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Blue Prism to Present Enterprise Robotic Process Automation Software at Major Global Conferences

Blue Prism, the leading developer of enterprise robotic process automation (RPA) software, will be presenting at two major global services and outsourcing conferences this week: the HfS Blueprint Sessions, happening Nov. 17-19 in Chicago; and the Alsbridge Provider Summit, happening Nov. 19-20 in Dallas.

18 Nov 2014

Hunton & Williams Forms Multidisciplinary UAS Integration Unit

Hunton & Williams LLP announces the formation of a multidisciplinary Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Unit to assist clients with the legal complexities associated with the developing regulatory framework pertaining to commercial UAS (commonly known as “drones”), including issues related to regulations and the rulemaking process of the Federal Aviation Administration (such as Section 333 guidance), the National Transportation Safety Board, and other state and federal agencies.

18 Nov 2014

Cornell Engineers Join Team ViGIR for DARPA Robotics Challenge

Cornell engineers are adding their expertise in robot autonomy to the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC), a multi-year, international prize competition sponsored by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

18 Nov 2014

NASA Begins ATLO Phase of InSight Mars Lander Mission

NASA's InSight mission has begun the assembly, test and launch operations (ATLO) phase of its development, on track for a March 2016 launch to Mars.

18 Nov 2014

Precision Farming Market Opens Opportunities for Field Robotics and UAVs

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Precision Farming Market by Technology, Components, Application and Geography - Global Forecasts to 2020" report to their offering.

18 Nov 2014

UC College of Nursing and CEAS to Host UC Robotics Night

The University of Cincinnati College of Nursing and the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) gear up to host UC Robotics Night at 5/3 Arena at 7 p.m. Nov. 19.

18 Nov 2014

Philae Lander Doing a Marvelous Job After Landing

On Wednesday, Nov. 12, the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission successfully landed on the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Descending at a speed of about 2 mph (3.2 kilometers per hour) the lander, called "Philae," first touched down and its signal was received at 8:03 a.m. PST (11:03 a.m. EST).

17 Nov 2014

Team Registration Opens for 2015 NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge

NASA has opened team registration for the 2015 NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge. Organized by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, the event will be held April 16-18, 2015, at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, also in Huntsville.

17 Nov 2014

SVForum Announces Upcoming Conference on ‘iHuman: The Future of Minds and Machines’

SVForum, Silicon Valley’s premiere nonprofit dedicated to startup connections and education, announced today its upcoming half-day conference “iHuman: The Future of Minds and Machines,” to be held on December 4th, 2014, in Silicon Valley, California.

17 Nov 2014

NASA's Partners Continue Development of Safe, Reliable Crew Space Transportation Systems

NASA's industry partners continue to complete development milestones under agreements with the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. The work performed by Blue Origin, Boeing, Sierra Nevada Corporation and SpaceX during partnership and contract initiatives are leading a new generation of safe, reliable and cost-effective crew space transportation systems to low-Earth orbit destinations.

17 Nov 2014

New Report on Innovations in Unmanned Land, Air, Sea Vehicles

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Innovations in Unmanned Vehicles - Land, Air, Sea (Technical Insights)" report to their offering.

17 Nov 2014

Robots Learn to Fall from Cats and Athletes

A cat always lands on its feet. At least, that’s how the adage goes. Karen Liu hopes that in the future, this will be true of robots as well.

17 Nov 2014

Rockwell's Automation Fair 2014 to Feature Teledyne DALSA’s Industrial Vision Solutions

Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company and a global leader in machine vision technology, will exhibit its industrial vision solutions in Booth 371 at Automation Fair 2014.

14 Nov 2014

Small Robot Philae Landed on the Back of Comet Chury

The small robot Philae left its mothership Rosetta and landed on the back of the comet Chury, 500 million kilometers away from Earth. Although there are still uncertainties about its anchorage, the achievement is a major leap forward for science. Grégoire Bourban, space engineer and Deputy Director of the EPFL Swiss Space Center, shares his expert viewpoint on the event.

14 Nov 2014

Forecast Report on Global Market for Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

The small UAV market is likely to become one of the major economic and technological stories of the modern age, because of the wide variety of applications and the added value related to these unmanned machines.

14 Nov 2014