotics’ Category

Motion Cube brings automation one step closer to Industry 4.0: with this innovative palletising system from Festo, pallets transport workpieces independently and simultaneously to different assembly stations. This unusual concept led an independent technical jury to select Motion Cube for a Handling Award 2015 in the category "Automation and Robotics".

From Festo Corporation 8 Oct 2015