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New Report on Automated Test Equipment Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Automated Test Equipment (ATE) Opportunities & Forecast Market Report, 2018" report to their offering.

6 Dec 2013

ABB Commissions Microgrid Control Solution for Faial Island’s Wind Energy Generation

ABB, the leading global power and automation technology group and a key developer of power grid solutions, has delivered and commissioned a microgrid control solution that enables the island of Faial in the Atlantic ocean to add more wind energy to its power mix without destabilizing the network.

6 Dec 2013

Robotic Antenna Mimicks Cockroach's Hairs

Love them or hate them, cockroaches are notoriously good escape artists and can flee at astonishing speeds.

6 Dec 2013

NASA's Next Generation Smartphone Cubesat Spacecraft Completes Checkout

PhoneSat 2.4, NASA's next generation smartphone cubesat has phoned home. The tiny spacecraft that uses an off-the-shelf smartphone for a brain has completed checkout and sent back data confirming all systems are "go" for the spry spacefarer.

6 Dec 2013

Sophisticated ‘Electronic Skin’ Enables Continuous Monitoring of Patient’s Temperature

It is likely that at your next visit to the doctor, a medical practitioner will start by taking your temperature.

6 Dec 2013

Sophisticated ‘Electronic Skin’ Enables Continuous Monitoring of Patient’s Temperature

It is likely that at your next visit to the doctor, a medical practitioner will start by taking your temperature.

6 Dec 2013

Automation.com Features Seegrid and Linde Material Handling 2014 Automation Trends

The current issue of Automation.com featured manufacturing journalist, TR Cutler talked about the past-paced, ever-changing elements of automation impacting manufacturing, material handling, and logistics. Industrial Truck Association President, Jeff Rufener, predicted that by 2025 fully automated and guided vehicles will account for 50% of industrial truck sales.

From Seegrid Corporation 5 Dec 2013

Mayfield Announces Investment of $6 Million in 3D Robotics

Mayfield, a global, early-stage venture capital firm, today announced a $6 million investment in 3D Robotics (“3DR”), the leading open unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) platform company founded by Chris Anderson, former editor-in-chief of Wired magazine.

5 Dec 2013

FMC Technologies Obtains Order from Tidewater Subsea for Six Work-Class ROV Systems

FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has received an order from Tidewater Subsea (Tidewater) to supply a fleet of six work-class ROV systems for its subsea operations business. The ROV systems will be supplied by FMC Technologies' Schilling Robotics business unit and are expected to be delivered before the end of 2013. The contract value is approximately $30 million in revenue.

5 Dec 2013

RIVA Fully Automated Compounding System Reaches Milestone of 2 Million Medication Doses

Intelligent Hospital Systems (IH Systems), maker of the RIVA pharmacy IV compounding system, today announced its technology has safely and accurately prepared more than 2 million medication doses globally since its introduction in 2008.

5 Dec 2013

PaR Systems Acquires Key Assets of Atlanta-based CAMotion and CAMotion Cranes

PaR Systems, Inc., a world leader in material handling, aerospace manufacturing, automation, and robotic solutions since 1961, announced today that it has acquired the major assets of Atlanta-based CAMotion, Inc. (www.camotion.com), and CAMotion Cranes, Inc., companies recognized as innovators in material handling utilizing Cartesian robotic technology for pick-and-place systems, palletizing and depalletizing machines, and advanced crane motion controls.

From PaR Systems, Inc. 5 Dec 2013

Amazon's Drone Delivery System to Face Technological and Insurance Challenges

For Amazon’s recently announced drone delivery system to get off the ground, the company will have to solve numerous difficult technological challenges. Chief among them will be increasing battery life, getting the drones to work without a central command and to “think” on their own, and determining what kind of navigation sensors they will use.

5 Dec 2013

World's Fastest Rubik's Cube-Solving Robot Ruby on Display at Scienceworks in Melbourne

The world's fastest Rubik's Cube-solving robot, developed by students at Swinburne University of Technology, is now permanently on display at Scienceworks in Melbourne.

5 Dec 2013

TV Debut "How to Build a Bionic Man" Documentary Wins British Film Award

The story of the bionic man with the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart has become an award-winning documentary that is making the rounds on television worldwide.

4 Dec 2013

Quest Inspar to Accelerate Development of PipeArmor Robots

Quest Inspar, which invented the robotic application of PipeArmor™ pure polyurea linings to rehabilitate pipelines, announced today that it will accelerate development of its next generation of PipeArmor robots after completing a raise of $4.2 million investment from Five Elms Capital.

4 Dec 2013

Robotics News

New Report on Automated Test Equipment Market

ABB Commissions Microgrid Control Solution for Faial Island’s Wind Energy Generation

Robotic Antenna Mimicks Cockroach's Hairs

NASA's Next Generation Smartphone Cubesat Spacecraft Completes Checkout

Sophisticated ‘Electronic Skin’ Enables Continuous Monitoring of Patient’s Temperature

Sophisticated ‘Electronic Skin’ Enables Continuous Monitoring of Patient’s Temperature

Automation.com Features Seegrid and Linde Material Handling 2014 Automation Trends

Mayfield Announces Investment of $6 Million in 3D Robotics

FMC Technologies Obtains Order from Tidewater Subsea for Six Work-Class ROV Systems

RIVA Fully Automated Compounding System Reaches Milestone of 2 Million Medication Doses

PaR Systems Acquires Key Assets of Atlanta-based CAMotion and CAMotion Cranes

Amazon's Drone Delivery System to Face Technological and Insurance Challenges

World's Fastest Rubik's Cube-Solving Robot Ruby on Display at Scienceworks in Melbourne

TV Debut "How to Build a Bionic Man" Documentary Wins British Film Award

Quest Inspar to Accelerate Development of PipeArmor Robots

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