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NASA Conducts Flight Testing of all the Technology Developments of UAS-NAS Project

NASA, working with government and industry partners, is testing a system that would make it possible for unmanned aircraft to fly routine operations in United States airspace.

24 Jun 2015

RevDesinfectie Robots Announced as Exclusive Distributor of Xenex Germ-Zapping Robots in Benelux

RevDesinfectie Robots announced today that it is the exclusive distributor of Xenex Disinfection Services’ Germ-Zapping Robots™ for room disinfection at hospitals and healthcare facilities in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg (Benelux).

24 Jun 2015

Consumers Energy Launches UAV for Inspection of High-Voltage Power Lines

Consumers Energy launched an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) near a Jackson County electric substation Monday to help determine whether the emerging technology can improve how the company serves Michigan residents.

24 Jun 2015

Disabled People Control Telepresence Robot with Their Thoughts

For someone suffering from paralysis or limited mobility, visiting with other people is extremely difficult. A team of researchers at the Defitech Foundation Chair in Brain-Machine Interface (CNBI), headed by José del R. Millán, has however been working on a revolutionary brain-machine approach in order to restore a sense of independence to the disabled.

24 Jun 2015

Segmentation and Forecast Report on Global Robotics Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Robotics Market By Application, Type (Surgical Robot, Rehabilitation Robotics, Telemedicine, Assistive Robots, Orthotics, Prosthetics, Radio Surgery, Exoskeleton) - Segmentation and Forecast 2014-2020" report to their offering.

23 Jun 2015

Digi-Key Electronics Offers Mechatronics Thermal Management Products

Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Electronics, the industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and delivery, today announced the addition of Mechatronics thermal management products to their expansive catalog.

23 Jun 2015

Prominent Global Digital Storage Companies Place Order for Adept’s Industrial Robot Products

Adept Technology, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent robots, autonomous mobile solutions and services, has received orders over the last several weeks totaling more than 2.5 million dollars (US Dollar) for its industrial robot products from two global companies in the digital storage industry. Shipments began in May and are scheduled to continue through October 2015.

23 Jun 2015

Touch Bionics Introduces i-limb quantum Myoelectric Prosthetic Hand at ISPO Congress

Touch Bionics, a provider of world-leading prosthetic technologies, today announced a significant addition to the company's i-limb™ range of bionic hands at the International Society of Prosthetics & Orthotics (ISPO) World Congress taking place in Lyon, France. The i-limb quantum incorporates the company's patented i-mo™ technology and is the first upper limb prosthesis that can change grips with a simple gesture.

23 Jun 2015

Mazor Robotics Receives 50th Purchase Order for Renaissance System in the US

Mazor Robotics Ltd., a developer of innovative guidance systems and complementary products, announced today that it received the 50th purchase order for the Renaissance system in the US. The system will be installed in a 160-bed acute care hospital in Virginia, making it the third Renaissance system to be installed in the state, and the second to be installed in Virginia this quarter.

From Medtronic 23 Jun 2015

CogIMon Project Aims to Teach Robots How to Interact and Work Together with Humans

From a robot’s perspective, humans are normally a nuisance: when robots and humans have to work together, it often leads to problems. Researchers on CogIMon, a new project starting at Bielefeld University, want to teach robots how to interact with humans and work together to accomplish tasks. CogIMon stands for “cognitive compliant interaction in motion.” This research group is working on humanoid as well as industrial robots.

22 Jun 2015

SurgCenter Development to Build Orthopedic Robotics Programs with Blue Belt Technologies’ Navio System

Blue Belt Technologies, a medical device company specializing in advanced technology solutions for orthopedic surgery, announces a partnership with SurgCenter Development, a leader in the launch and growth of physician owned Ambulatory Surgery Centers across the United States. The partnership will enable SurgCenter Development locations to build streamlined Orthopedic Robotics Programs with Blue Belt Technologies’ Navio Surgical System.

22 Jun 2015

Spiraling Micro-Tentacles for Microrobotics

The tiny tube circled an ant’s thorax, gently trapping the insect and demonstrating the utility of a microrobotic tentacle developed by Iowa State University engineers.

22 Jun 2015

Drone World Expo 2015: Precision Integrated and DreamHammer Announced as Gold Sponsors

Precision Integrated and DreamHammer, leading companies in the drone industry, have just been announced as Gold Sponsors for the 2015 Drone World Expo.

19 Jun 2015

GEST Scientific Meeting: Hansen Medical to Highlight Magellan Robotic System

Hansen Medical®, Inc., the global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced it will exhibit its Magellan™ Robotic System at the Global Embolization Symposium and Technologies (GEST) Scientific Meeting June 24 - June 27 at the FIBES II - New Conference Centre in Seville, Spain.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 19 Jun 2015

Alibaba and Foxconn to Each Invest JPY 14.5 Billion in SoftBank Robotics Holdings

SoftBank Corp., Alibaba Group Holding Limited and Foxconn Technology Group today announced an agreement under which Alibaba and Foxconn will each invest JPY 14.5 billion in SoftBank Robotics Holdings Corp., the SoftBank Group’s intermediate holding company responsible for its robotics business.

19 Jun 2015

Robotics News

NASA Conducts Flight Testing of all the Technology Developments of UAS-NAS Project

RevDesinfectie Robots Announced as Exclusive Distributor of Xenex Germ-Zapping Robots in Benelux

Consumers Energy Launches UAV for Inspection of High-Voltage Power Lines

Disabled People Control Telepresence Robot with Their Thoughts

Segmentation and Forecast Report on Global Robotics Market

Digi-Key Electronics Offers Mechatronics Thermal Management Products

Prominent Global Digital Storage Companies Place Order for Adept’s Industrial Robot Products

Touch Bionics Introduces i-limb quantum Myoelectric Prosthetic Hand at ISPO Congress

Mazor Robotics Receives 50th Purchase Order for Renaissance System in the US

CogIMon Project Aims to Teach Robots How to Interact and Work Together with Humans

SurgCenter Development to Build Orthopedic Robotics Programs with Blue Belt Technologies’ Navio System

Spiraling Micro-Tentacles for Microrobotics

Drone World Expo 2015: Precision Integrated and DreamHammer Announced as Gold Sponsors

GEST Scientific Meeting: Hansen Medical to Highlight Magellan Robotic System

Alibaba and Foxconn to Each Invest JPY 14.5 Billion in SoftBank Robotics Holdings

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