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MSU Extension’s Junk Drawer Robotics Program Introduces STEM Concepts Using Engineering Design Process

Michigan 4-H Youth Development bases all its programs and activities on experiential, inquiry based, hands-on learning. The model being used for this is the Experiential Learning Model: do, reflect and apply which is described in a series of articles by Michigan State University Extension.

2 Jan 2015

Makers of Ghost Drone Close $10 Million in Series A Funding

Today EHANG, makers of the world's most intuitive personal drone, is announcing the company has closed $10 million in Series A funding led by GGV Capital. Angel investors in the round are Xiaoping Xu and Nick Yang, two of China's most successful entrepreneurs.

31 Dec 2014

Ozobot Receives 2015 Kids at Play Interactive Award for Best Robot at International CES

Who's that tiny dancer in the aisles of the Consumer Electronics Show? It's Ozobot, the world's smallest programmable robot with the intuitive color-based language. Ozobot's capacity for fun and learning are endless.

31 Dec 2014

International CES 2015: smanos to Showcase Smart Home Hub and WiFi, Cellular Portfolio

smanos, a trendsetting innovator and dynamic developer of wireless smart home and DIY security systems, is proudly bringing its brand new Smart Home Hub as well as its highly acclaimed WiFi and cellular portfolio to International CES 2015.

31 Dec 2014

AVT Launches Dynamic New Automated Retailing System, Receives New Patent Approval

AVT, Inc., a manufacturer of automated retailing systems and technology-infused smart vending machines, announced today that they have received approval on their latest patent claims, which will be incorporated into the company's newest systems. AVT also announced the introduction of a dynamic new system – the Multi-Shopper Plus.

31 Dec 2014

FIRST® Robotics Competition 2015 Season to be Launched with Worldwide Kickoff Event

FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) will be joined by numerous public figures to launch the 2015 season of the FIRST®Robotics Competition with a worldwide Kickoff event originating from Manchester, N.H.

30 Dec 2014

St. Cloud Surgical Center Enhances Patient Safety with Xenex Germ-Zapping Robot

Xenex Disinfection Services today announced that St. Cloud Surgical Center is the first ambulatory surgery center (ASC) in the U.S. and the first healthcare facility in St. Cloud to utilize a Xenex germ-zapping robot to enhance patient safety by destroying the deadly pathogens that can cause healthcare associated infections (HAI). St. Cloud Surgical Center is using Xenex’s full-spectrum UV disinfection system to disinfect its surgical suites daily.

30 Dec 2014

Expansion within Telehealth Market to Boost U.S. Patient Monitoring Market

According to a report by iData Research, the leading global authority in medical device market research, the U.S. patient monitoring market is projected to grow to over $5 billion by 2020, due to the most notable expansion within the telehealth market.

30 Dec 2014

Increase in Drone Sales May Create a Mass Safety Risk

With thousands of drones given as holiday gifts this year, thousands more untested operators are about to launch their gifts into the sky, creating a mass safety risk of unknown proportions, according to Darrell Slaughter, Director of Business Development at Phoenix, Arizona-based Unmanned Vehicle University (UVU).

30 Dec 2014

Kettering University Offers LEGO NXT Class Through Oxford Virtual Academy

Homeschool families interested in supplementing their in-home educational offerings can now do so with courses through Oxford Virtual Academy (OVA) at Kettering University.

29 Dec 2014

FAA Certification Enables Sensurion's MAGPIE MP-1 UAS to Fly in Nevada Test Range

Sensurion Aerospace became the first manufacturer to receive a Special Airworthiness Certificate (SAC) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under its new procedures, which designate authority to the Test Range for SAC review and guidance.

26 Dec 2014

Luxoft to Showcase its Technologies at Consumer Telematics and Consumer Electronic Shows

Luxoft Holding, Inc, a leading provider of software development services and innovative IT solutions to a global client base, today announced participation in Consumer Telematics Show 2015 in The Rio Hotel & Casino on January 5, 2015 and in GENIVI CES 2015 Demonstration Showcase in The Trump Hotel on January 6 – 7, 2015, both of which to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

26 Dec 2014

Yuneec’s Q500 Typhoon Aerial Photography and Videography Drone Now Available for Consumer Purchase

Yuneec International, the world leader in remote controlled flying devices, announced today that the Q500 Typhoon, a complete aerial photography and videography (APV) drone that combines simplicity of operation with exceptional video quality, is now available for consumer purchase worldwide.

24 Dec 2014

Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8C Fire Scout System Successfully Flies Off Guided-Missile Destroyer

The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) successfully flew the MQ-8C Fire Scout system for the first time off the guided-missile destroyer, USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), Dec. 16, off the Virginia coast.

24 Dec 2014

Robotic Sea Turtle Could Dive to Deeper Depths Vertically

NUS Engineering researchers are closer to creating underwater robotic creatures with a brain of their own – besides behaving like the real thing. In the near future, it would not be too tall an order for the team to produce a swarm of autonomous tiny robotic sea turtles and fishes for example, to perform hazardous missions such as detecting nuclear wastes underwater or other tasks too dangerous for humans.

24 Dec 2014

Robotics News

MSU Extension’s Junk Drawer Robotics Program Introduces STEM Concepts Using Engineering Design Process

Makers of Ghost Drone Close $10 Million in Series A Funding

Ozobot Receives 2015 Kids at Play Interactive Award for Best Robot at International CES

International CES 2015: smanos to Showcase Smart Home Hub and WiFi, Cellular Portfolio

AVT Launches Dynamic New Automated Retailing System, Receives New Patent Approval

FIRST® Robotics Competition 2015 Season to be Launched with Worldwide Kickoff Event

St. Cloud Surgical Center Enhances Patient Safety with Xenex Germ-Zapping Robot

Expansion within Telehealth Market to Boost U.S. Patient Monitoring Market

Increase in Drone Sales May Create a Mass Safety Risk

Kettering University Offers LEGO NXT Class Through Oxford Virtual Academy

FAA Certification Enables Sensurion's MAGPIE MP-1 UAS to Fly in Nevada Test Range

Luxoft to Showcase its Technologies at Consumer Telematics and Consumer Electronic Shows

Yuneec’s Q500 Typhoon Aerial Photography and Videography Drone Now Available for Consumer Purchase

Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8C Fire Scout System Successfully Flies Off Guided-Missile Destroyer

Robotic Sea Turtle Could Dive to Deeper Depths Vertically

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