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Corindus Vascular Robotics Presents Live Robotic-Assisted Coronary Angioplasty During TCT Conference

Corindus Vascular Robotics the leader in precision vascular robotics, presented a live percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), or coronary angioplasty, during the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference on Oct. 29.

4 Nov 2013

New Forecast Report on Machine Vision Systems & Components Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2013 Report on the Machine Vision Systems & Components Market - with Forecast to 2018" report to their offering.

4 Nov 2013

First Flight of Next-Generation MQ-8C Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter Completes Successfully

Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy successfully completed the first flight of the next-generation MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, Calif.

4 Nov 2013

Swinburne Robotics Students to Develop Dual Seater Electric Powered Parachute

Swinburne University of Technology is entering the flying electric vehicle research space with work about to begin on building a dual seater electric powered parachute.

4 Nov 2013

Ground-breaking Project to Create New Generation of Cardiac Surgery Robots

A ground breaking project in Poland to create a new generation of advanced cardiac surgery robots is utilising the latest in portable analysers to improve electrical safety testing during product development.

From Rigel Medical 1 Nov 2013

Carnegie Mellon University's Autonomous Navigation Software used on NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity to Cover Ground Faster

Using autonomous navigation software first developed at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute, NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity this week completed its first two-day autonomous drive, a new technique tha...

1 Nov 2013

New CorPath One Stent Program Launched by Corindus Vascular Robotics

Corindus Vascular Robotics, a leading provider of precision medical robotics, today announced the launch of its CorPath One Stent Program. The goal of the program is to raise awareness of the potential to decrease longitudinal geographic miss (LGM) caused by sub-optimal stent placement, as well as the patient safety and financial benefits that can result from using the CorPath Vascular Robotic System to place just one stent per lesion in coronary angioplasty procedures.

31 Oct 2013

Flying Robot Bumps Into and Ricochets off Obstacles

Gimball bumps into and ricochets off of obstacles, rather than avoiding them. This 34 centimeter in diameter spherical flying robot buzzes around the most unpredictable, chaotic environments, without the need for fragile detection sensors. This resiliency to injury, inspired by insects, is what sets it apart from other flying robots.

31 Oct 2013

NRL’s Reliant Heavyweight UUV Completes 100 Hour Long-Endurance Mission from Boston to New York

Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), announced that the company, in support of the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), has successfully completed a long-endurance UUV mission from Boston to New York totaling over 100 hours with NRL’s Reliant “Heavyweight” UUV.

31 Oct 2013

Research to Study Benefits of Robots for Assisting People with Disabilities as They Age

Imagine the obstacles a blind person who relies on sound will face if he loses his hearing as he ages. Or the difficulty a long-term wheelchair user will confront as she develops arthritis in her shoulders with age.

31 Oct 2013

Wynright’s Robotic Truck Unloader Wins NextGen Game Changer Award

Confirming its industry-leading position as a developer of innovative solutions, Wynright Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Daifuku Webb and a leading U.S.-based provider of intelligent material handling systems, has been named the winner of the NextGen Game Changer Award for its Robotic Truck Unloader (RTU).

31 Oct 2013

Frost & Sullivan to Organize Complimentary Web Conference on Autonomous Vehicles

Autopilot mode and unmanned vehicles have made their footprint in the aerospace and defence industries and inspired the automotive industry to follow suit. OEMs in the automotive space are busy trying to incorporate ways to automate urban and highway commuting.

31 Oct 2013

Global UAV Market Expected to Grow at 3.17% CAGR over the Period 2012-2016

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Market 2012-2016" report to their offering.

31 Oct 2013

AutoCopter’s UAV Precision Agriculture Solution Collects Multi-Spectral Data and Creates Variable-Rate Prescriptions

Growers and Crop Consultants make decisions in the field using real-time information. The AutoCopter™ G15 Ag Solution now provides the ability to collect multi-spectral data using our patent-pending software and create Variable-rate Prescriptions within minutes from landing in the field.

30 Oct 2013

Pioneer in Digital Oilfield Implementation and Remote Operations, vMonitor, to be Acquired by Rockwell Automation

Rockwell Automation, Inc. today announced that it has agreed to purchase vMonitor, a global technology leader for wireless solutions in the oil and gas industry.

From Rockwell Automation, Inc. 30 Oct 2013

Robotics News

Corindus Vascular Robotics Presents Live Robotic-Assisted Coronary Angioplasty During TCT Conference

New Forecast Report on Machine Vision Systems & Components Market

First Flight of Next-Generation MQ-8C Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter Completes Successfully

Swinburne Robotics Students to Develop Dual Seater Electric Powered Parachute

Ground-breaking Project to Create New Generation of Cardiac Surgery Robots

Carnegie Mellon University's Autonomous Navigation Software used on NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity to Cover Ground Faster

New CorPath One Stent Program Launched by Corindus Vascular Robotics

Flying Robot Bumps Into and Ricochets off Obstacles

NRL’s Reliant Heavyweight UUV Completes 100 Hour Long-Endurance Mission from Boston to New York

Research to Study Benefits of Robots for Assisting People with Disabilities as They Age

Wynright’s Robotic Truck Unloader Wins NextGen Game Changer Award

Frost & Sullivan to Organize Complimentary Web Conference on Autonomous Vehicles

Global UAV Market Expected to Grow at 3.17% CAGR over the Period 2012-2016

AutoCopter’s UAV Precision Agriculture Solution Collects Multi-Spectral Data and Creates Variable-Rate Prescriptions

Pioneer in Digital Oilfield Implementation and Remote Operations, vMonitor, to be Acquired by Rockwell Automation

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Advancing Robotic Technology in Coal Mining

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