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Combustion-Powered 3-D Printed, Soft Robot Moves Autonomously

Traditional industrial robots are rigid -- mostly metal -- and are fast, precise and powerful. Their speed and precision comes at the cost of complexity and can often pose a danger to humans who get too close. Soft robots are adaptable and resilient but slow, difficult to fabricate, and challenging to make autonomous because most motors, pumps, batteries, sensors, and microcontrollers are rigid.

13 Jul 2015

ARA Awarded Major Unmanned Maritime Systems Support Contract for SSC Pacific

Applied Research Associates Inc. (ARA) announced that it was awarded a $130.8 million, three-year contract to provide unmanned maritime systems support for the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Pacific's (SSC PAC) Maritime Systems Division.

13 Jul 2015

Telular Acquires Two Leading Commercial Telematics Companies, Reltima and GPS North America

Telular Corporation, a global leader in using wireless networks for remote monitoring and tracking, and a portfolio company of Avista Capital Partners, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Reltima and GPS North America, two leading commercial telematics companies in the local fleet management market.

13 Jul 2015

Bon Secours Virginia Health System Acquires TRU-D SmartUVC Germ-Eliminating UV Disinfection Robot

Bon Secours Virginia Health System is one of only a few hospital systems in the state to add TRU-D SmartUVC? a germ-eliminating UV disinfection robot, to its arsenal of preventive practices aimed at protecting patients from serious health care-associated infections.

13 Jul 2015

Spynel-S Mounted on Robbox Unmanned Ground Vehicle Demonstrated at International Paris Air Show

At the 51st edition of the International Paris Air Show this year, the world's largest and oldest aerospace trade show, HGH Infrared Systems' Spynel-S was demonstrated to test its capabilities detecting and tracking air targets.

10 Jul 2015

RTE France Places $25 Million Order with ABB for Transformer Technologies for Grid Connections

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won a contract worth around $25 million from the electrical transmission system operator RTE France to supply transformer products and services to create safe, reliable grid connections for ongoing offshore wind power projects that will help boost France? renewable energy supply. The order was booked in the second quarter of 2015.

10 Jul 2015

Water Sampling Drone Equipped with Drill for Ice Boring

Over the past decade the prevalence and sophistication of Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAVs) has grown enormously. UAVs, commonly referred to as drones, have no onboard human operator but rather their flight is directed using remote controls or autonomously through a computer.

10 Jul 2015

KUKA KR AGILUS Small Robot Wins International Design Excellence Award

First and foremost, industrial robots must function in a manner that is precise, fast and error-free. But outward appearances count as well.

10 Jul 2015

ZoomSystems Launches Device Management Center for IT and Mobile Asset Management

ZoomSystems, the global leader in automated retail, is announcing the launch of Device Management Centers (DMCs), a solution for IT and mobile asset management that automates the delivery and maintenance of electronic devices and accessories for employees, helping to improve efficiency, reduce costs and manage inventory.

10 Jul 2015

Workhorse Seeks FAA Exemption to Deliver Packages Using HorseFly Octocopter

Workhorse Group Inc., today announced that it has filed a Section 333 exemption with the FAA to deliver packages using its proprietary HorseFly octocopter that flies to and from a standard delivery vehicle.

10 Jul 2015

Latest Version of Leica CrossCheck Service Features Enhanced Visualization and Reporting Options

Released today, the latest version of the web-based Leica CrossCheck service for GNSS reference station network integrity and deformation monitoring now comes with enhanced visualisation and reporting options. Customisable, automatically generated reports are easily distributed to multiple viewers. Dashboard and status views allow easy and fast interpretation of complex data of reference network coordinates and area deformation.

9 Jul 2015

UAV Drone Market for Commercial Applications Estimated to Grow at 109.31% CAGR During 2014-2020

According to a new market research report "UAV Drone Market for Commercial by Type (Fixed Wing, Rotary Blade, Quad Rotor), Technology (Energy & Propulsion System, Automation, Collision Avoidance), Application (Government, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Retail) & Geography - Global Forecast to 2020", published by MarketsandMarkets, the total UAV Drone Market for Commercial was valued at $15.22 Million in 2014 and is expected to reach $1.27 Billion by 2020, at an estimated CAGR of 109.31% between 2014 and 2020.

9 Jul 2015

Takatsuki General Hospital Treats Complex Cardiac Arrhythmias Using Stereotaxis Niobe ES Technology

Stereotaxis, Inc., a global leader in innovative technologies for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, announced today that the first procedure with its Niobe® ES magnetic navigation system has been performed in Japan. Dr. Kohei Yamashiro of Takatsuki General Hospital completed a cardiac ablation on a patient with ventricular tachycardia, noting, in particular, the improved navigation of the ablation catheter and ease of mapping with the Niobe system compared to manual methods for lesion creation.

9 Jul 2015

UPM Researchers Use Drones to Ensure Optimal Conditions for Plant Growth

Researchers from UPM have used an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to build maps of environmental variables of a greenhouse and guarantee the optimal conditions for plant growth.

9 Jul 2015

Mazor Robotics Announces Delivery of Seven Renaissance Systems During Q2 2015

Mazor Robotics Ltd., a developer of innovative guidance systems and complementary products, announced today that it received purchase orders for and delivered seven Renaissance systems and one system upgrade in the second quarter ended June 30, 2015. Six of the systems were delivered to U.S. hospitals and one was delivered to Spain.

From Medtronic 9 Jul 2015