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Over 9,700 Manufacturing, Industrial Professionals Gather for Automation Fair Event

Houston became the hub of the automation world today when more than 9,700 manufacturing and industrial professionals gathered for the first day of the Automation Fair event, hosted by Rockwell Automation and its PartnerNetwork members.

From Rockwell Automation, Inc. 15 Nov 2013

Public Invited to Build Robots at Digimakers Event

With the UK facing a national skills shortage in electrical and electronic engineering and computer science, members of the public have the opportunity to learn more about these areas and have fun at the same time at a free event this Saturday [November 16].

15 Nov 2013

UR5 Robot Arm Rings NASDAQ Closing Bell to Mark Launch of Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF

ROBO-STOX LLC, the world leader in developing investment solutions targeting the robotics and automation space, commemorated the launch of the ROBO-STOX™ Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF (Ticker: ROBO) by having a robot ring the closing bell at the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York's Times Square on Tuesday, November 12, 2013.

15 Nov 2013

Hansen Medical to Showcase Magellan Robotic System at 40th Annual VEITHsymposium

Hansen Medical, Inc., a global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced it will exhibit its Magellan™ Robotic System at the 40th Annual VEITHsymposium™ from November 19th-23rd at the Hilton New York in New York City. The Company will be conducting product demonstrations and exhibiting the Magellan Robotic System at Booth 201.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 15 Nov 2013

Student Entries Invited for Global Valeo Innovation Challenge

Engineering students around the world have just three months to take part in the global Valeo Innovation Challenge. Projects must be submitted to the contest’s dedicated website by February 14, 2014.

15 Nov 2013

RS Components Announces Availability of New Family of Automotive-Qualified COOLiRFET MOSFETs

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the world's leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, has announced availability of a new family of automotive-qualified COOLiRFET™ MOSFETs from International Rectifier (IR), the world leader in power management technology.

14 Nov 2013

Mind-Controlled Robots Hold Potential in Medicine, Manufacturing Fields

Worried that machines will someday control the human race? If so, relax.

14 Nov 2013

Mars Rover Teams Select Planetary Scientist Murray’s Name for Significant Landmarks

Features on Mars important to the missions of NASA's two active Mars rovers are now called "Murray Ridge" and "Murray Buttes," in honor of influential planetary scientist Bruce Murray (1931-2013).

14 Nov 2013

Study on Stingray Movement for Next Generation UUVs to be Presented at 66th APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting

Stingrays swim through water with such ease that researchers from the University at Buffalo and Harvard University are studying how their movements could be used to design more agile and fuel-efficient unmanned underwater vehicles.

14 Nov 2013

Curiosity Rover Returns to Normal Engineering Operations

NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Project received confirmation from Mars Sunday (Nov. 10) that the Curiosity rover has successfully transitioned back into nominal surface operations mode. Curiosity had been in safe mode since Nov. 7, when an unexpected software reboot (also known as a warm reset) occurred during a communications pass with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

14 Nov 2013

Robosaur Helps Study How Dinosaurs Walked

Kingsbury, a doctoral candidate in physics and researcher in the Complex Rheology and Biomechanics (CRAB) Lab at Georgia Tech, is working with Associate Professor Daniel Goldman and Stephen Gatesy at Brown University to build a “Robosaur.” The idea is to study how dinosaurs walked, with the goal of using the secrets of the past to enhance the future. Their project is up for funding on Georgia Tech Starter, a new peer-reviewed crowd-funding website.

14 Nov 2013

iRobot Launches Next-Generation Roomba Vacuum Cleaning Robot

iRobot Corp., the leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, today brings to market the next-generation Roomba cleaning system that revolutionizes robotic vacuum cleaning. The iRobot Roomba 880 vacuum cleaning robot, iRobot’s most advanced Roomba yet, is now available in North America at www.irobot.com/roomba.

From iRobot Corporation 13 Nov 2013

ISRO Plans Supplementary Orbit Raising Manoeuvre for Mars Orbiter Spacecraft

In the fourth orbit-raising operation conducted this morning (Nov 11, 2013), the apogee (farthest point to Earth) of Mars Orbiter Spacecraft was raised from 71,623 km to 78,276 km by imparting an incremental velocity of 35 metres/second (as against 130 metres/second originally planned to raise apogee to about 100,000 [1 lakh] km). The spacecraft is in normal health. A supplementary orbit-raising operation is planned tomorrow (November 12, 2013) at 0500 hrs IST to raise the apogee to nearly 1 lakh km.

13 Nov 2013

Digi Launches Fully Integrated, Cellular-Enabled Remote Tank-Level Monitoring Solution

Digi International today launched Digi Connect® Tank, a fully integrated, cellular-enabled remote tank-level monitoring solution for single tanks, totes and containers. Digi Connect Tank, the latest addition to Digi’s family of solutions for tank monitoring, helps companies manage remote single tank assets efficiently and cost effectively through up-to-the-minute tank level and location data.

13 Nov 2013

AIS Introduces Explosion-Proof HMIs for Remote Monitoring in Oil & Gas Transportation

American Industrial Systems, Inc. (AIS), the designer and manufacturer of hazardous area HMIs for oil and gas transportation and pipeline safety applications, has introduced new rugged, Industrial Panel PCs for this market. Used for remote monitoring, local and in the field control room, these new explosion proof Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs) from AIS are specifically engineered for operation in oil and gas pipeline and monitoring applications for safe control, management, handling and transportation of hazardous liquids and gases.

13 Nov 2013

Robotics News

Over 9,700 Manufacturing, Industrial Professionals Gather for Automation Fair Event

Public Invited to Build Robots at Digimakers Event

UR5 Robot Arm Rings NASDAQ Closing Bell to Mark Launch of Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF

Hansen Medical to Showcase Magellan Robotic System at 40th Annual VEITHsymposium

Student Entries Invited for Global Valeo Innovation Challenge

RS Components Announces Availability of New Family of Automotive-Qualified COOLiRFET MOSFETs

Mind-Controlled Robots Hold Potential in Medicine, Manufacturing Fields

Mars Rover Teams Select Planetary Scientist Murray’s Name for Significant Landmarks

Study on Stingray Movement for Next Generation UUVs to be Presented at 66th APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting

Curiosity Rover Returns to Normal Engineering Operations

Robosaur Helps Study How Dinosaurs Walked

iRobot Launches Next-Generation Roomba Vacuum Cleaning Robot

ISRO Plans Supplementary Orbit Raising Manoeuvre for Mars Orbiter Spacecraft

Digi Launches Fully Integrated, Cellular-Enabled Remote Tank-Level Monitoring Solution

AIS Introduces Explosion-Proof HMIs for Remote Monitoring in Oil & Gas Transportation

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