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New Depth-Sensing Camera Can Capture 3D Information in Bright Sunlight

Depth-sensing cameras, such as Microsoft's Kinect controller for video games, have become widely used 3-D sensors.

11 Aug 2015

Northrop Grumman to Showcase Key Defense Capabilities During 18th Annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium

Northrop Grumman Corporation will showcase key space and missile defense capabilities during the 18th Annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium at the Von Braun Center, Aug. 10-13.

11 Aug 2015

Carnegie Robotics Selects Black Diamond Advanced Technology for Developing OCU for Ground Robotic Command Applications

Black Diamond Advanced Technology has been selected by Carnegie Robotics, LLC to develop an Operator Control Unit (OCU) for ground robotic command and control applications.

11 Aug 2015

Nicklaus Children's Hospital Deploys Xenex Germ-Zapping Robot to Improve Cleanliness of its Operating Rooms

Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has acquired a Xenex germ-zapping robot, the most advanced disinfection technology available, in its continued effort to further enhance the cleanliness of its operating rooms. The robot destroys contagious superbugs in the hospital’s operating rooms in just minutes.

11 Aug 2015

American Family Insurance to Test Drones After FAA Approval for Improving its Response to Disasters

American Family Insurance will test the use of unmanned aircraft systems – commonly referred to as drones – to accelerate its response to catastrophes, after receiving approval for the testing from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The company expects to begin the testing this fall.

11 Aug 2015

Analog Astronaut Team Simulates Exploration of Martian Rock Glacier in Austria’s Tyrol

A team of analog astronauts is currently simulating the exploration of a Martian rock glacier in the Tyrol region of Austria. AMADEE-15, conducted by the Austrian Space Forum (ÖWF), is the highest altitude Mars analog mission ever attempted.

11 Aug 2015

New Report on Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Market - By Type; By Applications; By ROV Class - With Forecast (2015 - 2020)" report to their offering.

10 Aug 2015

ABB Supplies Inverters for Costa Rica’s ‘La Catedral’ Solar-Powered Football Stadium

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has been the inverter supplier of choice for a joint project with Enertiva Energia Alternativa. The project is unique for Central America: for the first time, a solar installation on the roof of a football stadium – and not just any football stadium, but the iconic Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, locally called “La Catedral (the Cathedral) of Costa Rican football”, home of the La Liga Deportiva Alajuelense football club.

10 Aug 2015

ManTech to Provide Full Lifecycle Services for U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Maritime Systems Support Capabilities

The U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSCPAC) has awarded ManTech International Corporation a prime contract to provide a broad array of technical and professional services in support of unmanned maritime systems, both surface and subsurface, engaged in waterborne and underwater mine countermeasures.

10 Aug 2015

New, Less Expensive, Soft Robotic Glove for Rehabilitation of Post-Stroke Patients

Initial rehabilitation therapy for many stroke victims may focus on regaining the ability to walk. But when hands also are affected, therapy focused only on the legs can leave hand muscles contracted, a condition that can be difficult to overcome.

10 Aug 2015

LeeSar Selects Aethon’s MedEx TraySafe Product to Streamline Medication Tray and Kit Processing

Aethon is pleased to announce LeeSar in Fort Myers, Florida has selected Aethon’s MedEx TraySafe™ product to streamline their medication tray and kit processing for improving safety and compliance of preconfigured trays used in crash carts. LeeSar provides supply chain and operational services to multiple hospitals in the region.

10 Aug 2015

Xcel Energy Contracts ABB for Two Static Var Compensators for New Mexico Transmission Grid Expansion

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has been contracted by Xcel Energy, a major US electricity and natural gas company, to deliver two SVCs to support its transmission grid expansion in New Mexico.

10 Aug 2015

RedSky Expands Emergency Location Information Service Product with New Patent

RedSky Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of software solutions for E9-1-1 and emergency response, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has issued U.S. Patent No. 9,094,816 which expands on RedSky's innovative Emergency Location Information Service (E-LIS) product patents.

7 Aug 2015

Insitu’s ScanEagle UAS Successfully Demonstrates Search and Rescue Operation in Arctic Environment

Launching its ScanEagle unmanned aircraft from Oliktok Point at the North Slope of Alaska, Insitu conducted flight operations for the U.S. Coast Guard 13-15 July.

7 Aug 2015

New Low-Altitude Traffic Management System Could Ensure Safe Drone Delivery

Researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno are now working on a new, low-altitude traffic management system to keep fast-moving flyers safer as they cruise through increasingly crowded skies.

7 Aug 2015

Robotics News

New Depth-Sensing Camera Can Capture 3D Information in Bright Sunlight

Northrop Grumman to Showcase Key Defense Capabilities During 18th Annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium

Carnegie Robotics Selects Black Diamond Advanced Technology for Developing OCU for Ground Robotic Command Applications

Nicklaus Children's Hospital Deploys Xenex Germ-Zapping Robot to Improve Cleanliness of its Operating Rooms

American Family Insurance to Test Drones After FAA Approval for Improving its Response to Disasters

Analog Astronaut Team Simulates Exploration of Martian Rock Glacier in Austria’s Tyrol

New Report on Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Market

ABB Supplies Inverters for Costa Rica’s ‘La Catedral’ Solar-Powered Football Stadium

ManTech to Provide Full Lifecycle Services for U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Maritime Systems Support Capabilities

New, Less Expensive, Soft Robotic Glove for Rehabilitation of Post-Stroke Patients

LeeSar Selects Aethon’s MedEx TraySafe Product to Streamline Medication Tray and Kit Processing

Xcel Energy Contracts ABB for Two Static Var Compensators for New Mexico Transmission Grid Expansion

RedSky Expands Emergency Location Information Service Product with New Patent

Insitu’s ScanEagle UAS Successfully Demonstrates Search and Rescue Operation in Arctic Environment

New Low-Altitude Traffic Management System Could Ensure Safe Drone Delivery

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New Control System Lets Drone Teams Fly Heavy Loads With Speed and Precision

AI-Powered Blockchain Model Defends 6G Networks From Cyberattacks With 97 % Accuracy

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Thought Leaders

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