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BAE Systems Upgrades Royal Marines' BvS10 Viking All Terrain Armoured Vehicles

99 of the Royal Marines' BvS10 Viking All Terrain Armoured Vehicles are being upgraded by BAE Systems via a £38m contract awarded to the aerospace/defence firm on 3 October 2012.

6 Oct 2012

Suncor Energy and Synodon Ink Contract for Remote Airborne Leak Detection

Synodon, announces that it has signed a contract with Suncor Energy ("Suncor") for remote airborne leak detection using its realSens™ system.

6 Oct 2012

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Ready for Martian Soil Analysis

NASA's Curiosity rover is in a position on Mars where scientists and engineers can begin preparing the rover to take its first scoop of soil for analysis.

5 Oct 2012

Rockwell Automation to Host Safety Automation Forum in Philadelphia

Manufacturers interested in learning how to implement comprehensive safety solutions – while increasing productivity – can gain valuable insight from industry specialists and peers at this year’s Safety Automation Forum event hosted by Rockwell Automation on Nov. 6 in Philadelphia.

From Rockwell Automation, Inc. 5 Oct 2012

New Robotic Assistants to Help Improve Life Quality of Aged and Infirm

As the world’s population ages, Quantum International is exploring new innovations capable of helping the elderly and chronically ill lead more independent and productive lives. Exciting new robotic assistants for caregivers could soon revolutionize home care for the aged and infirm.

5 Oct 2012

IAI Helps Indian Armed Forces to Upgrade Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Fleet

The Indian Armed Forces is working with Israeli firm IAI to upgrade its Unmanned Aerial Vehicle fleet.

5 Oct 2012

New Series of Challenges Launched by DARPA to Design Next-Generation Ground Vehicle

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched a new series of challenges to design the US Marine Corps' next-generation amphibious vehicle.

5 Oct 2012

NASA Uses Foursquare Application to Share Curiosity Rover’s New Locations on Mars

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover checked in on Mars Wednesday using the mobile application Foursquare. This marks the first check-in on another planet. Users on Foursquare can keep up with Curiosity as the rover checks in at key locations and posts photos and tips, all while exploring the Red Planet.

5 Oct 2012

Robotic-Assisted and Minimally Invasive Procedures May Improve Quality of Life

Advanced surgical techniques such as robotic-assisted operations and minimally invasive surgical procedures may extend survival and improve recovery in octogenarians with bladder and colorectal cancers when compared with patients who undergo conventional open operations according to two new studies presented at the 2012 Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons.

4 Oct 2012

Driverless System Demonstrates User Friendliness for Row Crop Growers

Kinze Autonomy, featuring the Jaybridge Robotics software solution for autonomous vehicles, was recently shown in action in Illinois, where it is actively harvesting corn for three large-scale corn growers.

4 Oct 2012

Quantum International Explores Potential of Microbots to Advance Medicine

As Quantum International Corp. explores the potential of tiny nanobots to revolutionize medicine, new robotics breakthroughs could soon pave the way for a potential cure for cancer.

4 Oct 2012

Robot-Assisted Hysterectomy and Partial Nephrectomy on ORLive

ORLive, BroadcastMed’s premier surgical broadcasting website, is highlighting two upcoming robotic surgery events from Shawnee Mission Medical Center - a leader in robotic surgery.

4 Oct 2012

Automatic Sense and Avoid Technology Tested for Unmanned Aircraft

A joint team of government, a not-for-profit research and development organization and academia has completed two weeks of flight testing "sense and avoid" technology that could some day help unmanned aircraft better integrate into the national air transportation system.

4 Oct 2012

M+W Group Announces Acquisition of Spectrum Engineering Solutions

The global engineering and construction company M+W Group strengthens its capabilities in the automation business. Today the company announced that M+W Automation, a subsidiary of their operations in the Americas, purchased 100 percent of Spectrum Engineering Solutions (Spectrum Engineering Solutions, Inc., Spectrum Robotics, Inc., and Inspect, LLC).

4 Oct 2012

DARPA Invites Innovators to Design the Fast, Adaptable, Next-Generation Ground Vehicle

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is calling on innovators with expertise in designing and engineering drivetrain and mobility systems to collaboratively design elements of a new amphibious infantry vehicle, the Fast, Adaptable, Next-Generation Ground Vehicle (FANG).

4 Oct 2012