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Hansen Medical's Magellan 6Fr Robotic Catheter Granted CE Marking for Use in Peripheral Vasculature

Hansen Medical, Inc., a global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced the Company's Magellan™ 6Fr Robotic Catheter has received European Conformity (CE) Marking for use in the peripheral vasculature. Achieving this milestone allows the Company to market the Magellan 6Fr Robotic Catheter in Europe and other countries that require the CE Mark.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 4 Nov 2014

Global UAV Market Forecast to Reach $10,573 Million in 2020

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Market by Class, Subsystem, Application, Funding, & by Payload - Forecast & Analysis 2014-2020" report to their offering.

3 Nov 2014

Innomech Develops Automated Fuel Cell Stack Manufacturing System for AFC Energy

Fuel cells are one of the most promising new forms of energy generation. The technology is clean, quiet and efficient but the hundreds of layers in a commercial-scale fuel cell stack and the number of stacks needed to generate sufficient power make it almost impossible to manually assemble them at speed. Cambridgeshire-based GB Innomech (Innomech) has designed and recently completed a novel automated manufacturing system that AFC Energy will use to assemble five stacks per day.

From GB Innomech Ltd 3 Nov 2014

Machine Vision Systems Market Expected to Reach $9.50 Billion by 2020

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Machine Vision Market by Component, Product,Technology , Application, Vertical & by Geography- Analysis & Forecast (2014 - 2020)" report to their offering.

3 Nov 2014

U.S. Air Force Hospital Langley Acquires Xenex Germ-Zapping Robot

Standing at 5 feet 2 inches tall, U.S. Air Force Hospital Langley’s newest staff member doesn’t initially have a commanding presence. However, after five minutes, its impact has the potential to save countless lives around the world.

3 Nov 2014

North Bay Sonoma Valley Hospital Acquires Xenex Germ-Zapping Robot

Sonoma Valley Hospital is the first hospital in the North Bay to acquire Xenex Disinfection Services’ germ-zapping robot. This state-of-the-art disinfection device enhances patient safety through an environmentally friendly technology that uses pulsed xenon ultraviolet (UV) light to quickly destroy bacteria, viruses, mold and other pathogens in patient areas throughout the hospital.

31 Oct 2014

Robots Can Protect Ebola Workers in Nine Ways

Dr. Robin R. Murphy, Raytheon Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and director of the Center for Robot Assisted Search and Rescue (CRASAR) has identified nine ways robots can protect Ebola workers. Murphy also cautions that military and civilian robots often do not directly transfer to disaster situations and more work is needed to identify the use cases for robots.

31 Oct 2014

Hansen Introduces Sensei X2 Robotic System to the US and European Markets

Hansen Medical, Inc., a global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced the Sensei X2 Robotic System is commercially available in the U.S. and European Union. Sensei X2 is a technological leap forward; featuring faster processing speeds, enhanced image integration, and a lower profile design. Launch of Sensei X2 is a key milestone as Hansen continues to deliver on its pipeline of innovative robotic platforms for electrophysiology procedures.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 31 Oct 2014

KUKA Robotics to Showcase New Arctic Series of Palletizing Robots at PACK EXPO Chicago

Shelby Township, MI / Chicago, IL – KUKA Robotics will exhibit among 1,800+ world-class industry suppliers at Pack Expo Chicago in booth N-5347. Pack Expo is North America’s largest packaging and processing show.

31 Oct 2014

Gaming Technique Adopted to Improve Remote Control of Emergency Response Robots

A method borrowed from video gaming can make remote-controlled emergency response robots easier to use – enabling the operator to focus more on the dangerous situations they face.

31 Oct 2014

New Hybrid Fluid Transmission Enables Robotic Arms that are Light, Swift and Graceful

Engineers routinely face tradeoffs as they design robotic limbs – weight vs. speed, ease of control vs. fluidity. A new hybrid fluid transmission developed at Disney Research Pittsburgh promises to eliminate some of those tradeoffs, making possible robot arms that are light enough to move swiftly and gracefully, yet with precise control.

31 Oct 2014

SandlerResearch.org Offers Reports on Global and Chinese Industrial Robotics Markets

SandlerResearch.org adds Industrial Robotics Market in China 2014-2018 and Global Industrial Robotics Market 2014-2018 research reports published in October 2014 and March 2014 respectively to its store. These reports spread across 79 pages and 56 pages respectively add to the automation market research collection of SandlerResearch.org.

31 Oct 2014

New FPGA-Based USB3 Vision Camera Reference Design Showcased at VISION 2014

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, the leader in ultra-low power, small form factor, customizable solutions, today announced that Lattice and Sensor to Image GmbH will demonstrate a new FPGA-based USB3 Vision camera reference design at VISION 2014 in Stuttgart, Germany, November 4-6.

31 Oct 2014

Soft Robotics Inspires Baymax Balloon-Like Robot in Disney Movie

When Don Hall saw a robot arm made of balloons while visiting Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute several years ago, he knew instantly that Baymax, a pivotal character in the animated feature he was co-directing for Disney, also would be an inflatable robot.

31 Oct 2014