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RADA to Upgrade and Produce UAV Avionics Unit for Major Israeli Defense Contractor

RADA Electronic Industries of Netanya, Israel announced today that it was awarded a contract from a leading Israeli defense contractor to upgrade a previously designed UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) avionics unit and to supply additional production units. The total order value is $1.5 million with deliveries expected during the next 24 months.

2 Jul 2015

Hansen Medical Magellan 10Fr Robotic Catheter Receives FDA Clearance for use in Peripheral Vasculature

Hansen Medical®, Inc., the global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced that it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Magellan™ 10Fr Robotic Catheter for use in the peripheral vasculature. The FDA clearance enables the company to initiate clinical use of the 10Fr catheter with its customers in the United States.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 2 Jul 2015

New Report on Global and China Industrial Robot Industry

With increasing demand for industrial automation and intelligentization, global industrial robot industry flourishes, hitting a record high in 2013 with annual sales and ownership arriving at 178,000 units and 1.332 million units, up 12.0% and 7.9% year on year, respectively.

2 Jul 2015

Aerojet Rocketdyne's XR-5A Hall Thruster Completes Testing on Unmanned X-37 Space Plane

Aerojet Rocketdyne's improved XR-5 Hall Thruster (designated XR-5A) has successfully completed initial on-orbit validation testing on the unmanned X-37 space plane, which is presently on its fourth mission in space. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Space and Missile Systems Center, and Rapid Capabilities Office collaborated to host the XR-5A Hall Thruster experiment on Orbital Test Vehicle mission 4.

2 Jul 2015

Saab Receives SEK 429 Million Order for Unmanned Underwater Solutions

Defence and security company Saab has received an order on deliveries of underwater systems. The total order value amounts to approximately SEK 429 million. The order was booked as order intake in the second quarter 2015.

2 Jul 2015

Groupe Gorgé Subsidiary Takes Non-Controlling Stake in Dynamic Robotics Company, Wandercraft

ECA Group, a Groupe Gorgé subsidiary, has taken a non-controlling stake in Wandercraft, one of the few companies specializing in cutting-edge technology for dynamic robotics. It has also created a new company, ECA Dynamics.

2 Jul 2015

Forecast Report on Global Robotic Prosthetics, Exoskeletons and Assistive Rehabilitation Technologies Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Robotic Prosthetics, Exoskeletons and Assistive Rehabilitation Technologies Market Assessment & Forecast: 2015-2019" report to their offering.

2 Jul 2015

New Mexico State University Selected for First Reclamation Dam Inspection using UAS

The Bureau of Reclamation has selected New Mexico State University to be the lead subject matter expert to perform the first Reclamation dam inspection using an unmanned aircraft system. This aeronautical research project will occur at Elephant Butte Dam in New Mexico. Reclamation is providing New Mexico State $35,000 to assist in the project.

1 Jul 2015

New Trends and Forecast Report on Global Aerostat Systems Market

According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research "Aerostat Systems Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2014 - 2022", the global aerostat systems market was worth US$ 3.60 Billion in 2014 and is expected to reach US$ 10.11 Billion by 2022, growing at a CAGR of 13.8% from 2015 to 2022.

1 Jul 2015

U.K. Students Compete in Northrop Grumman’s UAS Universities Challenge Final

Students from 13 universities across the U.K. will compete in a fly-off to determine the winner of this year's Institution of Mechanical Engineers' Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) challenge competition.

1 Jul 2015

Toshiba and IRID Develop Robot to Investigate Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station’s PCV

Toshiba Corporation today announced that the company and the International Research Institute for Nuclear Decommissioning (IRID) have developed a small robot to investigate the interior of the primary containment vessel (PCV) of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Unit 2. Training of robot operators will begin in July, with the aim of deployment on site by the end of August.

30 Jun 2015

Robotics News

RADA to Upgrade and Produce UAV Avionics Unit for Major Israeli Defense Contractor

Hansen Medical Magellan 10Fr Robotic Catheter Receives FDA Clearance for use in Peripheral Vasculature

New Report on Global and China Industrial Robot Industry

Aerojet Rocketdyne's XR-5A Hall Thruster Completes Testing on Unmanned X-37 Space Plane

Saab Receives SEK 429 Million Order for Unmanned Underwater Solutions

Groupe Gorgé Subsidiary Takes Non-Controlling Stake in Dynamic Robotics Company, Wandercraft

Forecast Report on Global Robotic Prosthetics, Exoskeletons and Assistive Rehabilitation Technologies Market

New Mexico State University Selected for First Reclamation Dam Inspection using UAS

New Trends and Forecast Report on Global Aerostat Systems Market

U.K. Students Compete in Northrop Grumman’s UAS Universities Challenge Final

Toshiba and IRID Develop Robot to Investigate Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station’s PCV

Global Autopilot System Market Expected to Reach $4.1 Billion by 2020

New Members and Sponsors Join Dronecode’s Neutral, Transparent Initiative for Advancing UVA Technology

New Ways to Simultaneously Power and Communicate with Robots

University of Southampton to Help UK Boost Ability to Develop Robotics Potential

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