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ALC Provides Critical Building Monitoring and Control for World’s Tallest High-Rise Data Center

Automated Logic Corporation (ALC), a leading provider of innovative building automation solutions that maximize energy efficiency, is providing critical building monitoring and control for Intergate.Manhattan, the world’s tallest high-rise data center.

11 Sep 2013

NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity Reaches Panorama Point

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity now has a view of a patch of exposed bedrock scientists selected for a few days of close-up study, the first such study since the rover began its long trek to Mount Sharp two months ago.

11 Sep 2013

Metso Offers Automation and Intelligent Solutions for Increasing Productivity in Minerals Processing

As raw materials and other resources become scarcer and plants look for new ways to be more efficient with energy use and operations, Metso is developing its offering in intelligent processes and service solutions to help customers meet these challenges.

11 Sep 2013

Texas Children's Hospital Acquires da Vinci Si Surgical System for Robotic Surgery Program

Texas Children's Hospital is excited to announce the acquisition of the da Vinci Si Surgical System which will establish the hospital's first dedicated pediatric robotic surgery program. Dr. Chester Koh, an internationally recognized expert in minimally invasive surgery, will be leading the pediatric robotic surgery program at Texas Children's as he has been instrumental in developing cutting edge techniques with both the laparoscope and the da Vinci robot.

11 Sep 2013

ADCOLE Introduces Robot-Fed High-Speed Camshaft Inspection Gage

ADCOLE Corporation has introduced a robot-fed 100% camshaft inspection gage that features a new measuring head design which accommodates six cam lobes per valve with close spacing.

11 Sep 2013

Mercy Medical Center Achieves 63% Annual Savings Through Health Robotics' i.v.STATION

Health Robotics recently announced that Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids released to Health Robotics' User Group an ROI study revealing 63% annual savings [or $313,918] as a result of insourcing just 4 active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for sterile compounding patient doses on the i.v.STATION Robot [at an insourced cost of $184,988), compared to Mercy Medical Center's prior equivalent annual expense with PharMedium Services of $498,886 for the equivalent doses of these 4 APIs.

From Health Robotics 11 Sep 2013

Seegrid’s Unmanned Robotic Pallet Trucks Help Increase Operational Efficiency at Cabela

Cabela’s Incorporated, the World's Foremost Outfitter® of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, has seen improvement in throughput and saved on operating costs since implementing the use of Seegrid’s unmanned robotic pallet trucks at its Wheeling, W.Va., distribution center in July 2010.

From Seegrid Corporation 11 Sep 2013

TI’s Sitara Processors Selected to Power LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Robotics Platform

Today, Texas Instruments (TI) announced that Sitara™ processors, along with TI connectivity and analog solutions, have been selected to power the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 robotics platform that is now available.

From Texas Instruments Incorporated 11 Sep 2013

New Opportunity Analysis Report on China Industrial Robots Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "China Industrial Robots Market Opportunity Analysis" report to their offering.

11 Sep 2013

Invensys Introduces Next-Generation Process Automation System

Invensys, a leading supplier of state-of-the-art industrial software, systems and control equipment to the world's major industries, today unveiled its next-generation process automation system. With advanced tools and applications delivered across a high-speed, fault-tolerant and cyber-secure hardware platform, including the integration of the company's world-leading Triconex® safety system, the Foxboro® Evo™ process automation system was designed to improve operational insight and integrity.

11 Sep 2013

Siemens Develops New Communication Processor for Telecontrol Applications

The Siemens Industry Automation Division has developed a new communication processor for telecontrol applications based on Simatic S7-1200 controllers. Simatic CP 1243-1 DNP3 from the TeleControl Professional product range connects the controller to a control center, such as a process control system, via DNP3 (Distributed Network Protocol).

From Siemens AG 10 Sep 2013

Seegrid Highlights Increasing Trend in Leasing Flexible AGVs

John Hayes, Seegrid’s Vice President of US Sales and Marketing highlighted the increasing trend in leasing flexible AGVs. The blog entitled, “Materials Handling Trend: Leasing Flexible Automated Guided Vehicles on the Rise,” was recently posted on Seegrid’s website. ”

From Seegrid Corporation 10 Sep 2013

North American Automation Industry Summit to be Hosted by Adept Technology

Adept Technology, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent robots and autonomous mobile solutions and services, today announced that it will host its North American Summit 2013 event in Pleasanton, CA October 15 - 17, 2013.

10 Sep 2013

Contributions to Remote Sensing, LiDAR, 3D City and Surface Modeling win Carl Pulfrich Award 2013

Hexagon, the parent company of Leica Geosystems and Z/I Imaging, is very pleased to announce that the Carl Pulfrich Award 2013 has been awarded to Prof. Dr. Nicholas C. Coops, Vancouver, and Prof. Dr. Norbert Haala, Stuttgart.

10 Sep 2013

Researchers Refine Control Algorithms for Robotic Swarms Based on Online Game Play

The next experiment from Rice University’s Multi-Robot Systems Laboratory (MRSL) could happen on your desktop. The lab’s researchers are refining their control algorithms for robotic swarms based upon data from five free online games that anyone can play.

10 Sep 2013

Robotics News

ALC Provides Critical Building Monitoring and Control for World’s Tallest High-Rise Data Center

NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity Reaches Panorama Point

Metso Offers Automation and Intelligent Solutions for Increasing Productivity in Minerals Processing

Texas Children's Hospital Acquires da Vinci Si Surgical System for Robotic Surgery Program

ADCOLE Introduces Robot-Fed High-Speed Camshaft Inspection Gage

Mercy Medical Center Achieves 63% Annual Savings Through Health Robotics' i.v.STATION

Seegrid’s Unmanned Robotic Pallet Trucks Help Increase Operational Efficiency at Cabela

TI’s Sitara Processors Selected to Power LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Robotics Platform

New Opportunity Analysis Report on China Industrial Robots Market

Invensys Introduces Next-Generation Process Automation System

Siemens Develops New Communication Processor for Telecontrol Applications

Seegrid Highlights Increasing Trend in Leasing Flexible AGVs

North American Automation Industry Summit to be Hosted by Adept Technology

Contributions to Remote Sensing, LiDAR, 3D City and Surface Modeling win Carl Pulfrich Award 2013

Researchers Refine Control Algorithms for Robotic Swarms Based on Online Game Play

News Categories

‘World’s Most Advanced’ Humanoid Robot Arrives in Scotland to Help Build Trust

Enhanced Confidence AI Applications in Autonomous Vehicles

New Research Probes Effectiveness of AR to Improve Self-Driving Car Safety

How Robotics is Shaping the Future of Dental Implant Surgeries

Non-Destructive Robotic Disassembly of EV Batteries

Robots and Renewable Energy: Hydropower Inspections

Robots and Renewable Energy: Wind Farm Monitoring

Robots and Renewable Energy: Solar Plant Security

Thought Leaders

Robot Chef: The Future of Automated Meal Preparation

Tiny Robotic Crab: The Smallest-Ever Remote-Controlled Walking Robot

Resurrecting Ancient Cephalopods with Robots