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University of Leeds to Perform Clinical Trial of Robotic-Assisted Keyhole Surgery

The Clinical Trials Research Unit (CTRU) of the University of Leeds will head a clinical trial to determine if robotic approach can be used to eliminate bowel cancer by means of laparoscopic or 'keyhole' methods and also if this method reduces the risk of reoccurrence of bowel cancer.

By Andy Choi 18 Apr 2011

Ryerson University Students Invent Cost-Effective Brain-Controlled Robotic Arm

Two undergraduate biomedical students from Ryerson University have built Artificial Muscle-Operated (AMO) arm, a robotic arm controlled by brain signals.

By Andy Choi 18 Apr 2011

Office of Naval Research to Develop Medical Robot

The Office of Naval Research has declared that it is looking forward to develop the Autonomous Critical Care System (ACCS), a medical robot archetype.

By Andy Choi 18 Apr 2011

HighRes Biosolutions’ Uses Innovative Robotic System to Automate NCI’s Biological Samples Library

National Cancer Institute (NCI’s) Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG) has chosen HighRes Biosolutions to automate the grouping of around 8 million biological specimens of NCI’s library.

By Andy Choi 18 Apr 2011

Autistic Children Learn from Kaspar Robot

Scientists at the University of Hertfordshire have developed a robot called Kaspar, which has been programmed to perform small actions like laughing, smiling, blinking, frowning and waving his arms at a cost of 1300 pounds or US$2118.

By Andy Choi 18 Apr 2011

U.S. Army Commissions iRobot for Delivery of SUGVs

iRobot declared that the U.S. Army has planned to obtain two more brigade sets of 320 SUGVs (Small Unmanned Ground Vehicles).

By Andy Choi 18 Apr 2011

Polaris Launches 9300xi Sport Robotic Pool Cleaning System

Zodiac Pool Systems’ Polaris Division has introduced the new 9300xi Sport, which is an advanced robotic pool cleaning technology. The system perfectly complements the Polaris Sport model.

By Andy Choi 18 Apr 2011

Underwater Robots Track Swimming Penguins

Autonomous robots called gliders have been programmed to follow the routes of Adelie penguins and gather data, which would help scientists to gain insight into the reasons for the rapid fall in the population of birds swimming in the Southern Oceans of Antarctica.

By Andy Choi 18 Apr 2011

Oleum Tech Partners with McKi Wireless Solutions to Serve Oil and Gas Markets

OleumTech, a company specializing in industrial automation systems, has teamed up with McKi Wireless Solutions, a firm based in Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada, to improve product and solutions for oil and gas markets in Canada and other countries.

By Andy Choi 18 Apr 2011

Research Report on Proteomics Technologies

Reportlinker.com has introduced a new market research report titled Proteomics – Technologies, Markets and Companies that describes and studies the proteomic technologies, which play a key role in molecular diagnostics, drug discovery and practice of medicine.

By Andy Choi 18 Apr 2011

College Students to Develop Robotic Rovers

Robotic Rovers will be developed at a NASA Center by 80 students selected from community colleges in Puerto Rico and in 28 states.

By Andy Choi 16 Apr 2011

Carnegie Mellon University Observes National Robotics Week with Mobot Races and Robot Demonstrations

The Second Annual National Robotics Week was celebrated by Carnegie Mellon University with a host of research project demonstrations at the Robotics Institute. In addition, the Teruko Yata Memorial Lecture and the yearly Mobot races were also conducted.

By Andy Choi 16 Apr 2011