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Landroids Robotics Team Receives Donation from Regal Bank

‘Landroids’, robotics team formed by the high school students of Livingston Robotics Club (LRC), has received $600 worth sponsorship from Regal Bank.

25 Feb 2011

Robotics Team of Kell High School to Develop ROV for Oil Cleanup Operations

InvenTeam, robotics team of Kell High School, is working on developing a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) for cleaning up oil spills.

25 Feb 2011

JAXA to Send Humanoid to International Space Station

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has declared that it will launch a humanoid in 2013 to the International Space Station to serve as an interactive companion for crewmembers living aboard the station.

25 Feb 2011

Freudenberg NOK Mechatronics Invests in New Facility

Freudenberg NOK Mechatronics Hungary, leading provider of mechatronics solutions, has reported that it has invested €1 million at its new facility, which is located on the outskirts of Budapest.

25 Feb 2011

ADNEC to Deploy Visitor-Assistance Robot at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre

The Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) has announced that soon a robot will be deployed at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.

25 Feb 2011

Researchers Use iCub Robot to Develop Learning Robots

A team of researchers at Aberystwyth University are working on Intrinsically Motivated Cumulative Learning Versatile Robots (IM-CLeVeR) global project. The project uses ICub robot to build robots with learning ability.

25 Feb 2011

Flowtronex’s Remote Monitoring Solution Maximizes Efficiency of Irrigation Systems

The industry's first remote monitoring solution for increasing the efficiency of pumps and water irrigation systems has been introduced by Flowtronex.

25 Feb 2011

Pearson’s Robotic Case Packing System to Utilize Proprietary Robotic Controllers

According to Michael Senske, president of Pearson Packaging Systems, customers have been demanding for a robotic case packer, where the robotic arm functions independently of a proprietary controller.

25 Feb 2011

PaPeRo Robot Provides Information to Elders

The NEC Corporation that had started the development of the PaPeRo since 1997 (Partner-type-Personal-Robot) has launched a new version of PaPeRo for helping the elderly stay active by gathering information about the local activities.

25 Feb 2011

Display of Robotics Researches at Online Exhibition

The online exhibition EXPO21XX is aimed at drawing the attention to the future predictions in the field of industrial and consumer robotics.

25 Feb 2011

TrekNorth Robotics Team to Contest in FIRST Program

A group of 14 students from TrekNorth Junior & Senior High School will participate in the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics program from March 10-12 held at Duluth.

25 Feb 2011

Robotics Integrated Case Packers to Achieve High Packing Speed

Arnott, an internationally known company for production of biscuits, is planning to change to the automatic mode of operation on all its speciality lines.

25 Feb 2011

Robotic Fish to Protect Fishes from Dangers of Sea

An NYU-Poly professor, Maurizio Porfiri, has conceptualized an innovative design and built a robotic fish for protecting schools of fish from danger zones such as turbines and polluted waters.

25 Feb 2011

Patients with Hemiplegia to Benefit from Robotic Therapy

The American Stroke Association featured a research presentation at the International Stroke Conference 2011 that explained the importance of assigning robotic therapy in addition to the standard rehabilitation for stroke victims.

25 Feb 2011

Stretchable Solar Cells Could Power Artificial Skin for Robots

A flexible solar cell that converts sunlight into electricity even when stretched is the latest breakthrough in the work of Stanford University's Zhenan Bao, a professor of chemical engineering who has created an artificial electronic "super skin" that also has applications in prosthetics, robotics and detection of harmful diseases.

By Andy Choi 24 Feb 2011