Quantum International is investigating the development of home-building robots that can complete house construction within a single day, without involving any human builders.
By Nick Gilbert
31 Aug 2012
With recent achievement of several advances, researchers at MIT and the University of Pennsylvania have genetically engineered muscle cells that can flex as a result of light reaction.
By Kalwinder Kaur
31 Aug 2012
During this week, a supernovae target was robotically achieved by the recently installed two identical FLOYDS spectrographs, at telescopes 6,000 mies apart.
By Kalwinder Kaur
31 Aug 2012
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) hosted an education program that involved VIP guests and NASA and JPL officials, 53 high school students from the i.am College Track Center in Boyle Heights/East Los Angeles, and Curiosity mission members who paid homage to the first human to walk on the Moon, Astronaut Neil Armstrong. The event also marked the release of the world's first song from ‘Mars’- the Red Planet, back to Earth.
By Kalwinder Kaur
30 Aug 2012
RMT Robotics®, a Cimcorp Oy company, is pleased to to announce a new tire palletizing system sale in China as part of a larger project with Hanwha TechM, RMT’s Korean automation partner.
Research and Markets has declared that Wintergreen Research’s new report titled "Launchers for Unmanned Aerial Systems and Targets: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2012 to 2018" has been added to its portfolio.
By Kalwinder Kaur
29 Aug 2012
A robotics software company, 5D Robotics was honored with several acclamations during the 2012 Robotics Rodeo in Fort Benning, Georgia. Sponsored by the Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO), the event welcomed a large number of attendees and experts such as military leaders and international press, as well as robot geeks and engineers. Up-to-the-minute innovative and unmanned ground systems were displayed at the event.
By Kalwinder Kaur
29 Aug 2012
NASA has announced that the registration for the Fourth Annual Lunabotics Mining Competition is now open. The event is a university-level competition designed to encourage innovative lunar excavation concepts that may possibly be used during an actual lunar excavation.
By Kalwinder Kaur
28 Aug 2012
The International Federation of Robotics and IEEE Robotics and Automation Society has designated Universal Robots’ UR5 robotic arm as "The world's most innovative robot". Along with UR10, the award winning UR5 robotic arm will be debuted.
Quantum International is exploring novel improvement in robotic exoskeletons that have potential applications as real life savers.
By Kalwinder Kaur
28 Aug 2012
University of Southampton researchers are exploring the efficiency of artificial intelligence (AI) technology to implement next-generation traffic control.
By Kalwinder Kaur
27 Aug 2012
Stanford marine biologists recently identified a white shark along the California coast north of San Francisco, marking the first step of advancement in "wired ocean". This project gives real-time information of sharks and other animals, and also introduces a new iPhone and iPad app to better connect to ocean and marine creatures.
By Kalwinder Kaur
27 Aug 2012
Royal Philips Electronics and Corindus Vascular Robotics declared that they have entered into a distribution agreement to market Corindus' CorPath 200 System in the US.
By Nick Gilbert
27 Aug 2012
Kirby Lester and Tri State Distribution declared that the Kirby Lester KL60 compact robotic dispenser is the unique pharmacy automation for the TriMaxx 3-sided container/closure/label system. This strategic technology partnership was declared on the eve of the yearly NACDS Pharmacy & Technology Conference that took place at Denver, Colorado.
By Kalwinder Kaur
27 Aug 2012
Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) has unveiled the ‘PS series’, an innovative professional-grade robotic total station developed to have higher power, precision and potential than other robotic total stations existing on the market. Based onTopcon’s new PowerTrac technology, the PS enhances prism tracking power.
By Kalwinder Kaur
24 Aug 2012