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Autonomous Water-Sampling Robot Searches for Toxic Algae and Bacteria

The summer waters that fill Puget Sound often attract more than just swimmers and recreational boaters: The warmer than usual currents can encourage widespread toxic algae and bacteria growths throughout the sound.

27 Aug 2013

Automation and Control Systems Market in Turkish Oil and Gas Industry Estimated to Reach $183.2 M in 2016

A robust Turkish economy, aided by a stable political establishment, is set to increase investments in the oil and gas industry and boost automation and control solutions (ACS) market growth. Compliance with new regulations governing oil and gas products is also poised to promote fresh ACS investments from this year on.

27 Aug 2013

OMNI's APEX Robotic Technology Enables Consistent Mean Post-Operative Alignment

During the 13th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Computer Assisted Surgery, a study presented by Dr. Jan Koenig demonstrated why APEX Robotic Technology™ (OMNIlife science, Inc., East Taunton, MA) continues to be an industry leading solution to achieve post-operative alignment accuracy in total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

27 Aug 2013

Student Developed Robot Plays Foosball

Masters students from the Automatic Control Laboratory (LA) have developed a robot that can play foosball for their semester project.

27 Aug 2013

Douglasville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Deploys Masimo’s Remote Patient Monitoring System

Douglasville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and Masimo today announced that the hospital has deployed Masimo Patient SafetyNet™, clinically shown to help improve patient outcomes and save money.1

26 Aug 2013

World Surveillance Group’s Low-Cost UAVs for Real-Time ISR

Security is in the air—literally. Thanks to global unrest, there is an urgent need for what the security industry calls ISR: Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance.

26 Aug 2013

Research and Markets Adds New Report on Chinese Automation and Robots Markets

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Automation and Robots Markets in China" report to their offering.

26 Aug 2013

Integrated Informatics Offers Complete Aerial Data Solution Using senseFly’s eBee UAV

Integrated Informatics Inc. now offers a complete aerial data solution, from data capture to analysis and data management, using senseFly’s eBee unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). This solution offers a significant cost-reduction related to mobilization and demobilization of fixed-wing and helicopter surveys.

26 Aug 2013

Second Dream Chaser Captive-Carry Test Successfully Completed

NASA partner Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) of Louisville, Colo., successfully completed a captive-carry test of the Dream Chaser spacecraft Thursday, Aug. 22, at the agency's Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif.

26 Aug 2013

iRobot Releases Two Models of Braava Floor Mopping Robot in North America

iRobot Corp., a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, today announced the release of the iRobot Braava Floor Mopping Robot. iRobot is launching two models, Braava 320 and Braava 380t, in North America. Braava was introduced to the European market earlier this year.

From iRobot Corporation 23 Aug 2013

NASA to Launch Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer in September

In an attempt to answer prevailing questions about our moon, NASA is making final preparations to launch a probe at 11:27 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 6, from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va.

23 Aug 2013

Robotic Systems Demonstrated at APL-HCEDA Tech Transfer Signing Event

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., and the Howard County Economic Development Authority (HCEDA) have established a technology transfer partnership to bring APL innovation to the marketplace. Howard County Executive Ken Ulman joined APL Director Ralph Semmel and HCEDA Chief Executive Officer Larry Twele as they signed the agreement and announced details of the partnership on Aug. 22.

23 Aug 2013

New Photos and Video Animations of Asteroid Initiative Released by NASA

NASA released Thursday new photos and video animations depicting the agency's planned mission to find, capture, redirect, and study a near-Earth asteroid. The images depict crew operations including the Orion spacecraft's trip to and rendezvous with the relocated asteroid, as well as astronauts maneuvering through a spacewalk to collect samples from the asteroid.

23 Aug 2013

Market for Unmanned Surface Vessels Sees Rapid Growth

Unmanned surface vessels (USV) still lag far behind their aerial equivalents in terms of technical capabilities, technology, and deployment. However, new threats, cost-benefit calculations, operational experiences in the past decade, and new technological developments are driving rapid growth in the market.

23 Aug 2013

Strong Interest in Security and Remote Monitoring Drive Interactive Security Market in Western Europe

Strategy Analytics' research and analysis of the market for interactive security in Western Europe and the US concludes that a robust market is developing to expand home security beyond consumers who traditionally subscribe to such services.

22 Aug 2013