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Understanding Insect Mating Behavior Could Help Drones Find Sources of Odors from Pollutants

Male moths locate females by navigating along the latter’s pheromone (odor) plume, often flying hundreds of meters to do so. Two strategies are involved to accomplish this: males must find the outer envelope of the pheromone plume, and then head upwind.

30 May 2015

Advances in Development of Prostheses with a Sense of Touch

Researchers are exploring new approaches to designing prosthetic hands capable of providing "sensory feedback." Advances toward developing prostheses with a sense of touch are presented in a special topic article in the June issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

30 May 2015

Xerox Expands Automation Software Portfolio to Enable Accelerated Adoption of Robotic Process Automation Services

Xerox, a leader in diversified business process services, is enabling accelerated adoption of robotic process automation (RPA) services with the latest expansion of its automation software portfolio.

30 May 2015

MIT Robotic Cheetah Runs and Jumps Over Obstacles Autonomously

In a leap for robot development, the MIT researchers who built a robotic cheetah have now trained it to see and jump over hurdles as it runs — making this the first four-legged robot to run and jump over obstacles autonomously.

30 May 2015

Underwater Robot Swarms Function Like Schools of Fish

Scientists have created underwater robot swarms that function like schools of fish, exchanging information to monitor the environment, searching, maintaining, exploring and harvesting resources in underwater habitats.

30 May 2015

Applied Controls to Distribute Adept's Robots in U.S. Mid-Atlantic Region

Adept Technology, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent robots, autonomous mobile solutions and services, has added a new distributor, Applied Controls, Inc. A full-service automation provider, Applied Controls will market and support Adept's portfolio of industrial robots and autonomous mobile robots in the United States' mid-Atlantic region.

30 May 2015

Joint Congress of the Chinese Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons and North American Spine Society

Mazor Robotics, a developer of innovative guidance systems and complementary products, announced that Dr. Isador Lieberman, a leading orthopaedic spine surgeon from Dallas, Texas, performed a live surgical procedure using the Company’s Renaissance® system at the Joint Congress of the Chinese Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons and North American Spine Society. The procedure was performed in front of 1,000 attending surgeons.

30 May 2015

Neato Introduces Botvac D Series of Robot Vacuums

Every home has its share of tracked in dirt, crumbs, dust bunnies and maybe pet hair on the floor, but most people dread the thought of vacuuming every day to keep the debris at bay. Enter Neato Robotics, offering a new line of smart and powerful robot vacuums that automatically and methodically vacuum every day, whether you’re home or not.

30 May 2015

Polaris Offers Patrick Henry Student Opportunity to Attend DARPA Robotics Challenge

Polaris® Industries Inc. has selected Patrick Henry High School Student Jared Voight to accompany Polaris officials at the upcoming DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) Finals to be held June 5-6, at the Fairplex, in Pomona, Calif. Voight will be able to write about his experiences on Polaris’ social media sites, including Facebook and Twitter.

29 May 2015

NASA's Ape-Like Robot to Compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals

RoboSimian, the ape-like robot developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, will compete in the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals at the Fairplex in Pomona, California, June 5 and 6.

29 May 2015

UAVs Help Study Migrating Gray Whale Mother and Her Calf

One recent spring day, John Durban, a NOAA Fisheries marine mammal biologist, stood on the California coast and launched an unmanned aerial vehicle into the air.

29 May 2015

ZTR Control Systems Releases Telematics Package for Portable GENSETs

ZTR Control Systems, the principal leader in industrial telematics equipment monitoring and management, has just released a new package specifically designed with the portable GENSET in mind. Whether providing power to a construction site, a well site, or to a community fair, ZTR has the GENSET telematics solution.

29 May 2015