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Vancouver G.F. Strong Centre to Deploy New Ekso Bionics Suit

Bridging Bionics Foundation, a non-profit corporation focused on assisting with funding bionic exoskeletons for community rehabilitation centers, announced today that G.F. Strong Centre in Vancouver BC will deploy their new Ekso Bionics suit on Monday June 9th.

6 Jun 2014

Forecast & Analysis Report on Industrial Control and Factory Automation Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Industrial Controls and Factory Automation Market by Technology, Field Devices & Application - Global Forecast & Analysis to 2014 - 2020" report to their offering.

6 Jun 2014

Dell Technology Powers U.S. Navy’s X-47B Unmanned Aircraft

The U.S. Navy, along with Northrop Grumman, a leading global security company that provides innovative products and solutions to government and commercial customers worldwide, used Dell data center solutions to help power the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System recently recognized with the prestigious Robert J. Collier Trophy for outstanding achievement in aeronautics.

6 Jun 2014

Festo Offers Compact Gantry EXCM for Maximum Coverage

Turnkey planar surface gantry for compact machines
The compact gantry EXCM offers maximum coverage of its working space and is ideal for applications where every millimetre counts.

5 Jun 2014

UAS Summit to Host AUVSI Road Show for Pre-Summit Event on June 24

The Northern Plains have become a global destination for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and continue to build on the list of UAS-related achievements.

5 Jun 2014

New Report on Industrial Robot Industry in China

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Research Report on Industrial Robot Industry in China, 2014-2018" report to their offering.

5 Jun 2014

Synapticon, XMOS Partner to Support Robotics, Smart Factories and Autonomous Vehicles

XMOS and Synapticon today announced a partnership that will dramatically accelerate the uptake of next-generation motion control technologies in the fast growing areas of robotics, smart factories and autonomous vehicles.

5 Jun 2014

Universal Robots to Showcase UR5 and UR10 Model Robot Arms at ATX East

Universal Robots’ ease of use along with the collaborative feature enabling them to work right alongside employees have proved to be the two unique selling points taking the robot arms from the early adopter stage into the mainstream.

From Universal Robotics, Inc. 5 Jun 2014

Delta Electronics Unveils Energy-Efficient “Smart Home” at Computex Taipei 2014

Delta Electronics, Inc., the global leader in power and thermal management solutions, today unveiled its energy-efficient “Smart Home” at Computex Taipei 2014.

5 Jun 2014

OutBack Power’s OPTICS RE Platform Provides Unique Remote Monitoring and Control Capabilities

OutBack Power Technologies, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of advanced power electronics for renewable energy, backup power and mobile applications, today announced OPTICS RE, a cloud-based user-interface application that provides installers and owners of OutBack systems the ability to easily monitor PV/solar system operation, performance and output via an intuitive dashboard from any Internet-enabled device.

5 Jun 2014

Drone Photography Offers an Easy Way to Check on Progress of Crops

This growing season, crop researchers at the University of Illinois are experimenting with the use of drones – unmanned aerial vehicles – on the university's South Farms.

5 Jun 2014

Small Drones Have Minimal Effect on People

Doctoral Candidate Brittany A. Duncan recently had an article published about her robotics research in the June 2014 issue of the Smithsonian online. Richard Conniff, a long-time Smithsonian contributor, authored "Why Are People So Comfortable With Small Drones?" in which he cites the AirRobot quadcopter-style robot* used to represent fairies in the Texas A&M University student production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" as proof that people find small flying robots nonthreatening.

5 Jun 2014

Ultimate Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to Safely and Rapidly Deliver Goods

This HorseFly has eight rotors, a wirelessly recharging battery and a mission to deliver merchandise right to your doorstep.

5 Jun 2014

Evana Automation Reports Building of Fifth and Sixth Assembly, Test Systems for Tier 1 Automotive Supplier

Evana Automation Specialists, a subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries (PSI) and leading Systems Integrator and builder of custom, automated assembly and test systems, is building the fifth and sixth of seven custom assembly and test systems, based on a multi-year contract, for a Tier 1 automotive supplier.

4 Jun 2014

Lateral Impact Study May Help Improve Robustness of Bionic Robot

The balancing strategy to lateral impact in a rat is closely related to the striked position of the body. The research result can be inspired to improve the robustness of bionic robot. This was found by Dr. JI Aihong and his group from Institute of Bio-inspired Structure and Surface Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

4 Jun 2014