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Michigan Team Prepares for Annual International Aerial Robotics Competition

If the mission sounds impossible, that's because it is—at least with today's technology: Build a three-pound flying machine that can, under its own control, take off, fly through a window into a model building, avoid security lasers, navigate the halls, recognize signs, enter the correct room, find a flash drive in a box on a desk, pick it up, leave a decoy, exit and land in under 10 minutes.

3 Aug 2013

Water-Based Gels Hold Promise for Soft Robotics

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for creating devices out of a water-based hydrogel material that can be patterned, folded and used to manipulate objects. The technique holds promise for use in “soft robotics” and biomedical applications.

3 Aug 2013

Mars Curiosity Rover’s First Year Celebrated at U-M

Sushil Atreya and Nilton Renno, both professors of planetary and space science at the University of Michigan College of Engineering, have intimate connections with NASA's Curiosity rover, which has been exploring Mars since Aug. 6, 2012.

3 Aug 2013

Biobanks Utilize Automated Sample Storage Management Systems with Robotic Interfaces

The global proliferation of disease-based regional and national biobanks for clinical research has triggered a massive interest in long-term sample storage conditions. Simultaneously, it has spawned a requirement for good storage practices and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

3 Aug 2013

Elecsys Receives $1.25 M Order for Remote Monitoring Equipment from Al Rushaid Group

Elecsys Corporation, a provider of innovative machine to machine (M2M) communication technology solutions, data acquisition systems, and custom electronic equipment for critical industrial applications, announced today that it has received a $1.25 million order from the Al Rushaid Group to supply remote monitoring equipment for deployment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

2 Aug 2013

University of Sheffield Contributes Multiple Robotic Exhibits for Living Machines Event

Scientists and technologists from around the globe are uniting to explore the future of biomimetic and biohybrid technologies this week (Monday 29 July – Friday 2 August 2013) with a focus on future life-like robots.

2 Aug 2013

SoftLayer Selected by OSRF to Host DARPA Virtual Robotics Challenge

The Open Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF), the non-profit organization charged with supporting the development, distribution and adoption of open-source software for use in robotics research, education and product development, recently relied on SoftLayer Technologies to host the DARPA Virtual Robotics Challenge (VRC).

2 Aug 2013

LEGO to Commence Retailing of MINDSTORMS EV3 Consumer Robotics Platform on September 1st

The LEGO Group today announced that LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3, the new award-winning consumer robotics platform, will hit retail shelves on September 1, 2013 and may start appearing later this month at select online retailers for pre-order. To inspire tinkerers of all ages with the limitless possibilities of the platform, the company unveiled the full collection of 12 bonus models designed by an international group of MINDSTORMS community experts that join five hero models introduced earlier this year.

2 Aug 2013

ROVs with Rapidly Replaceable Energy Storage Units

Able to penetrate ocean depths beyond the range of any diver, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) are used above all for underwater missions that are too dangerous for manned operations. They inspect underwater pipelines, harbor areas, and offshore wind farms as well as carrying out tasks such as marine biological investigations.

2 Aug 2013

NASA Conducts Formulation Review for Asteroid Redirect Mission

NASA has completed the first step toward a mission to find and capture a near-Earth asteroid, redirect it to a stable lunar orbit and send humans to study it.

1 Aug 2013

NASA Leverages Connext DDS Software for Human Exploration Telerobotics Project

Real-Time Innovations (RTI), the real-time infrastructure software company, today announced that NASA is leveraging the flexible service parameters and durability of Connext™ DDS software to support human-to-robot communication between Earth and space.

1 Aug 2013

ABB’s High-Voltage Disconnecting Circuit Breaker to be installed for State Grid of China Project

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has been selected by China’s leading power utility, State Grid of China Corporation (SGCC) to supply high-voltage products for its 220 kilovolt (kV) smart substation demonstration project aimed at deploying and integrating intelligent solutions to enhance the efficiency and reliability of the electricity network.

1 Aug 2013

Launch of Japanese Cargo Spacecraft to International Space Station to be Broadcast on NASA TV

The launch of a Japanese cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station and its arrival at the orbiting laboratory will be broadcast on NASA Television Aug. 3 and Aug. 9.

1 Aug 2013

Alcohol Modulates Fear of Bio-Inspired Robots in Zebrafish

The latest in a series of experiments testing the ability of robots to influence live animals shows that bio-inspired robots can not only elicit fear in zebrafish, but that this reaction can be modulated by alcohol. These findings may pave the way for new methodologies for understanding anxiety and other emotions, as well as substances that alter them.

1 Aug 2013

Roche to Introduce cobas 8100 Automated Workflow With Intelligent Robotics for Diagnostic Labs

Roche announced plans today at the AACC 2013 Clinical Lab Expo for the U.S. introduction of the cobas 8100 automated workflow series, an advanced system designed to automate many routine tasks to help diagnostic laboratories increase efficiency, reduce expenses and maximize patient safety.

31 Jul 2013

Robotics News

Michigan Team Prepares for Annual International Aerial Robotics Competition

Water-Based Gels Hold Promise for Soft Robotics

Mars Curiosity Rover’s First Year Celebrated at U-M

Biobanks Utilize Automated Sample Storage Management Systems with Robotic Interfaces

Elecsys Receives $1.25 M Order for Remote Monitoring Equipment from Al Rushaid Group

University of Sheffield Contributes Multiple Robotic Exhibits for Living Machines Event

SoftLayer Selected by OSRF to Host DARPA Virtual Robotics Challenge

LEGO to Commence Retailing of MINDSTORMS EV3 Consumer Robotics Platform on September 1st

ROVs with Rapidly Replaceable Energy Storage Units

NASA Conducts Formulation Review for Asteroid Redirect Mission

NASA Leverages Connext DDS Software for Human Exploration Telerobotics Project

ABB’s High-Voltage Disconnecting Circuit Breaker to be installed for State Grid of China Project

Launch of Japanese Cargo Spacecraft to International Space Station to be Broadcast on NASA TV

Alcohol Modulates Fear of Bio-Inspired Robots in Zebrafish

Roche to Introduce cobas 8100 Automated Workflow With Intelligent Robotics for Diagnostic Labs

News Categories

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Low-Cost, High-Precision Technology for Robot Motion Capture

New Space Robotics Capabilities Pave Way for In-Space Servicing

Enhanced Confidence AI Applications in Autonomous Vehicles

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