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Curiosity Rover’s ChemCam Instrument Employs Powerful Laser to Vaporize Pinpoint of Martian Rock Surface

When it comes to examining the surface of rocks on Mars with a high-powered laser, five is a magic number for Los Alamos National Laboratory postdoctoral researcher Nina Lanza.

21 Mar 2013

US Surgeon Installs Second ARTAS Robotic Hair Transplantation System

Restoration Robotics, Inc. announced today that Dr. Mark Bishara, with offices in both Mansfield and Southlake, Texas, has become the first surgeon in the United States to install a second ARTAS® System for his practice.

20 Mar 2013

Liquid Robotics Acquires Additional Investment to Meet Increasing Demand for Ocean Monitoring Services

Liquid Robotics®, a leading provider of autonomous ocean robots and high value ocean data services, today announced that it has closed a $45 million Series E funding round led by Riverwood Capital, a growth-focused technology private equity firm, with participation from existing investors, including VantagePoint Capital Partners.

From Liquid Robotics 20 Mar 2013

FIRST Robotics Regional Championship to be Held at CWU

More than 1,000 students from 50 teams throughout Washington and Oregon will come to Central Washington University this week for the Central Washington Regional FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition.

20 Mar 2013

Alameda County Solar Power Plant Deploys QBotix Robotic Tracking System

QBotix, which harnesses the power of the robotics for the solar industry, is proud to announce that a solar power plant employing its QBotix Tracking System (QTS) is complete and has begun to generate power.

20 Mar 2013

UTC Aerospace Systems Releases Piccolo Nano Autopilot Flight Management System

UTC Aerospace Systems announces the release of the Cloud Cap Technology Piccolo Nano autopilot, the smallest addition to the industry standard Cloud Cap Technology Piccolo family of flight management systems.

20 Mar 2013

Automated Material Handling Solutions Provider, Intelligrated, Acquires Datria Systems

Intelligrated®, a leading North American-based automated material handling solutions provider, announces the acquisition of Datria Systems, Inc., a provider of voice-enabled solutions for today’s mobile workforce. Datria will become part of Intelligrated’s software subsidiary, Knighted®.

From Honeywell Intelligrated 20 Mar 2013

Mouser Returns as Major Sponsor of FIRST Robotics Competition Dallas Regional Tournament

Mouser Electronics, Inc. today announced that it is a major sponsor of the FIRST® Robotics Competition Dallas Regional tournament set for March 21-23 at the Irving Convention Center.

19 Mar 2013

Evana Automation Delivers Lean Workstations to Tier 1 Automotive Supplier

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 two lean workstations that assemble, grease, mark and test input pinion assemblies for a Tier 1 automotive supplier of commercial steering components.

19 Mar 2013

NASA, iRobot, and National Robotics Week Partner to Excite Innovators about STEM

The fourth annual National Robotics Week, April 6-14, 2013, will bring together engineers, scientists, students and families to share a passion for technology and learning. Working with NASA and iRobot, the National Robotics Week Advisory Council will debut inspirational videos and content at events around the country in a push to excite the next generation of innovators about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

19 Mar 2013

Enel Places Order for ABB’s Symphony Plus Automation and Control System

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order from Enel, Italy’s largest power company and one of Europe’s leading utilities, to supply its Symphony® Plus automation and control system to serve one of the major units at the Grazia Deledda Sulcis power plant on the island of Sardinia.

From ABB Ltd. 18 Mar 2013

Student Robot Challenge Hosted by MathWorks in Cambridge

MathWorks today hosted a Student Robot Challenge at its new offices in Cambridge. Nine teams from the University of Cambridge participated in the contest, including students from engineering, science and maths disciplines. The challenge was to program a robot that could complete a navigational task using MATLAB and Simulink, applying theory and skills learned in the classroom to the real world.

18 Mar 2013

Robotic Study Provides First Scientific Results from World's Deepest Oceanic Trench

An international research team announces the first scientific results from one of the most inaccessible places on Earth: the bottom of the Mariana Trench located nearly 11 kilometers below sea level in the western Pacific, which makes it the deepest site on Earth.

18 Mar 2013

OMNIMETRIX Unveils 4G Enabled Anti-Corrosion Monitoring Products at NACE International Show

OMNIMETRIX, LLC, an Acorn Energy company, will mark its ninth appearance at the NACE International Show March 17-21. "We will be introducing our new 4G enabled product lines for anti-corrosion monitoring control at the world's largest corrosion show.

18 Mar 2013

AVT to Exhibit Latest Machine Vision Cameras at Vision China Show

Allied Vision Technologies (AVT) will be exhibiting at the Vision China show from March 19-21 in Shanghai. It is the first participation of the camera manufacturer since it opened an office in Shanghai to serve the Chinese market in October 2012. On a brand new, modern booth, visitors will be able to discover the latest camera highlights of AVT.

From Allied Vision Technologies GmbH 16 Mar 2013

Robotics News

Curiosity Rover’s ChemCam Instrument Employs Powerful Laser to Vaporize Pinpoint of Martian Rock Surface

US Surgeon Installs Second ARTAS Robotic Hair Transplantation System

Liquid Robotics Acquires Additional Investment to Meet Increasing Demand for Ocean Monitoring Services

FIRST Robotics Regional Championship to be Held at CWU

Alameda County Solar Power Plant Deploys QBotix Robotic Tracking System

UTC Aerospace Systems Releases Piccolo Nano Autopilot Flight Management System

Automated Material Handling Solutions Provider, Intelligrated, Acquires Datria Systems

Mouser Returns as Major Sponsor of FIRST Robotics Competition Dallas Regional Tournament

Evana Automation Delivers Lean Workstations to Tier 1 Automotive Supplier

NASA, iRobot, and National Robotics Week Partner to Excite Innovators about STEM

Enel Places Order for ABB’s Symphony Plus Automation and Control System

Student Robot Challenge Hosted by MathWorks in Cambridge

Robotic Study Provides First Scientific Results from World's Deepest Oceanic Trench

OMNIMETRIX Unveils 4G Enabled Anti-Corrosion Monitoring Products at NACE International Show

AVT to Exhibit Latest Machine Vision Cameras at Vision China Show

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