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Great Lakes Wine and Spirits Improves Operations, Reduces Overtime with Seegrid’s Robotic Industrial Trucks

Great Lakes Wine and Spirits experienced several distribution center challenges that motivated automation in the facility. The company has two distribution centers that are over 300,000 square feet.

From Seegrid Corporation 4 Sep 2013

EURO HAWK UAS Sets Endurance Record in European Airspace

The EURO HAWK® unmanned aircraft system (UAS) set an endurance record Aug. 8 when it flew continuously for 25.3 hours in European airspace. Built by Northrop Grumman Corporation, operating through its subsidiary Northrop Grumman ISS International Inc. (NGISSI), and Cassidian (EADS Deutschland GmbH), the UAS climbed to 58,600 feet over Manching Air Base, Germany.

4 Sep 2013

Celebration Health Hospital Performs Deep Brain Stimulation Using Mazor Robotics Renaissance Guidance System

On Monday, August 19, Nizam Razack, MD, JD performed the world’s first deep brain stimulation (DBS) using Mazor Robotics Renaissance Guidance System at Celebration Health hospital. Dr. Razack performed the same procedure later on two more patients with positive results.

From MAZOR Robotics Inc. 3 Sep 2013

Seegrid to Showcase Flexible AGVs at Materials Handling Middle East Exhibition

The Materials Handling Middle East exhibition held in Dubai, September 10-12, 2013 will showcase the affordable vision-guided pallet trucks and tow tractors and Seegrid will be prominently located at booth MH-822.

From Seegrid Corporation 3 Sep 2013

Workshop on Benchmarking of Algorithms on Human Motions at Humanoids 2013 Conference

In order to provide the community with a standardized and systematic comparison between different state-of-the-art algorithms in motion generation, a benchmark framework has been developed in context of the FP7-EU AMARSi project.

3 Sep 2013

Report Analyzes Drivers, Restraints, and Opportunities in Physical Security Market

The report "Physical Security Market By Products (Video surveillance, Access Control, Biometrics, Intrusion Detection, Security Systems), Services (Remote Management, Technical Support, Security Consulting) Worldwide Market Forecasts and Analysis (2013 - 2018)", which analyzed and studied the major market drivers, restraints, and opportunities in North America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific (including Japan) and Latin America.

3 Sep 2013

Skytron Introduces ArrayGuard Combiner Boxes with Integrated Monitoring for PV Installations

Berlin-based skytron® energy is a renowned supplier of high quality monitoring, control and supervision solutions to the renewable energy sector. Its product range includes the well-established ArrayGuard® combiner-box series for PV systems, first launched in 2006.

3 Sep 2013

Space Probes to Deflect Earthbound Asteroids

Potential asteroid impact on Earth can have disastrous consequences. In order to prevent such collisions, earthbound space objects must be deflected. This can be accomplished using a space probe to impact the asteroid.

2 Sep 2013

Europeans@Siemens Program Participants to Train in Electronics for Mechatronics Engineering

Around 2,200 young people will be starting their professional careers at about 40 Siemens locations Germany-wide at the beginning of the new training year. Once again, the new trainees will include 31 participants in the Europeans@Siemens program.

2 Sep 2013

Automated Sample Introduction Equipment Manufacturer, CETAC, Acquired by Teledyne

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated announced today that its subsidiary, Teledyne Instruments, Inc., has completed the acquisition of assets of SD Acquisition, Inc. (d/b/a CETAC Technologies).

2 Sep 2013

Implant-Based BIOTRONIK Remote Monitoring Reduces All-Cause Mortality in Heart Failure Patients

BIOTRONIK, the leading manufacturer of cardiac devices celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, announced ground-breaking results from the IN-TIME study today at the ESC (European Society of Cardiology) congress. Coordinating investigator of IN-TIME, Professor Gerhard Hindricks, MD, from the Heart Center, University Leipzig, Germany, presented the first results from the study during a hot line session at ESC.

From BIOTRONIK 2 Sep 2013

Mayo Clinic to Diagnose Football Concussions with Telemedicine Robot

There will be a new face at Northern Arizona University football games this fall – only this face will be on a robot on wheels.

31 Aug 2013

Consortium to Develop WSGI’s Argus One Lighter-Than-Air Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

World Surveillance Group Inc., a developer of lighter-than-air aerostats and unmanned aerial systems ("UAS"), has signed a teaming agreement with three other companies to establish a consortium to further develop and commercialize its Argus One lighter-than-air unmanned aerial vehicle.

30 Aug 2013

U.S. Navy Awards FLIR Contract to Support Vertical Takeoff Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Program

FLIR Systems, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract from the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, to support Naval Air Systems Command's UH-1 program and the Vertical Takeoff Unmanned Aerial Vehicle program.

From FLIR Systems, Inc. 30 Aug 2013

Innovative Spherical Robots for Planetary Exploration Selected for NIAC Program

NASA has selected six technology proposals for continued study under the agency's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program.

30 Aug 2013

Robotics News

Great Lakes Wine and Spirits Improves Operations, Reduces Overtime with Seegrid’s Robotic Industrial Trucks

EURO HAWK UAS Sets Endurance Record in European Airspace

Celebration Health Hospital Performs Deep Brain Stimulation Using Mazor Robotics Renaissance Guidance System

Seegrid to Showcase Flexible AGVs at Materials Handling Middle East Exhibition

Workshop on Benchmarking of Algorithms on Human Motions at Humanoids 2013 Conference

Report Analyzes Drivers, Restraints, and Opportunities in Physical Security Market

Skytron Introduces ArrayGuard Combiner Boxes with Integrated Monitoring for PV Installations

Space Probes to Deflect Earthbound Asteroids

Europeans@Siemens Program Participants to Train in Electronics for Mechatronics Engineering

Automated Sample Introduction Equipment Manufacturer, CETAC, Acquired by Teledyne

Implant-Based BIOTRONIK Remote Monitoring Reduces All-Cause Mortality in Heart Failure Patients

Mayo Clinic to Diagnose Football Concussions with Telemedicine Robot

Consortium to Develop WSGI’s Argus One Lighter-Than-Air Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

U.S. Navy Awards FLIR Contract to Support Vertical Takeoff Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Program

Innovative Spherical Robots for Planetary Exploration Selected for NIAC Program

News Categories

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

Non-Destructive Robotic Disassembly of EV Batteries

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

Advancing Robotic Technology in Coal Mining

How Robotics is Shaping the Future of Dental Implant Surgeries

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