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Vacuum Cleaner Robots Market Forecast to Reach $2.6 Billion by 2020

ReportsnReports.com adds Cleaning Robots: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2014 to 2020 research report of 359 pages to the semiconductors and electronics segment of industry intelligence library.

5 Nov 2014

NASA's Curiosity Rover Delivers Drilled Reddish Rock Powder to CheMin Instrument

Reddish rock powder from the first hole drilled into a Martian mountain by NASA's Curiosity rover has yielded the mission's first confirmation of a mineral mapped from orbit.

5 Nov 2014

Ghost Could Provide Stable Platform for Unmanned Surface Vehicles Autonomous Swarm Technology

In May 2014, the naval chief of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard voiced a warning to the United States: Iran would target American aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf if a war between the two countries ever broke out.

5 Nov 2014

New Robot Positioning System for Baxter Collaborative Robot

Rethink Robotics today announced the availability of its new Robot Positioning System, a groundbreaking technology that will allow the Baxter collaborative robot to manage and adapt to ever-changing, real-world environments.

4 Nov 2014

Global Prosthetics Leader, Ottobock, Licences Intellectual Property from Ekso Bionics

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., a robotic exoskeleton company, announced today they have formalized a licensing agreement providing intellectual property to Ottobock, the global leader in prosthetics and an innovator in the field of neuro-rehabilitation.

From Ekso Bionics 4 Nov 2014

Trimble Enhances Access Aerial Imaging 2.0 Application for use with UX5 Aerial Imaging Rover

Trimble announced today the latest enhancements to its Trimble® Access™ Aerial Imaging 2.0 application—making it even more robust, intuitive and easier to use. Part of the Trimble Access field software suite of applications, the Aerial Imaging application is a software tool used with the Trimble Tablet Rugged PC for planning aerial missions, performing pre-flight checks, and monitoring flights for the Trimble UX5 Aerial Imaging Rover.

From Trimble Navigation Limited 4 Nov 2014

Hansen Medical's Magellan 6Fr Robotic Catheter Granted CE Marking for Use in Peripheral Vasculature

Hansen Medical, Inc., a global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced the Company's Magellan™ 6Fr Robotic Catheter has received European Conformity (CE) Marking for use in the peripheral vasculature. Achieving this milestone allows the Company to market the Magellan 6Fr Robotic Catheter in Europe and other countries that require the CE Mark.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 4 Nov 2014

Global UAV Market Forecast to Reach $10,573 Million in 2020

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Market by Class, Subsystem, Application, Funding, & by Payload - Forecast & Analysis 2014-2020" report to their offering.

3 Nov 2014

Innomech Develops Automated Fuel Cell Stack Manufacturing System for AFC Energy

Fuel cells are one of the most promising new forms of energy generation. The technology is clean, quiet and efficient but the hundreds of layers in a commercial-scale fuel cell stack and the number of stacks needed to generate sufficient power make it almost impossible to manually assemble them at speed. Cambridgeshire-based GB Innomech (Innomech) has designed and recently completed a novel automated manufacturing system that AFC Energy will use to assemble five stacks per day.

From GB Innomech Ltd 3 Nov 2014

Machine Vision Systems Market Expected to Reach $9.50 Billion by 2020

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Machine Vision Market by Component, Product,Technology , Application, Vertical & by Geography- Analysis & Forecast (2014 - 2020)" report to their offering.

3 Nov 2014

U.S. Air Force Hospital Langley Acquires Xenex Germ-Zapping Robot

Standing at 5 feet 2 inches tall, U.S. Air Force Hospital Langley’s newest staff member doesn’t initially have a commanding presence. However, after five minutes, its impact has the potential to save countless lives around the world.

3 Nov 2014

North Bay Sonoma Valley Hospital Acquires Xenex Germ-Zapping Robot

Sonoma Valley Hospital is the first hospital in the North Bay to acquire Xenex Disinfection Services’ germ-zapping robot. This state-of-the-art disinfection device enhances patient safety through an environmentally friendly technology that uses pulsed xenon ultraviolet (UV) light to quickly destroy bacteria, viruses, mold and other pathogens in patient areas throughout the hospital.

31 Oct 2014

Robots Can Protect Ebola Workers in Nine Ways

Dr. Robin R. Murphy, Raytheon Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and director of the Center for Robot Assisted Search and Rescue (CRASAR) has identified nine ways robots can protect Ebola workers. Murphy also cautions that military and civilian robots often do not directly transfer to disaster situations and more work is needed to identify the use cases for robots.

31 Oct 2014

Hansen Introduces Sensei X2 Robotic System to the US and European Markets

Hansen Medical, Inc., a global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced the Sensei X2 Robotic System is commercially available in the U.S. and European Union. Sensei X2 is a technological leap forward; featuring faster processing speeds, enhanced image integration, and a lower profile design. Launch of Sensei X2 is a key milestone as Hansen continues to deliver on its pipeline of innovative robotic platforms for electrophysiology procedures.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 31 Oct 2014

KUKA Robotics to Showcase New Arctic Series of Palletizing Robots at PACK EXPO Chicago

Shelby Township, MI / Chicago, IL – KUKA Robotics will exhibit among 1,800+ world-class industry suppliers at Pack Expo Chicago in booth N-5347. Pack Expo is North America’s largest packaging and processing show.

31 Oct 2014

Robotics News

Vacuum Cleaner Robots Market Forecast to Reach $2.6 Billion by 2020

NASA's Curiosity Rover Delivers Drilled Reddish Rock Powder to CheMin Instrument

Ghost Could Provide Stable Platform for Unmanned Surface Vehicles Autonomous Swarm Technology

New Robot Positioning System for Baxter Collaborative Robot

Global Prosthetics Leader, Ottobock, Licences Intellectual Property from Ekso Bionics

Trimble Enhances Access Aerial Imaging 2.0 Application for use with UX5 Aerial Imaging Rover

Hansen Medical's Magellan 6Fr Robotic Catheter Granted CE Marking for Use in Peripheral Vasculature

Global UAV Market Forecast to Reach $10,573 Million in 2020

Innomech Develops Automated Fuel Cell Stack Manufacturing System for AFC Energy

Machine Vision Systems Market Expected to Reach $9.50 Billion by 2020

U.S. Air Force Hospital Langley Acquires Xenex Germ-Zapping Robot

North Bay Sonoma Valley Hospital Acquires Xenex Germ-Zapping Robot

Robots Can Protect Ebola Workers in Nine Ways

Hansen Introduces Sensei X2 Robotic System to the US and European Markets

KUKA Robotics to Showcase New Arctic Series of Palletizing Robots at PACK EXPO Chicago

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