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Flying Robot Helps Study Effects of Climate Change on Coral Reefs

Like undiscovered groves of giant redwoods, centuries-old living corals remain unmapped and unmeasured. Scientists still know relatively little about the world’s biggest corals, where they are and how long they have lived.

18 Oct 2013

Atmosat Manufacturer, Titan, gets Aerospace Veteran as CEO

Titan Aerospace, a producer of solar-powered “atmospheric satellites” (atmosats), today announced that Vern Raburn has joined the company as Chairman and CEO.

18 Oct 2013

Researchers Map Unknown Environments Using Swarms of Insect Cyborgs

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed software that allows them to map unknown environments – such as collapsed buildings – based on the movement of a swarm of insect cyborgs, or “biobots.”

18 Oct 2013

Robots to Drive Future Cars to Work

Technological advancements are gaining pace and coalesce to create an all-encompassing future mobility concept, which today still sounds as if taken from a sci-fi movie. Artificial intelligence (AI), Internet multi-sensory trends as well as robotics are developing their footprint in the mobility industry.

17 Oct 2013

Chandler Regional Medical Center Deploys TRU-D Germ-Killing UV Disinfection Robot

Chandler Regional Medical Center, a Dignity Health Member, is the latest hospital to deploy TRU-D SmartUVC, a 5-foot-5 germ-killing UV disinfection robot made by Lumalier – the recognized leader in advanced UV disinfection products used across many industries, including health care.

17 Oct 2013

Blue Belt Reports First Sale of Navio Robotic-Controlled Surgical System

Blue Belt Technologies announces the first sale of a Navio orthopedic surgical system to an Ambulatory Surgery Center. The Thomas Jefferson Riverview Surgical Center, at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia, entered into an agreement to purchase Blue Belt’s Navio robotic-controlled surgical system.

17 Oct 2013

University of Maryland’s Mpact Week to Feature Innovation, Bioengineering and Robotics

The University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering will host Mpact Week, a four-day event showcasing the Clark School's research, education, innovation, and entrepreneurial ecosystem, October 23-26, 2013 on its College Park campus.

17 Oct 2013

Xenex UV Room Disinfection Robot Reduces C.diff and VRE Infection Rates

A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report provides a scary snapshot of the threats posed by antibiotic-resistant germs in the U.S., with special focus paid to pathogens such as Clostridium difficile (C.diff) – termed an urgent threat, and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) – considered serious.

17 Oct 2013

Robots and Comedy Used to Teach Science

Hunter Lloyd had them in the palm of his hand. His audience, which numbered more than 70, laughed, sometimes uproariously, at Lloyd’s every joke, one-liner and quip. They were right on cue for his every call and response, turning frequently to their seatmates to share in the steady stream of hilarity.

17 Oct 2013

Universal Robots to Present on Collaborative Robots at RoboBusiness 2013

At RoboBusiness Silicon Valley, Universal Robots’ CTO Esben Østergaard will present how small Danish company became the successful industry pioneer of collaborative robots that can operate alongside employees without safety guarding.

17 Oct 2013

Novel Palpation Capsule Restores Surgeons’ Sense of Touch During Minimally Invasive Surgeries

A small, wireless capsule has been developed that can restore the sense of touch that surgeons are losing as they shift increasingly from open to minimally invasive surgery.

17 Oct 2013

PG&E Tests Wirelessly Controlled Twenty-Foot Long Robot to Inspect Gas Transmission Pipelines

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is testing a new wirelessly controlled twenty-foot long robot to inspect its gas transmission pipelines as part of the utility's effort to increase pipeline safety throughout their service area.

17 Oct 2013

New Automatic District Heat Delivery Control System Developed by Metso and Fortum

Accurate control improves heat delivery efficiency by decreasing heat losses in the network, and it also enables a plant to maintain optimal operation conditions during fast changes in electricity and heat consumption.

17 Oct 2013

New Mexico Consortium Laboratory Project Awarded to Hamilton Scientific

Hamilton Scientific of De Pere, Wisconsin has been selected to provide their self-manufactured products for the recently completed 14,000 sq. ft. New Mexico Consortium Biological Laboratory located in Los Alamos, New Mex...

17 Oct 2013

RWDC Announces ‘Unmanned Aircraft System Challenge: Precision Agriculture’

PTC recently joined more than 45 partners to kick-off the 2013-2014 Real World Design Challenge. The theme of this year’s challenge, “Unmanned Aircraft System Challenge: Precision Agriculture,” was announced in Washington, DC. A $50,000 scholarship from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will be provided to each student on the national winning team.

16 Oct 2013