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New Report on Global Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market Report

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market 2013 - 2018" report to their offering.

21 Jun 2013

Civilian UAS Applications Receive Public Support, Poll Reveals

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) released new poll data at the Paris Air Show today, showing worldwide public perception of civil and commercial uses for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is unmistakably positive.

21 Jun 2013

Majority of Americans Oppose Killer Robots

The results of a new survey by the University of Massachusetts Amherst show that a majority of Americans across the political spectrum oppose the outsourcing of lethal military and defense targeting decisions to machines. The opposition to autonomous weaponry is bipartisan, with the strongest opposition on the far left and far right, and among active and former members of the military.

21 Jun 2013

Intelligrated Wins Recognition as Top Workplace in Greater Cincinnati

Intelligrated®, a leading North American-based automated material handling solutions provider, has been recognized as a top workplace in the greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area by the Cincinnati Enquirer for 2013. Intelligrated placed sixth in the large company category.

From Honeywell Intelligrated 21 Jun 2013

Scout's Remote, Unmanned Systems Could Address Canada’s Offshore Oil Spill Problem

A recent internal Canadian government audit revealed the country's offshore spill response system is outdated, disorganized, and in need of an overhaul. Despite warnings contained in reports dated back to 2010, little action has been taken. At present, it is estimated 83% of Canada's offshore oil spill response technology is outdated.

20 Jun 2013

Comprehensive Report on Market for Educational and Entertainment Robots

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Wintergreen Research, Inc's new report "Educational and Entertainment Robot Market Strategy, Market Shares, and Market Forecasts, 2008-2014" to their offering.

20 Jun 2013

South Shore Hospital Improves Patient Monitoring with Masimo SET Pulse Oximetry

Masimo and South Shore Hospital, ranked among the top three hospitals in Massachusetts by U.S. News & World Report (2012-13), jointly announce that South Shore Hospital has converted to Masimo SET® pulse oximetry and sensor technologies, used at leading health organizations worldwide.

20 Jun 2013

Raytheon Completes Delivery of Mini IFF Transponders for Korean Air UAV

Raytheon Company has completed deliveries of its miniature military-grade Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponders to Korean Air Lines as the Republic of Korea's top air carrier develops unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

20 Jun 2013

Inventor of Renaissance Surgical Robot Receives 2013 Thomas A. Edison Patent Award

Mazor Robotics Ltd., a developer of innovative surgical robots and complementary products, today announced that Professor Moshe Shoham was awarded the Thomas A. Edison Patent Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

From Medtronic 20 Jun 2013

EDAP TMS Receives CE Mark for Focal.One Robotic HIFU Device

EDAP TMS SA, the global leader in therapeutic ultrasound, announced today that it received CE Mark (European regulatory approval) for Focal.One®, its new and innovative robotic HIFU device fully dedicated to focal therapy of prostate cancer. Focal.One was showcased as world premiere at the European Urology Association Congress in Milan, Italy on March 15-19, 2013.

20 Jun 2013

Innovolt Management Cloud Enables Remote Monitoring of Business Critical Electronics Environments

Innovolt® Inc., the industry leading provider of intelligent asset management technology, today announces the Innovolt Management Cloud (IMC) which enables enterprise users to remotely track and monitor business critical electronics environments.

20 Jun 2013

CASTEC International Places Order for Adept Cobra Robots and Motion Control Workcells

Adept Technology, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent robots and autonomous mobile solutions, today announced it has received a total order of $2.6 million from CASTEC International Corp., Taiwan for robotics to be used in high precision workcells for one of the largest providers of semiconductor manufacturing services.

20 Jun 2013

Arizona State University Tests its Robot Design at NASA Lunabotics Mining Competition

For the second year in a row, Arizona State University tested its Moon-mining robot design at the NASA Lunabotics Mining Competition. The event was held at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, May 20-24.

19 Jun 2013

New Video Motion Sensor Technology from ADT Advances Home Automation

Today, ADT is introducing new video motion sensor technology to provide ADT Pulse customers with an extra layer of security protection and the ultimate convenience in home automation. The new feature allows users to schedule actions when motion is detected by their indoor or outdoor wireless cameras, and receive instant email or text message alerts with video clips of these activities.

19 Jun 2013

New Collaboration to Develop Robots that Reduce US Army Soldiers’ Workload

5D Robotics, Inc., a robotics software company that integrates human behaviors with leading robotics hardware, is collaborating with DRS Technologies, Segway Inc. and the U.S. Army, to develop robots that lighten the soldier's workload and save lives.

19 Jun 2013