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Physik Instrumente Expand High-Load Hexapod Production & Test Facility

Parallel precision positioning specialist Physik Instrumente recently added a new building with more production floors, metrology labs and R&D office space to its factory in Karlsruhe, Germany.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 3 Jul 2013

New EPSRC Funded £1.2 Million Assignment on Human-Robot Interaction

Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) is part of a new £1.2million project which aims to ensure future robotic systems can be trusted by humans.

2 Jul 2013

GE to Expand Artificial Lift Capabilities with Lufkin Industries Acquisition

GE and Lufkin Industries Inc. announced today a joint agreement whereby GE will acquire Lufkin Industries Inc., a leading provider of artificial lift technologies for the oil and gas industry and a manufacturer of industrial gears, for approximately $3.3 billion. Lufkin shareholders will receive $88.50 per share in cash for each of their Lufkin shares.

2 Jul 2013

New Research Project to Develop Novel System that Supports Independent Living

Fujitsu have announced an exciting new research project that will build on the successful programmes of life logging and falls risk identification research in the CLARITY and TRIL research centres to deliver a ground-breaking programme of collaborative research that will deliver a novel falls risk management platform.

2 Jul 2013

Health Robotics Announces Release of American "Live" Drug Database for IV Automation

In the wake of troubling and widespread events within the pharmacy outsourcing industry in the United States, Health Robotics recently decided to release to the pharmacy community at large, its North American Database of 330 supported and "Live" drug vials for automated sterile compounding, corresponding to 134 active pharmaceutical ingredients, including supported drug brands, available vial sizes, and drug vial concentrations from 58 drug manufacturers.

2 Jul 2013

PureSense Launches New Products for Managing Irrigation Operation with Limited Water Supply

As part of the new Pump to Root initiative, PureSense has launched a series of new products, services and video support materials to help growers get more value out of their irrigation and overall farming operation. "We recognize the struggle that our growers are facing in light of the ongoing drought in the West.

2 Jul 2013

Raytheon to Develop Cross-Domain Surveillance System to Safeguard Forward Deployed Forces

Raytheon Company was awarded a contract with the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to build an integrated multi-INT system to safeguard forward deployed forces. The Persistent Surveillance System Cross Domain Solution (PSS CDS) gives warfighters an advantage by providing a complete picture of impending threats, from both classified and unclassified sources. The contract was awarded in Raytheon's second quarter of 2013.

2 Jul 2013

CUAir Team Earns First Place at Student Unmanned Air Systems Competition

CUAir, a group of high-flying Cornell engineering students, soared into first place at the Student Unmanned Air Systems Competition held at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland, June 19-22.

2 Jul 2013

Computer Vision Algorithms Developed for Samsung’s Humanoid Robot to See and Map

Computer vision algorithms that enable Samsung’s latest humanoid robot, Roboray, to build real-time 3D visual maps to move around more efficiently have been developed by researchers from the University of Bristol.

2 Jul 2013

New Robot Recognizes Fissures in Cables

The bearer cables and tethers of bridges, elevators, and cable cars are exposed to high levels of stress. For this reason, their functional reliability must be monitored on a regular basis. A new robot recognizes fissures before they pose a danger.

1 Jul 2013

Goal-Driven Autonomy Agents Hold Promise for Military Planning, Robotics

The computing devices and software programs that enable the technology on which the modern world relies, says Hector Muñoz-Avila, can be likened to adolescents.

1 Jul 2013

Smartphone Driven Automated Vehicle Wins 2013 Queensland iAwards

Griffith University students are using Smartphone technology to make the driverless car of the future more of a reality.

1 Jul 2013

NASA's UAS Airspace Operations Challenge to be Managed by Development Projects

NASA has selected Development Projects Inc. of Dayton, Ohio, to manage a new Centennial Challenge prize competition involving unmanned aircraft systems in 2014.

1 Jul 2013

NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab Team Moves Forward from Virtual Robotics Challenge

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected a group from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., as one of the teams entitled to move forward from the Virtual Robotics Challenge, the first event of the DARPA Robotics Challenge.

29 Jun 2013

NASA to Negotiate Partnership with Space Florida for Operation of Shuttle Landing Facility

NASA has selected Space Florida, the aerospace economic development agency for the state of Florida, for negotiations toward a partnership agreement to maintain and operate the historic Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF).

29 Jun 2013