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New Insight on Future of US Government Robotics

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Future of US Government Robotics" report to their offering.

26 Aug 2014

Costs of Robot-Assisted Prostate Removal Surgery Decreasing Over Time

A new study reveals that the U.S. has experienced widespread adoption of robot-assisted prostate removal surgery to treat prostate cancer in recent years. The BJU International study also found that while such surgeries are more expensive than traditional surgeries, their costs are decreasing over time.

26 Aug 2014

Scientists Restore Voyager's Historic Footage of Triton

NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft gave humanity its first close-up look at Neptune and its moon Triton in the summer of 1989. Like an old film, Voyager's historic footage of Triton has been "restored" and used to construct the best-ever global color map of that strange moon.

25 Aug 2014

Bonanza King Rock on Mars Not Stable Enough for Safe Drilling

Evaluation of a pale, flat Martian rock as the potential next drilling target for NASA's Curiosity Mars rover determined that the rock was not stable enough for safe drilling.

25 Aug 2014

Space-Inspired Robotic Surgical Arm for Delicate Pediatric Specialties

Children love robots. In all shapes, sizes, "personalities" and "smarts," these electronic wonders have been found under Christmas trees by kids and unwrapped on birthdays for years.

25 Aug 2014

First Australia/New Zealand VEX Robotics Exhibition and Workshop Launched

The Northrop Grumman Foundation, in partnership with the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation, is launching the first Australia/New Zealand VEX Robotics Exhibition and Workshop. Existing teams from New Zealand will join newly formed teams from Australia at an educational experience event being hosted at Dickson College, Aug. 23-24 as part of National Science Week.

25 Aug 2014

MIT Algorithm Enables Drones to Monitor ‘Health’ Aspects in Real Time

In the near future, the package that you ordered online may be deposited at your doorstep by a drone: Last December, online retailer Amazon announced plans to explore drone-based delivery, suggesting that fleets of flying robots might serve as autonomous messengers that shuttle packages to customers within 30 minutes of an order.

25 Aug 2014

Robo Brain Downloads and Stores Images, Videos and Data in a Robot-Friendly Format

Robo Brain – a large-scale computational system that learns from publicly available Internet resources – is currently downloading and processing about 1 billion images, 120,000 YouTube videos, and 100 million how-to documents and appliance manuals. The information is being translated and stored in a robot-friendly format that robots will be able to draw on when they need it.

25 Aug 2014

Vortex Technology-Based Robot Moves Along Ceilings to Check Condition of Bridges

Bridges become an infrastructure problem as they get older, as de-icing salt and carbon dioxide gradually destroy the reinforced concrete. A new robot can now check the condition of these structures, even in places that people cannot reach.

25 Aug 2014

Residential Robotic Vacuum Cleaner Market in Italy Forecast to Grow at 10.15% CAGR

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Residential Robotic Vacuum Cleaner Market in Italy 2014-2018" report to their offering.

22 Aug 2014

Center for Trends and Technology at PACK EXPO International 2014 Sponsored by Rockwell Automation and Partners

PACK EXPO International 2014 attendees can learn about how to solve their most critical production challenges by visiting the Center for Trends and Technology (CTT), hosted by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, in Chicago, Nov. 2 to 5.

22 Aug 2014

Mazor Robotics’ Renaissance Guidance System Improves Reliability of Screw Placement in Surgeries

Utilization of Mazor Robotics Renaissance®Guidance System provides greater reliability in screw placement and reduced use of fluoroscopy, according to a prospective study published in the current issue of Turkish Neurosurgery.

22 Aug 2014

Forecast Report on Global Advanced Driver Assistance Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Advanced Driver Assistance Market - Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast to 2020" report to their offering.

22 Aug 2014

FDA Clears Intuitive Surgical’s Firefly Fluorescence Imaging for da Vinci Xi Surgical System

Intuitive Surgical, Inc., the global leader in robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery, today announced the FDA clearance of Firefly Fluorescence Imaging for the da Vinci® Xi™ Surgical System, which provides surgeons with enhanced visualization during minimally invasive surgical procedures.

From Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 22 Aug 2014

Students Build Robots at Feiro Marine Life Center's Summer Camp

When you went to summer camp you probably did arts & crafts, hiking and things like that. Well, things have changed! At the Feiro Marine Life Center's summer camp, students build robots.

21 Aug 2014

Robotics News

New Insight on Future of US Government Robotics

Costs of Robot-Assisted Prostate Removal Surgery Decreasing Over Time

Scientists Restore Voyager's Historic Footage of Triton

Bonanza King Rock on Mars Not Stable Enough for Safe Drilling

Space-Inspired Robotic Surgical Arm for Delicate Pediatric Specialties

First Australia/New Zealand VEX Robotics Exhibition and Workshop Launched

MIT Algorithm Enables Drones to Monitor ‘Health’ Aspects in Real Time

Robo Brain Downloads and Stores Images, Videos and Data in a Robot-Friendly Format

Vortex Technology-Based Robot Moves Along Ceilings to Check Condition of Bridges

Residential Robotic Vacuum Cleaner Market in Italy Forecast to Grow at 10.15% CAGR

Center for Trends and Technology at PACK EXPO International 2014 Sponsored by Rockwell Automation and Partners

Mazor Robotics’ Renaissance Guidance System Improves Reliability of Screw Placement in Surgeries

Forecast Report on Global Advanced Driver Assistance Market

FDA Clears Intuitive Surgical’s Firefly Fluorescence Imaging for da Vinci Xi Surgical System

Students Build Robots at Feiro Marine Life Center's Summer Camp

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Researchers Flip 3D Printing Upside Down to Create Ready-to-Walk Soft Robots

Inside the Cross-Sector Collaborations Driving AI in Biotech

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Robot Chef: The Future of Automated Meal Preparation

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