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Eyes for Robotic Ankle

Mo Rastgaar is poised to take a giant step forward in the development of a better prosthetic ankle

28 Feb 2015

Students Create Web-Enabled Drone to Enhance Security Systems

Four Simon Fraser University students, all from different countries, have used their common passion for innovation and flight to create a small, web-enabled drone that could enhance security systems—and has attracted the interest of SFU’s own security team.

28 Feb 2015

Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center Acquires Germ-Zapping Robot

Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center (EMRMC) is taking a leading role among Kentucky hospitals with the purchase of a germ-zapping robot. The Xenex robot is capable of moving throughout the hospital destroying highly contagious germs such as MRSA, C.diff, and even the Ebola virus. This investment in patient safety and care has been funded through the generosity of the Ephraim McDowell Health Care Foundation.

28 Feb 2015

Talking Drone Converses with Air Traffic Controllers

In a world first, RMIT University researchers have developed a talking drone that can converse with air traffic controllers just like a normal pilot.

28 Feb 2015

Curiosity Robot Detects Episodic Increase in Methane Concentration in Mars’ Atmosphere

An article published this week in Science confirms the existence of methane fluctuations in the atmosphere of Mars, as a result of the detailed analysis of data sent during 605 soles or Martian days. The team of researchers that have elaborated this article includes Francisco Javier Martín-Torres, from the Andalusian Institute of Earth Sciences (CSIC-UGR)

28 Feb 2015

SFU Team Wins First Place for Designing Innovative Robot at 2015 Western Engineering Competition

A team of Simon Fraser University engineering science students has won first place, senior design category, at the 2015 Western Engineering Competition.

27 Feb 2015

First Magellan Robotic Clinical Procedures Successfully Completed in the Middle East

Hansen Medical®, Inc., a global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced the completion of the first clinical procedures with the Magellan Robotic System in the Middle East.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 27 Feb 2015

Robots to Help Farmers

With a growing produce demand and a shortage of farm workers, agricultural areas like Salinas Valley, California are tuning to technology investment programs like Thrive Accelerator to improve farming practices. These farming innovations are featured in this week's The Lempert Report Innovation Series.

27 Feb 2015

Mouser, Grant Imahara Invite Engineers to Participate in Robotics Empowering Innovation Challenge

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the global authorized distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, is partnering with celebrity engineer Grant Imahara to call on engineers of all levels to join them on a journey to Empower Innovation Together™. Engineers worldwide can engage with Grant Imahara through a variety of topics and series of challenges that question and defy innovation in the pursuit of new ideas.

26 Feb 2015

Bimba’s Innovative Pneumatics Product, IntelliSense, Honored with Coveted Awards

Bimba Manufacturing, an industry leading innovator of actuation technology, today announced that IntelliSense®, a one-of-its-kind technology platform that enables users to be proactive about maintenance and system optimization, has been named Plant Engineering Magazine’s Product of the Year for 2014, and winner of the Golden Mousetrap Award 2015 from Design News Magazine. In addition, IntelliSense® was named winner of Design World Magazine’s Leadership in Engineering 2014 Award.

26 Feb 2015

Global UAV Market Forecast to Grow at 5.66% CAGR During 2015-2025

The Global UAV Market 2015-2025 is a 218 pages research report available with ReportsnReports.com that provides readers with a detailed UAV market analysis of both historic and forecast global industry values, factors influencing demand, the challenges faced by industry participants, analysis of industry leading companies, and key news.

26 Feb 2015

Insitu Announces Successful Demonstration of Integrator Unmanned Aircraft System at IDEX 2015

Insitu announced today the successful demonstration of its Integrator unmanned aircraft system during the live flight event at IDEX in Abu Dhabi. The two-day live fly took place on 24 and 25 February at the Al Tareef Airstrip, and was held in conjunction with the Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conference (UMEX).

26 Feb 2015

Robotics News

Eyes for Robotic Ankle

Students Create Web-Enabled Drone to Enhance Security Systems

Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center Acquires Germ-Zapping Robot

Talking Drone Converses with Air Traffic Controllers

Curiosity Robot Detects Episodic Increase in Methane Concentration in Mars’ Atmosphere

SFU Team Wins First Place for Designing Innovative Robot at 2015 Western Engineering Competition

First Magellan Robotic Clinical Procedures Successfully Completed in the Middle East

Robots to Help Farmers

Mouser, Grant Imahara Invite Engineers to Participate in Robotics Empowering Innovation Challenge

Bimba’s Innovative Pneumatics Product, IntelliSense, Honored with Coveted Awards

Global UAV Market Forecast to Grow at 5.66% CAGR During 2015-2025

Insitu Announces Successful Demonstration of Integrator Unmanned Aircraft System at IDEX 2015

Germ-Zapping Robots Producer, Xenex, Becomes Member of NPSF Patient Safety Coalition

Comprehensive Research Report on Global Electric UAV Market

Testing Underway on New Portable System for Real-Time Monitoring of Parkinson's Disease Patients

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