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Opengear Introduces New Remote Management Solutions for Improved Business Continuity

Opengear, a leading provider of next-generation cellular out-of-band management solutions and console servers, today announced at Cloud Connect 2013 (#ccevent on Twitter) that it is launching built-in 4G LTE support for its ACM5500 remote management gateways to improve business continuity.

3 Apr 2013

Ittiam’s Low Latency Video Streaming Solution can be Adapted for Remotely Operated Vehicles

Ittiam announces its latest low latency server-client streaming solution, which delivers high quality, full HD video (1080p60) at less than 70 milliseconds and less than 60 milliseconds for 720p60 video.

3 Apr 2013

Researchers Develop Telerobotic Platform for Accurate Diagnosis of Bladder Tumors

Although bladder cancer is the sixth most common form of cancer in the U.S. and the most expensive to treat, the basic method that doctors use to treat it hasn’t changed much in more than 70 years.

3 Apr 2013

New Marathon Competitions to Improve NASA's Space Robot, Robonaut 2

TopCoder®, Inc., the world's largest open innovation platform and competitive community of 470,000 digital creators, today announced two new marathon competitions hosted through the NASA Tournament Lab (NTL) that will look to continue delivery of output-based high value returns in the most cost-effective and measurable software development process currently available to government agencies.

2 Apr 2013

Magellan Robotic System to be Showcased at Annual Charing Cross International Symposium

Hansen Medical, Inc., a global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced it will showcase its Magellan™ Robotic System at the 35th Annual Charing Cross International Symposium from April 6-9 in London. The Company will be exhibiting the Magellan Robotic System at Booth 628.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 2 Apr 2013

UAS Developer, World Surveillance Group, Acquires Lighter Than Air Systems

World Surveillance Group Inc., a developer of lighter-than-air aerostats and unmanned aerial systems ("UAS"), today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Lighter Than Air Systems Corp. ("LTAS"). LTAS is expected to continue to generate revenues based on a robust pipeline in the surveillance and security sector.

2 Apr 2013

China National Grid Approves ZAP’s Robot and Automated Battery Swap and Recharge Station

ZAP (ZAAP) an automotive company incorporated in California and headquartered in Santa Rosa, California announced that the battery Swap version of the E380 SUV has been approved by China National Grid for its battery swap stations in China, based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.

2 Apr 2013

Researcher Defines Various Styles of Human Movement for Reproduction on a Humanoid Robot

A dancing robot is nothing new. A quick search on YouTube will yield videos of robots dancing to Michael Jackson’s Thriller, Gangnam Style, the Macarena and more.

2 Apr 2013

Hansen Medical Seeks 30 New Patents for Flexible Medical Robotics

Hansen Medical, Inc., a global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced that it has recently filed 30 new patent applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office relating to flexible medical robotics, based on research and development activities conducted by the Company.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 2 Apr 2013

MDA to Provide Support for Robotic Elements on International Space Station

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA" or the "Company"), a global communications and information company, announced today that it has signed a contract with the Canadian Space Agency valued at CA$81 million (excluding GST/PST) to provide sustaining engineering and operational support for its robotic elements on the International Space Station (ISS) through December 2015.

30 Mar 2013

Thesis on Robot Using Simulated Gecko Adhesive to Stick to Outside of Satellites Wins Award

A three-minute presentation about how his research solves a problem with repairing satellites in space was a winner for Mike Henrey.

30 Mar 2013

Lantronix Introduces xSenso Controller for Industrial Automation Applications

Lantronix, Inc., a leading global provider of smart M2M (machine-to-machine) connectivity solutions, today announced the launch of the Lantronix® xSenso™ Controller -- the newest member of its xSenso analog sensor networking family, designed specifically for use in rugged and harsh environments including industrial automation, process control, manufacturing, chemicals, oil and gas industries, and many more.

30 Mar 2013

Scientists Replicate Behaviour of Ants with Miniature Robots

Scientists have successfully replicated the behaviour of a colony of ants on the move with the use of miniature robots, as reported in the journal PLOS Computational Biology. The researchers, based at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, USA) and at the Research Centre on Animal Cognition (Toulouse, France), aimed to discover how individual ants, when part of a moving colony, orient themselves in the labyrinthine pathways that stretch from their nest to various food sources.

29 Mar 2013

Autonomous, Life-Like Robotic Jellyfish for Ocean Patrol

Virginia Tech College of Engineering researchers have unveiled a life-like, autonomous robotic jellyfish the size and weight of a grown man, 5 foot 7 inches in length and weighing 170 pounds.

29 Mar 2013

Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Hosts Free Seminar on Robotic Hysterectomy

Members of the community are invited to attend a free seminar on Robotic Hysterectomy: A New Experience in Minimally Invasive Surgery hosted by Methodist Willowbrook Hospital.

29 Mar 2013

Robotics News

Opengear Introduces New Remote Management Solutions for Improved Business Continuity

Ittiam’s Low Latency Video Streaming Solution can be Adapted for Remotely Operated Vehicles

Researchers Develop Telerobotic Platform for Accurate Diagnosis of Bladder Tumors

New Marathon Competitions to Improve NASA's Space Robot, Robonaut 2

Magellan Robotic System to be Showcased at Annual Charing Cross International Symposium

UAS Developer, World Surveillance Group, Acquires Lighter Than Air Systems

China National Grid Approves ZAP’s Robot and Automated Battery Swap and Recharge Station

Researcher Defines Various Styles of Human Movement for Reproduction on a Humanoid Robot

Hansen Medical Seeks 30 New Patents for Flexible Medical Robotics

MDA to Provide Support for Robotic Elements on International Space Station

Thesis on Robot Using Simulated Gecko Adhesive to Stick to Outside of Satellites Wins Award

Lantronix Introduces xSenso Controller for Industrial Automation Applications

Scientists Replicate Behaviour of Ants with Miniature Robots

Autonomous, Life-Like Robotic Jellyfish for Ocean Patrol

Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Hosts Free Seminar on Robotic Hysterectomy

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