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Robots Assemble Small Molecules into Larger Peptoids

Earlier this year, Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry got a new suite of robotic synthesis tools called the Overture and the Symphony X (pictured above), automated chemical synthesizers that assemble custom molecular structures called peptoids.

3 Apr 2015

Icefin Robotic Vehicle Reads the Environment under Antarctica’s Ice Shelves

A team of scientists and engineers from the Georgia Institute of Technology assembled the unmanned, underwater vehicle on Antarctica. They deployed (and retrieved) the vehicle through a 12-inch diameter hole through 20 meters of ice and another 500 meters of water to the sea floor.

3 Apr 2015

Unpowered Passive-Elastic Ankle Exoskeleton Helps Walk Using Less Energy

Humans have evolved to be incredibly efficient at walking. In fact, simulations of human locomotion show that walking on level ground and at a steady speed should theoretically require no power input at all.

3 Apr 2015

PI Develops Parallel Kinematic Hexapod Systems Based on PIMag Magnetic Direct Drives

Physik Instrumente (PI) has developed parallel kinematic Hexapod systems with magnetic direct drives. They offer extremely high dynamics and are intended for motion simulations and test equipment in industry and research.

3 Apr 2015

Novel Software Allows Service Robot to Learn With the Guide of the User

"A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings except if they harm another person,” in order to turn the second law of robotics into a reality, Mexican Eduardo Morales Manzanares developed robots with artificial intelligence that don’t require specialized personnel to be controlled.

2 Apr 2015

DroneDeploy Raises $9 Million in Series A Funding

DroneDeploy, a start-up that provides cloud-based software solutions for commercial drone operations, announced today that it has raised $9 million in Series A funding led by Emergence Capital, with participation from previous investors SoftTech, DataCollective and Angelpad.

2 Apr 2015

Xconomy Robo Madness West: Blue Prism CEO to Present on Robotic Process Automation Technology

Blue Prism, the leading developer of enterprise Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software, today announced that CEO Alastair Bathgate will present at Xconomy Robo Madness West, happening April 7 in Menlo Park, Calif.

2 Apr 2015

Camber Corporation Creates Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Unmanned Systems Innovation

Camber Corporation announces today the establishment of Unmanned Systems Innovation (USI), LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary. The creation of USI supports Camber's focus on expanding its broad capabilities in the unmanned systems market.

2 Apr 2015

Southern Comfort Begins Beta Rollout of UAV Delivery Service for Caramel Comfort Beverage

Southern Comfort® announces the beta rollout of its new delivery service utilizing unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as drones, to deliver its popular line of iconic beverages to thirsty customers in select markets nationwide, beginning with the all-new Caramel Comfort.

2 Apr 2015

DroneDeploy Creates Custom Mobile Application for DJI Phantom 2 Vision(+) Drone

DroneDeploy, a start-up that provides cloud-based software solutions for commercial drone operations, today launched its mobile app, providing users with the fastest, easiest push-button solution available to automate drones and receive real-time, reliable, detailed aerial maps and images.

2 Apr 2015

Clearpath Robotics and Christie Collaborate to Create 3D Video Game Using Robots

Clearpath Robotics, a leader in unmanned vehicle robotics, has combined resources with Christie®, one of the most innovative visual technologies companies in the world, to create a three-dimensional video game using robots. The pairing of Clearpath and Christie bridges two technologies, from unrelated fields, to create an interactive experience in a way that has never been done before.

From Clearpath Robotics Inc. 1 Apr 2015

Remotec and AirRobot Enter Distribution Agreement for Small UAS

Northrop Grumman Corporation's subsidiary Remotec Inc. and AirRobot US have entered into a distribution agreement for AirRobot's line of small unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Under the agreement, Remotec is the sole reseller of these products to the first responder and law enforcement market in the United States.

1 Apr 2015

UMD and FIRST to Host 2015 Chesapeake Regional FIRST Robotics Competition

The University of Maryland and FIRST will host the 2015 Chesapeake Regional FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) April 2-4, 2015, at the XFINITY Center on the university's College Park, Md., campus. More than 1,000 high school students from Maryland, around the country, and from three other countries will go head-to-head to secure a spot in the international competition.

1 Apr 2015

High-Tech Bionic Hand Powered By Human Thoughts

A research team from the University of Houston has created an algorithm that allowed a man to grasp a bottle and other objects with a prosthetic hand, powered only by his thoughts.

1 Apr 2015

Software Architecture Enables Reflexive Consciousness for Walking Robot Hector

A year ago, researchers at Bielefeld University showed that their software endowed the walking robot Hector with a simple form of consciousness. Their new research goes one step forward: they have now developed a software architecture that could enable Hector to see himself as others see him.

1 Apr 2015