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FIRST Robotics’ New Competition Game to be Announced at Kick-Off Event on Jan. 3

FIRST Robotics’ new competition game and kit-of-parts will be the last present unwrapped this holiday season.

9 Dec 2014

NIH Provides Funding for Research to Develop Innovative Co-Robots for Health Care Applications

New research in robotics might help with stroke rehabilitation, guide wheelchairs, and assist children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Projects investigating co-robotics are the focus of new funding from the National Institutes of Health.

9 Dec 2014

Bristol Robotics Laboratory to Research, Develop and Demonstrate Verifiably 'Ethical' Robots

A team of UK researchers is embarking on a collaborative project to ensure that the autonomous robots we build in the future will be safer, making decisions that are ethical and follow legislation on robotics.

8 Dec 2014

Two Missouri S&T Students Part of Team to Design Mars Landing Mission

Two Missouri University of Science and Technology students and one recent graduate are part of a team that has been selected as a finalist to design part of a Mars landing mission in 2018.

8 Dec 2014

Annual FIRST Robotics Championship Tournament at Clarkson University

Robots and their handlers invade Clarkson University for the annual FIRST Championship Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 13, and Sunday, Dec. 14.

8 Dec 2014

New Report on Automation & Robotics in Automotive Manufacturing

The 2014 to 2024 period is going to be challenging for the global automotive industry as automotive OEMs, auto suppliers, and other members of the ecosystem will need to address the megatrends which are currently shaping the future of the industry; stricter emission requirements, new safety regulations and rising consumer trends.

8 Dec 2014

Bioservo Technologies Selected to be Part of The International Industry Society in Advanced Rehabilitation Technology

"IISART (The International Industry Society in Advanced Rehabilitation Technology) gives us more opportunities to take part in and contribute to future development of the latest rehabilitation technology," says Tomas Ward, CEO of Bioservo Technologies.

8 Dec 2014

FIRST® LEGO® League Championship Tournament Takes Place at University of Rochester

Creativity and science come together at this weekend’s FIRST® LEGO® League Championship Tournament at the University of Rochester. The competition brings the top 36 teams, selected from a regional pool of over 130 teams to compete. Teams will demonstrate their problem-solving skills, creative thinking, teamwork, competitive play, sportsmanship, and sense of community.

8 Dec 2014

Bristol City to Explore Feasibility of Driverless Cars

The Chancellor, George Osborne, announced in the Autumn Statement yesterday [Wednesday 3 December] that Bristol will be one of three cities to explore the feasibility of driverless cars in the UK, by trialling autonomous vehicles in the Bristol area.

8 Dec 2014

Latest Industrial Robots About to Capture Other Undeveloped Industrial Sectors

Having conquered automotive manufacturing, the latest industrial robots are about to capture other industrial sectors that, to date, have remained undeveloped.

5 Dec 2014

Automation and Robotics Technologies Can Help Increase Efficiency in the qPCR Process

Seeking efficiency in the qPCR process a number of automation and robotics technologies have been added to product offerings from top competitors. This is one factor driving the usefulness of this workhorse lab technology, according to Kalorama Information.

5 Dec 2014

AeroVironment Receives US Army Support Services Contract and Option for Switchblade Tactical Missile System

AeroVironment, Inc. today announced the receipt of a $4.3 million cost plus fixed fee award and $7.1 million option on September 25, 2014 for Switchblade® tactical missile system support services from the United States Army Close Combat Weapons Systems office.

5 Dec 2014

Mazor Robotics Sells Renaissance System to Large US Catholic Health Organization

Mazor Robotics Ltd., a developer of innovative guidance systems and complementary products, today announced that it sold a Renaissance system to one of the largest Catholic Health organizations in the US and signed an agreement with this healthcare network to provide a platform to sell additional systems and the portfolio of disposable products throughout the hospital network. The Company had previously sold a Renaissance system to one of network’s hospitals in the 2013 second quarter.

From Medtronic 5 Dec 2014

Gonzaga Senior Wins Scholarship to Study Robotics at University of Bristol

Christopher Birmingham, a Gonzaga University senior from Tacoma, Washington, who has focused his studies on developing robots to help the disabled and the elderly, has won a Marshall Scholarship, a prestigious and extraordinarily competitive award that enables future leaders to undertake advanced graduate study at universities in the United Kingdom.

5 Dec 2014

Robot Control Theory Enables Powered Prosthetics to Dynamically Respond to Wearer’s Environment

A University of Texas at Dallas professor applied robot control theory to enable powered prosthetics to dynamically respond to the wearer’s environment and help amputees walk.

5 Dec 2014

Robotics News

FIRST Robotics’ New Competition Game to be Announced at Kick-Off Event on Jan. 3

NIH Provides Funding for Research to Develop Innovative Co-Robots for Health Care Applications

Bristol Robotics Laboratory to Research, Develop and Demonstrate Verifiably 'Ethical' Robots

Two Missouri S&T Students Part of Team to Design Mars Landing Mission

Annual FIRST Robotics Championship Tournament at Clarkson University

New Report on Automation & Robotics in Automotive Manufacturing

Bioservo Technologies Selected to be Part of The International Industry Society in Advanced Rehabilitation Technology

FIRST® LEGO® League Championship Tournament Takes Place at University of Rochester

Bristol City to Explore Feasibility of Driverless Cars

Latest Industrial Robots About to Capture Other Undeveloped Industrial Sectors

Automation and Robotics Technologies Can Help Increase Efficiency in the qPCR Process

AeroVironment Receives US Army Support Services Contract and Option for Switchblade Tactical Missile System

Mazor Robotics Sells Renaissance System to Large US Catholic Health Organization

Gonzaga Senior Wins Scholarship to Study Robotics at University of Bristol

Robot Control Theory Enables Powered Prosthetics to Dynamically Respond to Wearer’s Environment

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