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USAF Awards CAE Contract to Provide Predator and Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft Training

CAE today announced that CAE USA has been awarded a United States Air Force (USAF) contract to provide comprehensive Predator and Reaper remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) aircrew training services.

12 Aug 2013

ABB to Provide Power and Automation Technologies for Large Copper Mine in Zambia

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $32 million from Kansanshi Mining PLC, a subsidiary of Canadian mining and metals company First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (FQM), for the construction of a new substation and upgrade of an existing one.

12 Aug 2013

Robot Removes Brain Clots Using Steerable Needles

Surgery to relieve the damaging pressure caused by hemorrhaging in the brain is a perfect job for a robot.

12 Aug 2013

Midé Unveils SHIVR Low-Profile Piezoelectric Haptic Actuators

Midé Technology has unveiled SHIVR, its line of high performance, low-profile piezoelectric haptic actuators - ideal for phones, tablets and other handheld or body worn devices that require communication through the sense of touch.

12 Aug 2013

Craters & Freighters to Exhibit for First Time at AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems 2013

After a successful foray into the emerging unmanned systems and robotics industry, Craters & Freighters takes another giant step forward as an exhibitor at the upcoming AUVSI (Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International) trade show. The show, held in Washington D.C, August 12-15 showcases the latest industry technology from 600 innovators.

9 Aug 2013

Registration Open for 2014 Sample Return Robot Prize Competition

In pursuit of new technological solutions for America's space program and our nation's future, NASA and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Mass., have opened registration for the $1.5 million 2014 Sample Return Robot prize competition.

9 Aug 2013

UT Scientists Develop Blueprint for Future NASA Lander Mission to Europa

Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin’s Institute for Geophysics helped develop a blueprint for a possible future NASA lander mission to Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter that has a global ocean covered by an ice shell. Europa’s large reservoir of liquid water has long enchanted planetary scientists with the possibility of harboring life.

8 Aug 2013

Denver County Fair to be Patrolled by Vigilus Mobile Camera Platform Security Robot

The award winning Vigilus(TM) Mobile Camera Platform security robot from Vigilant Robots will be patrolling the aisles and hallways of much of the 250,000 square foot National Western complex during the third annual Denver County Fair.

8 Aug 2013

Robotic Lander to Jupiter's Moon Europa Must be Equipped to Study Composition, Geological Activity

Most of what scientists know of Jupiter's moon Europa they have gleaned from a dozen or so close flybys from NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1979 and NASA's Galileo spacecraft in the mid-to-late 1990s. Even in these fleeting, paparazzi-like encounters, scientists have seen a fractured, ice-covered world with tantalizing signs of a liquid water ocean under its surface.

8 Aug 2013

New Report on Automation Market in the Middle East

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Automation Market in the Middle East 2012-2016" report to their offering.

8 Aug 2013

NASA TV Features Panel Discussion to Mark Mars Curiosity Rover’s Landing Anniversary

Where were you when Curiosity landed? It's a hot topic of discussion in the hallways of JPL and on social media this week, as people remember the dramatic, tension-filled landing of NASA's Curiosity rover and its Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft on Aug. 5, 2012 PDT (Aug. 6, 2012 EDT).

8 Aug 2013

FDA Grants Alere Clearance for MobileLink Remote Connectivity Hub

Alere™ Connect (an Alere Company) has been granted a 510(k) market clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the Alere™ MobileLink. The new product offering is one of Alere's connected device technologies designed to empower patients by allowing self-testing at home and delivering data quickly and seamlessly to clinical systems accessed by their healthcare providers.

7 Aug 2013

Lockheed Martin Delivers Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN Spacecraft to Kennedy Space Center

Lockheed Martin delivered NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft to the Kennedy Space Center, Fla. on Friday, Aug. 2. The orbiter will now undergo three-and-a-half months of final processing in preparation for a November launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V -401 rocket.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 7 Aug 2013

Global Welding Robots Market Forecast to Grow at 5.73% CAGR till 2012-2016

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Welding Robots Market 2012-2016" report to their offering.

7 Aug 2013

AUVSI 2013: Quadrant to Highlight Advanced Materials for Unmanned Vehicle Systems

Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products (EPP), the global leader of machinable plastics and composites, visits the AUVSI (Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International) Unmanned Systems 2013 trade show on August 12-15, 2013 with its innovative family of Materials and expert Application Specialists for the Unmanned Systems industry.

7 Aug 2013

Robotics News

USAF Awards CAE Contract to Provide Predator and Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft Training

ABB to Provide Power and Automation Technologies for Large Copper Mine in Zambia

Robot Removes Brain Clots Using Steerable Needles

Midé Unveils SHIVR Low-Profile Piezoelectric Haptic Actuators

Craters & Freighters to Exhibit for First Time at AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems 2013

Registration Open for 2014 Sample Return Robot Prize Competition

UT Scientists Develop Blueprint for Future NASA Lander Mission to Europa

Denver County Fair to be Patrolled by Vigilus Mobile Camera Platform Security Robot

Robotic Lander to Jupiter's Moon Europa Must be Equipped to Study Composition, Geological Activity

New Report on Automation Market in the Middle East

NASA TV Features Panel Discussion to Mark Mars Curiosity Rover’s Landing Anniversary

FDA Grants Alere Clearance for MobileLink Remote Connectivity Hub

Lockheed Martin Delivers Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN Spacecraft to Kennedy Space Center

Global Welding Robots Market Forecast to Grow at 5.73% CAGR till 2012-2016

AUVSI 2013: Quadrant to Highlight Advanced Materials for Unmanned Vehicle Systems

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