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Universal Robots to Present on Collaborative Robots at RoboBusiness 2013

At RoboBusiness Silicon Valley, Universal Robots’ CTO Esben Østergaard will present how small Danish company became the successful industry pioneer of collaborative robots that can operate alongside employees without safety guarding.

17 Oct 2013

Novel Palpation Capsule Restores Surgeons’ Sense of Touch During Minimally Invasive Surgeries

A small, wireless capsule has been developed that can restore the sense of touch that surgeons are losing as they shift increasingly from open to minimally invasive surgery.

17 Oct 2013

PG&E Tests Wirelessly Controlled Twenty-Foot Long Robot to Inspect Gas Transmission Pipelines

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is testing a new wirelessly controlled twenty-foot long robot to inspect its gas transmission pipelines as part of the utility's effort to increase pipeline safety throughout their service area.

17 Oct 2013

New Automatic District Heat Delivery Control System Developed by Metso and Fortum

Accurate control improves heat delivery efficiency by decreasing heat losses in the network, and it also enables a plant to maintain optimal operation conditions during fast changes in electricity and heat consumption.

17 Oct 2013

New Mexico Consortium Laboratory Project Awarded to Hamilton Scientific

Hamilton Scientific of De Pere, Wisconsin has been selected to provide their self-manufactured products for the recently completed 14,000 sq. ft. New Mexico Consortium Biological Laboratory located in Los Alamos, New Mex...

17 Oct 2013

RWDC Announces ‘Unmanned Aircraft System Challenge: Precision Agriculture’

PTC recently joined more than 45 partners to kick-off the 2013-2014 Real World Design Challenge. The theme of this year’s challenge, “Unmanned Aircraft System Challenge: Precision Agriculture,” was announced in Washington, DC. A $50,000 scholarship from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will be provided to each student on the national winning team.

16 Oct 2013

Robotic Prosthetic Foot Mimics Natural Walk

Walking is tricky business, as any toddler knows. And while most artificial feet and limbs do a pretty good job restoring mobility to people who have lost a leg, they have a ways to go before they equal the intricacy of a natural gait. As a result, over half of all amputees take a fall every year, compared to about one-third of people over 65.

16 Oct 2013

Husky and Fuelmatics Develop Robotic Refueling System

Husky Corporation revealed a compact nozzle for use in Automatic Refueling Systems (ARS) during the 2013 PEI Convention at the NACS Show in Atlanta this week. Husky collaborated with Stockholm, Sweden based Fuelmatics Systems AB to develop this cutting edge technology for drive-through fueling systems. The entire system is on display October 13-15 at during the Atlanta trade show. Watch video.

16 Oct 2013

Modern Materials Handling 2014 Casebook and Buyers Guide Features Seegrid’s Robotic Industrial Trucks

Seegrid, maker of flexible automated guided vehicles (AGVs), is featured in the October issue of Modern Materials Handling 2014 Casebook & Buyers’ Guide. The article titled, “Manufacturer Deploys Robotic Industrial Trucks,” is located on page 17 of the guide.

From Seegrid Corporation 16 Oct 2013

First Responder Robot Mobile Platform Systems of Engagement Market Forecast to Reach $12.0 Billion by 2019

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Wintergreen Research, Inc's new report "First Responder Robot Mobile Platform Systems of Engagement: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2013 to 2019" to their offering.

16 Oct 2013

Hollysys Wins $51.47 Million Contract to Provide Automatic Train Protection Systems

Hollysys Automation Technologies, Ltd. ("Hollysys" or the "Company"), a leading provider of automation and control technologies and applications in China, announced today that it signed two sizable contracts to provide the Automatic Train Protection (ATP) equipment and system for the 200-250km/h and 300-350km/h high-speed trains, and contract size for each is RMB 211.17 million or USD $34.36 million, and RMB 105.17 million or USD 17.11 million respectively. The delivery of the products will be in several batches and completed by the early of 2014.

16 Oct 2013

Researchers Advance Touch-Sensitivity for Improving Robotic Prosthetic Limbs

New research at the University of Chicago is laying the groundwork for touch-sensitive prosthetic limbs that one day could convey real-time sensory information to amputees via a direct interface with the brain.

16 Oct 2013

Winners of 2013 Raytheon-FIRST Robotics Scholarship Announced

Raytheon Company today announced the recipients of the 2013 Raytheon-FIRST® Robotics Scholarship. The program awards 40 individual scholarships of $1,000 each to FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) alumni pursuing undergraduate education as math, science, engineering or technology majors.

16 Oct 2013

New Report on Global SCARA Robot Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global SCARA Robot Market 2012-2016" report to their offering.

16 Oct 2013

Northrop Grumman Sponsors UAV Challenge – Outback Rescue in Australia

Northrop Grumman Corporation is sponsoring the 2013 and 2014 UAV Challenge – Outback Rescue, a competition in which students develop unmanned airborne vehicles (UAVs) that locate and deliver an emergency package to a fictitious lost hiker. The competition is aimed at encouraging growth in the Australian civil UAV industry and raising awareness of the potential civilian applications.

15 Oct 2013

Robotics News

Universal Robots to Present on Collaborative Robots at RoboBusiness 2013

Novel Palpation Capsule Restores Surgeons’ Sense of Touch During Minimally Invasive Surgeries

PG&E Tests Wirelessly Controlled Twenty-Foot Long Robot to Inspect Gas Transmission Pipelines

New Automatic District Heat Delivery Control System Developed by Metso and Fortum

New Mexico Consortium Laboratory Project Awarded to Hamilton Scientific

RWDC Announces ‘Unmanned Aircraft System Challenge: Precision Agriculture’

Robotic Prosthetic Foot Mimics Natural Walk

Husky and Fuelmatics Develop Robotic Refueling System

Modern Materials Handling 2014 Casebook and Buyers Guide Features Seegrid’s Robotic Industrial Trucks

First Responder Robot Mobile Platform Systems of Engagement Market Forecast to Reach $12.0 Billion by 2019

Hollysys Wins $51.47 Million Contract to Provide Automatic Train Protection Systems

Researchers Advance Touch-Sensitivity for Improving Robotic Prosthetic Limbs

Winners of 2013 Raytheon-FIRST Robotics Scholarship Announced

New Report on Global SCARA Robot Market

Northrop Grumman Sponsors UAV Challenge – Outback Rescue in Australia

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