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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

AHA's Guidelines Help Health Care System Reduce Use of Telemetry

A health care system reduced its use of telemetry (monitoring to detect irregular heartbeats) by 70 percent by integrating the American Heart Association's (AHA's) guidelines into its electronic ordering system.

23 Sep 2014

Control Design Readers Honor Red Lion for Panel Meters

Red Lion Controls, the global experts in communication, monitoring and control for industrial automation and networking, has once again been honored for its versatile, high-quality panel meters by Control Design Readers' Choice Awards 2014.

23 Sep 2014

Zephyr 7 All Electric UAV Powered by Sion Power Li-S Batteries

Sion Power announced today that their proprietary lithium sulfur (Li-S) batteries played a critical role in the Airbus Defence and Space Zephyr 7 prototype High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) aircraft completing its most demanding mission to date: a southern hemisphere winter weather flight of over 11 days duration controlled by satellite communications.

23 Sep 2014