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Noninvasive Technique Enables People to Control Flying Robots Using Their Mind

Researchers in the University of Minnesota’s College of Science and Engineering have developed a new noninvasive system that allows people to control a flying robot using only their mind. The study goes far beyond fun and games and has the potential to help people who are paralyzed or have neurodegenerative diseases.

6 Jun 2013

Automated, Robot Assisted Technique to Repair Turbines

Compressor and turbine blades are important components in aircraft engines and gas turbines. When they become damaged, it is often cheaper to repair them than to buy replacements. Now there is a new robotassisted technique that is boosting efficiency.

6 Jun 2013

Inexpensive, Autonomous Robotic Scouts for Firefighters

Engineers in the Coordinated Robotics Lab at the University of California, San Diego, have developed new image processing techniques for rapid exploration and characterization of structural fires by small Segway-like robotic vehicles.

6 Jun 2013

Unmanned, Globoid Uni-Copter to Monitor Environmental Pollution

UNIST developed an unmanned, globoid uni-copter to monitor disasters and environmental pollution.

6 Jun 2013

Miniature Unmanned Flying Machines to Spy on Hurricanes

Kamran Mohseni envisions a day when the unmanned vehicles in his laboratory at the University of Florida will swarm over, under and through hurricanes to help predict the strength and path of the storms.

5 Jun 2013

ASV and MOST Win Contracts to Develop Long Endurance Marine Unmanned Surface Vehicles

The next generation of ocean-going robotic vehicles will be developed by two cutting-edge technology companies from the South Coast of England, working with the UK’s National Oceanography Centre.

5 Jun 2013

Interra's Orion Real-time Content Monitoring Solution Selected by VideoLink

Interra Systems, a global leader in Content QC and Monitoring, is pleased to announce that VideoLink LLC has selected Orion as their Real-time Content Monitoring solution.

4 Jun 2013

Evana Automation Specialists Delivers Lean Clutch Assembly Line to American Axle & Manufacturing

Evana Automation Specialists, a subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries (PSI) and leading Systems Integrator and builder of custom, automated assembly and test systems, recently delivered a lean clutch assembly line to American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (AAM).

4 Jun 2013

Space Technology Advancements in Remote Sensing Influence Design of New Consumer Products

Distinguished members of IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization, have found that advances made in wireless power, remote sensing and voice activation for space travel and exploration will play an increasingly significant role in the advancement of consumer electronics products used by the average human being here on earth.

From IEEE 4 Jun 2013

New EU-Funded Research to Programme More Intelligent Robot Swarms

John Innes Centre scientists will participate in new €2 million EU-funded research to programme more “intelligent” and adaptable robot swarms.

4 Jun 2013

MathWorks Announces Sponsorship of RoboCup 2013

MathWorks has announced its sponsorship of RoboCup 2013 as part of its drive to introduce young people to the exciting possibilities of project-based learning and encourage more students to pursue careers in engineering and technology. MathWorks is offering all competing teams access to its software, as well as organizing training workshops both prior to and during the event.

3 Jun 2013

NASA TV to Cover Docking of Automated Transfer Vehicle Cargo Craft with International Space Station

NASA Television will provide live coverage in June of the launch and docking of the European Space Agency's (ESA) fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle cargo craft (ATV-4) to the International Space Station and the departure of a Russian Progress resupply ship from the orbiting laboratory.

3 Jun 2013

Northrop Grumman and NASA Continue to Share Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft for Science Missions

Northrop Grumman Corporation and NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center extended the NASA Space Act Agreement and will continue sharing Northrop Grumman-produced Global Hawk unmanned aircraft for science missions and flight demonstrations, including hurricane surveillance, atmospheric research and exploration of new mission capabilities.

1 Jun 2013

Twin Spacecraft in NASA's GRAIL Mission Study Mascons Beneath Lunar Surface

NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission has uncovered the origin of massive invisible regions that make the moon's gravity uneven, a phenomenon that affects the operations of lunar-orbiting spacecraft.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 1 Jun 2013

Gynecologic Surgeons at Johns Hopkins Perform Single-Site Robotic Hysterectomy

Two Johns Hopkins gynecologic surgeons are among the first in the nation to perform a robotic hysterectomy using a single, small incision.

1 Jun 2013

Robotics News

Noninvasive Technique Enables People to Control Flying Robots Using Their Mind

Automated, Robot Assisted Technique to Repair Turbines

Inexpensive, Autonomous Robotic Scouts for Firefighters

Unmanned, Globoid Uni-Copter to Monitor Environmental Pollution

Miniature Unmanned Flying Machines to Spy on Hurricanes

ASV and MOST Win Contracts to Develop Long Endurance Marine Unmanned Surface Vehicles

Interra's Orion Real-time Content Monitoring Solution Selected by VideoLink

Evana Automation Specialists Delivers Lean Clutch Assembly Line to American Axle & Manufacturing

Space Technology Advancements in Remote Sensing Influence Design of New Consumer Products

New EU-Funded Research to Programme More Intelligent Robot Swarms

MathWorks Announces Sponsorship of RoboCup 2013

NASA TV to Cover Docking of Automated Transfer Vehicle Cargo Craft with International Space Station

Northrop Grumman and NASA Continue to Share Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft for Science Missions

Twin Spacecraft in NASA's GRAIL Mission Study Mascons Beneath Lunar Surface

Gynecologic Surgeons at Johns Hopkins Perform Single-Site Robotic Hysterectomy

News Categories

Next-Gen Surgical Robots with Enhanced Flexibility

AI-Powered Robot Accelerating Semiconductor Discovery for Greener Energy

Animal-Inspired AI Robot Learns to Navigate Unfamiliar Terrain

AI-Enhanced Imaging Technique Offers a Safer, More Comfortable Option for Breast Cancer Screening

Quibim’s AI Tool for Prostate Cancer Detection Selected for NHS Rollout Across Seven UK Hospitals

Using Machine Learning to Improve Industrial Chemical Processes

What Big Pharma Isn’t Telling You About AI Labs

AI Governance Frameworks for Scientific Applications

Thought Leaders

Robot Chef: The Future of Automated Meal Preparation

Tiny Robotic Crab: The Smallest-Ever Remote-Controlled Walking Robot

Resurrecting Ancient Cephalopods with Robots