NASA's Curiosity Mars rover checked in on Mars Wednesday using the mobile application Foursquare. This marks the first check-in on another planet. Users on Foursquare can keep up with Curiosity as the rover checks in at key locations and posts photos and tips, all while exploring the Red Planet.
Advanced surgical techniques such as robotic-assisted operations and minimally invasive surgical procedures may extend survival and improve recovery in octogenarians with bladder and colorectal cancers when compared with patients who undergo conventional open operations according to two new studies presented at the 2012 Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons.
Kinze Autonomy, featuring the Jaybridge Robotics software solution for autonomous vehicles, was recently shown in action in Illinois, where it is actively harvesting corn for three large-scale corn growers.
As Quantum International Corp. explores the potential of tiny nanobots to revolutionize medicine, new robotics breakthroughs could soon pave the way for a potential cure for cancer.
ORLive, BroadcastMed’s premier surgical broadcasting website, is highlighting two upcoming robotic surgery events from Shawnee Mission Medical Center - a leader in robotic surgery.
A joint team of government, a not-for-profit research and development organization and academia has completed two weeks of flight testing "sense and avoid" technology that could some day help unmanned aircraft better integrate into the national air transportation system.
The global engineering and construction company M+W Group strengthens its capabilities in the automation business. Today the company announced that M+W Automation, a subsidiary of their operations in the Americas, purchased 100 percent of Spectrum Engineering Solutions (Spectrum Engineering Solutions, Inc., Spectrum Robotics, Inc., and Inspect, LLC).
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is calling on innovators with expertise in designing and engineering drivetrain and mobility systems to collaboratively design elements of a new amphibious infantry vehicle, the Fast, Adaptable, Next-Generation Ground Vehicle (FANG).
Scientists at the Universities of Sheffield and Sussex are embarking on an ambitious project to produce the first accurate computer models of a honey bee brain in a bid to advance our understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and how animals think.
A new Mayo Clinic study confirms the use of smartphones medical images to evaluate stroke patients in remote locations through telemedicine. The study, the first to test the effectiveness of smartphone teleradiology applications in a real-world telestroke network, was recently published in Stroke, a journal of the American Heart Association.
Motion capture technology revolutionized filmmaking, animating fantastic characters with realistic movements. Films like James Cameron’s Avatar use sophisticated methods of capturing movement and even facial expressions to create imaginative and immersive experiences. Similar technology is now spurring innovation in science and engineering.
RxMedic Systems, a leading manufacturer of automated dispensing solutions for pharmacies, and Health Business Systems (HBS), a market leader in pharmacy software systems, today announced the signing of a preferred business partner agreement.
When it comes to stroke rehabilitation, it takes a dedicated team to help a person regain as much independence as possible: physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, recreation therapists, caregivers and others. Now, a University of Calgary research team has added a robot to help identify and customize post-stroke therapy.
Teledyne DALSA has declared that its BOA Smart Cameras is available to support PROFINET IO that fosters industrial automation applications with its high-level network.
By Kalwinder Kaur
29 Sep 2012
With continued effort to develop and commercialize robotic exoskeleton-related new technologies, Quantum International has been witnessing success in medical devices.
By Kalwinder Kaur
29 Sep 2012