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Drone Developer CyPhy Works Adds Draper Nexus as Key New Investor

CyPhy Works, a leading drone company and developer of advanced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), today announced Draper Nexus as a key new investor in the MA-based company.

22 May 2015

USPTO Issues Allowance of Patent for I.D. Systems’ Remote Vehicle Rental System

I.D. Systems, Inc., a leading provider of wireless solutions for the Industrial Internet of Things, has received a notice of allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a patent on a remote vehicle rental system.

22 May 2015

Thales Alenia Space Employs Two KUKA Lightweight Robots for Automated Workstation

Thales Alenia Space builds satellites and develops components for civilian and military space technology. Shorter assembly times and effective use of labor: these are the goals of the “Tomorrow's Factory” project by Thales Alenia Space, which is scheduled to begin in the second half of the year.

22 May 2015

Implanted Neural Prosthetic Devices Control Robotic Arm

Neural prosthetic devices implanted in the brain's movement center, the motor cortex, can allow patients with amputations or paralysis to control the movement of a robotic limb -- one that can be either connected to or separate from the patient's own limb.

22 May 2015

Techmetics Solutions Places $1 Million Order for Lynx Mobile Robots

Adept Technology, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent robots, autonomous mobile solutions and services, has received an order totaling more than 1 million dollars (US Dollar) for its Lynx autonomous intelligent vehicles (AIVs) product.

22 May 2015

ABB to Begin Production of Robots in the US

ABB, the global leader in power and automation technologies, announced today it will start production of robots in the United States, making it the first global industrial robotics company to fully commit to and invest in a North American robotics manufacturing footprint. The company made the announcement at the opening of a new robotics plant at an existing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan, where it already has about 500 highly skilled employees. Production is to commence immediately.

21 May 2015

Autonomous Robots to Outmaneuver Each Other at Robot Checkers Competition

Ten autonomous robots will attempt to outmaneuver each other to win at “Robot Checkers” Saturday, May 23, as they and their student designers compete in the 24th annual Design Competition at Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science.

21 May 2015

Horseshoe Bats Inspire Dynamic Robot Sonar System

Engineers at Virginia Tech have taken the first steps toward building a novel dynamic sonar system inspired by horseshoe bats that could be more efficient and take up less space than current man-made sonar arrays. They are presenting a prototype of their "dynamic biomimetic sonar" at the 169th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America held May 18-22, 2015 in Pittsburgh.

21 May 2015

Worldwide Rehabilitation Robot Market Expected Grow to $1.1 Billion by 2021

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Wintergreen Research, Inc's new report "Rehabilitation Robots: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2015 to 2021" to their offering.

21 May 2015

Folding Drone with Rapid Take-Off

Inspired by origami, the folding drone developed by a team at EPFL and NCCR Robotics unfurls and takes off in a third of a second. The moment it is turned on, the rotors engage, the articulated arms extend and the drone begins moving.

20 May 2015

Overview of Medical Robot Technologies and Medical Robot Market

Medical robots are a cross-disciplinary endeavor to facilitate disease diagnosis, surgery, radiation therapy, rehabilitation, and telepresence diagnosis.

20 May 2015

St. Elizabeth Healthcare Selects Aethon’s TUG® Autonomous Mobile Robot for Medication Delivery

Aethon is pleased to announce St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Fort Thomas Kentucky has installed the TUG® autonomous mobile robot to deliver medications securely from the pharmacy to nursing units throughout the facility.

20 May 2015

Worldwide Rehabilitation Robot Market Expected to Reach $1.1 Billion by 2021

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Wintergreen Research, Inc's new report "Rehabilitation Robots: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2015 to 2021" to their offering.

20 May 2015

Competition Details Released for Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge

The organizers of the Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC) have released details about the competition, in addition call for "Intention to Participate and Request for Information (ITP-RFI)".

20 May 2015

MDM&C Helps NGA Obtain FAA 333 Exemption to Operate UAVs for Commercial Applications

McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP ("MDM&C" or "the Firm"), today announced that the Firm has helped to secure an FAA 333 Exemption approval on behalf of its client, Lincoln Park, NJ-based Next Generation Aviation Services, LLC (NGA), for commercial operation of an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), more commonly called Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or "drones."

19 May 2015

Robotics News

Drone Developer CyPhy Works Adds Draper Nexus as Key New Investor

USPTO Issues Allowance of Patent for I.D. Systems’ Remote Vehicle Rental System

Thales Alenia Space Employs Two KUKA Lightweight Robots for Automated Workstation

Implanted Neural Prosthetic Devices Control Robotic Arm

Techmetics Solutions Places $1 Million Order for Lynx Mobile Robots

ABB to Begin Production of Robots in the US

Autonomous Robots to Outmaneuver Each Other at Robot Checkers Competition

Horseshoe Bats Inspire Dynamic Robot Sonar System

Worldwide Rehabilitation Robot Market Expected Grow to $1.1 Billion by 2021

Folding Drone with Rapid Take-Off

Overview of Medical Robot Technologies and Medical Robot Market

St. Elizabeth Healthcare Selects Aethon’s TUG® Autonomous Mobile Robot for Medication Delivery

Worldwide Rehabilitation Robot Market Expected to Reach $1.1 Billion by 2021

Competition Details Released for Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge

MDM&C Helps NGA Obtain FAA 333 Exemption to Operate UAVs for Commercial Applications

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