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Robots and Automation Help Noble Plastics Achieve Growth, Expansion

FANUC America Corporation has released a new YouTube video about Noble Plastics Inc., a Grand Coteau, Louisiana-based contract manufacturer for plastics materials that has seen tremendous growth and expansion with the help of robots and automation.

26 Sep 2014

Festo Automation Technology Powers Electromobility at Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg

Currently, batteries account for around 30% of added value in all electric vehicles. Such a high figure demands the development of solutions for the mass production of car batteries. This is exactly what the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) has been doing.

26 Sep 2014

CEA Introduces Unmanned Systems Marketplace at 2015 International CES

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced the debut of the Unmanned Systems Marketplace at the 2015 International CES®. Owned and produced by CEA, the International CES is the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. The 2015 CES is scheduled to run January 6-9, 2015, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

25 Sep 2014

Murata Robot Cheerleaders Achieve Perfect Stability and Flawless Synchronized Dancing

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., a global leader in advanced electronic components and solutions, today unveiled its latest innovation, the Murata Cheerleaders, a team of small robots that uses the latest sensing and communication technologies, as well as advanced group control technology to achieve perfect stability and flawless synchronized dancing.

25 Sep 2014

US Marine Corps Place Order for AeroVironment’s RQ-12 Wasp AE Small UAS

At Modern Day Marine - AeroVironment, Inc. today announced it has received a firm fixed-price order valued at $21,779,408 for RQ-12 Wasp® AE small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and initial spares packages for the United States Marine Corps.

25 Sep 2014

Major German Insurance Company Provides Reimbursement for ReWalk Wearable Robotic Exoskeleton

ReWalk Robotics Ltd. (d.b.a. Argo Medical Technologies in Germany) announced today that a major German insurance company is the first to reimburse a ReWalk system for Personal use. ReWalk Robotics has been working with insurers across the globe on reimbursement policies for its exoskeleton technology.

25 Sep 2014

Genpact Signs Alliance Agreement with Automation Anywhere

Genpact Limited, a global leader in designing, transforming and running business processes and operations, has signed an alliance agreement with Automation Anywhere, a pacesetting provider of automation software capable of automating virtually anything. This collaboration will allow Genpact to broaden cost-effective delivery platforms for clients' process operations.

25 Sep 2014

MicroPower Launches Remote Network Surveillance Solutions for Isolated, Unmanned Facilities

MicroPower Technologies Inc., an award-winning provider of surveillance solutions optimized for rapid, cost-effective deployment, announced today the availability of remote network surveillance solutions designed for isolated or unmanned facilities, such as those commonly found in the oil and gas, water utility, critical infrastructure and power substations industries.

25 Sep 2014

EcoSmart Intelligent Energy Management System with Remote Monitoring Capability Wins Recognition for Energy Efficiency

Telkonet, Inc., developer of the revolutionary energy management platform named EcoSmart incorporating its patented Recovery Time™ technology, announced its selection as a finalist in this year's Fierce Innovation Awards: Energy Edition, a utility-reviewed awards program from the publishers of FierceEnergy and FierceSmartGrid. Telkonet, Inc. was recognized as a finalist in the category of Energy Efficiency.

24 Sep 2014

New ioimage HD Cameras Launched by DVTEL

DVTEL, INC., the video surveillance solutions provider, announced today the release of its new ioimage HD CF-5222 (2.1MP HD 1080p) and CF-5212 (1.3MP HD 720p) cameras, which bring military-grade video analytics and Quasar HD broadcast-quality IP video together for critical infrastructure protection.

24 Sep 2014

Cutting Dynamics adds Rethink Robotics' Baxter Robot to Thermal Deburring Line

Cutting Dynamics today joined the roster of advanced manufacturers using collaborative robotics to transform its business, adding Rethink Robotics' Baxter robot to a critical part of its thermal deburring line in its Avon, OH plant. Baxter works alongside Cutting Dynamics' team of aerospace manufacturing engineers, automating the finishing process for its line of high-precision parts.

24 Sep 2014

Global Welding Robots Market Forecast to Grow at 5.73% CAGR

About Welding Robot, Industrial robots are programmable, automatically operated machines (or robot systems) that have been developed to replace the human effort in industries. Industrial robots are programmed to automate and control manufacturing processes. They are used in applications such as welding, painting, assembly, product inspection, testing, and packaging. Industrial robots used specifically for welding applications are known as welding robots.

24 Sep 2014

New Thermal Imager for Industrial Automation from FLIR Systems

FLIR Systems, Inc. announced today the launch of its new AX8 fixed-mount thermal imager. Combining thermal and visible cameras along with FLIR's proprietary MSX® technology in a small, affordable package, the AX8 is easy to install in space-constrained areas for automated and uninterrupted condition monitoring of critical electrical and mechanical equipment.

From FLIR Systems, Inc. 24 Sep 2014

Development of Magnetic Capsule Endoscope for Colonoscopy Receives $1.5 Million Grant

Pietro Valdastri, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt University, and colleagues will continue to develop a unique endoscope for colonoscopy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease with the support of a 4-year, $1.5 million grant – “A magnetic capsule endoscope for colonoscopy in patients with IBD” – from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, one of the 26 National Institutes of Health.

24 Sep 2014

New Centre for Robotics Opened in Edinburgh

The Edinburgh Centre for Robotics is a joint venture by Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh. It involves two main elements, the Robotarium, a state-of-the-art equipment facility for research and knowledge exchange and the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Robotics and Autonomous Systems. In total, the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics is supported by over 40 industrial partners.

23 Sep 2014

Robotics News

Robots and Automation Help Noble Plastics Achieve Growth, Expansion

Festo Automation Technology Powers Electromobility at Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg

CEA Introduces Unmanned Systems Marketplace at 2015 International CES

Murata Robot Cheerleaders Achieve Perfect Stability and Flawless Synchronized Dancing

US Marine Corps Place Order for AeroVironment’s RQ-12 Wasp AE Small UAS

Major German Insurance Company Provides Reimbursement for ReWalk Wearable Robotic Exoskeleton

Genpact Signs Alliance Agreement with Automation Anywhere

MicroPower Launches Remote Network Surveillance Solutions for Isolated, Unmanned Facilities

EcoSmart Intelligent Energy Management System with Remote Monitoring Capability Wins Recognition for Energy Efficiency

New ioimage HD Cameras Launched by DVTEL

Cutting Dynamics adds Rethink Robotics' Baxter Robot to Thermal Deburring Line

Global Welding Robots Market Forecast to Grow at 5.73% CAGR

New Thermal Imager for Industrial Automation from FLIR Systems

Development of Magnetic Capsule Endoscope for Colonoscopy Receives $1.5 Million Grant

New Centre for Robotics Opened in Edinburgh

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