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MIT Senior Develops Solutions to Help Physically Challenged People

As a child, Paul Lazarescu dreamed of becoming an inventor. “I always loved building things,” he says. “For my birthday presents, I’d get remote-control cars and kits, and I once tried to make myself a hovering magnetic car — it didn’t work,” he chuckles.

15 Apr 2013

University of Alabama Robotics Team Earns Fourth Place at IEEE SoutheastCon

A team of eight UA electrical engineering seniors placed fourth out of 51 teams at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers SoutheastCon Hardware Competition last week.

12 Apr 2013

Raytheon Receives DTRA Contract to Develop and Implement Integrated Surveillance System

Raytheon Company was awarded a Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) border security contract valued at $35.9 million.

12 Apr 2013

Uplink, RSI Video Technologies to Deliver Alarm Network Services for Videofied Customers

Uplink, a trusted source in the security industry for alarm communicators since 1996, announced today it has partnered with RSI Video Technologies to provide alarm network services for Videofied® throughout North America.

12 Apr 2013

Integrated Remote Keyless Entry and Tire Pressure Monitoring System from TRW

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. the global leader in automotive safety systems, today announced it has launched its first integrated Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) and Direct Tire Pressure Monitoring system (TPMS) with a major Japanese vehicle manufacturer. The system delivers RKE and TPM functions with fewer parts.

12 Apr 2013

Xenex’s Germ-Zapping Robot Helps Lancaster General Hospital to Fight Against Superbugs

Lancaster General Hospital’s newest weapon against hospital-acquired infections looks a little like R2-D2 from Star Wars.

12 Apr 2013

Bergen County Extends Video Surveillance Network with MOBOTIX and Pivot3 IP Technologies

The Bergen County Sheriff’s Office is expanding its video surveillance network at its County Courthouse and Jail in an effort to enhance the efficiency and recording capabilities across its infrastructure.

12 Apr 2013

United States Army Places Further Order for AeroVironment’s Raven Gimbaled UAS

AeroVironment, Inc. today announced it received $13,800,062 of incremental funding on March 30, 2013 from the United States Army for continued performance of a contract action with a not to exceed value of $65,538,759.

12 Apr 2013

NASA Aims to Find, Capture and Redirect an Asteroid Robotically

The following are statements from the associate administrators of NASA's Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, Science Mission Directorate and Space Technology Mission Directorate on the administration's budget request for the 2014 fiscal year.

11 Apr 2013

Increase in Technological Innovations Drive the Global Pharmacy Automation Market

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

11 Apr 2013

Fortune Magazine Features Boomerang Systems’ Automated Robotic Parking Solution

Boomerang Systems, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of automated robotic parking and self storage systems, is featured in the April 8, 2013 issue of Fortune Magazine in a story titled “The Robot Garage.”

11 Apr 2013

Self-Propelled Robotic Devices Utilize Surrounding Natural Environment as Source of Fuel

An advance in micromotor technology akin to the invention of cars that fuel themselves from the pavement or air, rather than gasoline or batteries, is opening the door to broad new medical and industrial uses for these tiny devices, scientists said here today. Their update on development of the motors — so small that thousands would fit inside this "o" — was part of the 245th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, being held here this week.

11 Apr 2013

CitySync License Plate Recognition Software Integrated with exacqVision Video Management System

Exacq Technologies, a leading manufacturer of video management system (VMS) software and servers used for video surveillance, is pleased to announce the integration of CitySync license plate recognition (LPR) software with the exacqVision video management system (VMS).

11 Apr 2013

Robotics Innovation Challenge to be Held on April 25 in Eskilstuna, Sweden

Robotdalen is a Swedish robotics cluster enabling commercial success of new ideas and research within robotics and automation. We believe all new robot solutions should spring from the needs and demands of the individual and provide improved quality of life, increased security or saving jobs within the manufacturing industry.

10 Apr 2013

Raytheon to Exploit Automation Technologies to Upgrade Earth Observing System’s CCT Subsystems

Raytheon Company was awarded an $8 million contract with NASA Goddard Space Center to upgrade the command, control and telemetry (CCT) subsystems of the Earth Observing System (EOS).

10 Apr 2013

Robotics News

MIT Senior Develops Solutions to Help Physically Challenged People

University of Alabama Robotics Team Earns Fourth Place at IEEE SoutheastCon

Raytheon Receives DTRA Contract to Develop and Implement Integrated Surveillance System

Uplink, RSI Video Technologies to Deliver Alarm Network Services for Videofied Customers

Integrated Remote Keyless Entry and Tire Pressure Monitoring System from TRW

Xenex’s Germ-Zapping Robot Helps Lancaster General Hospital to Fight Against Superbugs

Bergen County Extends Video Surveillance Network with MOBOTIX and Pivot3 IP Technologies

United States Army Places Further Order for AeroVironment’s Raven Gimbaled UAS

NASA Aims to Find, Capture and Redirect an Asteroid Robotically

Increase in Technological Innovations Drive the Global Pharmacy Automation Market

Fortune Magazine Features Boomerang Systems’ Automated Robotic Parking Solution

Self-Propelled Robotic Devices Utilize Surrounding Natural Environment as Source of Fuel

CitySync License Plate Recognition Software Integrated with exacqVision Video Management System

Robotics Innovation Challenge to be Held on April 25 in Eskilstuna, Sweden

Raytheon to Exploit Automation Technologies to Upgrade Earth Observing System’s CCT Subsystems

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MIT and Harvard Develop Test Revealing Limits of AI's Real-World Understanding

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NASA and IBM Unveil AI Model That Predicts Solar Flares with 16% More Accuracy

New Drone Swarm Technology Could Speed Up Emergency Response and Deliveries

New AI Model Designs Effective Antibiotics from Scratch, Matching FDA-Approved Drugs

Developing Targeted Treatments for Parkinson’s with AI Algorithms

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XDR vs EDR: Strengthening Cybersecurity for Robotic Systems

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