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FMC Technologies Obtains Order from Tidewater Subsea for Six Work-Class ROV Systems

FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has received an order from Tidewater Subsea (Tidewater) to supply a fleet of six work-class ROV systems for its subsea operations business. The ROV systems will be supplied by FMC Technologies' Schilling Robotics business unit and are expected to be delivered before the end of 2013. The contract value is approximately $30 million in revenue.

5 Dec 2013

RIVA Fully Automated Compounding System Reaches Milestone of 2 Million Medication Doses

Intelligent Hospital Systems (IH Systems), maker of the RIVA pharmacy IV compounding system, today announced its technology has safely and accurately prepared more than 2 million medication doses globally since its introduction in 2008.

5 Dec 2013

PaR Systems Acquires Key Assets of Atlanta-based CAMotion and CAMotion Cranes

PaR Systems, Inc., a world leader in material handling, aerospace manufacturing, automation, and robotic solutions since 1961, announced today that it has acquired the major assets of Atlanta-based CAMotion, Inc. (www.camotion.com), and CAMotion Cranes, Inc., companies recognized as innovators in material handling utilizing Cartesian robotic technology for pick-and-place systems, palletizing and depalletizing machines, and advanced crane motion controls.

From PaR Systems, Inc. 5 Dec 2013

Amazon's Drone Delivery System to Face Technological and Insurance Challenges

For Amazon’s recently announced drone delivery system to get off the ground, the company will have to solve numerous difficult technological challenges. Chief among them will be increasing battery life, getting the drones to work without a central command and to “think” on their own, and determining what kind of navigation sensors they will use.

5 Dec 2013

World's Fastest Rubik's Cube-Solving Robot Ruby on Display at Scienceworks in Melbourne

The world's fastest Rubik's Cube-solving robot, developed by students at Swinburne University of Technology, is now permanently on display at Scienceworks in Melbourne.

5 Dec 2013

TV Debut "How to Build a Bionic Man" Documentary Wins British Film Award

The story of the bionic man with the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart has become an award-winning documentary that is making the rounds on television worldwide.

4 Dec 2013

Quest Inspar to Accelerate Development of PipeArmor Robots

Quest Inspar, which invented the robotic application of PipeArmor™ pure polyurea linings to rehabilitate pipelines, announced today that it will accelerate development of its next generation of PipeArmor robots after completing a raise of $4.2 million investment from Five Elms Capital.

4 Dec 2013

DE-STA-CO Introduces Accelerate Collection of Lightweight Tooling for Improved Automated Stamping

Responding to customer needs for faster and more efficient automated pressroom stamping lines, DE-STA-CO introduces the Accelerate Collection of lightweight tooling. Accelerate is the world's lightest standard line of end effectors.

4 Dec 2013

UW Research on Gaming and Robotics to Boost Math Learning Supported by NSF Grant

Can gaming and robotics be used to teach computational thinking skills to middle school students in culturally sensitive ways?

4 Dec 2013

Adept Technology Obtains Order from Cornerstone Automation Systems for its Lynx Mobile Robots

Adept Technology, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent robots, autonomous mobile solutions and services, today announced that Cornerstone Automation Systems, LLC (CASI), a producer of innovative material handling, packaging and manufacturing automation, has placed an order for a fleet of Adept "Lynx" mobile robots.

4 Dec 2013

Production Begins of First NATO Global Hawk Aircraft by Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman Corporation's Moss Point, Miss., Unmanned Systems Center started production of the first NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) Block 40 Global Hawk aircraft, enhanced to meet NATO operational requirements.

4 Dec 2013

Skytron Energy Expands Skycontrol Power Plant Controller with Telecontrol Interface

skytron energy, a leading developer of monitoring, control and supervision systems for renewable energy power plants, has expanded its skycontrol power plant controller with the telecontrol interface, skycontrol RI. Just in 2013, this interface has been retrofitted into photovoltaic power plants in Germany having a total capacity of 700 MWp, thus entitling their owners to an extra financial bonus for telecontrol access by the dispatcher.

3 Dec 2013

Automation Market in China Forecast to Grow at 16.05% CAGR over the Period 2012-2016

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Automation Market in China 2012-2016" report to their offering.

3 Dec 2013

Robotic Arm for Precise Insertion of Needles and Catheters in Minimally Invasive Surgery

Researchers at the UPM are involved in the design of a robotic arm for precise guidance of the insertion of needles, catheters and surgical instruments in procedures of minimally invasive surgery.

3 Dec 2013

Limited Proliferation of Unmanned Technology Forecast over the Next Ten Years

Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) represent a tiny proportion of vehicle inventories globally but replacing and complementing manned vehicles with unmanned systems is a powerful opportunity. As yet, it has not been defined how the technology will be best utilised or how new systems will be integrated into force structures.

3 Dec 2013

Robotics News

FMC Technologies Obtains Order from Tidewater Subsea for Six Work-Class ROV Systems

RIVA Fully Automated Compounding System Reaches Milestone of 2 Million Medication Doses

PaR Systems Acquires Key Assets of Atlanta-based CAMotion and CAMotion Cranes

Amazon's Drone Delivery System to Face Technological and Insurance Challenges

World's Fastest Rubik's Cube-Solving Robot Ruby on Display at Scienceworks in Melbourne

TV Debut "How to Build a Bionic Man" Documentary Wins British Film Award

Quest Inspar to Accelerate Development of PipeArmor Robots

DE-STA-CO Introduces Accelerate Collection of Lightweight Tooling for Improved Automated Stamping

UW Research on Gaming and Robotics to Boost Math Learning Supported by NSF Grant

Adept Technology Obtains Order from Cornerstone Automation Systems for its Lynx Mobile Robots

Production Begins of First NATO Global Hawk Aircraft by Northrop Grumman

Skytron Energy Expands Skycontrol Power Plant Controller with Telecontrol Interface

Automation Market in China Forecast to Grow at 16.05% CAGR over the Period 2012-2016

Robotic Arm for Precise Insertion of Needles and Catheters in Minimally Invasive Surgery

Limited Proliferation of Unmanned Technology Forecast over the Next Ten Years

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Robots and Renewable Energy: Hydropower Inspections

Robots and Renewable Energy: Wind Farm Monitoring

Robots and Renewable Energy: Solar Plant Security

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