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World’s Top Agricultural Roboticists to Meet in Feb. 2015 at the University of Sydney

Sixty of the world’s top agricultural roboticists will meet next week (2-6 February) at the University of Sydney to discuss future directions for the globe’s horticultural and farming industries.

30 Jan 2015

Students to Test Robots Against Each Other in MSU College of Engineering First Robotics Championship

Students from Montana, Washington, Idaho, Utah and Wyoming will test their robots against each other on Friday, Jan. 30, and Saturday, Jan. 31, in the annual Montana State University College of Engineering First Robotics championship.

29 Jan 2015

Iridium, Appareo Partner to Provide Next Generation Telematics Solutions with Global Connectivity

Iridium Communications Inc. and Appareo Systems, LLC today announced a partnership to provide advanced telematics solutions enabled with global connectivity to a number of key industries.

29 Jan 2015

European Research Consortium Collaborates to Develop Unmanned Robot to Manage Vineyards

A European research consortium comprising Spanish, French, Italian and German universities and companies is working on the development of an unmanned robot, equipped with non-invasive advanced sensors and artificial intelligence systems, which will help manage vineyards.

29 Jan 2015

Mobile Teledermoscopy Feasible and Effective for Short-Term Monitoring of Atypical Moles

Allowing patients to use mobile devices to capture skin images appears to be a feasible and effective method for short-term monitoring of atypical nevi (moles), according to an article published online by JAMA Dermatology.

29 Jan 2015

Cloverbud Activities Help Bring Robotics into the Michigan 4-H Experience

The need to spark youth’s interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is significant. What better way to spark this involvement than through a Michigan State University Extension 4-H experience? Michigan 4-H has endless opportunities to engage youth in STEM activities.

29 Jan 2015

Fusion Joins Virginia Tech and News Media Coalition to Test Small UAS

The coalition of news media partnering with Virginia Tech to test small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is pleased to announce that Fusion has joined its ranks.

29 Jan 2015

H2O Innovation to Implement Proprietary SPMC Remote Monitoring Solution at a Florida Municipality

H2O Innovation Inc. ("H2O Innovation" or the "Company") announces today that it was awarded, at the end of its second quarter and in January 2015, six (6) new contracts for an aggregate amount of $14 million, mainly for the supply of drinking water systems to municipal customers. With the addition of these new contracts, the backlog for water treatment projects has reached $38.2 M at the beginning of the third quarter.

28 Jan 2015

Germ-Zapping Robots Producer, Xenex, Secures $25 Million in New Funding

Xenex Disinfection Services, the world leader in automated environmental disinfection technology for healthcare facilities, today announced it has secured $25 million in new funding. The financing includes new participation from Brandon Point Industries Limited (Brandon Point) and continued investment from existing investors including Battery Ventures, Targeted Technology Fund II and RK Ventures. The financing will be used for product development, international expansion and increasing the company's U.S. sales force.

28 Jan 2015

Global Articulated Robot Market Forecast to Grow at 5.48% CAGR

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Articulated Robot Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.

28 Jan 2015

UBC Students to Showcase Engineering Talents in Driverless Robotic Vehicle Competition

UBC students will showcase their engineering design talents in a robotic vehicle competition on Wednesday, January 28. Driverless, remotely controlled vehicles not much larger than a cereal box will navigate the playfield in search of magnetic devices representing buried unexploded bombs and land mines.

28 Jan 2015

UAVs are the Newest Instruments in Precision Agriculture

Comparing an unmanned aerial vehicle to a magnetic resonance imaging machine may seem odd, but that is how the director of the Mississippi State University Geosystems Research Institute sees it.

28 Jan 2015

First Clinical Procedure with Magellan Robotic System in Australia Performed at The Alfred Hospital

Hansen Medical, Inc., a global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced the completion of the first clinical procedure with the Magellan™ Robotic System in Australia. Interventional radiologists Dr. Gerard Goh and Dr. Jim Koukounaras, assisted by Professor Ken Thomson, performed the procedure at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 28 Jan 2015

Leidos Prototype Maritime Autonomy System for DARPA's ACTUV Completes First Self-Guided Voyage

Leidos, a national security, health, and engineering solutions company, announced today that its prototype maritime autonomy system for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)'s Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program recently completed its first self-guided voyage between Gulfport and Pascagoula, Mississippi.

27 Jan 2015

Dana Announces Launch of Mechatronics Technology Center in Rovereto, Italy

Dana Holding Corporation today announced that it will launch the Dana Mechatronics Technology Center in Rovereto, Italy, later this year to support advanced engineering programs for the off-highway market.

27 Jan 2015

Robotics News

World’s Top Agricultural Roboticists to Meet in Feb. 2015 at the University of Sydney

Students to Test Robots Against Each Other in MSU College of Engineering First Robotics Championship

Iridium, Appareo Partner to Provide Next Generation Telematics Solutions with Global Connectivity

European Research Consortium Collaborates to Develop Unmanned Robot to Manage Vineyards

Mobile Teledermoscopy Feasible and Effective for Short-Term Monitoring of Atypical Moles

Cloverbud Activities Help Bring Robotics into the Michigan 4-H Experience

Fusion Joins Virginia Tech and News Media Coalition to Test Small UAS

H2O Innovation to Implement Proprietary SPMC Remote Monitoring Solution at a Florida Municipality

Germ-Zapping Robots Producer, Xenex, Secures $25 Million in New Funding

Global Articulated Robot Market Forecast to Grow at 5.48% CAGR

UBC Students to Showcase Engineering Talents in Driverless Robotic Vehicle Competition

UAVs are the Newest Instruments in Precision Agriculture

First Clinical Procedure with Magellan Robotic System in Australia Performed at The Alfred Hospital

Leidos Prototype Maritime Autonomy System for DARPA's ACTUV Completes First Self-Guided Voyage

Dana Announces Launch of Mechatronics Technology Center in Rovereto, Italy

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