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Falcon Provides ecoATM $40 Million Debt Financing to Deploy More Automated Kiosks Nationwide

ecoATM, the award-winning San Diego start-up known for its innovative kiosks that fully automate the buy-back of used consumer electronics, announced today that it has secured $40 million in mezzanine debt financing from Falcon Investment Advisors, LLC.

7 Feb 2013

Verizon Provides 10-Week Robotics Program to Youth of Greater Washington

Youth at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington now know firsthand what it takes to build robots and understand the significant role robots play in society – thanks to a 10-week program delivered by a team of Verizon information technology volunteers.

7 Feb 2013

Arocha Hair Restoration to Introduce Minimally Invasive Robotic System for Faster Recovery

Houston Hair Restoration expert, Dr. Bernardino Arocha of Arocha Hair Restoration, will introduce minimally invasive robotic hair restoration to patients wishing for a shorter recovery and no visible scarring in addition to the natural, undetectable results Dr. Arocha is already known for.

7 Feb 2013

New Report on Market for Remote Sensing Systems Using Renewable or Alternative Energy

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Off-Grid Power for Remote Sensing Applications - Renewable and Alternative Energy Sources for Remote Sensing, Monitoring, LIDAR, and SCADA Installations

7 Feb 2013

AFOSR Awards Contract to Improve Simulation Speed of Unmanned Micro Air Vehicles

More than a year ago, Virginia Tech announced the creation of HokieSpeed, a supercomputer so energy efficient that it was the highest-ranked commodity supercomputer in the U.S. on the Green500 List in 2011.

6 Feb 2013

O-Cedar Introduces Affordable Robotic Floor Cleaner with Automatic Navigation System

O-Cedar, the leading brand in traditional floor care, is introducing the O-Duster™, the first affordable robotic floor cleaner. The O-Duster™ features an automatic navigation system that changes direction when it detects objects and walls, and is self-rotating for additional cleaning power.

6 Feb 2013

Trina Solar and QBotix Partner to Utilize Intelligent Robotics for Solar Power Plants

Trina Solar Limited (TSL), (" Trina Solar " or "the Company"), a global leader in photovoltaic modules, solutions and services, announced today its subsidiary Trina Solar US Development Company LLC has entered into a teaming agreement with Silicon Valley-based QBotix Inc., recognized as the first company to utilize mobile, intelligent and rugged robotics for the operation of solar power plants.

6 Feb 2013

Stanmore Receives FDA Clearance for Sculptor Robotic Guidance Arm

Stanmore Implants ('Stanmore'), specialists in the design and manufacture of patient specific and modular orthopaedic implants, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Sculptor Robotic Guidance Arm™ ("Sculptor RGA™") for precision implant placement in unicompartmental knee surgery, also known as partial knee resurfacing.

6 Feb 2013

Male Silkmoth Tracks Sex Pheromones Driving a Robot

A small, two-wheeled robot has been driven by a male silkmoth to track down the sex pheromone usually given off by a female mate.

6 Feb 2013

ASU to Host Piper Health Solutions Workshop on Rehabilitation Robotics

Robotics technology is fast becoming more prevalent in health care and medical treatment. The potential for advances in the field to improve the quality of life will be explored as experts gather Feb. 22 and 23 in Tempe for the Piper Health Solutions Workshop on Rehabilitation Robotics.

6 Feb 2013

Atmel Launches New Series of Low-Power MPUs for Building Automation

Atmel® Corporation, a leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch technology solutions, today announced it is shipping production quantities of the Atmel SAMA5D3 series, its highest performance, low-power microprocessor units (MPUs) based on the ARM® Cortex™-A5 core.

5 Feb 2013

LEAP Technologies to Provide Advanced Automated Solutions to Federal Government

LEAP Technologies, Inc., (LEAP) a leading provider of automation equipment for laboratories and testing facilities, is pleased to announce that they have been awarded a GSA Schedule 66 (GS-07F-0186U) contract and a GSA Schedule 874 (GS-10F-0329V) Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services (MOBIS) contract, and are certified to supply scientific equipment and services to the Federal Government.

5 Feb 2013

RS Components Launches Low-Cost Computer Board for Automation Applications

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the world's leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, has announced it will be shipping the new Model A version of Raspberry Pi, the low-cost, credit card-sized computer board designed to boost the uptake of programming among young people and enthusiasts worldwide. RS has also signed a new global distribution agreement with The Raspberry Pi Foundation to sell Raspberry Pis around the world.

5 Feb 2013

CoroWare Introduces Smart UGV for Robotics Researchers and Developers

CoroWare Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of CoroWare, Inc., announced today availability and pricing for the CoroBot Jr™, the most affordable intelligent unmanned ground vehicle ("smart UGV") for robotics researchers and developers.

5 Feb 2013

Tosho and Heallth Robotics Sign Exclusive Partnership Deal

Health Robotics reported today that it had signed in November and December of 2012 two long-term contract extensions of its exclusive partnership with Tosho Inc., including a substantial expansion of Tosho's control over the robotic software and hardware components of Health Robotics' developed medical devices, and the technology transfer of Sterile Compounding Robot manufacturing to Japan.

5 Feb 2013

Robotics News

Falcon Provides ecoATM $40 Million Debt Financing to Deploy More Automated Kiosks Nationwide

Verizon Provides 10-Week Robotics Program to Youth of Greater Washington

Arocha Hair Restoration to Introduce Minimally Invasive Robotic System for Faster Recovery

New Report on Market for Remote Sensing Systems Using Renewable or Alternative Energy

AFOSR Awards Contract to Improve Simulation Speed of Unmanned Micro Air Vehicles

O-Cedar Introduces Affordable Robotic Floor Cleaner with Automatic Navigation System

Trina Solar and QBotix Partner to Utilize Intelligent Robotics for Solar Power Plants

Stanmore Receives FDA Clearance for Sculptor Robotic Guidance Arm

Male Silkmoth Tracks Sex Pheromones Driving a Robot

ASU to Host Piper Health Solutions Workshop on Rehabilitation Robotics

Atmel Launches New Series of Low-Power MPUs for Building Automation

LEAP Technologies to Provide Advanced Automated Solutions to Federal Government

RS Components Launches Low-Cost Computer Board for Automation Applications

CoroWare Introduces Smart UGV for Robotics Researchers and Developers

Tosho and Heallth Robotics Sign Exclusive Partnership Deal

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