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Hansen Medical Displays Vascular Robotic System to Doctors in Europe

Hansen Medical, a company that develops medical systems based on robotics technology for precise three-dimensional control of catheter movement, has released a report that lists about the company’s first-quarter financial results and latest business deals.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 12 May 2011

SparkFun Conducts SparkFun Autonomous Vehicle Competition

The third annual SparkFun Autonomous Vehicle Competition (AVC) was held by SparkFun Electronics.

By Andy Choi 6 May 2011

National Instruments Unveils New Graphical System Design Software for LEGO Education Robotics Platform

National Instruments has launched the NI LabVIEW for LEGO MINDSTORMS, a new version of professional LabVIEW graphical system design software.

By Andy Choi 6 May 2011

Abar LR80TCR Loading System Incorporated with FANUC Robotics M10-iA

A FANUC Robotics M10-iA robot is the main automation component of the LR-80TCR Loading System, which allows greater flexibility for shelf ready packaging lines offered by Abar, the food packaging specialists. The FANUC robot allows speeds of up to 200 ppm for loading top sealed or thermo formed rigid trays.

By Andy Choi 6 May 2011

Clear Automation Introduces Flexible Robot Loader System

Clear Automation has launched a new flexible robot loader, which is to be used for fill and dispense applications.

By Andy Choi 6 May 2011

Aethon Train TUG Robots Deliver Food to Sick Patients in Children’s Hospital Boston

At the Children’s Hospital Boston, food is being delivered with plenty of smiles by Aethon’s TUG robots, which are designed like a train, to the sick children.

By Andy Choi 6 May 2011

World Robot Olympiad Arabia Brings Together 300 Teams

The World Robot Olympiad Arabia this year saw 1,500 students form 300 plus teams to participate in the three categories. The WRO 2011 was hosted in the capital city of Abu Dhabi.

By Andy Choi 5 May 2011

Study Evaluating Robotic Assisted Angioplasty Published in JACC

A leading developer of precision vascular robotics, Corindus Vascular Robotics said that the Journal of American College of Cardiology was publishing a study that evaluated the use of its robotic assisted angioplasty procedures.

By Andy Choi 5 May 2011

Cognex Receives Order for DataMan 500 Barcode Readers

Cognex obtained a large order from Kiva Systems for 140 DataMan 500 Barcode Readers. Kiva would incorporate the barcode readers into an advanced automated order fulfillment system, which is being created for a huge medical device manufacturer.

From Cognex Corporation 5 May 2011

Japanese Robots Deployed on Standby Mode at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant

The Fukushima nuclear power station’s number 1 plant has seen the entry of robots made in the US for taking temperature and radiation readings along with visual images via remote control.

By Andy Choi 5 May 2011

Metsäliitto Group to be Provided with Sierra Wireless Routers by Mobile World Communications

Sierra Wireless has announced that Mobile World Communications is to supply Sierra Wireless AirLink Intelligent wireless routers to the Metsäliitto Group, which is an International forest industry group operating in 30 countries.

By Andy Choi 5 May 2011

GigaPan Reintroduces EPIC Pro Robotic Camera with New and Special Functions

The Epic Pro, one the robotic camera products from GigaPan is being revamped with new functions.

By Andy Choi 5 May 2011

SBCA Honors Applied Robotics with Best of Business Award

The Small Business Commerce Association (SBCA) has chosen Applied Robotics (ARI) to be the recipient of the 2010 Best of Business Award in the General Industry Machinery/Equip Manufacturers category.

From Applied Robotics 5 May 2011

New MIT Algorithm Helps Sensors Monitor Surrounding Environment

Researchers at MIT have produced a new algorithm that enables sensor laden robots to focus on parts of the environment that change more frequently than others without losing track of the regions that change slowly.

By Andy Choi 4 May 2011

ReconRobotics and SSC Pacific to Design New Micro-Robot Platform For Use in Combating Maritime Piracy

If you were a pirate on the open seas you wouldn’t be too concerned about having a beer can thrown at you would you? Perhaps you should be! Recon Robotics have developed a tiny remote controlled beer can sized robot that can stick to the side of a ship and scale the hull to get to the deck.

By Andy Choi 4 May 2011