On June 16, 2012, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) will have six teams of national engineers competing for $1.5 M worth agency-funded prize. The event will be represented by NASA Chief Technologist Mason Peck and NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver. The inaugural event will be held within the campus facility of WPI in Worcester. Garver will attend this event along with congressional and local officials.
By Kalwinder Kaur
13 Jun 2012
MIT’s Boeing Career Development Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Julie Shah stated that in future handling of common tasks, the factory floor may have robots working alongside humans. Shah predicts that airplane manufacturing can be effective with robotic assistants.
By Kalwinder Kaur
13 Jun 2012
On behalf of the Swedish Army, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration has awarded a fixed price order to AeroVironment to deliver 12 small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
RMT Robotics®, a Cimcorp Oy company and the manufacturer and integrator of ADAM™ autonomous mobile robot (AMR), has entered into a sales representative agreement with MIBA for the promotion and sale of its ADAM mobile robots in Italy.
RoboCity12, a robotics Summit was conducted recently in Madrid by the RoboCity2030 consortium coordinated by Universidad Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M), which consists of serious research groups committed to this field.
By Kalwinder Kaur
12 Jun 2012
Mazor Robotics, a manufacturer of advanced surgical robots and related products, has successfully concluded the first robot-guided surgical procedures in the brain using Mazor Robotics’ technology. Prof. Robert Schönmayr and Dr. In-Se Kim, neurosurgeons at Horst Schmidt Kliniken (HSK) Hospital in Wiesbaden, Germany, performed the surgical procedures for the first three cases.
By Nick Gilbert
12 Jun 2012
Research and Markets declared that its report series now has a new book titled ‘System Dynamics: Modeling, Simulation, and Control of Mechatronic Systems, 5th Edition’ of John Wiley and Sons.
By Kalwinder Kaur
12 Jun 2012
Research and Markets has released a new report titled "The World ROV Market Forecast 2011-2015".
By Kalwinder Kaur
12 Jun 2012
ReconRobotics recently declared that it will launch an advanced military and police robot during the Eurosatory defense and security exhibition that is being held from June 11 to s14 in Paris. This new robot includes advanced reconnaissance capabilities.
By Kalwinder Kaur
12 Jun 2012
The European private equity firm, Permira, has entered into an agreement to acquire Intelligrated, a provider of automated material handling products, services and solutions.
By Nick Gilbert
11 Jun 2012
Kepware Technologies, a provider of Advanced Communications for Automation, recently declared that Allied Solutions, a supplier of industrial automation solutions, has been designated as a ‘Preferred Distributor partner’ of Kepware, all across Southeast Asia.
By Kalwinder Kaur
11 Jun 2012
Locomotor pattern generation and balance will be impacted as a result of any impairment in central nervous system (CNS).
By Kalwinder Kaur
11 Jun 2012
World Surveillance Group recently declared that the Company has completed filing of provisional patent application on an Argus Hybrid aerostat/airship design.
By Kalwinder Kaur
8 Jun 2012
SparkFun Electronics will conduct its fourth annual Autonomous Vehicle Competition (AVC) on June 16, 2012. During the yearly -held AVC, the worldwide robotic teams will compete in a contest of home-built ground and aerial vehicles within the facility of SparkFun's HQ. Considered to be the massive competition of all times, the 2012 contest is all set to take place at SparkFun's parking lot.
By Nick Gilbert
8 Jun 2012
Research and Markets has released Frost & Sullivan's new report titled ‘Military Unmanned Aerial Systems Market Assessment’, which provides a complete overview of the market. It investigates the present status of the market and provides insights into potential opportunities.
By Kalwinder Kaur
8 Jun 2012