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Squadrons of Small Autonomous Robots Provide Appropriate Light for Photography

Lighting is crucial to the art of photography. But lights are cumbersome and time-consuming to set up, and outside the studio, it can be prohibitively difficult to position them where, ideally, they ought to go.

14 Jul 2014

SDG&E Granted FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate for Small UAS

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently granted San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) a Special Airworthiness Certificate for a small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), allowing the utility to research, test and train flight crews on the UAS in a sparsely populated airspace in Eastern San Diego County. SDG&E is the first utility in the nation to be granted FAA approval for this technology.

14 Jul 2014

Humanoid Robot Paired with a Tablet Taught to Play Angry Birds

With the help of a smart tablet and Angry Birds, children can now do something typically reserved for engineers and computer scientists: program a robot to learn new skills. The Georgia Institute of Technology project is designed to serve as a rehabilitation tool and to help kids with disabilities.

14 Jul 2014

Micro-Epsilon Sensor Plays Pivotal Role in Innovative Robotic Weld Inspection System

A non-contact laser profile displacement sensor from Micro-Epsilon is playing a pivotal role in a new groundbreaking automatic inspection system specifically designed to inspect thin section steels and thin gauge welds on ships and other marine vessels.

11 Jul 2014

Mars Curiosity Rover Drives Out of Landing-Ellipse Boundary

NASA Mars rover Curiosity has driven out of the ellipse, approximately 4 miles wide and 12 miles long (7 kilometers by 20 kilometers), that was mapped as safe terrain for its 2012 landing inside Gale Crater.

11 Jul 2014

NASA Selects Four JPL Suborbital Technology Payloads for Flight on Reusable Launch Vehicles

From hopping/tumbling robots to gecko-inspired adhesives, a variety of technologies have been chosen by NASA for flight on commercial reusable launch vehicles and a commercial parabolic aircraft. The selections were made through NASA's Flight Opportunities Program.

11 Jul 2014

Axalta Sponsors First State Robotics of Delaware and MOE First Tech Challenge Team

Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, is sponsoring First State Robotics of Delaware and the Miracles of Engineering (MOE) First Tech Challenge team. Axalta awarded a scholarship to robotics team member, Noah Andrews. Noah recently graduated from high school and is looking forward to starting college in the fall as an information technology major, focusing on security.

11 Jul 2014

Stora Enso Acquires Siemens Integrated Pulp and Packaging Board Production Plants for Guangxi Project

Stora Enso is domiciled in Helsinki , and is one of the world's largest forest industry companies. It has awarded Siemens a major order in connection with the construction of a new plant in China. The order covers the drive technology, automation of the entire factory, the complete power engineering systems, and the power generation.

11 Jul 2014

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Observes Gullies Formed by Seasonal Freezing of Carbon Dioxide

Repeated high-resolution observations made by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) indicate the gullies on Mars’ surface are primarily formed by the seasonal freezing of carbon dioxide, not liquid water.

11 Jul 2014

NASA Selects Winning Designs to Address Technological Limitations of Uncrewed Aerial Systems

NASA has selected three winning designs solicited to address the technological limitations of the uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) currently used to track and collect data on hurricanes.

11 Jul 2014

HempTech, Second Sun Grow Partner to Offer Energy Management System with Predictive Building Automation Solutions

FutureWorld, the leading provider of advanced solutions to the Cannabis industry globally, announces today that its subsidiary, HempTech Corp., has signed a teaming agreement with Second Sun Grow™ to facilitate and deliver technology innovations to its customers.

10 Jul 2014

Rockwell Automation Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Software R&D Campus in Dalian

Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information, celebrates the 20th anniversary of its software research and development campus in Dalian.

From Rockwell Automation, Inc. 10 Jul 2014

Aldebaran Opens Dedicated Space for Experiencing New Generation of Humanoid Robots

Aldebaran, the World leading humanoid robotics company, opened its first Atelier in Issy les Moulineaux a stone throw from Paris. As a space about discovery, interaction and learning. The Atelier is the very first facility of the brand open to the general public. It is fully dedicated to experimenting with our interactive, scalable and programmable humanoid robots: NAO and Pepper.

10 Jul 2014

HHI Develops New Robotic Welding Process for Building Offshore Facilities

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI), the world’s biggest shipbuilder and a leading offshore facilities contractor, announced today that it developed a new automatic welding process for building offshore facilities.

10 Jul 2014

NSP Maritime Link Awards ABB $400 Million Order to Supply HVDC Power Transmission Solution

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth approximately $400 million from NSP Maritime Link Inc., a subsidiary of Emera Inc. (TSX: EMA), to supply a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission solution creating the first electricity link between the island of Newfoundland and the North American power grid. The order was booked in the second quarter of 2014.

10 Jul 2014

Robotics News

Squadrons of Small Autonomous Robots Provide Appropriate Light for Photography

SDG&E Granted FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate for Small UAS

Humanoid Robot Paired with a Tablet Taught to Play Angry Birds

Micro-Epsilon Sensor Plays Pivotal Role in Innovative Robotic Weld Inspection System

Mars Curiosity Rover Drives Out of Landing-Ellipse Boundary

NASA Selects Four JPL Suborbital Technology Payloads for Flight on Reusable Launch Vehicles

Axalta Sponsors First State Robotics of Delaware and MOE First Tech Challenge Team

Stora Enso Acquires Siemens Integrated Pulp and Packaging Board Production Plants for Guangxi Project

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Observes Gullies Formed by Seasonal Freezing of Carbon Dioxide

NASA Selects Winning Designs to Address Technological Limitations of Uncrewed Aerial Systems

HempTech, Second Sun Grow Partner to Offer Energy Management System with Predictive Building Automation Solutions

Rockwell Automation Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Software R&D Campus in Dalian

Aldebaran Opens Dedicated Space for Experiencing New Generation of Humanoid Robots

HHI Develops New Robotic Welding Process for Building Offshore Facilities

NSP Maritime Link Awards ABB $400 Million Order to Supply HVDC Power Transmission Solution

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