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Scientists Replicate Behaviour of Ants with Miniature Robots

Scientists have successfully replicated the behaviour of a colony of ants on the move with the use of miniature robots, as reported in the journal PLOS Computational Biology. The researchers, based at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, USA) and at the Research Centre on Animal Cognition (Toulouse, France), aimed to discover how individual ants, when part of a moving colony, orient themselves in the labyrinthine pathways that stretch from their nest to various food sources.

29 Mar 2013

Autonomous, Life-Like Robotic Jellyfish for Ocean Patrol

Virginia Tech College of Engineering researchers have unveiled a life-like, autonomous robotic jellyfish the size and weight of a grown man, 5 foot 7 inches in length and weighing 170 pounds.

29 Mar 2013

Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Hosts Free Seminar on Robotic Hysterectomy

Members of the community are invited to attend a free seminar on Robotic Hysterectomy: A New Experience in Minimally Invasive Surgery hosted by Methodist Willowbrook Hospital.

29 Mar 2013

Robot Swarms May Prove to Be Beneficial in Military, Medical and Other Applications

Researchers in the Sheffield Centre for Robotics, jointly established by the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University, have been working to program a group of 40 robots, and say the ability to control robot swarms could prove hugely beneficial in a range of contexts, from military to medical.

29 Mar 2013

FIRST LEGO League Teams Compete to Win Third Annual FLL Global Innovation Award

FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), a not-for-profit organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen, announced that FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL®) teams across the globe are competing for the chance to win worldwide recognition and a cash award of $20,000 in the third annual FLL Global Innovation Award presented by the X PRIZE Foundation.

29 Mar 2013

New Surveillance Technology Enables Low-Cost Remote Monitoring of Extended Perimeter Fencing

Airports, nuclear power stations, industrial and research sites, or even your own garden – there are many places that need to be protected against unauthorized access, and often protection is required 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

28 Mar 2013

Advantech’s AiMC Series Micro Computers for Industrial Automation Production Applications

What makes these micro computers different is their compact, turnkey design, which not only saves space but means they can be quickly and easily deployed without prohibitive integration costs.

28 Mar 2013

Lumalier Supplies Superbug-Slaying Robot TRU-D to Anne Arundel Medical Center

Memphis-based Lumalier, maker of TRU-D SmartUVC™, recently delivered its 5-foot-5 germ-killing ultraviolet robot to Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Md., marking well over 100 devices now being deployed in hospitals across the U.S. and Canada as an integral part of their infection-control teams.

28 Mar 2013

New Report on Global Intelligent Video Surveillance and Video Analytics Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Intelligent Video Surveillance, VCA & Video Analytics: Technologies & Global Market – 2013-2020

28 Mar 2013

New Research to Better Understand Alzheimer’s Disease Using Automated Robotic Stem-Cell Technology

Sam Gandy, MD, PhD, of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is leading an international team of researchers working to reprogram skin cells into brain cells to gain a better understanding of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

28 Mar 2013

Xconomy's Second Annual Robotics Forum to be Held at SRI International

Leading thinkers and innovators will gather to explore how robots are transforming the economy at Xconomy's Robots Remake the Workplace, a half-day forum on Thursday, April 11 from 1:00 – 6:30 pm at SRI International's headquarters in Menlo Park, California.

28 Mar 2013

Drones Show Promise to Monitor Crime and High-Traffic Areas

Although the use of drones is a much-debated topic across the nation, Texas State officials should continue using these devices for research and consider implementing more to monitor crime and high-traffic areas.

28 Mar 2013

FIRST Robotics Competition Receives Continued Support from Hughes

Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, today announced it will support the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Competition for the seventh consecutive year.

27 Mar 2013

BIOTRONIK Receives CE-Approval for Iforia ICD/CRT-D with Remote Monitoring Technology

BIOTRONIK, the leading manufacturer of cardiovascular medical technology celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, gains market approval (CE-approval) for the most advanced ICD/CRT-D (cardioverter-defibrillator/cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator) series. Iforia is the world's first DF4 ICD/CRT-D series approved for MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). In addition it contains one of the world's smallest ICDs -- the Iforia single chamber ICD.

27 Mar 2013

Vivint Automation System Enables Remote Monitoring of Home Security

Vivint™, the largest home automation services company in North America, is providing both convenience and security for those traveling over spring break. With so many homeowners planning to leave town, many are facing a heightened risk of home burglary.

27 Mar 2013