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Automate 2015: Universal Robots to Launch New Compact Table-Top UR3 Robot

Industries worldwide have embraced the collaborative benefits of the user-friendly UR5 and UR10 robots that feature unrivaled performance vs. affordability and can work next to people with no safety guarding. With the new UR3 robot, Universal Robots brings this market leading concept to the table.

18 Mar 2015

Allegheny Health Network Surgeons Perform Robotic-Assisted Total-Hip and Partial-Knee Replacements

Orthopaedic surgeons at Allegheny Health Network have performed the region's first robotic-assisted total-hip and partial-knee replacements using a state-of-the- art interactive robotic arm that provides unprecedented precision and accuracy in joint placement.

17 Mar 2015

Drone Developer CyPhy Works Receives Investment from Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions has made a strategic investment in CyPhy Works, a leading developer of advanced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones. Founded by Helen Greiner, co-founder of iRobot, CyPhy Works has developed a drone technology and business roadmap that pioneers use of “microfilament tether” technology that enables long-duration or persistent flight with secure streaming of high-speed data and high-definition video.

17 Mar 2015

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Conducts Trial on Xenex ‘Germ-Zapping Robots’

Xenex Disinfection Services today announced that The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn is testing the power of its Germ-Zapping Robots™ for room disinfection. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is the second UK hospital to conduct a trial utilizing Xenex’s patented pulsed xenon Full Spectrum™ ultraviolet (UV) disinfection technology.

17 Mar 2015

VIMS ROV Uses Acoustic Signals to Locate Oil-Spills

One big challenge facing cleanup crews during an offshore oil spill—such as 2010’s Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico—is determining just how much oil is involved. Researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science have now developed a remotely operated underwater vehicle to someday assist in this key aspect of the oil-spill response.

17 Mar 2015

New Report on the Market for Civil & Commercial Remote Sensing Satellites

With demand for Earth imagery increasing, manufacturers are expected to produce more than 200 remote sensing satellites over the next 10 years, according to Forecast International.

17 Mar 2015

Automate 2015: Harry Major Machine to Highlight Cableless Gantry and Automated Part Handling Technologies

Harry Major Machine (HMM), a leader in the design, manufacture, installation and support of custom automated systems and machines for more than half a century, will be introducing a new cableless gantry technology – the first of its kind in North America – and displaying innovative automated part handling technologies at its booth (#1024) during Automate 2015, held from March 23 to 26 at Chicago's McCormick Place North.

16 Mar 2015

Global Welding Robotics Market Estimated to Reach $3.38 Billion in 2020

Modernisation needs in the competitive global market and the rising emphasis on energy efficiency are steering industries towards automation. This trend is driving the uptake of welding robots over manual welding methods. Robotic welding offers consistency and repeatability, which is vital in user industries. While demand from the automotive and transportation industry will be robust, the electronics, heavy machinery and construction industries are also contributing to market growth.

16 Mar 2015

Curiosity Mars Rover Uses Robotic Arm to Sieve and Deliver Rock-Powder Sample

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used its robotic arm Wednesday, March 11, to sieve and deliver a rock-powder sample to an onboard instrument. The sample was collected last month before the team temporarily suspended rover arm movement pending analysis of a short circuit.

16 Mar 2015

Early Results from MAVEN, Rosetta Missions to be Presented at 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

NASA researchers and other scientists will present early science results from the agency’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission, ESA’s (European Space Agency’s) Rosetta mission, and an exploration of the evolution of Mars’ climate and atmosphere during the 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference March 16-20.

16 Mar 2015

Adept Introduces Lynx Enterprise Manager 1100 Fleet Management System for Autonomous Intelligent Vehicles

Adept Technology, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent robots, autonomous mobile solutions and services, today announced that it has launched Lynx Enterprise Manager 1100, a new fleet management system for Adept's Lynx autonomous intelligent vehicles (AIVs).

16 Mar 2015

Leica Introduces GeoMoS 6.2 for Management of Multiple Monitoring Projects

Leica GeoMoS version 6.2 comes with the newly updated GeoMoS Monitor 6.2, which allows management of data collection and computation for multiple monitoring projects at the same time. Active projects can be managed and run simultaneously on a single PC, thus increasing the reliability while reducing the costs of the IT infrastructure and software licenses.

16 Mar 2015

NASA Langley Research Center Awards Drone Aviation Contract for Aerial, Ground Based Equipment

Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a developer of specialized lighter-than-air aerostats and tethered drones, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Drone Aviation Corp. (DAC), has been awarded a contract from NASA Langley Research Center to provide aerial and ground based equipment for use in a new research program at the Center.

16 Mar 2015

“Sky Sky Sky” Drama to Feature Fully Functioning, Custom-Programmed PR2 Robot

Actors are not robots, Hollywood evidence aside.

13 Mar 2015

Vision China 2015: Teledyne DALSA to Demonstrate Latest Multi-Camera Vision Systems

Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and global leader in machine vision technology, will showcase its newest cameras, including the Piranha4™ Multispectral Quadlinear, the Linea™ series of single line Camera Link® and GigE Vision® cameras, feature-rich Genie™ TS cameras, as well as the soon-to-be released Piranha™ XL multi-line CMOS TDI camera and the Xtium™ CLHS frame grabber.

13 Mar 2015

Robotics News

Automate 2015: Universal Robots to Launch New Compact Table-Top UR3 Robot

Allegheny Health Network Surgeons Perform Robotic-Assisted Total-Hip and Partial-Knee Replacements

Drone Developer CyPhy Works Receives Investment from Motorola Solutions

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Conducts Trial on Xenex ‘Germ-Zapping Robots’

VIMS ROV Uses Acoustic Signals to Locate Oil-Spills

New Report on the Market for Civil & Commercial Remote Sensing Satellites

Automate 2015: Harry Major Machine to Highlight Cableless Gantry and Automated Part Handling Technologies

Global Welding Robotics Market Estimated to Reach $3.38 Billion in 2020

Curiosity Mars Rover Uses Robotic Arm to Sieve and Deliver Rock-Powder Sample

Early Results from MAVEN, Rosetta Missions to be Presented at 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

Adept Introduces Lynx Enterprise Manager 1100 Fleet Management System for Autonomous Intelligent Vehicles

Leica Introduces GeoMoS 6.2 for Management of Multiple Monitoring Projects

NASA Langley Research Center Awards Drone Aviation Contract for Aerial, Ground Based Equipment

“Sky Sky Sky” Drama to Feature Fully Functioning, Custom-Programmed PR2 Robot

Vision China 2015: Teledyne DALSA to Demonstrate Latest Multi-Camera Vision Systems

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