Robotics News

RSS

Declassified Documents Reveal Plans to Build a Flying Saucer

Recently declassified documents from the 1950s reveal plans to build a flying saucer.

11 Oct 2012

Astrobotic Technology Inc. Completed Development of Polaris a Solar-Powered Robot

Astrobotic Technology Inc. has completed assembly of a full-size prototype of Polaris, a solar-powered robot that will search for potentially rich deposits of water ice at the moon’s poles.

10 Oct 2012

Lockheed Martin and Partners to Explore Advanced Autonomous Technologies for Unmanned Air System

The Office of Naval Research has awarded a $13.5 million contract to an industry team led by Lockheed Martin to explore highly advanced autonomous technologies aboard an unmanned vertical take-off and landing aircraft.

10 Oct 2012

Advanced Power Quality Monitoring Solution from Ambient

Ambient Corporation, provider of a secure, flexible and scalable smart grid communications and applications platform, announced today the launch of AmbientPQM™, an advanced Power Quality Monitoring solution that enables enhanced grid visibility for utilities.

10 Oct 2012

Emtele Selects Hughes’ Satellite Technology for Remote Monitoring of Unmanned Energy Substations

Hughes Europe, the European subsidiary of the global leader in satellite broadband solutions, Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), today announced that it has been awarded a contract by Emtele, a specialist value-added reseller in global machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions for remote monitoring, to supply high availability satellite connectivity services as part of a ten-year Smart Grid project for Finnish energy giant, Elenia.

10 Oct 2012

RO-BOIS-TIC Receives Funds to Acquire Robotized Manufacturing Equipment

Acting on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, Mr. Jacques Gourde, Member of Parliament for Lotbinière-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, today announced that the industrial subcontracting firm RO-BOIS-TIC has been granted funding for the acquisition of equipment.

10 Oct 2012

Adept Technology Launches Refurbishing Program for Cobra SCARA Robots

Adept Technology, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent robots and autonomous mobile solutions and services, introduces its Refurbishing Program for popular Cobra™ SCARA robots.

10 Oct 2012

Research Report on Global Machine Vision and Vision Guided Robotics Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Machine Vision and Vision Guided Robotics Market 2011-2015

10 Oct 2012

New Process Monitoring System for Water Treatment Plants

Operating data of water treatment plants can be remotely monitored over a network with the new Process Monitoring System (PMS) from the Siemens Industry Automation Division.

10 Oct 2012

Researchers Aim to Develop Innovative Humanoid Robot

Robots are increasingly being used in place of humans to explore hazardous and difficult-to-access environments, but they aren’t yet able to interact with their environments as well as humans.

10 Oct 2012

AeroScout’s Evacuation Monitoring Solution Improves Worker Safety

AeroScout®, a leading provider of Enterprise Visibility Solutions, today announced a new Evacuation Monitoring solution for improving worker safety and operational efficiency for organizations that might have emergency events.

10 Oct 2012

QUAN Sees Huge Market Potential in Coral-Fixing Robots

As Quantum International Corp. works to develop and commercialize game-changing robotics innovations, a startling new breed of robot could hold the key to rebuilding the world’s coral reefs: the swarm.

10 Oct 2012

Stroke Rehabilitation Robot Granted Worldwide Patent

Robotherapist 3D, a robot which aids stroke patients' recovery, is to be brought to market by its worldwide patent holder, a spin-off company from the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (Alicante, Spain).

10 Oct 2012

Huntington Memorial Hospital Offers Ekso Robotic Suit to Improve Life Quality of Paralytic Patients

Huntington Memorial Hospital announced today that it has become the first hospital in Southern California – and only the third in the 11 western states – to offer an incredible new technology that enables people with lower-extremity paralysis or weakness to stand and walk.

9 Oct 2012

Hansen Medical to Showcase Magellan Robotic System at VIVA 2012 Conference

Hansen Medical, a global leader in intravascular robotics and the developer of robotic technology for accurate 3D control of catheter movement, today announced it will exhibit its Magellan™ Robotic System at the Vascular InterVentional Advances (VIVA) conference, from October 9-12 at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 9 Oct 2012