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Wireless Remote Tank Monitoring Company Announces New Business Partner Program

TankLink, a division of Telular Corporation, and a leader in wireless tank monitoring, announces their new Business Partner Program. With twelve VARs and reseller agents already signed on, TankLink is looking to add more business partners in Specialty Chemicals, Ag-Chem, Water Treatment, and Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) markets.

19 Oct 2012

AT+T, Embedded Wireless Team up to Simplify In-Home Remote Patient Monitoring

More than 35 million Americans are over age 65, and that number is set to nearly double in 20 years. Those 85 and older are the fastest growing segment of the population in the United States and many currently suffer from some form of chronic disease and some form of disability; and if possible, prefer to remain at home rather than transfer to a care facility1.

19 Oct 2012

Community College Students Chosen for Rover Design at NASA

Forty community college students from across the United States have been selected to travel to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., to participate in the 2012 National Community College Aerospace Scholars (CCAS) project. The three-day event Oct. 23-25 will feature a rover-building experience.

18 Oct 2012

SMC Introduces Second Generation Remote Monitoring Home Security Products

SMC Networks, a leading provider of networking solutions for the complete digital home, announced the launch of the company’s second generation of home security products featuring a number of industry-first innovations.

18 Oct 2012

Researchers Use Underwater Robots to Understand Behavior of Tiger Sharks in Real Time

University of Delaware researchers are using an underwater robot to find and follow sand tiger sharks that they previously tagged with transmitters.

18 Oct 2012

Webinar on MAKOplasty Partial Knee Resurfacing Using Robotic Arm

ORLive.com, BroadcastMed’s premier surgical broadcasting website, is proud to present an educational webinar and live chat for people living with knee pain highlighting MAKOplasty® Partial Knee Resurfacing. The webinar is sponsored by MAKO Surgical Corp.

18 Oct 2012

Vejthani Hospital Bangkok Showcases First Smart Dispensing Robot

Vejthani Hospital Bangkok offers cutting-edge technologies, with the ability to operate maximum safety and accuracy.

18 Oct 2012

Tufts University Receives National Science Foundation Grant to Create Soft-Bodied Robots

A five-year grant from the National Science Foundation to Tufts University will help launch an interdisciplinary graduate program to enable scientists and engineers to create soft-bodied robots.

18 Oct 2012

QUAN Explores Partnership with Advanced Robotic Imaging Developers for Explosive Chemical Detection

Quantum International Corp. announced today that the company is exploring a new potential partnership with the developers of advanced robotic imaging technology designed to automatically detect the presence of explosive chemicals from a safe distance.

18 Oct 2012

Eye Injuries During Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy Have Increased Significantly

A study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY™ 2012 annual meeting found that during the years 2000-2009, eye injuries during robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) increased nearly 10-fold, from a .07 percent incidence rate to .42 percent.

17 Oct 2012

Researchers Awarded NIH Grant to Develop MRI-Compatible Robot for Brain Surgery

A research team from the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) have been awarded a new $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue developing a small robot that could one day be a huge aid to neurosurgeons in removing difficult-to-reach brain tumors.

17 Oct 2012

AREVA to Use Energid's Actin Software Platform for Complex Nuclear Robotics

Energid Technologies Corporation has been chosen to apply its ActinTM software to robotic systems being developed by AREVA Corporation for servicing and inspection of nuclear power plants.

From Energid Technologies Corporation 17 Oct 2012

Northrop Grumman Hosts Special Event to Honor 40th Anniversary of AWACS Radar

Northrop Grumman Corporation hosted a special event to honor the 40th anniversary of the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) radar, one of the company's longest-running programs and a vital part of the premier air battle command and control aircraft in the world.

17 Oct 2012

AESA Technology Dominates Radar Contract Announcements in September

Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) technology dominated a host of radar contract announcements during September including news of Northrop Grumman completing tests of its Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) S-band radar system as well as demonstrating technologies for the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) program.

17 Oct 2012

MISUMI USA Offers Robotic Actuators for Automation and Motion Control Device Manufacturers

MISUMI USA, a subsidiary of MISUMI Corporation, part of MISUMI Group, Inc. (Tokyo: 9962), now offers the industry’s most comprehensive array of single axis actuators available for machine builders and automation system designers across a wide range of industries. Two main product lines include the LX Series and RS Single Axis Robotic Actuators, both designed to reduce design/build time and costs for manufacturers of production machinery, automation systems and motion control devices.

17 Oct 2012