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ABB Launches Hoist Performance Monitoring Service

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, launches a new service product for hoist systems: Hoist Performance Monitoring Service. With this state-of-the-art solution ABB experts can monitor and analyze the hoist system remotely.

14 Aug 2013

Pack Expo: Universal Robots to Showcase Flexible, Lightweight Robot Arms

At Pack Expo booth S7680 in Las Vegas, September 23-25, attendees will experience how Universal Robots’ force control feature allows the robot to grip and handle objects of different dimensions and flexibility without crushing using variable force.

14 Aug 2013

AUVSI 2013: Northrop Grumman Hosts UAE Innovation Challenge Winners

Northrop Grumman Corporation is hosting the winning teams from the 2013 United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) Innovation Challenge at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) annual conference and exhibition. During the conference, taking place Aug. 13-16 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, the student teams are exhibiting their aircraft and discussing their competition experience.

14 Aug 2013

Significant Growth Expected in Worldwide Market for Snake Robots

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Wintergreen Research, Inc's new report "Snake Robots Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2013 to 2019" to their offering.

14 Aug 2013

Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter Surpasses 5,000 Flight Hours of Support in Afghanistan

The Northrop Grumman Corporation-built MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter surpassed 5,000 flight hours while providing critical surveillance capabilities to field commanders in Afghanistan.

14 Aug 2013

3D Systems to Exhibit Aerospace 3D Content-to-Print Solutions at AUVSI 2013

3D Systems announced today plans to exhibit its aerospace and defense 3D content-to-print solutions at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI 2013) Conference and Exposition.

13 Aug 2013

NASA to Partner with 13 University Teams to Develop Small Spacecraft

NASA has selected 13 university teams for collaborative projects to develop and demonstrate new technologies and capabilities and spur innovation in communication, navigation, propulsion, science instruments, and advanced manufacturing for small spacecraft.

13 Aug 2013

Home Automation Market Forecast to Grow at 78% CAGR to Exceed 351 Million by 2018

By 2018, ABI Research expects annual home automation device shipments to exceed 351 million, growing at a CAGR of 78%. ZigBee dominated IEEE 802.15.4 and claimed the top share of node shipments at 4.5 million, narrowly beating out proprietary protocol offerings.

From ABI Research 13 Aug 2013

NASA Tests Sophisticated Flight-Control Algorithm Using Xombie Experimental Rocket

A year after NASA's Mars rover Curiosity's landed on Mars, engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., are testing a sophisticated flight-control algorithm that could allow for even more precise, pinpoint landings of future Martian spacecraft.

13 Aug 2013