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Autonomous Flying Robot Maneuvers around Obstacles

Cornell researchers have created an autonomous flying robot that is as smart as a bird when it comes to maneuvering around obstacles.

1 Nov 2012

Wave Powered Autonomous Marine Robot Transmits Weather Data during Hurricane Sandy

Liquid Robotics®, an ocean data service provider and developer of the Wave Glider®, the first wave powered autonomous marine robot, reports one of their Wave Gliders named Mercury battled through Hurricane Sandy and successfully piloted through winds up to 70 knots, all the while transmitting weather data in real time.

From Liquid Robotics 1 Nov 2012

KUKA Introduces KR AGILUS Small Robot Series at Pack Expo 2012

Visit KUKA Robotics in booth N-4709 during Pack Expo 2012 to see innovative robotic solutions with new product introductions and demonstrations on how automation can bring efficiency to the packaging and palletizing process.

From KUKA Aktiengesellschaft 1 Nov 2012

Searchable, Crowdsourced Map of the Global Robotics Industry

Robotics AlleyTM, a robotics industry public-private initiative based in Minnesota, has unveiled the world’s first searchable, crowdsourced map of the booming global robotics industry. Already populated with more than 1,300 robotics-related organizations from around the world, TheRoboticsMap.com integrates best practices from open-source intelligence gathering and crowdsourcing to build a flexible, ever-expanding map of robotics organizations, including manufacturers, suppliers, research organizations and university robotics departments.

1 Nov 2012

Crawling Robots to Help Infants with Cerebral Palsy

Learning to crawl comes naturally for most infants, but those with cerebral palsy lack the muscle strength and coordination to perform the 25 individual movements required for crawling. With a $1.135 million, three-year grant from the National Science Foundation's National Robotics Initiative, University of Oklahoma researchers from the Norman and Health Sciences Center campuses are combining robotics, machine learning and brain imaging to assist infants with CP with the challenging, life-altering skill.

1 Nov 2012

New Measure to Aid Testing of Prosthetic Arms

Amputees with a new prosthetic arm must learn how to use their device to perform everyday tasks that were once second nature. Taking off a shirt becomes a conscious, multistep effort: grasp the shirt, lift the shirt over the head, pull arms through the sleeves, place the shirt on the table, let go of the shirt.

1 Nov 2012

Vanderbilt Exoskeleton Provides More Independence for People with Severe Spinal Cord Injuries

The dream of regaining the ability to stand up and walk has come closer to reality for people paralyzed below the waist who thought they would never take another step.

31 Oct 2012

Teleconference Update on NASA Curiosity Rover's Mission to Mars' Gale Crater

NASA will host a media teleconference at 11:30 a.m. PDT Tuesday, Oct. 30, to provide an update about the Curiosity rover's mission to Mars' Gale Crater.

31 Oct 2012

New Soccer Robot with Open Source Code and Design

Computer scientists from the University of Bonn have developed a new robot whose source code and design plan is publicly accessible. It is intended to facilitate the entry into research on humanoids, in particular, the TeenSize Class of the RoboCup. The scientists recently introduced the new robot at the IROS Conference (International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems) in Portugal.

31 Oct 2012

Curiosity Expedition Finds Similarity between Cuatro Ciénegas in Mexico and Gale Crater on Mars

Millions of years ago fire and water forged the gypsum rocks locked in at Cuatro Ciénegas, a Mexican valley similar to the Martian crater where NASA's Rover Curiosity roams. A team of researchers have now analysed the bacterial communities that have survived in these inhospitable springs since the beginning of life on Earth.

31 Oct 2012

Intelligrated Launch New Enhancements for 950 Series Hybrid Palletizers

Intelligrated®, a leading North American-based automated material handling solutions provider, launches two new enhancements for its Alvey® 950 series hybrid palletizers.

From Honeywell Intelligrated 30 Oct 2012

Hopping Helps Robots Reduce Consumption of Power

A new study shows that jumping can be much more complicated than it might seem. In research that could extend the range of future rescue and exploration robots, scientists have found that hopping robots could dramatically reduce the amount of energy they use by adopting a unique two-part “stutter jump.”

30 Oct 2012

Quantum Moves Forward on Landmine-Detecting Robot Joint Venture with CDS

Quantum International Corp. took a big step toward what is expected to be a very profitable alliance this week by preparing a term sheet for presentation to Clelland DataSciences, Inc. (CDS).

30 Oct 2012

Single Site Robotic Cholecystectomy Performed at St. Joseph's Hospital

The most comprehensive robotic surgery program in the Tampa Bay area now offers the latest in minimally-invasive procedures: the ability to remove a gallbladder through just one small incision in the bellybutton.

30 Oct 2012

SpaceX's Dragon Space Station Reenters Earth

NASA Television will provide live coverage of the release and departure of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft from the International Space Station on Sunday, Oct. 28. Coverage will begin at 6 a.m. CDT and conclude approximately three hours later after Dragon has left the vicinity of the orbiting laboratory.

29 Oct 2012