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Image of Robot ‘Listening’ to an Unborn Child Wins EPSRC Science Photography Competition

An image of a robot ‘listening’ to an unborn child has won the ‘People’ category in this year’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Science Photography Competition.

18 Mar 2015

Automate 2015: Teledyne DALSA to Highlight Industrial Vision Solutions

Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and global leader in machine vision components and solutions, will exhibit its industrial vision solutions in booth #931 at Automate 2015.

18 Mar 2015

Forecast Report on Opportunities for Robotics in Healthcare Market

Where's the robotics in healthcare market heading? Visiongain's brand new report shows you potential revenues and volume sales to 2025, assessing data, trends, opportunities and prospects there.

18 Mar 2015

Academy of the Sacred Heart Receives $10,000 Meritor Grant to Enhance School’s Robotics Curriculum

Meritor, Inc. presented a $10,000 grant to the Academy of the Sacred Heart to enhance the school's robotics curriculum. In 2013-2014, the school introduced a robotics requirement for all ninth-graders in its Upper School for Girls, providing the students with an early exposure to engineering and programming.

18 Mar 2015

Association for Advancing Automation Releases Preview into Automate 2015 Show

The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) today releases a preview into this year's Automate 2015, named one of the top 10 manufacturing shows in the U.S. and the largest solutions-based showcase of automation technologies in North America.

18 Mar 2015

Exilant’s Fusion Robotic Process Automation Platform to Be Integrated into Genpact's Solutions

Genpact, a global leader in designing, transforming, and running intelligent business operations, today announced an expanded partnership with technology solutions provider Exilant that will integrate their Fusion robotic process automation (RPA) platform into Genpact's solutions and services for clients particularly in the hospitality, retail, life sciences, and manufacturing industries.

18 Mar 2015

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