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Annual NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge Takes Place in Huntsville, Alabama

Buckle up, because it’s back… two days of intense student racing kicks-off April 17-18 for the annual NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge.

20 Apr 2015

U-M Board of Regents Approves New Robotics Building Project

A $54-million robotics center at the University of Michigan will help advance the field as researchers say it's reaching a tipping point—poised to deliver autonomous technologies that are woven into our everyday lives.

20 Apr 2015

ACM Recognizes Pioneering Work in Humanitarian Disaster Response through Search and Rescue Robotics

Dr. Robin Roberson Murphy, Raytheon Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, is the recipient of the prestigious Eugene L. Lawler Award for Humanitarian Contributions within Computer Science and Informatics.

20 Apr 2015

Universal Robots on Track to Meet Goal of Doubling Turnover Each Year

With yet another record setting result, Universal Robots is on track to meet the goal of doubling turnover each year in the period from 2014 to 2017.

20 Apr 2015

Vanderbilt Mini-V Team Captures Top Prize for AGSE Robot in Payload Design Category at NASA Competition

Vanderbilt’s Aerospace Club, which has swept the annual event the last two years, put in a strong showing this year at the competition, which took place on April 11 at Bragg Farms in Toney, Alabama, near NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. A total of 31 university teams participated.

20 Apr 2015

Rethink Robotics Closes Series D Financing

Rethink Robotics announced that the company's Series D financing is now closed with the addition of Wellington Management Company LLP joining GE Ventures and Goldman Sachs as significant new investors in the round.

20 Apr 2015

Global Automotive Human Machine Interface Market Forecast to Grow at 11.25% CAGR Over the Period 2014-2019

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Automotive Human Machine Interface (HMI) Market 2015-2019" report to their offering.

17 Apr 2015

Hawk Aerial and Unmanned Systems Granted FAA Exemptions to Conduct Commercial UAS Operations

Hawk Aerial, LLC and Unmanned Systems, Inc. have been granted exemptions from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct commercial operations of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) on the basis of MULTIROTOR service-drone Eagle V2 and Skycrane, respectively.

17 Apr 2015

Expert to Lead Charter Day Panel on Robotics at Cornell University

Robotics expert Hadas Kress-Gazit, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, will speak at Charter Day: A Festival of Ideas and Imagination. Her panel, “Robotics: Today's Intertwining of Engineering and Computer Science,” will be Sunday, April 26, 9-10:30 a.m. in Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.

17 Apr 2015

Sealed Air Acquires Intellibot Robotics

Sealed Air today announced the acquisition of Intellibot Robotics LLC, a U.S.-based privately owned company that has pioneered the development of robotic commercial floor cleaning machines.

17 Apr 2015

A Robot That Can Learn Moral Behavior

In research worthy of science fiction writer Isaac Asimov’s “I, Robot,” Bertram Malle is working to design a moral robot.

17 Apr 2015

Monsanto Commits $600,000 for Sponsorship of FIRST Robotics Championship

To encourage young people’s interest and participation in science and technology, today Monsanto announced a 3-year, $600,000 commitment to sponsor the FIRST® Championship, a renowned event in the world of competitive robotic design youth programs. St. Louis hosts the 2015 championship next week, April 22-25.

17 Apr 2015

Clece Selects Xenex Germ-Zapping Robots for Hospitals in Spain and Portugal

Xenex Disinfection Services today announced that Clece, Spain’s leading healthcare provider of cleaning, maintenance, catering and social services, has chosen Xenex Germ-Zapping Robots™ for room disinfection at hospitals in Spain and Portugal. Clece has deployed Xenex robots at the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona, where they will be used to supplement the hospital’s cleaning and disinfection procedures. Clece will also implement Xenex robots at Ramón y Cajal in Madrid.

17 Apr 2015

KUKA Showcases Products Ready for Industrie 4.0 at Hannover Messe

That Industrie 4.0 is not simply a trendy buzzword for KUKA will be demonstrated by the Augsburg-based robot and system builder at this year’s Hannover Messe.

17 Apr 2015

DJI and DroneDeploy to Showcase Newest Technologies at Drone World Expo

Two of the nation’s leading drone technology companies have committed their support to Drone World Expo (DWE), the defining event for commercial drone applications, as platinum sponsors. DJI and DroneDeploy will showcase their newest technologies on the exhibit floor and demonstrate the capabilities live at the event scheduled for November 17-18, 2015, at the San Jose, CA Convention Center.

16 Apr 2015

Robotics News

Annual NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge Takes Place in Huntsville, Alabama

U-M Board of Regents Approves New Robotics Building Project

ACM Recognizes Pioneering Work in Humanitarian Disaster Response through Search and Rescue Robotics

Universal Robots on Track to Meet Goal of Doubling Turnover Each Year

Vanderbilt Mini-V Team Captures Top Prize for AGSE Robot in Payload Design Category at NASA Competition

Rethink Robotics Closes Series D Financing

Global Automotive Human Machine Interface Market Forecast to Grow at 11.25% CAGR Over the Period 2014-2019

Hawk Aerial and Unmanned Systems Granted FAA Exemptions to Conduct Commercial UAS Operations

Expert to Lead Charter Day Panel on Robotics at Cornell University

Sealed Air Acquires Intellibot Robotics

A Robot That Can Learn Moral Behavior

Monsanto Commits $600,000 for Sponsorship of FIRST Robotics Championship

Clece Selects Xenex Germ-Zapping Robots for Hospitals in Spain and Portugal

KUKA Showcases Products Ready for Industrie 4.0 at Hannover Messe

DJI and DroneDeploy to Showcase Newest Technologies at Drone World Expo

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