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ITT Exelis to Maintain NASA Deep Space Network Complex Controlling Fleet of Robotic Spacecraft

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., has selected ITT Exelis Information Systems, Herndon, Va., to operate and maintain the NASA Deep Space Network complex in Goldstone, Calif.; the network's Deep Space Operations Center at JPL; and a facility in Monrovia, Calif., that provides numerous support functions and coordinates among the three Deep Space Network complexes around the world.

24 Jul 2013

Astronaut in Space to Control NASA's K10 Planetary Rover at Ames Research Center

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station will control NASA's K10 planetary rover at the agency's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., from 8-11 a.m. PDT Friday, July 26, and media are invited to watch.

24 Jul 2013

NASA's Mars Rover Takes Advantage of 340th Martian Day for Long Drive

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity drove twice as far on July 21 as on any other day of the mission so far: 109.7 yards (100.3 meters).

24 Jul 2013

RxMedic Launches Fast, User-Friendly Robotic Dispensing Solution

The future of pharmacy automation has arrived, and it is called RM64. RxMedic, a leader in automated dispensing equipment for pharmacies, has just introduced the fastest robotic dispensing solution on the market, filling up to 300 prescriptions an hour.

24 Jul 2013

Nordson ASYMTEK Develops Continuous Path Motion Control for Jetting Underfill for Flip Chips

Nordson ASYMTEK, a Nordson company, a leader in dispensing, coating, and jetting technologies, has developed Continuous Path Motion Control software for jetting underfill for flip chips. The software optimizes dispense head motion, saving time and increasing units per hour (UPH).

23 Jul 2013

Unmanned Aircraft Manufacturer, Halberd, Seeks New Location for Further Expansion

Halberd Corporation is actively and aggressively seeking out a new office and R&D location for further expansion. In addition to the office and R&D search, Halberd has a variety of highly trained personnel ready to be implemented.

23 Jul 2013

Persistent Systems to Display Advances in Machine to Machine Communication at AUVSI Unmanned Systems Conference

PERSISTENT SYSTEMS, a revolutionary technology company that specializes in mission critical communications, will be displaying their industry-leading developments in machine to machine communication at AUVSI 2013.

23 Jul 2013

ABB Strengthens Leader Position in World Market for Low Voltage Motors

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, strengthens its market leader position in low-voltage motors and continues to grow faster than the market, according to the latest report from information and analytics provider IHS, entitled “The World Market for Low Voltage Motors 2013 Edition.”

23 Jul 2013

NASA's Cassini Spacecraft and MESSENGER Probe Capture Images of Earth

Color and black-and-white images of Earth taken by two NASA interplanetary spacecraft July 19 show our planet and its moon as bright beacons from millions of miles away in space.

23 Jul 2013

Growing Need for New Automation Technologies Will Fuel Southeast Asian Medium and High Voltage Motors Market

The growing need for new automation technologies in major end-user segments such as power generation, oil and gas, chemicals and petrochemicals, metals and mining, and water and waste water industries will boost the demand for medium and high voltage motors in Southeast Asia.

22 Jul 2013

Heriot-Watt and Edinburgh Universities Secure Funding for Robotics, Autonomous Systems Research

Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh have jointly secured £6 million of UK government funding for research into robotics and autonomous systems.

22 Jul 2013

Cassini Spacecraft Robotic Photographer Takes Pictures of the Earth

From its perch in the Saturn system, NASA's Cassini spacecraft took pictures of Earth from nearly 900 million miles (nearly 1.5 billion kilometers) today. To celebrate the first time the public has had advance notice that Earth's portrait was being taken from interplanetary distances, scientists and engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and other Earthlings elsewhere gathered to wave at Saturn on July 19. Cassini took pictures of Earth between 2:27 and 2:42 p.m. PDT today.

22 Jul 2013

School Children Experiment with Robot Art Projects

There were robots, all right, but one wore a pink heart. Another took the popular Minecraft computer game as its inspiration, with its creator decked out as a “Creeper.” Still another featured a glowing, purple “Tower of Terror,” a pink flower perched at the top.

20 Jul 2013

New Slocum Autonomous Underwater Gliders Ready for Deployment in the Gulf of Mexico

After tests about 40 miles offshore Galveston, Texas A&M oceanographers declared two new Slocum gliders ready to deploy in the Gulf of Mexico.

20 Jul 2013

Northrop Grumman Delivers Upgraded MQ-8 Fire Scout Unmanned System to the U.S. Navy

The U.S. Navy got its first look at the upgraded MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned system when Northrop Grumman Corporation delivered its first MQ-8C system this month.

20 Jul 2013

Robotics News

ITT Exelis to Maintain NASA Deep Space Network Complex Controlling Fleet of Robotic Spacecraft

Astronaut in Space to Control NASA's K10 Planetary Rover at Ames Research Center

NASA's Mars Rover Takes Advantage of 340th Martian Day for Long Drive

RxMedic Launches Fast, User-Friendly Robotic Dispensing Solution

Nordson ASYMTEK Develops Continuous Path Motion Control for Jetting Underfill for Flip Chips

Unmanned Aircraft Manufacturer, Halberd, Seeks New Location for Further Expansion

Persistent Systems to Display Advances in Machine to Machine Communication at AUVSI Unmanned Systems Conference

ABB Strengthens Leader Position in World Market for Low Voltage Motors

NASA's Cassini Spacecraft and MESSENGER Probe Capture Images of Earth

Growing Need for New Automation Technologies Will Fuel Southeast Asian Medium and High Voltage Motors Market

Heriot-Watt and Edinburgh Universities Secure Funding for Robotics, Autonomous Systems Research

Cassini Spacecraft Robotic Photographer Takes Pictures of the Earth

School Children Experiment with Robot Art Projects

New Slocum Autonomous Underwater Gliders Ready for Deployment in the Gulf of Mexico

Northrop Grumman Delivers Upgraded MQ-8 Fire Scout Unmanned System to the U.S. Navy

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