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Robotics Products Revealed at HAXLR8R’s Fifth Demo Day

Last night, 10 new hardware companies revealed their products at HAXLR8R’s fifth Demo Day in San Francisco. Each company completed the 111-day accelerator program in Shenzhen, China where they had access to expert support in design and manufacturing, more than 50 experienced mentors, seed funding, and office space that includes an equipped workshop.

7 Nov 2014

Robots with Machine Vision Classify Fishing Catches Accurately

Robots equipped with machine vision enable us to classify catches on board vessels with high levels of accuracy – saving fishing crews time and money.

7 Nov 2014

Imperial College London to Construct £1.25 Million Flying Robots Lab

A new £1.25 million arena for flying the next generation of aerial robots will be constructed at Imperial College London, thanks to a generous donation.

7 Nov 2014

Advanced Prosthetic Hand with Acute Sense of Touch

A prosthetic hand, which provides a sense of touch acute enough to handle an egg, has been completed and is now exploited by the NEBIAS project after 10 years of EU-funded research. The world’s most advanced bionic hand was tested with the help of amputee Dennis Aabo Sørensen who was able to grasp objects intuitively and identify what he was touching, while blindfolded.

7 Nov 2014

Robot Successfully Induces Feeling of Ghostly Presence

People don't really tend to see ghosts or guardian angels as much as "feel" them, and now researchers reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on November 6 think they know where that "feeling of a presence" (FoP) phenomenon comes from, based on studies of 12 patients with various neurological conditions.

7 Nov 2014

Increased Adoption in Military & Defense Applications Favors Growth of Global Mobile Robotics Market

According to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc., global mobile robotics market growth can be attributed to increased adoption in military & defense applications. Commercialization of automated cars due to technological advancement in mobile robotics is expected to drive the market over the next six years.

7 Nov 2014

Research Unplugged Talk on the Future of Robot-Human Relationships

John M. Jordan, clinical professor of supply chain and information systems in Penn State’s Smeal College of Business, will give a Research Unplugged talk, “Rise of the Robots: Imagining the Future of Robot-Human Relationships” at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at Schlow Centre Region Library.

6 Nov 2014

Frost & Sullivan's Webinar Explores Unmanned Vehicles for Next Generation Transportation

Unmanned vehicles comprise one of the fastest growing segments in the transportation industry. This is due, in part, to the technology's ability to spur opportunities in other industries and applications. Frost & Sullivan will explore several forces shaping the future of unmanned vehicles in its upcoming webinar titled, "Unmanned Vehicle: The Next Generation Mode of Transport."

6 Nov 2014

Residential Robotic Vacuum Cleaner Market in Western Europe Forecast to Grow at 9.67% CAGR

A robotic vacuum cleaner, also called robovac, is a vacuum cleaner that has the ability to function without human intervention within a defined area. It consists of a mobile base, a docking station, and other accessories that support its smooth functioning. It is autonomous to a high degree and uses intelligent sensory feedback control that is programmed to clean surfaces automatically. It is used to clean floors, gutters, and pools.

6 Nov 2014

ESS to Provide Syntactic Buoyancy Systems for Bluefin Robotics’ AUVs

Engineered Syntactic Systems (ESS), a global supplier of syntactic solutions, is trusted to equip Bluefin Robotics' state-of-the-art subsea vehicles. ESS provides Bluefin Robotics, a world leader in Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) with syntactic buoyancy systems for their family of AUVs, including the 4 500 meter Artemis 21 used in the ongoing search for missing Malaysian Airline's Flight 370.

6 Nov 2014

Forecast & Analysis Report on Global Industrial Controls and Factory Automation Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Industrial Controls and Factory Automation Market by Technology, Field Devices & Application - Global Forecast & Analysis to 2014 - 2020" report to their offering.

6 Nov 2014

Dassault Aviation and BAE Systems to Help Define Franco-British Requirement for Future Combat Air System Programme

Following the political-level agreement announced at the Farnborough Air Show in July this year, Dassault Aviation and BAE Systems are pleased to have been awarded a two-year contract by the French and UK governments to help define the Franco-British requirement for a Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme.

6 Nov 2014

El Camino Real Charter and Sultana High School Robotic Teams to Compete in State Championship

Recently high school robotics teams from Los Angeles' El Camino Real Charter High School and Hesperia's Sultana High School recently defeated 22 other Southern California robotics teams at the inaugural VEX/Project Lead the Way Inland Empire Challenge.

5 Nov 2014

Medidata, PPD Partner to Offer More Comprehensive Approach to Risk-Based Monitoring

Medidata, a leading global provider of cloud-based solutions for clinical research in life sciences, and Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC (PPD), a global contract research organization (CRO), today announced they are expanding their partnership to provide the life science industry with a more comprehensive approach to risk-based monitoring (RBM)—aimed at conducting drug development more intelligently, more quickly and more cost-effectively.

5 Nov 2014

Matrox Imaging Library Introduced for IntervalZero RTX64 Real-time Operating System Platform

Matrox Imaging and IntervalZero today announced Matrox Imaging Library (MIL) support for IntervalZero’s RTX64 Real-time Operating System (RTOS) Platform.

5 Nov 2014

Robotics News

Robotics Products Revealed at HAXLR8R’s Fifth Demo Day

Robots with Machine Vision Classify Fishing Catches Accurately

Imperial College London to Construct £1.25 Million Flying Robots Lab

Advanced Prosthetic Hand with Acute Sense of Touch

Robot Successfully Induces Feeling of Ghostly Presence

Increased Adoption in Military & Defense Applications Favors Growth of Global Mobile Robotics Market

Research Unplugged Talk on the Future of Robot-Human Relationships

Frost & Sullivan's Webinar Explores Unmanned Vehicles for Next Generation Transportation

Residential Robotic Vacuum Cleaner Market in Western Europe Forecast to Grow at 9.67% CAGR

ESS to Provide Syntactic Buoyancy Systems for Bluefin Robotics’ AUVs

Forecast & Analysis Report on Global Industrial Controls and Factory Automation Market

Dassault Aviation and BAE Systems to Help Define Franco-British Requirement for Future Combat Air System Programme

El Camino Real Charter and Sultana High School Robotic Teams to Compete in State Championship

Medidata, PPD Partner to Offer More Comprehensive Approach to Risk-Based Monitoring

Matrox Imaging Library Introduced for IntervalZero RTX64 Real-time Operating System Platform

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Inside the Cross-Sector Collaborations Driving AI in Biotech

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Thought Leaders

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