Stafford High School has announced that VEX Robotics Competition will be held at their school on November 13. The contest is likely to be participated by around 1,000 students.
MDG Medical, a global leader in pharmacy automation technology systems and software, has declared that its Israel-based Research and Development unit will be relocated to Aurora, Ohio, by March 31, 2011.
Memex Automation has declared that David McPhail, President and CEO of Memex, will attend and address the American Manufacturing Strategies conference, which will be held at the Hilton Chicago - Indian Lakes, Chicago, between November 11 and 12.
Microscan has declared that its Visionscape Machine Vision Software has been honored with a Global Technology Award under the Anti-Counterfeiting Tools category during SMTA International.
Accuray has declared that Korea Cancer Care Hospital (KCCH) has incorporated its second CyberKnife robotic system for cancer treatment, and has become the first Medical center in South Korea to include two CyberKnife Radiosurgery robots in cancer treatment.
Hansen Medical has declared that it has received 11 new US patents for medical robotics. Few of the newly issued patents cover Sensei X Robotic Catheter System, and the rest of the patents offer superior solutions for prospective developments to robotic technology.
Cardica has declared that wet lab lectures and demos at the Advances in Robotic and Hybrid Coronary Revascularization meeting will include its PAS-Port Proximal Anastomosis System and C-Port Flex-A Anastomosis System.
Accuray Incorporated, the developer of the CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system, has declared that its management will take part in the Oppenheimer Healthcare Conference, which will be held in New York on November 3, 2010 at 9:40 a.m. ET/6:40 a.m. PT.
Spatial Integrated Systems (SIS) has declared that Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has offered them a significant contract as a result of their latest launch of Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program.
Sentry View Systems has declared the release of the SentryPOST, a completely integrated remote monitoring solution, ideal for inspecting any area from a safe location.
Evolution Robotics has declared that their Mint automatic floor cleaner can be availed from all the outlets of Bed Bath and Beyond stores countrywide.
Cimcorp has released the MultiPick Robotic Gantry system, a fully automated picking solution, for quick completion of orders.
Imagine combining bioengineering, military drones and Sumo wrestling. This is exactly what over 500 middle and high school students from Riverside and San Bernardino counties will do at the Bourns College of Engineering on Saturday.
The Alabama Robotics Technology Park will soon be open to the general public. Alabama Governor, Bob Riley will be attending the grand opening of the Phase I of the park on Wednesday November 10, 2010.
Robots caring for elderly human beings are not quite as futuristic as science fiction movies would have you believe.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
9 Nov 2010