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Market for Computer Vision Technologies Forecast to Grow at 42% CAGR

After being a research technology for the past few decades, computer vision has become commercialized in the past few years and is being deployed in a wide range of application markets including security and surveillance, automotive, consumer, industrial, medical, and entertainment, to name a few. A computer vision system captures image and then manipulates, changes, or enhances them for a given application. Each application requires a specialized adaptation and enhancement to the computer vision algorithm, although several fundamental building blocks of algorithms are common.

7 May 2015

Horizon Debuts Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Multi-Rotor UAV

Singaporean company Horizon Unmanned Systems (HUS) unveils HYCOPTER, the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell powered multi-rotor UAV. HYCOPTER is being readied for a record flight endurance of 4 hours, or around 8 to 10 times the average flight duration of equivalent systems today.

7 May 2015

Exelis Enters Agreements with Four FAA-Designated UAS Test Sites for Airspace Situational Awareness

Exelis has signed agreements with four Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-designated unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) Test Sites for airspace situational awareness and research. The research will focus on using the Exelis Symphony® RangeVue™ sense-and-avoid tool towards safe integration of unmanned aircraft into the national airspace system.

7 May 2015

DARPA Robotics Challenge: Polaris Ranger Vehicles to be Driven by Robots

Polaris® Industries Inc., the leading manufacturer of off-road vehicles, today announced that its Limited Edition DARPA Polaris RANGER® XP 900 EPS and GEM electric vehicles will be used as part of the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) Finals to be held June 5-6, at the Fairplex, in Pomona, Calif.

7 May 2015

New Report on Global Surgical Robots Market

Global surgical robot markets are poised to achieve significant growth as next generation systems provide a way to improve traditional open surgery and decrease the number of ports needed for minimally invasive surgery. Patients fare better when the surgery is done by surgical robots. The documentation of improvements in care delivery, the ability to ensure better outcomes from surgery promise that surgical robotics is a strong growth market.

7 May 2015

Synthetic Polymer Gel with Self-Sustained Propulsion Holds Promise for Squishy Robot

For decades, robots have advanced the efficiency of human activity. Typically, however, robots are formed from bulky, stiff materials and require connections to external power sources; these features limit their dexterity and mobility. But what if a new material would allow for development of a "soft robot" that could reconfigure its own shape and move using its own internally generated power?

7 May 2015

AUVSI Unmanned Systems 2015: Northrop Grumman to Highlight Vast Array of Unmanned Systems

Personnel will be on hand to talk about Northrop Grumman's vast array of unmanned systems in addition to sustainment, modernization and training solutions at the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International's (AUVSI) trade show May 5-7 at the Georgia World Congress Center. Visitors to the company's booth (#2219) will have a unique opportunity to engage with unmanned systems in a virtual reality environment.

7 May 2015

AUVSI 2015: Kairos Autonomi to Showcase Pronto4 Robotic Applique Kit for Heavy Equipment

AUVSI North America 2015, at Booth #1437, Kairos Autonomi, the worldwide leader in robotic applique kits, displays its latest technology, the Pronto4 Heavy, designed specifically for usage with heavy equipment and machinery.

6 May 2015

Comprehensive Report on the North American UAV Market

The North American UAV market size is estimated to grow to $6,776.9 million by 2019 at an expected CAGR of 7.7% during the forecast period from 2014 to 2019.

6 May 2015

Renown Health Introduces Four Xenex Germ-Zapping Robots for Eliminating Highly Contagious Superbugs

As hospitals around the country look for innovative ways to continually enhance quality patient care, Renown Health introduces four germ-zapping robots that eliminate highly contagious superbugs in just minutes.

6 May 2015

AUVSI Unmanned Systems 2015: ITT’s Cannon Brand to Highlight Wide Range of Interconnect Solutions

ITT Corporation and its Cannon brand will exhibit a wide range of interconnect solutions at the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s (AUVSI) Unmanned Systems 2015 trade show at booth 2032 on May 5-7 in Atlanta, Ga.

6 May 2015

Kettering University FRCC to Host Summer Robotics Camps for Students

The FIRST Robotics Community Center (FRCC) at Kettering University is hosting a number of Robotics Camps for students in 1st-12th grades. Sessions include First Robotics Competition, First Tech Challenge, First Lego League and Junior First Lego League.

6 May 2015

Global Medical Robotics Market Forecast to Grow up to $6.4 Billion by 2018

Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy is becoming the standard of care in urology, accounting for about 85% of all prostate operations in the United States. According to Intuitive Surgical, hysterectomy and other procedures, such as gallbladder removal and kidney surgery, are also driving the growth in robotic operations.

6 May 2015

ACOG 2015: Illumigyn Launches Gynescope with Military Grade Machine Vision Technology

Cancer of the uterine cervix is the second most common among women in the world, yet cervical exams and subsequent biopsies limit diagnostic accuracy to 60%.

6 May 2015

Recipients of Kettering University FIRST Robotics Scholarship Announced

FIRST Robotics taught Emily Poirier of Team 217 (Thunder Chickens) about the importance of “working as a team and thinking on your feet.” It will also help her to pay for college as she is one of 44 high school students who received a FIRST Robotics Scholarship to attend Kettering University in 2015.

6 May 2015

Robotics News

Market for Computer Vision Technologies Forecast to Grow at 42% CAGR

Horizon Debuts Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Multi-Rotor UAV

Exelis Enters Agreements with Four FAA-Designated UAS Test Sites for Airspace Situational Awareness

DARPA Robotics Challenge: Polaris Ranger Vehicles to be Driven by Robots

New Report on Global Surgical Robots Market

Synthetic Polymer Gel with Self-Sustained Propulsion Holds Promise for Squishy Robot

AUVSI Unmanned Systems 2015: Northrop Grumman to Highlight Vast Array of Unmanned Systems

AUVSI 2015: Kairos Autonomi to Showcase Pronto4 Robotic Applique Kit for Heavy Equipment

Comprehensive Report on the North American UAV Market

Renown Health Introduces Four Xenex Germ-Zapping Robots for Eliminating Highly Contagious Superbugs

AUVSI Unmanned Systems 2015: ITT’s Cannon Brand to Highlight Wide Range of Interconnect Solutions

Kettering University FRCC to Host Summer Robotics Camps for Students

Global Medical Robotics Market Forecast to Grow up to $6.4 Billion by 2018

ACOG 2015: Illumigyn Launches Gynescope with Military Grade Machine Vision Technology

Recipients of Kettering University FIRST Robotics Scholarship Announced

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