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Researchers Teach Robots to Respond in Disaster Emergencies

How do you teach a robot to get into vehicle and drive it? Three University of Delaware professors plan to figure it out by the end of next year.

25 Oct 2012

Adept Launches Distributed Motion Controller to Increase Robot's Cycle Speeds

Adept Technology, Inc. a leading provider of intelligent robots and autonomous mobile solutions, introduces its new SmartController EX. This lead-free, high-performance distributed motion controller, designed for use with Adept robots, features Gigabit Ethernet, a high-speed processor and new software, called Adept eV+. With more processing power and faster communication, the new SmartController EX can increase a robot's cycle speeds by up to five percent.

25 Oct 2012

Lockheed Martin Receives $11M Contract to Develop Autonomous Mobility Appliqué System

Lockheed Martin received an $11 million contract for the development, integration and testing of the Autonomous Mobility Applique System (AMAS).

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 25 Oct 2012

Robot Hall of Fame - Group of Robots Selected to Represent Contemporary Robotics

The Robot Hall of Fame® inducted four robots chosen for the first time by a popular vote — Aldebaran Robotics’ NAO humanoid, iRobot’s PackBot bomb disposal robot, Boston Dynamics’ four-legged BigDog and WALL-E, the fictional robot of the namesake Pixar movie — during a ceremony Tuesday at Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh.

24 Oct 2012

RAF Gets First UK-Based Armed UAV Operations Squadron

The RAF is getting its first UK-based armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle operations squadron.

24 Oct 2012

Rolls-Royce Engines to Power US Navy's Next-Generation Hovercraft

The US Navy's next-generation hovercraft will be powered by Rolls-Royce engines - the outcome of a contract presented to the power systems firm on 22 October 2012.

24 Oct 2012

Adachi Purchases Mazor Robotics' Surgical Guidance System for Spine Procedures

Mazor Robotics Ltd., a developer of innovative surgical robots and complementary products, today announced that Adachi Medical Instruments Co., Mazor’s distribution partner in Japan, placed an order for its Renaissance™ system. As part of the distribution agreement, Adachi is committed to obtain Japanese PMDA (Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency) approval for the Renaissance system. The system purchased will be used to facilitate the PMDA process.

From Medtronic 24 Oct 2012

Northrop Grumman Delivers Unmanned Aircraft Carrying Battlefield Airborne Communications Node

Northrop Grumman Corporation delivered a Global Hawk unmanned aircraft to the U.S. Air Force carrying the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) – expanding airborne communications and information sharing among military units in harsh environments.

24 Oct 2012

Afterloader Robotic Device Used in Real-Time Treatment Planning for HDR Brachytherapy

ASTRO Booth #5019 -- Varian Medical Systems will showcase the latest version of the Vitesse™ real-time treatment planning* for high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy at the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) later this week.

24 Oct 2012

Bossa Nova Robotics Launches Commercial Robot with Ballbot Spherical-Locomotion

Bossa Nova Robotics is a developer of experiential robotics. Founded by robotics expert Sarjoun Skaff, the company launched out of the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University in 2005 with one simple goal: to bring robots out of the lab and into the living room. Previously focused on interactive play experiences for children, the company is broadening its portfolio to encompass personal robotics for the home. Bossa Nova Robotics is headquartered in San Francisco with R&D offices in Pittsburgh.

From Bossa Nova Robotics 24 Oct 2012

Blue Origin Successfully Conducts Space Crew Transportation Pad Escape Test

NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) partner Blue Origin conducted a successful pad escape test Friday at the company's West Texas launch site, firing its pusher-escape motor and launching a full-scale suborbital crew capsule from a simulated propulsion module.

24 Oct 2012

Elbit Systems of America to Exhibit Advanced Solutions at AUSA 2012

Elbit Systems of America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd. will present an array of cutting edge solutions designed to enhance the capabilities of the United States Armed Forces at the upcoming Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition (AUSA), (booth #839, Hall A) set to take place in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington DC from October 22-24, 2012.

22 Oct 2012

New Paper Suggests Steps to Keep Astronauts Safe from Infection in Deep Space

The cabin of a spacecraft halfway to Mars would be the least convenient place -- one cannot say “on earth” — for a Salmonella or Pneumococcus outbreak, but a wide-ranging new paper suggests that microgravity and prolonged space flight could give unique advantages to germs. What’s a space agency to do? Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital infectious disease expert Dr. Leonard Mermel offers several ideas.

22 Oct 2012

NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity Ingests Soil Sample for Analysis

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has ingested its first solid sample into an analytical instrument inside the rover, a capability at the core of the two-year mission.

22 Oct 2012

CSA Develops Terrestrial Rovers for Space Exploration

Today, the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), together with Steve MacLean, President of the CSA, celebrated Canada's legacy in space by highlighting another milestone in CSA's robotics work on rovers. These terrestrial rovers are bringing CSA one step closer to developing the next generation of rovers for space exploration.

20 Oct 2012

Robotics News

Researchers Teach Robots to Respond in Disaster Emergencies

Adept Launches Distributed Motion Controller to Increase Robot's Cycle Speeds

Lockheed Martin Receives $11M Contract to Develop Autonomous Mobility Appliqué System

Robot Hall of Fame - Group of Robots Selected to Represent Contemporary Robotics

RAF Gets First UK-Based Armed UAV Operations Squadron

Rolls-Royce Engines to Power US Navy's Next-Generation Hovercraft

Adachi Purchases Mazor Robotics' Surgical Guidance System for Spine Procedures

Northrop Grumman Delivers Unmanned Aircraft Carrying Battlefield Airborne Communications Node

Afterloader Robotic Device Used in Real-Time Treatment Planning for HDR Brachytherapy

Bossa Nova Robotics Launches Commercial Robot with Ballbot Spherical-Locomotion

Blue Origin Successfully Conducts Space Crew Transportation Pad Escape Test

Elbit Systems of America to Exhibit Advanced Solutions at AUSA 2012

New Paper Suggests Steps to Keep Astronauts Safe from Infection in Deep Space

NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity Ingests Soil Sample for Analysis

CSA Develops Terrestrial Rovers for Space Exploration

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