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Over 10,000 Students from Around the Globe Test Robotic Skills at 2013 FIRST Championship

This week, more than 10,000 students from around the globe travelled to St. Louis, Mo., to put their engineering skills to the test at the annual FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Championship, held at the Edward Jones Dome.

29 Apr 2013

InnoTechnix Introduces Specialized Aluminum Robotic Arm for the Public

InnoTechnix, a Canadian company specializing in the manufacture of small robots accessible to the general public, is proud to announce the launch of MandleBot. MandleBot is a robotic arm made of aluminum with a gripper, the first in a wide range of specialized robots.

29 Apr 2013

FIRSTand NI Extend Technology Partnership to Create More Scientists and Engineers

FIRST Championship – FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) and National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) today announced they are extending their technology partnership through 2019 with the shared goal of creating more scientists and engineers.

29 Apr 2013

New Single-Site Platform for Robotic Hysterectomy Surgery Performed at Las Palmas Medical Center

The Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery at Las Palmas Medical Center recently became one of the first facilities in the nation to perform a hysterectomy using a new single-site platform for robotic surgery.

29 Apr 2013

JHU APL to hold Technical Achievement Awards Event with New Robotic Displays

An unusual opportunity is being offered to reporters who are interested in writing about new science and technology — most of which has not been made public before now. The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is holding its first combined Technical Achievement Awards event, with displays and demonstrations of more than a dozen new technologies, a nod to the Laboratory's 70-year legacy, and robots galore.

29 Apr 2013

XIMEA's Machine Vision Cameras Successfully Validated on Icron Interoperability Program

Icron Technologies Corporation, a leader in USB and video extension technology, and XIMEA GmbH, a leading international manufacturer of high-resolution cameras and imaging solutions, announced today joint product interoperability between XIMEA's xiQ USB 3.0 camera series and Icron's 100m fiber based USB extender, the USB 3.0 Spectra™ 3022.

26 Apr 2013

Hysterectomy Using Single-Site Robotic Platform Performed at Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery

The Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery at St. David's North Austin Medical Center recently became one of the first facilities in the nation to perform a hysterectomy using a new single-site platform for robotic surgery.

26 Apr 2013

Western Europe Market for Image-Guided and Robot-Assisted Surgery Estimated to Reach $1,697.5 Million in 2018

Image-guided and robot-assisted surgeries have made successful inroads into the western European market. The significant cost and clinical benefits offered by such advanced surgical systems has been key to boosting their adoption rates.

26 Apr 2013

Most Expressive Android Head to be Exhibited at GF2045 Congress

Dmitry Itskov, founder of the 2045 Initiative and Global Future 2045 congress (GF2045) has announced that he will unveil the Dmitry Avatar-A head -- the world's most human-like android head -- at the GF2045 congress, scheduled for June 15-16 at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City.

26 Apr 2013

Rethink Robotics Introduces SDK Powered Humanoid Robots for Research

Rethink Robotics today announced the launch of the Baxter Research Robot, a humanoid robot with two arms powered by a revolutionary new Software Development Kit (SDK) that will allow researchers to create a wide array of custom applications for robots.

26 Apr 2013

da Vinci Robot Enables Major Surgeries with Less Pain, Complications and Recovery Time

Robots are everywhere these days. They roam Mars, solve Rubik’s cubes and vacuum our floors. Now, a robot named da Vinci is helping patients across the Penn State region get the major surgeries they need with less pain, complications and recovery time.

25 Apr 2013

NTS and Sandia Continue Development of Harvester Project to Monitor Nuclear Emissions Using Drones

National Technical Systems, Inc. (NTS), a leading provider of testing and engineering services, announced today that it has signed a $1.6 million contract with Sandia National Laboratories to continue the development of the Harvester project, a program authorized by the U.S. Department of Energy dedicated to monitoring nuclear emissions in the atmosphere through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also called drones.

25 Apr 2013

Mobile MRO System Utilizes Augmented Reality and Robotics to Accurately Locate Equipment

Scientists from IBM revealed today a mobile maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) prototype which is designed to help manufacturers and companies supplying and maintaining high-value machinery in sectors such as aerospace, oil & gas and shipping.

25 Apr 2013

Researchers Build Sea Turtle-Inspired Robot, Flipperbot

Dubbed “Flipperbot”, the robot has been presented today, 24 April, in IOP Publishing’s journal Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, and was designed to test how real-life organisms, such as seals, sea turtles and mudskippers use flippers and fins to move on surfaces such as sand.

25 Apr 2013

UAE Student Teams Demonstrate UAVs at 2013 Innovation Challenge Flying Competition

Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced the start of the 2013 Innovation Challenge Flying Competition. Northrop Grumman is the industry sponsor of this competition, which is held in coordination with the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments (ADASI) and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI).

25 Apr 2013

Robotics News

Over 10,000 Students from Around the Globe Test Robotic Skills at 2013 FIRST Championship

InnoTechnix Introduces Specialized Aluminum Robotic Arm for the Public

FIRSTand NI Extend Technology Partnership to Create More Scientists and Engineers

New Single-Site Platform for Robotic Hysterectomy Surgery Performed at Las Palmas Medical Center

JHU APL to hold Technical Achievement Awards Event with New Robotic Displays

XIMEA's Machine Vision Cameras Successfully Validated on Icron Interoperability Program

Hysterectomy Using Single-Site Robotic Platform Performed at Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery

Western Europe Market for Image-Guided and Robot-Assisted Surgery Estimated to Reach $1,697.5 Million in 2018

Most Expressive Android Head to be Exhibited at GF2045 Congress

Rethink Robotics Introduces SDK Powered Humanoid Robots for Research

da Vinci Robot Enables Major Surgeries with Less Pain, Complications and Recovery Time

NTS and Sandia Continue Development of Harvester Project to Monitor Nuclear Emissions Using Drones

Mobile MRO System Utilizes Augmented Reality and Robotics to Accurately Locate Equipment

Researchers Build Sea Turtle-Inspired Robot, Flipperbot

UAE Student Teams Demonstrate UAVs at 2013 Innovation Challenge Flying Competition

News Categories

‘World’s Most Advanced’ Humanoid Robot Arrives in Scotland to Help Build Trust

Non-Destructive Robotic Disassembly of EV Batteries

New Research Probes Effectiveness of AR to Improve Self-Driving Car Safety

Advancing Robotic Technology in Coal Mining

How Robotics is Shaping the Future of Dental Implant Surgeries

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