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NASA Successfully Flew Saucer-Shaped Test Vehicle into Near-Space in June 2014

NASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) project successfully flew a rocket-powered, saucer-shaped test vehicle into near-space in late June from the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii. Media are invited to the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, at 9 a.m. PDT (noon EDT) Friday, August 8, to see new video from this test and hear about early results from the mission.

6 Aug 2014

Roambotics’ Autonomous Personal Robot Wins Proto Labs Cool Idea! Award

Roambotics is the latest recipient of the Proto Labs Cool Idea! Award, a program that helps turn promising concepts into market-ready products with quick-turn manufactured parts for prototyping, design iterations, testing or pilot production. The three-man team at Roambotics was recognized for its design of an autonomous personal robot named Jr.

6 Aug 2014

Mars Curiosity Rover Celebrates Second Anniversary

NASA's most advanced roving laboratory on Mars celebrates its second anniversary since landing inside the Red Planet's Gale Crater on Aug. 5, 2012, PDT (Aug. 6, 2012, EDT).

6 Aug 2014

DMLogic Selected as Preferred Integration Partner for Seegrid Supervisor AGV Software

Seegrid Corporation, global leader of robotic vision-guided automated guided vehicles (AGVs), announced DMLogic as the preferred integration partner for Seegrid Supervisor, network appliance installed on-site, which communicates with AGVs over WiFi.

From Seegrid Corporation 5 Aug 2014

Small UAV Market Sector Forecast to Reach $1.33bn in 2014

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Market 2014-2024: Potential for Micro, Mini, Nano & Hand Held Drones in Military, Law Enforcement, Security & Civil Applications

5 Aug 2014

Rockwell Automation to Serve as Main Automation Contractor for LSB Industries

LSB Industries Inc. (“LSB”), a diversified industrial manufacturer of chemical and HVAC products, has awarded a $5.3 million contract to Rockwell Automation. Rockwell Automation will serve as main automation contractor, providing a $3.5 million PlantPAx process automation system with electrical, controls, and instrumentation services and a $1.8 million Ethernet motor control system.

From Rockwell Automation, Inc. 5 Aug 2014

Envirotest to Provide Enhanced ‘Remote Sensing’ for Air Check Virginia Emissions Inspection Program

Envirotest, subsidiary of Opus Inspection, Inc., has been awarded a contract to provide enhanced “Remote Sensing (RS) Services,” to include “Clean Screen” (CS) and “High Emitter” (HE) identification as an integral part of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Air Check Virginia emissions inspection program.

4 Aug 2014

Body-Mounted Astronaut Joystick for Telerobotics to be Tested aboard the International Space Station

The fifth and final mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), scheduled for launch on July 29, will deliver new research investigations to the International Space Station.

4 Aug 2014

IMTS 2014: Universal Robots Showcases Next Generation Robots with Eight Adjustable Safety Rated Functions

With eight new adjustable safety rated functions, Universal Robots presents the only robot in the world that adapts advanced safety settings to each specific application. The third generation of the UR5 and UR10 robot arms also comes equipped with True Absolute Encoders that eliminate the need for re-initializing the robot, enabling automatic startup and easier integration into other machinery.

4 Aug 2014

NASA's Curiosity Rover Approaches Mount Sharp Bedrock in Mars' Gale Crater

As it approaches the second anniversary of its landing on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover is also approaching its first close look at bedrock that is part of Mount Sharp, the layered mountain in the middle of Mars' Gale Crater.

4 Aug 2014

OpenSky Drones Offers Services for Safe Inspections and Smart Engineering Services

OpenSky Drones LLC, a start-up company located in Coral Springs, Florida, announced today its professional drone service capability for architects, engineers, utility companies and government agencies providing safe inspections and smart engineering services.

4 Aug 2014

Raytheon's Excalibur Ib Precision Guided Projectile Enters Full Rate Production

Raytheon Company's Excalibur Ib precision guided projectile has entered full rate production (FRP). U.S. Army approval of FRP completes Excalibur Ib's low rate initial production phase. Additionally, the U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon $52 million for continued Excalibur Ib production.

1 Aug 2014

IRobot to Discuss Achievements and Financial Outlook at Needham Advanced Industrial Technologies Conference

iRobot Corp., a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, today announced that Elise Caffrey, iRobot's senior vice president, Finance & Investor Relations, will discuss the company's achievements and financial outlook on Thursday, August 7, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. ET at the Needham Advanced Industrial Technologies Conference being held in New York, NY.

From iRobot Corporation 1 Aug 2014

UB Hosts ASME 2014 International Design and Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference

Will every household soon have a 3-D printer? How does origami lead to safer airbags and other innovations? Will robots do more than vacuum your home?

1 Aug 2014

Raytheon Successfully Fires TALON Laser Guided Rockets from Armed Aerial Scout Helicopter

Raytheon Company and MD Helicopters, Inc. successfully fired four TALON laser guided rockets from the MD 530G armed aerial scout (AAS) helicopter during a series of tests at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz.

1 Aug 2014

Robotics News

NASA Successfully Flew Saucer-Shaped Test Vehicle into Near-Space in June 2014

Roambotics’ Autonomous Personal Robot Wins Proto Labs Cool Idea! Award

Mars Curiosity Rover Celebrates Second Anniversary

DMLogic Selected as Preferred Integration Partner for Seegrid Supervisor AGV Software

Small UAV Market Sector Forecast to Reach $1.33bn in 2014

Rockwell Automation to Serve as Main Automation Contractor for LSB Industries

Envirotest to Provide Enhanced ‘Remote Sensing’ for Air Check Virginia Emissions Inspection Program

Body-Mounted Astronaut Joystick for Telerobotics to be Tested aboard the International Space Station

IMTS 2014: Universal Robots Showcases Next Generation Robots with Eight Adjustable Safety Rated Functions

NASA's Curiosity Rover Approaches Mount Sharp Bedrock in Mars' Gale Crater

OpenSky Drones Offers Services for Safe Inspections and Smart Engineering Services

Raytheon's Excalibur Ib Precision Guided Projectile Enters Full Rate Production

IRobot to Discuss Achievements and Financial Outlook at Needham Advanced Industrial Technologies Conference

UB Hosts ASME 2014 International Design and Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference

Raytheon Successfully Fires TALON Laser Guided Rockets from Armed Aerial Scout Helicopter

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