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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

InfoComm 2015: Stampede, Vidyo Collaborate to Introduce Drone-Based Video Conferencing

InfoComm – Demonstrating its singular ability to take video conferencing to a whole new level of effectiveness for a wide variety of customers involved in law enforcement, security, first responders, and emergency communications, Stampede, North America’s leading provider of custom configured ProAV solutions, today announced it was teaming up with Vidyo, Inc., a leader in visual communications and collaboration, to introduce drone-based video conferencing at InfoComm 2015. See a video of the drone in action.

19 Jun 2015

Robotic PCI using CorPath System Broadcast Live at Complex Cardiovascular Catheter Therapeutics Conference

Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc., a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, announced today that a complex percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was broadcast live to attendees of the 2015 Complex Cardiovascular Catheter Therapeutics Conference in Orlando, Florida.

19 Jun 2015

Researchers Develop Wheeled Mobile Robot and Lesson Plans for School Teachers

With even preschoolers using computers and video games, students at all levels now expect to modify and control their own experiments and receive immediate feedback. Responding to that trend, a trio of New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering researchers has developed a wheeled mobile robot and accompanying lesson plans for middle school teachers.

18 Jun 2015

New Northrop Grumman Open Mission Systems Architecture Successfully Flown on NASA Global Hawk

Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully flew a new Open Mission Systems (OMS) architecture on a NASA Global Hawk, demonstrating the ability to rapidly and affordably adapt new capabilities onto unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The new architecture implementation flight took place at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base.

18 Jun 2015

ULC Robotics Deploys CISBOT in Scotland for Advanced Gas Pipe Maintenance

ULC Robotics, a leading robotics, energy services, and research and development company focused on the energy and utility industries, has deployed its Cast Iron Joint Sealing Robot (CISBOT) for the first time in Scotland on iconic George Street in Edinburgh. Similar to Fifth Avenue in New York City, the visitors and high-end shop owners along George Street are not likely to notice CISBOT because the robot is virtually invisible.

18 Jun 2015

College of DuPage Invited to Participate in 2015 NASA Robotic Mining Competition

College of DuPage was one of only two community colleges invited to participate in the 2015 NASA Robotic Mining Competition held at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

18 Jun 2015

Fetch Robotics Raises $20 Million in Series A Funding

Fetch Robotics announced today that it has raised $20 million in Series A funding. The round was led by SB Group US, Inc. ("SoftBank") and also included additional funding from seed investors O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures and Shasta Ventures. The Series A round brings Fetch's total funding to date to $23 million.

18 Jun 2015

Australian Defence Force Begins Training Exercises with Wasp AE UAS from AeroVironment

AeroVironment, Inc. today announced that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) this month received and began training exercises with the company's RQ-12 Wasp® AE small unmanned aircraft system.

18 Jun 2015

IRPA Releases "Introduction to Robotic Process Automation - A Primer" Definitive eBook

IRPA (The Institute for Robotic Process Automation), an independent professional association and knowledge forum for the robotic process automation (RPA) industry, today announced it has written a definitive eBook, "Introduction to Robotic Process Automation - A Primer" in conjunction with Carnegie Mellon University.

17 Jun 2015

ISPRM 2015: Ekso Bionics to Showcase Robotic Exoskeleton for Gait Therapy

From 19th to 23rd June, Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., a robotic exoskeleton company, is showcasing their Ekso Bionics robotic exoskeleton for gait therapy at the 9th world congress of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM 2015) in Berlin.

17 Jun 2015

Robotics News

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

InfoComm 2015: Stampede, Vidyo Collaborate to Introduce Drone-Based Video Conferencing

Robotic PCI using CorPath System Broadcast Live at Complex Cardiovascular Catheter Therapeutics Conference

Researchers Develop Wheeled Mobile Robot and Lesson Plans for School Teachers

New Northrop Grumman Open Mission Systems Architecture Successfully Flown on NASA Global Hawk

ULC Robotics Deploys CISBOT in Scotland for Advanced Gas Pipe Maintenance

College of DuPage Invited to Participate in 2015 NASA Robotic Mining Competition

Fetch Robotics Raises $20 Million in Series A Funding

Australian Defence Force Begins Training Exercises with Wasp AE UAS from AeroVironment

IRPA Releases "Introduction to Robotic Process Automation - A Primer" Definitive eBook

ISPRM 2015: Ekso Bionics to Showcase Robotic Exoskeleton for Gait Therapy

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