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IWU Graduate Student Builds Robotic Mailbox

Philosopher and computer scientist Peter Asaro ’94 wants world leaders and ordinary citizens to consider the dangers of programming war machines to decide who lives or dies.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences 4 Aug 2015

Lockheed Martin Deploys First Components of UAS Traffic Management System

As Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) take to the skies, it is essential for safety that UAS operators and pilots are aware of each other.

4 Aug 2015

Middle- and High-School Students Compete at NMSU’s Advanced Summer Robotics Camp

Elias Borchert, a seventh grader at Vista Middle School, leaned over his robot as he tried to figure out why the machine is not making a 180-degree turn as he programmed it to do.

4 Aug 2015

iRobot to Deliver 75 SUGV Robot Systems to U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command

iRobot Corp., a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, has received a $9.8 million order from the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command for 75 SUGV robot systems. All deliveries under the order will be completed by Q2 2016.

From iRobot Corporation 4 Aug 2015

Stanford Technique Makes Brain-Controlled Prostheses More Precise

When we type or perform other precise tasks, our brains and muscles usually work together effortlessly.

3 Aug 2015

FDA Confirms Sentrian Remote Patient Intelligence Solution Meets Medical Device Definition

Sentrian, the Remote Patient Intelligence™ company aspiring to eliminate all preventable hospitalization, recently received confirmation from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) that its Remote Patient Intelligence (RPI) solution meets the definition of a "medical device" for which the FDA intends to exercise "Enforcement Discretion."

3 Aug 2015

OMRON to Strengthen Factory Automation Technology Development with Acquisition of Delta Tau Data Systems

Following a resolution at a meeting of its Board of Directors held on July 30, OMRON Corporation announced its entry into a stock purchase agreement to acquire a 100% stake in Delta Tau Data Systems, Inc. of California, the United States (hereinafter referred to as "DT"), which will result in DT becoming a member of the OMRON Group. The acquisition is subject to customary conditions to closing. Omron expects the acquisition to close around early September, 2015.

3 Aug 2015

Walking on Water - Robotic Insect Inspired by Water Striders

A team of researchers from the Seoul National University, Korea (SNU), the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering has developed unique robots that leap off from the water's surface.

By Beth Ellison 31 Jul 2015

Researchers to Design Heat-Resistant Circuits for Proposed Venus Landsailing Rover

The surface of Venus is the most hostile environment in the solar system.

31 Jul 2015

Northrop Grumman Awards Australian Supplier Contract for MQ-4C Triton UAS Initial Production to Ferra Engineering

Northrop Grumman Corporation has awarded the first Australian supplier contract for the U.S. Navy's MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) initial production lot to Ferra Engineering.

31 Jul 2015

Special Issue of Science Throws Light on Nature of Comets Based on Data Transmitted by Philae

During the first ever landing of a probe on a comet, the world held its breath as Philae survived a bouncy landing on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on November 12, 2014. This special issue of Science highlights seven new studies that delve further into the data that has been transmitted back by Philae.

31 Jul 2015

Scientists Use UAV Technology for Comprehensive View on Threatened Killer Whale Population

Last year, for the first time, scientists used an unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV, to study killer whales from above. In an article published this month in the Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems, scientists describe how they configured their UAV, turning it into a precision scientific instrument.

31 Jul 2015

Lo-Fab Pavillion Represents First Building Project Using Design Robotics Studio

Unveiled July 16 in Boston as a featured public installation in the Design Biennial Boston, the experimental Lo-Fab Pavillion, which stands for “locally fabricated,” represents the first building project produced using the newly launched Virginia Tech Center for Design Research’s Design Robotics Studio.

31 Jul 2015

Inferior Vena Cava Thrombectomy Successfully Performed Using Robotic Surgery

Surgery is required when cancer of the kidney causes a Level III thrombus, or clot, to develop in the major vein leading back to the heart. Traditionally this complicated procedure, inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombectomy, is performed using a large open incision, primarily because the vein is often difficult to reach.

30 Jul 2015

Drone Courier System Holds Promise for Transporting Blood to Diagnostic Laboratories

In a proof-of-concept study at Johns Hopkins, researchers have shown that results of common and routine blood tests are not affected by up to 40 minutes of travel via hobby-sized drones.

30 Jul 2015

Robotics News

IWU Graduate Student Builds Robotic Mailbox

Lockheed Martin Deploys First Components of UAS Traffic Management System

Middle- and High-School Students Compete at NMSU’s Advanced Summer Robotics Camp

iRobot to Deliver 75 SUGV Robot Systems to U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command

Stanford Technique Makes Brain-Controlled Prostheses More Precise

FDA Confirms Sentrian Remote Patient Intelligence Solution Meets Medical Device Definition

OMRON to Strengthen Factory Automation Technology Development with Acquisition of Delta Tau Data Systems

Walking on Water - Robotic Insect Inspired by Water Striders

Researchers to Design Heat-Resistant Circuits for Proposed Venus Landsailing Rover

Northrop Grumman Awards Australian Supplier Contract for MQ-4C Triton UAS Initial Production to Ferra Engineering

Special Issue of Science Throws Light on Nature of Comets Based on Data Transmitted by Philae

Scientists Use UAV Technology for Comprehensive View on Threatened Killer Whale Population

Lo-Fab Pavillion Represents First Building Project Using Design Robotics Studio

Inferior Vena Cava Thrombectomy Successfully Performed Using Robotic Surgery

Drone Courier System Holds Promise for Transporting Blood to Diagnostic Laboratories

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