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The Florida Hospital Becomes First in US to Use Stereotaxis Vdrive Duo™ Robotic Navigation System

Stereotaxis, Inc., a global leader in innovative technologies for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, and the Florida Hospital Cardiovascular Institute in Orlando, Fla., today announced the first use of the Stereotaxis Vdrive Duo™ robotic navigation system in the U.S. to control multiple diagnostic devices during a cardiac ablation procedure. Dr. Usman Siddiqui, an electrophysiologist with the Florida Hospital Cardiovascular Institute, performed the procedure in early February.

30 Mar 2015

Teledyne DALSA’s Advanced Line Scan Cameras Receive Gold at Vision Systems Design Innovator Awards

Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and global leader in machine vision components and solutions, announced today that its Piranha4 Multispectral camera and its Piranha XL 16k camera were recognized among the best in the industry by the judges of the Vision Systems Design 2015 Innovators Awards program. The judging panel consisted of esteemed experts from system integrator and end-user companies.

30 Mar 2015

Kit Robot, Open ROV for High Quality Sea Bed Video Recording in Cardigan Bay

Scientists at the Department of Computer Science at Aberystwyth University have been working with marine conservation group Friends of Cardigan Bay to develop better techniques for studying the seabed which is vital for marine conservation and fisheries management.

30 Mar 2015

Heriot-Watt Dubai Student Wins Second Place at Phoenix Contact's Xplore Automation Award 2015

Taking place every three years the international competition is based on new innovative ideas, based on the implementation of PLC (Programmable Logic Control) and HMI (Human Machine Interface). There are five categories: building automation, education, environment, recreation and inspiring engineers, of which Francy was the only environmental entrant.

27 Mar 2015

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Robotics Team Competes at 2015 Arizona VEX U Competition

The 2015 Arizona VEX U Competition was held on Feb. 28 at the Arizona State University campus. Twelve members of the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University VEX Robotics Team and their faculty advisor Dr. Joel Schipper attended the event. The team competed with two robots, a small robot named Spike and a large robot named Monstrosity.

27 Mar 2015

Software Robots Will Make Businesses Smarter Through Intelligent Process Automation

Senior executives across industries agree that new software "robots", leveraging attributes such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, and effective use of big data, will unlock significant value within the next three to five years, according to a new study released by Cognizant.

27 Mar 2015

FirstEnergy Foundation Supports Southwestern Pennsylvania BotsIQ Program to Help Students Build Robots

The FirstEnergy Foundation has donated $2,500 to the Pittsburgh Chapter of the National Tooling and Machining Foundation, Inc., to help area students build robots through the Southwestern Pennsylvania BotsIQ Program, a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) program. This marks the second year the program has received support from the FirstEnergy Foundation.

27 Mar 2015

Flapping Robot Morphs Wings to Manage Mid-Air Collisions

Researchers in the US have taken inspiration from nature to create a robotic wing that can recover from mid-air collisions.

27 Mar 2015

DENSO Robotics Opens New Main Training Center in Dayton, Ohio

DENSO Robotics has opened its new Main Training Center in Dayton, Ohio. The full-service facility brings the total number of DENSO Robotics training centers in the U.S. to three, adding to the company's West Coast Training Center in Long Beach and its Maintenance Training Center in Maryville, Tenn.

27 Mar 2015

Mobile Robot with Revolutionary Reins Acts Like Guide Dogs for Firefighters

Firefighters moving through smoke-filled buildings could save vital seconds and find it easier to identify objects and obstacles, thanks to revolutionary reins that enable robots to act like guide dogs.

27 Mar 2015

Catholic Medical Center Deploys Tru-D SmartUVC for Ensuring Safe Hospital Rooms

Catholic Medical Center has an impressive new weapon in the war against hospital-acquired infections. It looks like something straight out of a Hollywood blockbuster, but the 5-foot tall robot is a 21st century solution to one of the biggest challenges facing any hospital, preventing the transmission of multi drug-resistant illnesses from one patient to another. CMC is proud to introduce Tru-D SmartUVC.

26 Mar 2015

The University of Sheffield Professor Addresses Parliamentary Symposium on Implications of Robots Caring for Elderly

One of the world’s leading experts on artificial intelligence and robotics is addressing a parliamentary symposium this week (24 March 2015) to highlight the impact and implications of robots caring for humans in old age.

26 Mar 2015

NASA's Rover Opportunity Completes Marathon Journey on Mars in Roughly 11 Years

There was no tape draped across a finish line, but NASA is celebrating a win. The agency’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity completed its first Red Planet marathon Tuesday -- 26.219 miles (42.195 kilometers) – with a finish time of roughly 11 years and two months.

26 Mar 2015

Robots on Reins with Tactile Sensors to Guide Firefighters in Emergency Situations

26 Mar 2015

Introducing Large-Scale,Autonomous Floor Washing Machines - FLOBOTS

Floor washing robots could soon be used to clean large industrial and commercial premises, following a European research collaboration totalling 4.2 million Euros.

26 Mar 2015

Robotics News

The Florida Hospital Becomes First in US to Use Stereotaxis Vdrive Duo™ Robotic Navigation System

Teledyne DALSA’s Advanced Line Scan Cameras Receive Gold at Vision Systems Design Innovator Awards

Kit Robot, Open ROV for High Quality Sea Bed Video Recording in Cardigan Bay

Heriot-Watt Dubai Student Wins Second Place at Phoenix Contact's Xplore Automation Award 2015

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Robotics Team Competes at 2015 Arizona VEX U Competition

Software Robots Will Make Businesses Smarter Through Intelligent Process Automation

FirstEnergy Foundation Supports Southwestern Pennsylvania BotsIQ Program to Help Students Build Robots

Flapping Robot Morphs Wings to Manage Mid-Air Collisions

DENSO Robotics Opens New Main Training Center in Dayton, Ohio

Mobile Robot with Revolutionary Reins Acts Like Guide Dogs for Firefighters

Catholic Medical Center Deploys Tru-D SmartUVC for Ensuring Safe Hospital Rooms

The University of Sheffield Professor Addresses Parliamentary Symposium on Implications of Robots Caring for Elderly

NASA's Rover Opportunity Completes Marathon Journey on Mars in Roughly 11 Years

Robots on Reins with Tactile Sensors to Guide Firefighters in Emergency Situations

Introducing Large-Scale,Autonomous Floor Washing Machines - FLOBOTS

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