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Gaming Technique Adopted to Improve Remote Control of Emergency Response Robots

A method borrowed from video gaming can make remote-controlled emergency response robots easier to use – enabling the operator to focus more on the dangerous situations they face.

31 Oct 2014

New Hybrid Fluid Transmission Enables Robotic Arms that are Light, Swift and Graceful

Engineers routinely face tradeoffs as they design robotic limbs – weight vs. speed, ease of control vs. fluidity. A new hybrid fluid transmission developed at Disney Research Pittsburgh promises to eliminate some of those tradeoffs, making possible robot arms that are light enough to move swiftly and gracefully, yet with precise control.

31 Oct 2014

SandlerResearch.org Offers Reports on Global and Chinese Industrial Robotics Markets

SandlerResearch.org adds Industrial Robotics Market in China 2014-2018 and Global Industrial Robotics Market 2014-2018 research reports published in October 2014 and March 2014 respectively to its store. These reports spread across 79 pages and 56 pages respectively add to the automation market research collection of SandlerResearch.org.

31 Oct 2014

New FPGA-Based USB3 Vision Camera Reference Design Showcased at VISION 2014

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, the leader in ultra-low power, small form factor, customizable solutions, today announced that Lattice and Sensor to Image GmbH will demonstrate a new FPGA-based USB3 Vision camera reference design at VISION 2014 in Stuttgart, Germany, November 4-6.

31 Oct 2014

Soft Robotics Inspires Baymax Balloon-Like Robot in Disney Movie

When Don Hall saw a robot arm made of balloons while visiting Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute several years ago, he knew instantly that Baymax, a pivotal character in the animated feature he was co-directing for Disney, also would be an inflatable robot.

31 Oct 2014

Measurable Virtual Reality Visualizes Robot's Perceptions

In a darkened, hangar-like space inside MIT's Building 41, a small, Roomba-like robot is trying to make up its mind.

By Jennifer Chu 30 Oct 2014

Researchers Study Running Birds to Make Better Running Robots

With an eye toward making better running robots, researchers have made surprising new findings about some of nature's most energy efficient bipeds – running birds.

30 Oct 2014

Trends & Opportunities Report on Global Industrial Robot Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Industrial Robot Market: Trends & Opportunities (2014-2019)" report to their offering.

30 Oct 2014

Forum Focuses on Technology Needed for Human, Robotic Exploration Beyond Low-Earth Orbit

Investigations on the International Space Station are not only helping astronauts live and work in space, but also are perfecting valuable tools and technologies that may help us at home and as humans travel to new destinations in our solar system.

30 Oct 2014

INSTEON Introduces High Definition Wi-Fi Indoor and Outdoor Home Monitoring Cameras

INSTEON, creators of the world’s premier home automation and control technology, today announced the availability of its Wi-Fi indoor and outdoor home monitoring cameras, now in high definition (HD). At 720P, the HD cameras display three times as many pixels as standard definition cameras, which combined with the camera’s infrared technology, enable users to capture detailed images day or night.

30 Oct 2014

Ekso Bionics Awarded NIH Grant to Develop Pediatric Rehabilitation Exoskeleton Prototype

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., a robotic exoskeleton company, announced today that it has been awarded a P20 Exploratory Grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue the development of an exoskeleton prototype for children.

30 Oct 2014

Vision Stuttgart 2014: Xilinx to Highlight All Programmable Embedded Solutions for Machine Vision Applications

Xilinx, Inc. will demonstrate All Programmable embedded solutions for machine vision applications at Vision Stuttgart 2014. Through a series of demonstrations and presentations, Xilinx with their customers and ecosystem, will highlight the performance and flexibility of the Zynq® All Programmable SoC in vision applications.

30 Oct 2014

Vision 2014: Teledyne DALSA to Showcase Advanced Imaging Products

Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and global leader in machine vision, today announced an extensive lineup of imaging products to be featured at the VISION show, November 4-6 in Hall 1, Booth D 54, Messe Stuttgart, Germany.

30 Oct 2014

Forest Machine Technology Conference to Showcase Robotics, Automation, Telematics and Autonomous Vehicles

Robotics, automation, telematics and autonomous vehicles. These advanced technologies might soon be found in the forest and thereby make it possible to provide forest workers with a safer, more efficient work environment. Organized by FPInnovations and its collaborators, the Forest Machine Technology Conference (FMTC) will be showcasing all this April 21-23, 2015 in Montreal.

29 Oct 2014

Geotab Introduces GO7 Telematics Device for Fleet Management Applications

Geotab, an industry-leading telematics engineering company, today announced availability of its all-new GO7 telematics device designed for fleet management applications to detect all of the vehicle data communications from the engine, drivetrain, instrument cluster and other relevant subsystems.

29 Oct 2014

Robotics News

Gaming Technique Adopted to Improve Remote Control of Emergency Response Robots

New Hybrid Fluid Transmission Enables Robotic Arms that are Light, Swift and Graceful

SandlerResearch.org Offers Reports on Global and Chinese Industrial Robotics Markets

New FPGA-Based USB3 Vision Camera Reference Design Showcased at VISION 2014

Soft Robotics Inspires Baymax Balloon-Like Robot in Disney Movie

Measurable Virtual Reality Visualizes Robot's Perceptions

Researchers Study Running Birds to Make Better Running Robots

Trends & Opportunities Report on Global Industrial Robot Market

Forum Focuses on Technology Needed for Human, Robotic Exploration Beyond Low-Earth Orbit

INSTEON Introduces High Definition Wi-Fi Indoor and Outdoor Home Monitoring Cameras

Ekso Bionics Awarded NIH Grant to Develop Pediatric Rehabilitation Exoskeleton Prototype

Vision Stuttgart 2014: Xilinx to Highlight All Programmable Embedded Solutions for Machine Vision Applications

Vision 2014: Teledyne DALSA to Showcase Advanced Imaging Products

Forest Machine Technology Conference to Showcase Robotics, Automation, Telematics and Autonomous Vehicles

Geotab Introduces GO7 Telematics Device for Fleet Management Applications

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