Professor Sekine of Teikyo University has developed a Mohican humanoid which can climb a ladder and spray insecticide at wasp nests. The robot features a Mohawk and can be controlled from a safe distance.
University Hospital of Ostrava has procured Accuray’s CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system and has started utilizing it for cancer treatment.
Engineering Services (ESI) has received CAD$3 million worth contract from the Canadian Space Agency to build archetypes of control stations, investigation tools and a robotic arm. Later these robotic technologies will be included in the land-based archetypes of Martian and lunar rovers.
Kevin Warwick, Professor of Cybernetics at the University of Reading, has predicted that Brain-bots (robots with in-built human brains) could be in our homes within a span of ten years.
Trimble has declared that it has acquired Thing Magic, a pioneer in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, for an undisclosed amount.
International Submarine Engineering (ISE) has supplied a new Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) termed ‘Hakuyo 150-3000’ to SNK Ocean, a Japan-based marine services company.
Farstad Shipping has announced that it has made a NOK335 million worth contract with Petrobras for offering its Far Scotia to function as Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) prop vessel in Brazil.
An international group of scientists, headed by Mark Whitty of University of New South Wales, is working on a new software, which can enable the autonomous robots to move precisely and re-evaluate quickly.
Microscan has declared that it will showcase its latest machine vision and auto ID product line in Hall 6, Booth D43 at Vision 2010, which will be held at the Stuttgart New Exhibition Centre, Germany, from November 9 to 11.
Isra Vision, a German machine-vision software developer, is looking forward to new acquisitions to widen its local presence, and to augment the development of machine vision products and innovations.
Stemmer Imaging has instigated training programs in the new training center at its headquarters located in Puchheim.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has anchored its latest $55 million worth research vessel named ‘Bell M Shimada’ in San Diego. The vessel will be deployed for scientific research operations along the West Coast.
Team Frednet, an open-source non-profit organization, has declared that it has received Innovative Lunar Demonstrations Data (ILDD) contract from NASA offering the highest government procurement value of $10.01 million.
Schneider Packaging Equipment has announced that FANUC Robotics has acknowledged their company as a Certified Servicing Integrator (CSI) in FANUC’s group of Authorized Integrators.
Pearson Packaging Systems has launched MPI-300, a novel multipacking robotic system, which can function at rates up to 300 products per minute, per product line.
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