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NRL LASR Hosts Robotics Research Teams from Virginia Tech and Penn

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research (LASR), partner in the Navy’s Damage Control for the 21st Century project (DC-21), recently hosted robotics research teams from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) and the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) to demonstrate the most current developments of advanced autonomous systems to assist in discovery, control, and damage control of incipient fires.

26 Mar 2014

Robotic Arm Enables Analysis of Early Earth Chemistry

When life on Earth was first getting started, simple molecules bonded together into the precursors of modern genetic material. A catalyst would have been needed, but enzymes had not yet evolved. One theory is that the catalytic minerals on a meteorite's surface could have jump-started life's first chemical reactions.

26 Mar 2014

Sonar Equipped Underwater Robot to Search for Missing Malaysian Airlines Plane

The U.S. Navy is sending a sonar equipped underwater robot as part of its search efforts for the missing Flight 370 Malaysian Airlines 777 plane, service officials told USNI News Monday afternoon.

26 Mar 2014

Prominent Italian Hospital Places Order for Mazor Robotics’ Renaissance System

Mazor Robotics Ltd., a developer of innovative guidance systems and complementary products, announced today that it has received an order for a Renaissance system from AB Medica SpA, its distribution partner in Italy. This represents the second Renaissance sold in Italy. The system will be installed at a prominent hospital in Italy.

From Medtronic 25 Mar 2014

Conference Session on Robotics/Engineering Applications for High School Classrooms

STEM has become the buzzword of the decade for anyone involved in education. But do secondary school teachers often leave out the “T” and the “E” in their classrooms?

25 Mar 2014

Robots and Automation Aid Growth of Vickers Engineering

FANUC America Corporation has released a new YouTube video about FANUC America Corporation has released a new YouTube video about Vickers Engineering, a New Troy, Michigan-based manufacturer growing at 20 to 30 percent annually with the help of robots and automation.

25 Mar 2014

First Major Milestone of Triton UAS Flight Test Program Successfully Completed

Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy have successfully completed the first major milestone of the Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) flight test program, clearing the aircraft to fly at various altitudes, speeds and weights.

25 Mar 2014

Baylor Health Care System Provides Advanced Neurologic Stroke Expertise via Portable Robot Communication

When the clock starts ticking after the onset of stroke symptoms, access to a neurologist is crucial. Quickly diagnosing a stroke allows for the administration of lifesaving tPA (tissue plasminogen activator) in patients who quality for this treatment. tPA is a clot busting drug that can restore blood flow to the brain; if given to the patient within three to four hours of the onset of a stroke, tPA can improve the chances of recovering from a stroke.

25 Mar 2014

Westell to Integrate BatteryDAQ’s Battery Monitoring Solution with Intelligent Site Management

Westell Technologies, Inc., a global leader of intelligent site, in-building wireless, and outside plant solutions, has partnered with BatteryDAQ, a leading innovator of battery monitoring solutions. This partnership will enhance Westell’s intelligent site management solution for service providers, tower, and network operators worldwide.

25 Mar 2014

MULTIROTOR Service-Drone Opens in Boulder, USA

MULTIROTOR opens its first location outside of Europe in Boulder. "This step was absolutely necessary to optimize our innovative products for the US market and to provide our customers, dealers, and partners with the same outstanding service onsite as we are known for in Europe", declares Oliver Knittel, CEO of service-drone.de GmbH, Germany.

25 Mar 2014

Robbie the Robot Unveiled at Special Event in Trinity College Dublin

Robbie the Robot, a prototype robot built by researchers and engineering students in Trinity College Dublin for Irish teenager Joanne O’Riordan, who was born with a rare condition known as Total Amelia, was officially unveiled to its UN funders on Friday at a special event in Trinity College Dublin in Ireland.

25 Mar 2014

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre Acquires RIVA Automated Pharmacy IV Compounding System

Intelligent Hospital Systems (IH Systems) today announced that King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSH&RC), based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, purchased two RIVA systems for its pharmacy. RIVA, the only fully-automated pharmacy IV compounding system on the market today, was selected because of its ability to safely prepare medications in an aseptic environment and provide significant cost savings. The systems are scheduled for delivery and installation later this year.

25 Mar 2014

Proposals Invited for Studies on Advanced Technology Development in Asteroid Redirect Mission

In support of NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission – a key part of the agency's stepping stone path to send humans to Mars – agency officials are seeking proposals for studies on advanced technology development.

24 Mar 2014

Novus Robotics’ Subsidiary Delivers Aluminum Components Processing System for Ford Truck

D&R Technology Inc, wholly owned subsidiary of Novus Robotics Inc, (NRBT) an applied-robotics and automation company is pleased to announce that it has successfully delivered one and in process of manufacturing second aluminum components processing system for new Ford-150 truck.

24 Mar 2014

Tauriga Sciences Enters Merger Agreement with Cannabis Based Healing Products Company, Honeywood

Tauriga Sciences Inc. ("Tauriga" or "the Company"), a diversified life sciences company with key assets that include license agreements, topical medicinal cannabis lotions, and a proprietary technology platform in the nanorobotics space, is pleased to disclose to shareholders that the Company entered into the March 11, 2014 definitive merger agreement ("definitive agreement") with Oakland, California based Honeywood LLC ("Honeywood"), an affiliate of Doc Green's Healing Collective ("Doc Green's").

24 Mar 2014

Robotics News

NRL LASR Hosts Robotics Research Teams from Virginia Tech and Penn

Robotic Arm Enables Analysis of Early Earth Chemistry

Sonar Equipped Underwater Robot to Search for Missing Malaysian Airlines Plane

Prominent Italian Hospital Places Order for Mazor Robotics’ Renaissance System

Conference Session on Robotics/Engineering Applications for High School Classrooms

Robots and Automation Aid Growth of Vickers Engineering

First Major Milestone of Triton UAS Flight Test Program Successfully Completed

Baylor Health Care System Provides Advanced Neurologic Stroke Expertise via Portable Robot Communication

Westell to Integrate BatteryDAQ’s Battery Monitoring Solution with Intelligent Site Management

MULTIROTOR Service-Drone Opens in Boulder, USA

Robbie the Robot Unveiled at Special Event in Trinity College Dublin

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre Acquires RIVA Automated Pharmacy IV Compounding System

Proposals Invited for Studies on Advanced Technology Development in Asteroid Redirect Mission

Novus Robotics’ Subsidiary Delivers Aluminum Components Processing System for Ford Truck

Tauriga Sciences Enters Merger Agreement with Cannabis Based Healing Products Company, Honeywood

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