Robotics News

RSS

Kratos Awarded $4.3 Million Unmanned Aerial Target Drone System Contract by U.S. Government Customer

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that its Unmanned Systems Division (KUSD) recently received a $4.3 million unmanned aerial target drone system contract award from a U.S. Government customer.

19 Dec 2014

FAA Rules and Regulations Could Potentially Ground Drones for Journalism

As the use of news-gathering drones becomes increasingly popular, evolving rules and regulations are being implemented by the Federal Aviation Administration that could potentially ground them. It’s becoming common practice to use drones to share breaking news and obtain a unique perspective that wouldn’t otherwise be possible, but the legal restrictions haven’t been widely explored.

18 Dec 2014

Scientists Present on Multi-Scale Robotic Teleoperation

As part of a recent showcase briefing and networking event for Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) in Horizon 2020, scientists from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), UCL and MIT gave a presentation on multi-scale robotic teleoperation to the Rt Hon Greg Clark, Minister for Universities and Science.

18 Dec 2014

Humanoid Robot Travels on a Commercial Flight

Travelling from Los Angeles to Frankfurt onboard of Lufthansa flight LH 457, the passenger arrived on December 16, at 11.05 a.m. with no signs of jet lag: this was no ordinary holidaymaker, after all, but the first humanoid robot to take up a seat on a commercial flight.

18 Dec 2014

SES Satellite Provides Critical Bandwidth for Broadcasting Orion Spacecrafts Re-Entry

On December 5, 2014, mission controllers and the public were able to see the re-entry and descent of NASA’s Orion spacecraft in real time and observe the parachutes deploy and the capsule return to Earth toward the ocean surface in a controlled manner.

18 Dec 2014

Rise in Commercial Use Will Drive Growth in Global Electric UAV Market

ReportsnReports.com adds Global Electric Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Market 2014-2018 research report that says rise in commercial use will drive growth in the electric unmanned aerial vehicles market by 2019.

18 Dec 2014

UAH Forms New Center to Consolidate Use of Lifelike Robotic Patients to Train Students

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) College of Nursing has formed a new Learning and Technology Resource Center (LTRC) to consolidate its use of technology and lifelike patient simulators to train students and to further research in healthcare simulation education.

18 Dec 2014

HRI’s Landmine and IED Rollers Increase Capabilities of CSI’s Husky Vehicle

Humanistic Robotics, Inc., a robotics and technology innovator dedicated to making the world safer with technology, has partnered with Critical Solutions International (CSI) to package HRI’s landmine and IED rollers with CSI’s (life-saving) Husky vehicle, thus increasing the capabilities of CSI’s offerings.

18 Dec 2014

Florida State University Offers New Program in Application of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Florida State University is set to launch a new program that will actually have its students excited about their instructors droning on and on.

17 Dec 2014

MQ-8B Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter Flies off USCGC Bertholf National Security Cutter

The U.S. Coast Guard, in conjunction with Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy, flew the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter off the national security cutter (NSC), USCGC Bertholf (WMSL-750), Dec. 5 off the coast of Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu.

17 Dec 2014

Kratos Completes Demonstration Flights of Two Unmanned Aerial Drone and Target System Platforms

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that its Unmanned Systems Division (KUSD) has recently successfully completed a number of test and demonstration flights of two models of the Company's high performance unmanned aerial drone and target system platforms.

17 Dec 2014

New Technology Dramatically Improves Endurance of Legged Robots

Sandia National Laboratories is tackling one of the biggest barriers to the use of robots in emergency response: energy efficiency.

17 Dec 2014

Lantronix to Provide Secure, Onboard Wi-Fi Technology for Torquing’s ZANO Nano Drone

UK-based Torquing Group has tapped Lantronix, Inc., a leading global provider of smart IoT (Internet of Things) solutions, to provide secure, onboard Wi-Fi technology for its new ZANO nano drone, an aerial photography and HD video capture nano platform that allows users to instantly begin capturing and sharing moments like never before.

17 Dec 2014

Researchers Successfully Teach Stick Insect Robot to Walk

A research team at Bielefeld University has succeeded in teaching the only robot of its kind in the world how to walk. Its first steps have been recorded in a video. You can watch them in Bielefeld University’s latest posting on ‘research_tv’.

17 Dec 2014

Woman with Quadriplegia Moves Robot Arm Using Mind Control

In another demonstration that brain-computer interface technology has the potential to improve the function and quality of life of those unable to use their own arms, a woman with quadriplegia shaped the almost human hand of a robot arm with just her thoughts to pick up big and small boxes, a ball, an oddly shaped rock, and fat and skinny tubes.

17 Dec 2014

Robotics News

Kratos Awarded $4.3 Million Unmanned Aerial Target Drone System Contract by U.S. Government Customer

FAA Rules and Regulations Could Potentially Ground Drones for Journalism

Scientists Present on Multi-Scale Robotic Teleoperation

Humanoid Robot Travels on a Commercial Flight

SES Satellite Provides Critical Bandwidth for Broadcasting Orion Spacecrafts Re-Entry

Rise in Commercial Use Will Drive Growth in Global Electric UAV Market

UAH Forms New Center to Consolidate Use of Lifelike Robotic Patients to Train Students

HRI’s Landmine and IED Rollers Increase Capabilities of CSI’s Husky Vehicle

Florida State University Offers New Program in Application of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems

MQ-8B Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter Flies off USCGC Bertholf National Security Cutter

Kratos Completes Demonstration Flights of Two Unmanned Aerial Drone and Target System Platforms

New Technology Dramatically Improves Endurance of Legged Robots

Lantronix to Provide Secure, Onboard Wi-Fi Technology for Torquing’s ZANO Nano Drone

Researchers Successfully Teach Stick Insect Robot to Walk

Woman with Quadriplegia Moves Robot Arm Using Mind Control

News Categories

MIT and Harvard Develop Test Revealing Limits of AI's Real-World Understanding

ISS National Lab Advances Research in Space With Dozens of Experiments on Next Cargo Mission

New AI Model Designs Effective Antibiotics from Scratch, Matching FDA-Approved Drugs

NASA and IBM Unveil AI Model That Predicts Solar Flares with 16% More Accuracy

New Drone Swarm Technology Could Speed Up Emergency Response and Deliveries

Developing Targeted Treatments for Parkinson’s with AI Algorithms

What is Threat Hunting?

XDR vs EDR: Strengthening Cybersecurity for Robotic Systems

Thought Leaders

Robot Chef: The Future of Automated Meal Preparation

Tiny Robotic Crab: The Smallest-Ever Remote-Controlled Walking Robot

Resurrecting Ancient Cephalopods with Robots