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Sandia National Laboratories Donate their Historic Robot Collection to Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution has agreed to obtain nine robots which are part of Sandia Lab’s historically significant robotic collection. These robots would be placed at the National Museum of American History.

By Andy Choi 20 Jul 2011

NGHC Performs Robot-Assisted Coronary Angioplasty

Northeast Georgia Heart Center (NGHC) has collaborated with Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) to complete a coronary angioplasty with a help of a robot. This robotic-assisted angioplasty is performed as a part of the CorPath PRECISE clinical test.

By Andy Choi 20 Jul 2011

Bluefin Robotics Develops Autonomous UUVs for Ocean Sensing

Bluefin Robotics has developed a network of unmanned underwater vehicles,(UUV’s) in order to enable independent adaptive co-operation among UUVs that are used in ocean sensing applications without constant contact with vehicle operators.

By Andy Choi 20 Jul 2011

Spatial Integrated System Receives Contract for Unmanned Surface Vehicle Development

A developer of high end business solutions and systems incorporating robotics,artificial intelligence, 3D visualization and modeling, Spatial Integrated Systems (SIS) has entered into a contract with the Office of Naval Research.

From Spatial Integrated Systems 20 Jul 2011

The da Vinci Si Robotic Surgery System and Simulator Enables Surgeons Achieve Perfection

Dr. Richard Farnam from the Las Palmas Medical Center has begun using the da Vinci Skills Simulator, a tool that allows Dr Farnam to practice complicated robotic surgeries in a training simulator based on virtual reality, prior to the actual surgery on a patient.

By Andy Choi 20 Jul 2011

The Force is Strong With This One! A Jedibot from Stanford

Students at Stanford University have created the ‘Jedibot’ by combing a dexterous robotic arm with a ‘lightsaber’ and the Microsoft Kinect sensor. Of course the hardware has some clever software backing up the JediBot as it goes through a set of pre-programmed attack moves to track and kill another Jedi Padawan.

By Andy Choi 19 Jul 2011

Smithsonian Selects Sandia Robots for Museum

The Smithsonian Institution is acquiring nine historically significant robots from the Sandia Labs for its permanent collection at the National Museum of American History.

By Andy Choi 19 Jul 2011

New Collaboration Between Willow Garage and the Healthcare Robotics Lab at Georgia Tech

Robotics research lab and technology incubator Willow Garage has joined the Healthcare Robotics Group in Geogia Tech to foster a program called ‘Robots for Humanity’. The project hopes allow robots to help human being with day to day activities, specially people who suffer from disabilities and are unable to take care of themselves.

From Willow Garage, Inc 19 Jul 2011

Researchers from Queen Mary University Develop Socially Conscious Robots

Researchers from the Queen Mary University and University College London are trying to develop socially conscious robots that are capable of interacting with humans by reading their facial expressions and reacting accordingly.

By Andy Choi 19 Jul 2011

Seven Year Old Affected By Cerebral Palsy Gains Strength through Robotic Rehabilitation

A seven year old girl, Anna Good, gained strength to move around and pedal her tricycle after undergoing robotic rehabilitation treatment at the Robotic Rehabilitation Center at Riley Hospital for children in Indianapolis.

By Andy Choi 19 Jul 2011

Veteran from Carnegie Mellon University Writes a Novel on Scary Robots

Daniel H. Wilson, a doctorate from the Carnegie Mellon University, has written a novel named Robopocalypse. In his bestselling novel he talks about robots as killing machines and are shown as ugly creatures determined to destroy humans.

By Andy Choi 19 Jul 2011

Researchers from Bionic Learning Network at Festo Design Lightweight Flying Robots

Festo has come up with some innovative designs of lightweight, flying robots like the SmartBird, AirPenguin, AirJelly etc. The SmartBird is essentially an ornithopter, which flaps and swoops around a large empty hall at Festo’s manufacturing plant. Festo is a German based automation company which specialises in pneumatic and electrical actuators.

By Andy Choi 19 Jul 2011

ICSR 2011 Competition Encourages Students, Scientists, and Professionals to Develop Social Robot for 2020

The International Conference on Social Robotics enables practitioners and researchers to demonstrate and explain the latest innovations in the area of social robotics.

By Andy Choi 19 Jul 2011

Energid Technologies to Develop Commercial Robots for Nuclear Power Plant Inspection

Energid Technologies Corp. of Cambridge, Massachusetts has developed a prototype for a robot that will inspect nuclear power plants. The next generation robot was developed as part of an agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd of Japan. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Mitsubishi is one of the world's leading heavy machinery manufacturers.

From Energid Technologies Corporation 18 Jul 2011

PPT Vision Incorporates JAI's Ultraviolet and Remote-Head Camera in Embedded Machine-Vision Systems

A manufacturer of industrial machine-vision cameras, JAI and PPT Vision have declared that the M-Series embedded machine-vision systems of PPT will feature JAI's CM-030GE-RH remote-head camera and CM-140GE-UV ultraviolet (UV) camera.

By Andy Choi 18 Jul 2011

Robotics News

Sandia National Laboratories Donate their Historic Robot Collection to Smithsonian Institution

NGHC Performs Robot-Assisted Coronary Angioplasty

Bluefin Robotics Develops Autonomous UUVs for Ocean Sensing

Spatial Integrated System Receives Contract for Unmanned Surface Vehicle Development

The da Vinci Si Robotic Surgery System and Simulator Enables Surgeons Achieve Perfection

The Force is Strong With This One! A Jedibot from Stanford

Smithsonian Selects Sandia Robots for Museum

New Collaboration Between Willow Garage and the Healthcare Robotics Lab at Georgia Tech

Researchers from Queen Mary University Develop Socially Conscious Robots

Seven Year Old Affected By Cerebral Palsy Gains Strength through Robotic Rehabilitation

Veteran from Carnegie Mellon University Writes a Novel on Scary Robots

Researchers from Bionic Learning Network at Festo Design Lightweight Flying Robots

ICSR 2011 Competition Encourages Students, Scientists, and Professionals to Develop Social Robot for 2020

Energid Technologies to Develop Commercial Robots for Nuclear Power Plant Inspection

PPT Vision Incorporates JAI's Ultraviolet and Remote-Head Camera in Embedded Machine-Vision Systems

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