Anova Cancer Care is the new name for Denver CyberKnife. The Anova stands for “a novel approach” to cancer treatment.
By Kalwinder Kaur
14 Jun 2012
National 4-H Council declared that Lockheed Martin will continue to support 4‑H Science programs by granting three-year, $1.5 M gift.
By Nick Gilbert
14 Jun 2012
Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire reported that robots can develop basic language skills by interacting with a human. The results of the findings were published in PLoS ONE.
By Kalwinder Kaur
14 Jun 2012
Mazor Robotics, a designer and manufacturer of surgical robots with as many as 12,000 implants successfully completed in the USA and Europe, is making an entry into the Asia Pacific area through its Korean distributor BR Holdings, who has procured approval to market Mazor’s Renaissance system from the Korean Food & Drug Administration (KFDA).
By Kalwinder Kaur
14 Jun 2012
On June 16, 2012, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) will have six teams of national engineers competing for $1.5 M worth agency-funded prize. The event will be represented by NASA Chief Technologist Mason Peck and NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver. The inaugural event will be held within the campus facility of WPI in Worcester. Garver will attend this event along with congressional and local officials.
By Kalwinder Kaur
13 Jun 2012
MIT’s Boeing Career Development Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Julie Shah stated that in future handling of common tasks, the factory floor may have robots working alongside humans. Shah predicts that airplane manufacturing can be effective with robotic assistants.
By Kalwinder Kaur
13 Jun 2012
On behalf of the Swedish Army, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration has awarded a fixed price order to AeroVironment to deliver 12 small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
RMT Robotics®, a Cimcorp Oy company and the manufacturer and integrator of ADAM™ autonomous mobile robot (AMR), has entered into a sales representative agreement with MIBA for the promotion and sale of its ADAM mobile robots in Italy.
RoboCity12, a robotics Summit was conducted recently in Madrid by the RoboCity2030 consortium coordinated by Universidad Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M), which consists of serious research groups committed to this field.
By Kalwinder Kaur
12 Jun 2012
Mazor Robotics, a manufacturer of advanced surgical robots and related products, has successfully concluded the first robot-guided surgical procedures in the brain using Mazor Robotics’ technology. Prof. Robert Schönmayr and Dr. In-Se Kim, neurosurgeons at Horst Schmidt Kliniken (HSK) Hospital in Wiesbaden, Germany, performed the surgical procedures for the first three cases.
By Nick Gilbert
12 Jun 2012
Research and Markets declared that its report series now has a new book titled ‘System Dynamics: Modeling, Simulation, and Control of Mechatronic Systems, 5th Edition’ of John Wiley and Sons.
By Kalwinder Kaur
12 Jun 2012
Research and Markets has released a new report titled "The World ROV Market Forecast 2011-2015".
By Kalwinder Kaur
12 Jun 2012
ReconRobotics recently declared that it will launch an advanced military and police robot during the Eurosatory defense and security exhibition that is being held from June 11 to s14 in Paris. This new robot includes advanced reconnaissance capabilities.
By Kalwinder Kaur
12 Jun 2012
The European private equity firm, Permira, has entered into an agreement to acquire Intelligrated, a provider of automated material handling products, services and solutions.
By Nick Gilbert
11 Jun 2012
Kepware Technologies, a provider of Advanced Communications for Automation, recently declared that Allied Solutions, a supplier of industrial automation solutions, has been designated as a ‘Preferred Distributor partner’ of Kepware, all across Southeast Asia.
By Kalwinder Kaur
11 Jun 2012