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Students Receive a Glimpse of Sophisticated Technology in Manned and Unmanned Aircraft

Northrop Grumman Corporation introduced more than 200 students to the company's technologies today, as part of an Australian educational program to provide insight into working in the aerospace and defense industries.

1 Mar 2013

Dentsu Selects Names for Humanoid Communication Robots

Dentsu Inc. (President & CEO: Tadashi Ishii; Head Office: Tokyo; Capital: 58,967.1 million yen) announced today the selection of the names "Kirobo" and "Mirata" for the two humanoid communication robots being developed under the KIBO ROBOT PROJECT, a joint research project being carried out in collaboration with the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo; ROBO GARAGE Co., Ltd.; and Toyota Motor Corporation.

1 Mar 2013

Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System-Assisted Hip Replacement Surgery Webcast by BroadcastMed

ORLive.com, BroadcastMed’s premier surgical broadcasting website, is proud to present a webcast on a patient-specific total hip replacement brought to you by Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Watch orthopedic surgeon David Padden, MD, perform a MAKOplasty® Total Hip Replacement.

28 Feb 2013

Adoption of Remote Monitoring Options Increases Due to Escalating Hospital Expenses

The rising interest in telehealth solutions for managing long-term chronic conditions has highlighted the importance of telehealth business models. Such models will have to be implemented after understanding customer preferences and aim at increasing acceptance levels for telehealth technology.

28 Feb 2013

Japanese Robots Are an Embodiment of Monozukuri

As they set out for a Winter Term course in Japan, nearly two-dozen students looked forward to studying the Japanese concept of monozukuri. First, they had to figure out what it meant.

28 Feb 2013

Report on Global Operators and Manufacturers of Unmanned Air Systems

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "International Military and Civilian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Survey" report to their offering.

28 Feb 2013

Better Workstations May Reduce Multimillion-Dollar Drone Losses

The U.S. Department of Defense reports that drone accidents in which personnel or aircraft are damaged or destroyed occur 50 times more often than mishaps involving human-operated aircraft. The U.S. Marines and Army reported 43 mishaps that involved human factors issues associated with drone ground control workstations and technology during 2006−2007.

28 Feb 2013

Revolutionary Elderly Care Robot Developed by Salford PhD Student

A University of Salford researcher has come up with a novel way of dealing with stretched resources caused by us all living longer – an interactive care robot for elderly people.

27 Feb 2013

D-VEX Video Exploitation Systems Enhance Capabilities of Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aerial System

General Dynamics Mediaware received recognition at this year's Australian Defence Magazine industry awards, taking home the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO)/Industry Team of the Year Award for Excellence in Collaboration in the Sustainment and Logistic Support category.

27 Feb 2013

Mobile Robotics Solutions Integrator Enters Value Added Developer Agreement with DSI

CoroWare, Inc. announced today that it has signed a value added developer agreement with Dispersive Solutions, Inc. (DSI) through which CoroWare will deliver next generation cybersecurity solutions for enterprise applications and cloud service applications.

27 Feb 2013

Mechatronic Systems Specialist AFT Becomes Schaeffler Engineering

Schaeffler subsidiary Atlas Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH (AFT) will change its company name to Schaeffler Engineering GmbH, effective March 1, 2013. The renaming of the development service provider is a part of AFT's new corporate strategy and global course for growth as an engineering service provider and worldwide mechatronic systems specialist.

27 Feb 2013

GPS-Based Machine Vision Systems for Roadway Marking Wins ATSSA Award

Three companies committed to advancing roadway safety were recently awarded prestigious American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) "2013 Innovation Awards" for their creative new products used on America's roadways. The three winners were chosen from a field of 22 companies competing for the awards.

27 Feb 2013

Battles between Humanoid Robots Hosted on Syfy

A new television series featuring 12 giant robots who ‘fight to the death’ casts University of California, San Diego engineering physics alumna Saura Naderi (B.S., '07) as one of a dozen ‘robo-techs’ who partner with a human fighter (‘robo-jockey’) and a super-sized robot to compete for a $100,000 prize.

27 Feb 2013

Electronic Security Expo to Present Webinar on Security Robotics at ESX 2013

The Electronic Security Expo (ESX) announced today that it will produce new media and event opportunities to help connect makers and distributors of security robots and robotics platforms with security systems integrators, monitoring companies and security industry OEMs.

26 Feb 2013

Thalmic Labs Launches New Wearable Gesture Control Device

Waterloo-based startup Thalmic Labs announces the launch of their revolutionary gesture control device, MYO, an armband worn on the forearm that senses electrical activity in the muscles, allowing users to interact with digital technologies using just their fingers and hands.

26 Feb 2013

Robotics News

Students Receive a Glimpse of Sophisticated Technology in Manned and Unmanned Aircraft

Dentsu Selects Names for Humanoid Communication Robots

Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System-Assisted Hip Replacement Surgery Webcast by BroadcastMed

Adoption of Remote Monitoring Options Increases Due to Escalating Hospital Expenses

Japanese Robots Are an Embodiment of Monozukuri

Report on Global Operators and Manufacturers of Unmanned Air Systems

Better Workstations May Reduce Multimillion-Dollar Drone Losses

Revolutionary Elderly Care Robot Developed by Salford PhD Student

D-VEX Video Exploitation Systems Enhance Capabilities of Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aerial System

Mobile Robotics Solutions Integrator Enters Value Added Developer Agreement with DSI

Mechatronic Systems Specialist AFT Becomes Schaeffler Engineering

GPS-Based Machine Vision Systems for Roadway Marking Wins ATSSA Award

Battles between Humanoid Robots Hosted on Syfy

Electronic Security Expo to Present Webinar on Security Robotics at ESX 2013

Thalmic Labs Launches New Wearable Gesture Control Device

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