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ADCOLE Introduces Robot-Fed High-Speed Camshaft Inspection Gage

ADCOLE Corporation has introduced a robot-fed 100% camshaft inspection gage that features a new measuring head design which accommodates six cam lobes per valve with close spacing.

11 Sep 2013

Mercy Medical Center Achieves 63% Annual Savings Through Health Robotics' i.v.STATION

Health Robotics recently announced that Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids released to Health Robotics' User Group an ROI study revealing 63% annual savings [or $313,918] as a result of insourcing just 4 active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for sterile compounding patient doses on the i.v.STATION Robot [at an insourced cost of $184,988), compared to Mercy Medical Center's prior equivalent annual expense with PharMedium Services of $498,886 for the equivalent doses of these 4 APIs.

11 Sep 2013

Seegrid’s Unmanned Robotic Pallet Trucks Help Increase Operational Efficiency at Cabela

Cabela’s Incorporated, the World's Foremost Outfitter® of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, has seen improvement in throughput and saved on operating costs since implementing the use of Seegrid’s unmanned robotic pallet trucks at its Wheeling, W.Va., distribution center in July 2010.

From Seegrid Corporation 11 Sep 2013

TI’s Sitara Processors Selected to Power LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Robotics Platform

Today, Texas Instruments (TI) announced that Sitara™ processors, along with TI connectivity and analog solutions, have been selected to power the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 robotics platform that is now available.

From Texas Instruments Incorporated 11 Sep 2013

New Opportunity Analysis Report on China Industrial Robots Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "China Industrial Robots Market Opportunity Analysis" report to their offering.

11 Sep 2013

Invensys Introduces Next-Generation Process Automation System

Invensys, a leading supplier of state-of-the-art industrial software, systems and control equipment to the world's major industries, today unveiled its next-generation process automation system. With advanced tools and applications delivered across a high-speed, fault-tolerant and cyber-secure hardware platform, including the integration of the company's world-leading Triconex® safety system, the Foxboro® Evo™ process automation system was designed to improve operational insight and integrity.

11 Sep 2013

Siemens Develops New Communication Processor for Telecontrol Applications

The Siemens Industry Automation Division has developed a new communication processor for telecontrol applications based on Simatic S7-1200 controllers. Simatic CP 1243-1 DNP3 from the TeleControl Professional product range connects the controller to a control center, such as a process control system, via DNP3 (Distributed Network Protocol).

From Siemens AG 10 Sep 2013

Seegrid Highlights Increasing Trend in Leasing Flexible AGVs

John Hayes, Seegrid’s Vice President of US Sales and Marketing highlighted the increasing trend in leasing flexible AGVs. The blog entitled, “Materials Handling Trend: Leasing Flexible Automated Guided Vehicles on the Rise,” was recently posted on Seegrid’s website. ”

From Seegrid Corporation 10 Sep 2013

North American Automation Industry Summit to be Hosted by Adept Technology

Adept Technology, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent robots and autonomous mobile solutions and services, today announced that it will host its North American Summit 2013 event in Pleasanton, CA October 15 - 17, 2013.

10 Sep 2013

Contributions to Remote Sensing, LiDAR, 3D City and Surface Modeling win Carl Pulfrich Award 2013

Hexagon, the parent company of Leica Geosystems and Z/I Imaging, is very pleased to announce that the Carl Pulfrich Award 2013 has been awarded to Prof. Dr. Nicholas C. Coops, Vancouver, and Prof. Dr. Norbert Haala, Stuttgart.

10 Sep 2013

Researchers Refine Control Algorithms for Robotic Swarms Based on Online Game Play

The next experiment from Rice University’s Multi-Robot Systems Laboratory (MRSL) could happen on your desktop. The lab’s researchers are refining their control algorithms for robotic swarms based upon data from five free online games that anyone can play.

10 Sep 2013

Northrop Grumman's Portfolio of HALE UAS Achieves 100,000 Flight Hours Milestone

Northrop Grumman Corporation's portfolio of high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have achieved 100,000 flight hours – more than 88 percent of which were logged by the U.S. Air Force Global Hawk. The remaining hours were flown by the NASA Global Hawks, the German EURO HAWK®, and the U.S. Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Demonstrator and, more recently, Triton UAS.

10 Sep 2013

Science Minister Views Alliance of Strengths in Robotics and Autonomous Systems at Heriot-Watt

A unique £7.2m partnership researching the future of robotics was the focus of a visit by Universities and Science Minister the Rt Hon David Willets MP to Heriot-Watt University.

10 Sep 2013

Synodon Announces Successful Demonstration of its realSens Technology to Detect Hydrocarbon Vapour Plumes

Synodon Inc. ("Synodon") announces that its realSens™ technology successfully demonstrated its ability to detect hydrocarbon vapour plumes released from crude oil samples provided by one of its customers.

7 Sep 2013

Masimo Patient SafetyNet System Installed by Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center for Monitoring Patients

Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, a 387-bed facility renowned for its use of pioneering technologies, and Masimo today announced that the hospital has installed Masimo Patient SafetyNet™ in patient rooms on orthopedic, general surgery, and neurology floors.

7 Sep 2013

Robotics News

ADCOLE Introduces Robot-Fed High-Speed Camshaft Inspection Gage

Mercy Medical Center Achieves 63% Annual Savings Through Health Robotics' i.v.STATION

Seegrid’s Unmanned Robotic Pallet Trucks Help Increase Operational Efficiency at Cabela

TI’s Sitara Processors Selected to Power LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Robotics Platform

New Opportunity Analysis Report on China Industrial Robots Market

Invensys Introduces Next-Generation Process Automation System

Siemens Develops New Communication Processor for Telecontrol Applications

Seegrid Highlights Increasing Trend in Leasing Flexible AGVs

North American Automation Industry Summit to be Hosted by Adept Technology

Contributions to Remote Sensing, LiDAR, 3D City and Surface Modeling win Carl Pulfrich Award 2013

Researchers Refine Control Algorithms for Robotic Swarms Based on Online Game Play

Northrop Grumman's Portfolio of HALE UAS Achieves 100,000 Flight Hours Milestone

Science Minister Views Alliance of Strengths in Robotics and Autonomous Systems at Heriot-Watt

Synodon Announces Successful Demonstration of its realSens Technology to Detect Hydrocarbon Vapour Plumes

Masimo Patient SafetyNet System Installed by Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center for Monitoring Patients

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Using Machine Learning to Improve Industrial Chemical Processes

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AI Governance Frameworks for Scientific Applications

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