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Ian Murray Visits MACS' Heriot-Watt Robotics Centre

Ian Murray, MP for Edinburgh South, has visited the Heriot-Watt Robotics Centre in the School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences (MACS), hosted by Professor Ruth Aylett.

5 Mar 2015

EPFL Researchers Reveal New Interactive Robotic Tool to Improve Writing Skills

A little girl lines up plastic letters fitted with QR codes in front of a little humanoid robot. The robot struggles to reproduce them on a tablet - especially the loop of the letter p. The girl kindly steps in to help, writing out the word to show the robot how to do it. She puts in effort to teach the robot... without realizing that in reality she is the one who is improving her writing skills. Yesterday, EPFL researchers presented their new teaching tool, called CoWriter, at the "Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)", an important event in the field of interactive robotics, held in Portland, USA.

5 Mar 2015

Sikorsky Wins $8 Million DARPA Contract to Develop New Aircraft Automation Systems

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded the company an $8 million contract for Phase 1 of the Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.

5 Mar 2015

FAA Approves Section 333 Exemption for Blue-Chip UAS Across Multiple Industries

Blue-Chip Unmanned Aerial Solutions, Inc. (Blue-Chip UAS) is the first company in the U.S. to receive Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for Section 333 exemption across multiple industries.

4 Mar 2015

Veteran Teams Mentor New Teams at FIRST Robotics Community Center

Long established FIRST Robotics teams in Flint are being given the opportunity to give back through their new unique setup at the FIRST Robotics Community Center (FRCC) on Kettering University’s campus.

4 Mar 2015

Worldwide Drone Launchers Market Forecast to Reach $1.2 Billion by 2021

ReportsnReports.com adds Drone Launchers: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2015 to 2021 industry research report that analysis drone launchers revolutionizes unmanned aircraft take-off and landing.

4 Mar 2015

AORN Surgical Conference and Expo 2015: Tru-D SmartUVC to Exhibit Cutting-Edge UV Disinfection Robot

Tru-D SmartUVC will exhibit the cutting-edge UV disinfection robot at the Association for Perioperative Registered Nurses' Surgical Conference and Expo 2015 in Denver, Colorado, during Patient Safety Awareness Week March 7 through 11. AORN provides perioperative nurses with resources for safe clinical practice and professional development.

4 Mar 2015

FAA Grants ComEd Approval to Use Aerial Robotics for Line Inspection

ComEd announced that it has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to use innovative, unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), or aerial robotics, to inspect its lines.

4 Mar 2015

Communication Requirements of Micro-Drone Networks

Micro-drones are already being put to use in a large number of areas: These small aircraft face extensive requirements when performing aerial observation tasks or when deployed in the field of disaster management. A newly developed concept summarizes these challenges.

4 Mar 2015

Military Ground Robot Market Forecast to Reach $10.2 Billion by 2021

ReportsnReports.com adds Military Ground Robot Mobile Platform Systems to Engage Terrorists: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2015 to 2021 industry research report that says the new military is dependent on flexibility and early response. The use of military robots is based on providing a robot that is less expensive to put in the field.

3 Mar 2015

Lockheed Martin Integrates AEHF Satellite’s Propulsion Core and Payload Module Ahead of Schedule

Lockheed Martin has successfully integrated the propulsion core and payload module for the fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite nearly five months ahead of schedule.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 3 Mar 2015

Scientists at University of Denver Contribute to the Orion Space Project

Teddy Long (MS ’13) says the rocket was about three miles away as he sat with his wife in the Kennedy Space Center in December to watch the first test launch of the Orion space capsule — NASA’s effort to put humans on Mars.

3 Mar 2015

Aesynt and Meyra Partner to Market Robotic Solutions in the Republics of Azerbaijan and Turkey

Aesynt, a leading provider of integrated pharmacy automation solutions for hospitals and health systems, today announced a new strategic partnership with Meyra to market robotic solutions for public hospitals’ sterile compounding in the Republics of Azerbaijan and Turkey.

3 Mar 2015

DAC Launches New Line of Commercial-Grade Electric Tethered Drones

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 officially launched WATT, the Company's first model of a new line of commercial-grade electric tethered drones designed to provide secure and reliable aerial monitoring for extended durations while being tethered to the ground via a high strength armored tether.

3 Mar 2015

New Report on Global and China Industrial Robot Industry

With increasing demand for industrial automation and intelligentization, global industrial robot industry flourishes, hitting a record high in 2013 with annual sales and ownership arriving at 178,000 units and 1.332 million units, up 12.0% and 7.9% year on year, respectively.

3 Mar 2015