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Six Easy Steps to Train and Deploy Seegrid Flexible Automated Guided Vehicles

Training a Seegrid flexible automated guided vehicle (AGV) is simple. The innovative vision-guided technology allows vehicles to be trained and deployed in a warehouse or manufacturing facility quickly and efficiently, eliminating non-value-added repetitive tasks.

From Seegrid Corporation 1 Oct 2013

NAO Humanoid Robot to Debut in American TV Series

NAO, the humanoid robot that's recognized the world over, makes its American TV series debut in the fourth season of HBO's popular 'Eastbound and Down'. NAO is scheduled to appear as a character in several episodes, interacting with the series star Kenny Powers, played by Danny McBride. Watch the trailer that includes a shot of NAO dancing.

1 Oct 2013

NASA Administrator Issues Statement on Successful Berthing of Orbital Cygnus Spacecraft

The following are statements from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Assistant to the President for Science and Technology John P. Holdren about the berthing of Orbital Sciences' Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday.

1 Oct 2013

Global Analysis Report on Machine Vision Systems & Components Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Machine Vision Systems & Components Market - By Technology (PC & Smart Camera), Application (Industrial (Automotive, Electronics, Packaging, Medical), Non Industrial (Security, Traffic And Road Safety, Healthcare))-Global Analysis & Forecast (2013-20" report to their offering.

1 Oct 2013

Robotic and Conventional Open-Chest Mitral Valve Repair Surgery Have Similar Total Costs

The total hospital cost of mitral valve repair surgery — from the time a patient is admitted to the hospital until release — is similar, whether performed through small port incisions using robotic equipment or via the conventional open-chest method, a Mayo Clinic study of 370 patients found.

1 Oct 2013

ISS Robotic Arm Captures and Attaches Cygnus Cargo Resupply Spacecraft

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) used a robotic arm to capture and attach a Cygnus cargo resupply spacecraft Sunday, marking several spaceflight firsts for NASA and its partner, Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va.

1 Oct 2013

NASA Announces ‘Mars 2020 Mission Investigations Announcement of Opportunity’ Competition

NASA has released its announcement of an open competition for the planetary community to submit proposals for the science and exploration technology instruments that would be carried aboard the agency's next Mars rover, scheduled for launch in July/August of 2020.

30 Sep 2013

Reaction Times of Robots Can be Reduced to Address Threat of Chaos

When chaos threatens, speed is essential; for example, when a pacemaker needs to stabilise an irregular heartbeat or a robot has to react to the information received from its environment. Both cases require imposing a stable, organised state on a chaotic system.

30 Sep 2013

NASA Astronauts Practice Launch Into Space Aboard Orion Spacecraft

For the first time, NASA astronauts are practicing a launch into space aboard the agency's Orion spacecraft, and provided feedback on the new capsule's cockpit design.

30 Sep 2013

KAIST Team Develops Unmanned Aquatic Robot to Eradicate Jellyfish

A team led by KAIST Civil and Environmental Engineering Department’s Professor Hyeon Myeong has just finished testing the cooperative assembly robot for jellyfish population control, named JEROS, in the field.

30 Sep 2013

Cygnus Spacecraft’s Rendezvous Date with International Space Station Approved

NASA and its International Space Station partners have approved a Sunday, Sept. 29, target arrival of Orbital Sciences' Cygnus spacecraft on its demonstration cargo resupply mission to the space station.

30 Sep 2013

NASA Mars Rover Completes Comprehensive Mineralogical Analysis

NASA's Curiosity rover is revealing a great deal about Mars, from long-ago processes in its interior to the current interaction between the Martian surface and atmosphere.

27 Sep 2013

Raytheon’s AI3 Accelerated Improved Intercept Initiative System Destroys UAS in Test Flight

In a first-of-its-kind test for Raytheon Company's Accelerated Improved Intercept Initiative system, AI3 destroyed an unmanned aerial system (UAS) in flight. The intercept was part of the second guided test flights for the AI3 program and follows its first in-flight defeat of a 107mm rocket earlier in the test series.

27 Sep 2013

Rockwell Automation Launches New Power Monitoring Solutions

Irregularities in incoming power can negatively impact discrete and process applications’ electronic components and the bottom line. Rockwell Automation has expanded its Allen Bradley power-quality portfolio to now include the i-Sense monitoring solution, i-Grid service and DySC dynamic sag corrector. These scalable solutions help OEMs and end users identify and mitigate power issues to improve uptime and productivity.

From Rockwell Automation, Inc. 27 Sep 2013

Supply Chain Digest Features Flexible Robotic Automated Guided Vehicles Producer, Seegrid

Supply Chain Digest recently featured Seegrid, maker of flexible robotic Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) as an innovative solution in material handling. According to the article, “As the cost of many recent AGV systems goes down the flexibility goes up. A growing number of manufacturers are starting to see if an automated approach to this repetitive materials movement task might not be the better system.”

From Seegrid Corporation 27 Sep 2013