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Global Hawk Block 40 UAS Delivered to USAF Ahead of Schedule

Northrop Grumman Corporation delivered a Global Hawk Block 40 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to the U.S. Air Force at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., ahead of schedule, Feb. 14.

21 Mar 2014

Drones Voice Secrets and Struggles through Music

What’s the best way to make music with drones? According to David Rothenberg, an experimental musician, professor of philosophy and music, and visiting artist for Arizona State University’s Emerge 2014: The Carnival of the Future, let them give voice to their own secrets and struggles.

21 Mar 2014

New Line of Compact EtherCAT Modules from ACS Motion Control

ACS Motion Control introduces a line of compact EtherCAT modules that features two and four universal drives with rating of 12 Vdc to 80Vdc and 2.5A (5A peak) to 20A (40A peak) per drive. Each drive is programmable to control a two- or three- phase servo motor, a DC brush motor, a voice coil motor, and a two- or three-phase step motor.

21 Mar 2014

Altium Assists Automotive Industry TASKING Compiler Users with ISO 26262 Certification

Altium Limited, a global leader in Smart System Design Automation, 3D PCB design (Altium Designer) and embedded software development (TASKING), announces the immediate availability of their TASKING ISO 26262 Support Program, an offering that assists TASKING compiler users within the automotive industry with ISO 26262 certification.

21 Mar 2014

NASA Selects United Launch Services for Solar Orbiter Collaboration Mission

NASA has selected United Launch Services LLC of Centennial, Colo., to launch the Solar Orbiter Collaboration mission to study the sun in July 2017. The Solar Orbiter will launch on an Atlas V 411 rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

20 Mar 2014

Solar Probe Plus Reaches Key Stage of Development

NASA’s ambitious mission to fly through and examine the sun’s atmosphere — has reached a key stage of development.

20 Mar 2014

Forecast Report on Global Home and Industrial Automation Market

Analysts forecast the Global Home Automation System market to grow at a CAGR of 55.24 percent over the period 2013-2018. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing need for safety and security. The Global Home Automation System market has also been witnessing the increasing adoption of wireless residential building automation systems. However, the lack of effective product differentiation could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.

20 Mar 2014

Evana Automation Specialists to Deliver Fourth Custom Assembly and Test System to 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 fourth of seven custom assembly and test systems, based on a multi-year contract, for a Tier 1 automotive supplier.

20 Mar 2014

University Medical Center in Georgia Places Order for Mazor Robotics' Renaissance System

Mazor Robotics Ltd., a developer of innovative guidance systems and complementary products, announced today that a university medical center in Georgia (U.S.) placed an order for its first Renaissance system, becoming the second medical facility in the state to purchase a system in the first quarter of 2014.

From Medtronic 20 Mar 2014

STAND Arizona Unveils Student-Made Robot for Tobacco Control before Legislators

Students Taking a New Direction (STAND) Arizona's anti-smoking youth coalition unveiled its latest tool in tobacco control education before legislators and advocates at the Arizona State Capitol today.

20 Mar 2014

Brooks Automation Enters into Definitive Agreement to Sell Granville-Phillips Instrumentation Business

Brooks Automation, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Granville-Phillips instrumentation business, based in Longmont, CO, to MKS Instruments, Inc., headquartered in Andover, MA, for $87 million in cash.

From Brooks Automation, Inc. 19 Mar 2014

Motion Control Vendors Develop Robotic Hands for Motion Control Systems

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Motion Control Market 2014-2018 with Siemens, Rockwell Automation, Yaskawa Electric & Schneider Electric Dominating" report to their offering.

19 Mar 2014

Medrobotics’ Robot-Assisted Flexible Endoscopic Platform Receives CE mark

Medrobotics Corp., a medical robotics company, announced today that the Company received the CE mark for the Flex® System and will initiate a limited commercial launch of the product in select European markets.

19 Mar 2014

Innorobo to Host First Edition of the French Robotics General Assembly

As part of the France Robots Initiatives plan from the French Ministries of Industrial Renewal and Higher Education & Research, in partnership with the Rhône-Alpes Region, Innorobo will be hosting the first edition of the French Robotics General Assembly from 18 to 20 March 2014 in Lyon.

19 Mar 2014

Hollysys Wins Contract to Provide Automatic Train Protection Systems for High-Speed Trains

Hollysys Automation Technologies, Ltd. ("Hollysys" or the "Company"), a leading provider of automation and control technologies and applications in China, announced today that it signed two significant contracts to provide the Automatic Train Protection (ATP) equipment and system for two batches of high-speed trains in 200-250km/h and 300-350km/h, with the contract size for each of RMB 179.98 million or USD $29.35 million, and RMB 507.36 million or USD $82.74 million approximately.

19 Mar 2014