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NASA’s ROVER Opportunity Discovers Mineral Deposits on Mars

The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity deployed by NASA has discovered traces of mineral deposits on the surface of Mars. The mineral deposits are mostly gypsum which was deposited by water.

By Andy Choi 9 Dec 2011

KUKA Robotics Inaugurates New Facility in Canada

KUKA Robotics Canada has inaugurated a new facility in Mississauga, Ontario. The new facility will be providing sales, applications, engineering and service staff for customer support.

From KUKA Robotics Corporation 9 Dec 2011

Robotic Prostatectomy Surgeon Feels Gene Screening More Effective in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

The currently used diagnosis and staging method for prostate cancer is PSA blood tests and Gleason scoring. These tests however are not effective in giving the doctors and patients a complete picture of the stage of the disease and the way in which it is likely to spread.

By Andy Choi 9 Dec 2011

Titan Medical Signs MOU with Apollo Hospitals for Amadeus Robotic Surgical System

Titan Medical has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Apollo Hospitals, India for testing and evaluating the performance of Amadeus Next Generation Robotic Surgical Technologies.

By Andy Choi 8 Dec 2011

Engineers at Johns Hopkins Work on Robotic Solutions for Satellites

Engineers at Johns Hopkins University are working at arriving at a robotic solution for NASA for fixing satellites that breakdown or run out of fuel.

By Andy Choi 8 Dec 2011

Yale Alumni Group, FIRST Collaborate for Robotic Technology Awareness in School Students

For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST), founded by Dean Kamen for inspiring the younger generation towards science and technology, and Yale Science and Engineering Association have got together through a strategic alliance for working on a US-based pilot program that will work towards propagating the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts in K-12 education.

By Andy Choi 8 Dec 2011

Intelligent Hospital Systems Launches Improved Robotic Intravenous Automation System

Intelligent Hospital Systems (IH Systems) has launched an improved version of the Robotic Intravenous Automation System (RIVA). The RIVA system is a self-contained unit, which is useful in automatically filling IV syringes and bags.

By Andy Choi 8 Dec 2011

Researchers at University of Hertfordshire Develop Tele-Robotic Platform for Aiding Stroke Patients

Researchers from the University of Hertfordshire have begun work on a three-year project for developing robots that will assist in the rehabilitation of stroke patients.

By Andy Choi 8 Dec 2011

LABOTIX Automation to Revamp Laboratory Automation at Maccabi Healthcare Services

LABOTIX Automation will be working on upgrading the Mega Lab at Maccabi Healthcare Services. Maccabi Healthcare Services has a member network of 1.85 million consisting of physicians working in 300 branches, medical labs and clinics.

By Andy Choi 7 Dec 2011

Flight Tests for CICADA Mark III UAV Completed at Naval Research Lab

The Naval Research Laboratory Vehicle Section has completed flight testing of the Close-In Covert Autonomous Disposable Aircraft (CICADA).

By Andy Choi 7 Dec 2011

Researchers at UC3M Develop Control Algorithms for Industrial Automation

Researchers at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) are developing algorithms that will help create more number of design specifications. These designs can be used on a number of industrial applications.

By Andy Choi 7 Dec 2011

Teledyne DALSA Launches Piranha Near-Infrared Camera for Machine Inspection

Teledyne DALSA launches the new Piranha HS NIR 8k camera. This camera is designed to provide enhanced sensitivity at near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths. The Piranha HS NIR is built on technology, which provides time delay and integration (TDI).

By Andy Choi 3 Dec 2011

Hansen Medical to Demonstrate Magellan Robotic System at European Endovascular Therapy Congress

Hansen Medical has announced that it will be displaying the Magellan Robotic System at the European Endovascular Therapy Congress which will be held in Italy from 1 to 3 December.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 3 Dec 2011

Fisnar Unveils UNITOP Modular Dispensing Robot

Fisnar, a leading manufacturer of fluid dispensing and dispensing automation systems, has introduced the UNITOP F5200N. The UNITOP is a modular dispensing robot, which has been designed using innovative techniques.

From Fisnar Inc. 3 Dec 2011

Study Reveals Majority of Home Automation Systems are Retrofits

ABI Research has conducted a study on the current trends in the Home Automation Systems. The study reveals that the majority of the home automation systems that are being installed in newly built home are renovations and retrofits.

From ABI Research 3 Dec 2011

Robotics News

NASA’s ROVER Opportunity Discovers Mineral Deposits on Mars

KUKA Robotics Inaugurates New Facility in Canada

Robotic Prostatectomy Surgeon Feels Gene Screening More Effective in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

Titan Medical Signs MOU with Apollo Hospitals for Amadeus Robotic Surgical System

Engineers at Johns Hopkins Work on Robotic Solutions for Satellites

Yale Alumni Group, FIRST Collaborate for Robotic Technology Awareness in School Students

Intelligent Hospital Systems Launches Improved Robotic Intravenous Automation System

Researchers at University of Hertfordshire Develop Tele-Robotic Platform for Aiding Stroke Patients

LABOTIX Automation to Revamp Laboratory Automation at Maccabi Healthcare Services

Flight Tests for CICADA Mark III UAV Completed at Naval Research Lab

Researchers at UC3M Develop Control Algorithms for Industrial Automation

Teledyne DALSA Launches Piranha Near-Infrared Camera for Machine Inspection

Hansen Medical to Demonstrate Magellan Robotic System at European Endovascular Therapy Congress

Fisnar Unveils UNITOP Modular Dispensing Robot

Study Reveals Majority of Home Automation Systems are Retrofits

News Categories

‘World’s Most Advanced’ Humanoid Robot Arrives in Scotland to Help Build Trust

Enhanced Confidence AI Applications in Autonomous Vehicles

Non-Destructive Robotic Disassembly of EV Batteries

New Research Probes Effectiveness of AR to Improve Self-Driving Car Safety

How Robotics is Shaping the Future of Dental Implant Surgeries

Robots and Renewable Energy: Hydropower Inspections

Robots and Renewable Energy: Wind Farm Monitoring

Robots and Renewable Energy: Solar Plant Security

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