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Analogue Space Suit and Rover Successfully Tested in Simulated Mars Mission

The Austrian Space Forum and the European Space Agency (ESA) have completed successful testing of their simulated Mars mission in the Rio Tinto semi-desert in Spain.

By Andy Choi 30 Apr 2011

Soft Robots Designed with Inputs from Movement of Caterpillars

The new generation of search and rescue soft robots is to be based on the diverse behavior of caterpillars.

By Andy Choi 30 Apr 2011

CORBYS Project Develops Robots to Help People with Damaged Limbs to Walk

Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire are incorporating cognitive skills into a new robot, which is to help people who have damaged limbs to walk again.

By Andy Choi 30 Apr 2011

Business Review Australia to Assess JMP Robots

The Business Review Australia has observed JMP Engineering, which has been manufacturing and installing equipment for material handling for the past 38 years.

By Andy Choi 30 Apr 2011

Air Force Plans for a Future Filled with Powerful Robots

A decade ago, the Air Force had begun the process of replacing their old fleet of tankers, and at that time the number of drones or unmanned aerial vehicles was just a handful.

By Andy Choi 29 Apr 2011

US Army Awards Contract to iRobot for SUGVs

iRobot, a leading robotic technology solutions provider, has announced that it has obtained a $7.6 million for supply of 50 numbers of 310 SUGV (small unmanned ground vehicles) tactical mobile robots along with spare parts from the U.S. Army Contracting Command-Warren in Michigan.

By Andy Choi 29 Apr 2011

Benefits of Robot-Assisted Prostatectomy Still Uncertain

Statistics indicate that every year over 180,000 men have been diagnosed with prostate cancer, which is one of the most common cancer diseases in the country.

By Andy Choi 29 Apr 2011

ASIMO to be Unveiled at St. Louis FIRST World Championships

ASIMO, Honda’s most advanced humanoid robot is to make its debut in the 2011 FIRST World Championship in St. Louis from April 28-30, where ASIMO would demonstrate its capabilities in 15 minute sessions.

By Andy Choi 29 Apr 2011

Robotics Experts Meet in Pune: National Symposium

A number of research and development professionals in the field of robotics are meeting for a two day national symposium in Dighi, Pune.

By Andy Choi 28 Apr 2011

RoboRugby Competition Held in UCD Campus

The University College Dublin (UCD) campus was the venue, where the Rugby Robots were exhibited by the first year engineering students who had created them for the Siemens RoboRugby competition finals.

By Andy Choi 28 Apr 2011

RobotWorx Converts Arms of Old Industrial Robots into Servo Postioners

Retrofitting and recycling old robot arms into positioners is the new and latest green technique, and this would provide customers low cost workcell components.

By Andy Choi 28 Apr 2011

PhillieBot to Mark its Debut During the Phillies Game

The PhillieBot, a custom built robot, made its debut in the Phillies Brewers game at 12:45 pm by throwing out the first pitch during the Philadelphia Science Festival.

By Andy Choi 28 Apr 2011

Prosthetic Hand Invented by Iowa Girl Scouts Wins Global Innovation Award

A group of Girl Scouts consisting of girls from the age group of 11-13 years, called the Flying Monkeys who were from Ames in Iowa, have developed a prosthetic hand for helping a three year old girl child to write.

By Andy Choi 28 Apr 2011

Wireless Data Solutions Demonstrated at Automation and Power World Conference

FreeWave Technologies, a company manufacturing the highly reliable licensed radios and spread spectrum for vital data transmission, gave a demonstration of their wireless data radio solutions such as the FGR2-PE and the IO Sensor Module

By Andy Choi 28 Apr 2011

Cancer Centers in US and Switzerland Utilize Protura Robotic Patient Positioning and UCT Systems

The Universal Couchtop (UCT) and Protura Robotic Patient Positioning System, developed by CIVCO Medical Solutions, have been installed in the Zurich University in Switzerland and in the Moores Cancer Center in San Diego in the US, two top cancer centers for clinical use.

By Andy Choi 28 Apr 2011