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UTC Aerospace Systems to Debut New UAS at Aero India

With key positions on nearly every aircraft flying today, UTC Aerospace Systems will exhibit a range of products, in hall B, booth 4.8 at Aero India in Bengaluru, February 6 –10, 2013. Products on display will span military and civil markets and offer critical benefits such as enhanced safety, improved comfort, increased precision and extended situational awareness. UTC Aerospace Systems is a unit of United Technologies Corp.

30 Jan 2013

Mercy Medical Center Celebrates Launch of First i.v.STATION ONCO in North America

Health Robotics reported today that Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa issued today a press release to celebrate the launch of the first i.v.STATION ONCO in North America, and uploaded a video testimonial from Desmond Waters , Director of Pharmacy to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2GGBUHe32Q

30 Jan 2013

Gorrin Surgical Installs Restoration Robotics’ ARTAS System

Restoration Robotics, Inc. today announced the installation of its revolutionary ARTAS® System by Dr. Neal Gorrin, MD, of Gorrin Surgical. Dr. Gorrin becomes the first in the Bay Area to offer this minimally invasive robotic hair restoration option to his patients.

29 Jan 2013

Oregon Adventist Medical Center Offers Robotic Assisted Surgery for Hip Pain

The hip is one of your body's largest weight-bearing joints and millions of Americans are suffering with hip pain. Adventist Medical Center is the first and only hospital in Oregon, providing people suffering from hip pain, an option of robotic assisted surgery. Thanks to the collaboration between orthopedic surgeons and a robot, patients can now experience less pain and quicker recovery times.

29 Jan 2013

JointMetrix Medical Develops Novel Remote Monitoring Technology for Joint Replacement Surgery

JointMetrix Medical has developed novel remote monitoring technology for use in conjunction with joint replacement surgery. An abstract describing use of the system was presented today at the 2013 Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society in San Antonio, TX.

29 Jan 2013

Wing-Waving Robotic Sparrow Helps Study Live Birds' Responses

Male sparrows are capable of fighting to the death. But a new study shows that they often wave their wings wildly first in an attempt to avoid a dangerous brawl.

29 Jan 2013

New Opportunity Analysis Report on Telelaparoscopy in the US

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: US Telelaparoscopy Opportunity Analysis

29 Jan 2013

Huntington Ingalls Awards STEM Grants for Robotics Research

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has awarded $109,271 in grants to 26 schools and educational organizations in Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. The grants, which were requested by all of the organizations, will be used for projects associated with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

28 Jan 2013

Bluefin Robotics to Produce Variation of Knifefish UUV for the NRL

Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), announced that they will produce a variation of the Knifefish UUV for the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL).

28 Jan 2013

NASA Global Hawk Supports Study on Impact of Atmospheric Change on Earth's Climate

A Northrop Grumman Corporation-built NASA Global Hawk is now conducting science missions to study the impact of atmospheric change on the Earth's climate. The Global Hawk is collecting data and helping scientists learn more about the humidity and chemical composition of air entering the tropical tropopause layer of the atmosphere and its impact on the Earth's overall climate.

28 Jan 2013

Robotic Handyman Refuels Mock Satellite on Exterior of International Space Station

Dextre, the Canadian Space Agency's robotic "handyman" on board the International Space Station, made space history last night by successfully refueling a mock satellite on the exterior of the station. Topping off the satellite's fuel tank was the pivotal task in the experimental Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM), a collaboration between NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to demonstrate how robots could service and refuel satellites on location in space to extend their useful lifetime.

28 Jan 2013

Israel MOD Awards Elbit $35 Million Contract to Advance UAS Features

Elbit Systems Ltd. (the "Company") announced today that it has received an approximately $35 million contract from the Israel Ministry of Defense ("IMOD") for the development of advanced features for Unmanned Aircraft Systems ("UAS") to be supplied within three years. One of the mission requirements is the quick re-configuration of the UAS' payloads.

28 Jan 2013

National Talk Show Discusses TRU-D SmartUVC Hospital Disinfection Robot

THE DOCTORS, an Emmy Award winning, nationally syndicated talk show, discussed hospital cleanliness and a unique disinfection solution, TRU-D SmartUVC™ offered by Philips Healthcare.

25 Jan 2013

Exhibit on Robots at Mayborn Museum Complex

In science fiction, robots look like R2D2. In stores, they look like vacuum cleaners and robotic pets.

25 Jan 2013

Gumstix Announces Official Support for Open Source Robot Operating System

Gumstix, Inc., the premier provider of Linux computers-on-modules (COMs), today announced official support for ROS, the open source Robot Operating System originally created by Willow Garage, on its ARM-based line of Overo COMs. ROS provides a software framework for robot software development on Unix-like systems, with official support for Ubuntu and a large community of users.

25 Jan 2013