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NAMA One Show: AVT Highlights Dispensing System Developed for Canna Energy Drinks

AVT, Inc., a leader in the design and development of custom vending machines, kiosks and automated retailing units, presented their new product line today at the NAMA One Show in Las Vegas. The One Show is the industry's leading trade event, and presents the latest and greatest in vending and automated retailing innovation.

24 Apr 2015

Henderson to Integrate Rethink Robotics' Baxter Robots into Automated Sewing Systems

Henderson Sewing Machine Co. is filling the automation gap – and breathing new vigor into the textile industry – with smart, collaborative robots that pave the way for fully autonomous custom industrial sewing systems.

24 Apr 2015

Long-Distance, Tele-Robotic Ultrasound over the Internet

A new clinical trial is testing the feasibility and efficiency of a doctor in New York City remotely performing long-distance, tele-robotic ultrasound exams over the Internet on patients in Chicago.

24 Apr 2015

Postures Birds Use to Avoid Obstacles During Flight May Help Program Drones to Avoid Similar Obstacles

Navigating through a cluttered environment at high speed is among the greatest challenges in biology - and it's one virtually all birds achieve with ease.

24 Apr 2015

ADM Crop Risk Services Receives FAA Approval to Operate UAVs to Expedite Claims Processing

ADM Crop Risk Services (ADM CRS) announced today that it has received regulatory approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to operate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to expedite and improve claims processing, an industry-first addition to its cutting-edge suite of claims technologies.

23 Apr 2015

IGEM Awards ISU $179,000 Grant to Improve Agricultural Field Productivity Using Unmanned Aircraft Sensors

Idaho State University received a $179,000 grant from the state’s Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission (IGEM) to pursue a project with the J.R. Simplot Company to use unmanned aircraft sensors (UAS) to improve agricultural field productivity and grower profitability.

23 Apr 2015

Northrop Grumman X-47B UCAS with Pratt & Whitney Engine Successfully Performs Autonomous Aerial Refueling Flight Test

Naval Air Systems Command -- The Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) has successfully performed an autonomous aerial refueling (AAR) flight test off the coast of Maryland and Virginia powered by Pratt & Whitney's F100-PW-220U engine and exhaust system. This test event marks the first time an unmanned aircraft has demonstrated mid-air refueling using the Navy's probe-and-drogue refueling method, and completes the final objectives of the UCAS demonstration program. Pratt & Whitney is a division of United Technologies Corp.

23 Apr 2015

Charing Cross International Symposium 2015: Hansen Medical to Showcase Magellan Robotic System

Hansen Medical®, Inc., the global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced it will exhibit its Magellan™ Robotic System at the 2015 Charing Cross International Symposium April 28- May 1 at the Olympia Grand in London, UK. The company will highlight the Magellan 6Fr Robotic Catheter and the Magellan 10Fr Robotic Catheter, both of which have more recently received CE Mark.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 23 Apr 2015

Remote-Control Experiments in Robotic Biology Cloud Lab

In the 1950s computers were giant machines that filled buildings and served a variety of arcane functions. Today they fit into our pockets or backpacks, and help us work, communicate and play.

23 Apr 2015

Hollysys Automation Technologies to Provide Ground-Based, High-Speed Rail Signaling System to Xi'an-Chengdu Line

Hollysys Automation Technologies, Ltd., a leading provider of automation and control technologies and applications in China, announced today that it signed a contract to provide the ground-based high-speed rail signaling system and equipment to Xi'an - Chengduhigh-speed rail line Xi'an - Jiangyou Section, valued at RMB 67.06 million or approximately USD $10.8 million with total construction length of 507 km. This Line is expected to be operated by the end of year 2017.

22 Apr 2015

Expert Panel at sUSB Expo to Discuss Commercial Applications of Drones

Small Unmanned Systems Business (sUSB) Expo, San Francisco, CA---Drones are clearly capturing the attention of consumers as well as a variety of large commercial markets, and the sUSB Expo will highlight a number of thought leaders and experts in the burgeoning drone industry, April 29 through May 1, 2015 at San Francisco's Golden Gate Club in the Presidio. To register for $200, please visit sUSB Expo's website.

22 Apr 2015

Nine Bechtel-Sponsored High School Robotic Teams Participate in FIRST Championship in St. Louis

Nine teams sponsored by Bechtel Corporation and mentored by employee volunteers are competing in the FIRST® Championship April 22-25, 2015, in St. Louis, Mo. FIRST® is a global nonprofit that runs four robotics programs for young people between the ages of 5 to 18.

22 Apr 2015

St. Vincent Healthcare Employs Tru-D SmartUVC Germ-Killing Robot for Infection Prevention

St. Vincent Healthcare is raising the bar when it comes to patient care. Already following strict disinfection routines, St. Vincent Healthcare is now also using germ-killing robot Tru-D SmartUVC to eliminate harmful germs, like Ebola, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), influenza and norovirus that can infect patients during their hospital stay.

22 Apr 2015

FANUC America Releases New YouTube Video About RAMTEC’s Certified Robotics and CNC Education Program

FANUC America Corporation released a new YouTube video about RAMTEC’s certified robotics and CNC education program dedicated to helping create the next-generation workforce. RAMTEC, which stands for Robotics Advanced Manufacturing Technology Education Collaborative, uses FANUC industrial robots, CNCs and ROBODRILLs to technically train students for high-skilled careers. See the video here.

22 Apr 2015

Broadlawns Medical Center Procures Xenex Germ-Zapping Robot

Furthering its commitment to infection prevention, Broadlawns Medical Center (BMC) is proud to announce that a Xenex robot has been acquired to disinfect surgical suites, examination rooms, patient rooms and restrooms from potentially harmful pathogens and drug resistant organisms.

22 Apr 2015

Robotics News

NAMA One Show: AVT Highlights Dispensing System Developed for Canna Energy Drinks

Henderson to Integrate Rethink Robotics' Baxter Robots into Automated Sewing Systems

Long-Distance, Tele-Robotic Ultrasound over the Internet

Postures Birds Use to Avoid Obstacles During Flight May Help Program Drones to Avoid Similar Obstacles

ADM Crop Risk Services Receives FAA Approval to Operate UAVs to Expedite Claims Processing

IGEM Awards ISU $179,000 Grant to Improve Agricultural Field Productivity Using Unmanned Aircraft Sensors

Northrop Grumman X-47B UCAS with Pratt & Whitney Engine Successfully Performs Autonomous Aerial Refueling Flight Test

Charing Cross International Symposium 2015: Hansen Medical to Showcase Magellan Robotic System

Remote-Control Experiments in Robotic Biology Cloud Lab

Hollysys Automation Technologies to Provide Ground-Based, High-Speed Rail Signaling System to Xi'an-Chengdu Line

Expert Panel at sUSB Expo to Discuss Commercial Applications of Drones

Nine Bechtel-Sponsored High School Robotic Teams Participate in FIRST Championship in St. Louis

St. Vincent Healthcare Employs Tru-D SmartUVC Germ-Killing Robot for Infection Prevention

FANUC America Releases New YouTube Video About RAMTEC’s Certified Robotics and CNC Education Program

Broadlawns Medical Center Procures Xenex Germ-Zapping Robot

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