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NASA and DARPA Offers Students an Opportunity to Help

If you are a high school student fascinated with all things space this might just be the opportunity that you were waiting for. What the NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency or DARPA are offering is the opportunity to design experiments that will actually be tested in space.

By Andy Choi 21 Jun 2011

Canada's New Polymer Banknotes Honour Canadian Robotics and Space Pogram

The Canadian Government and Bank of Canada have got together to honour the Canadian space program in a unique manner. The new five dollar bill will profile the workhorse of the International Space Station, Canadarm2 and Dexte which were developed by MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associated Ltd.

By Andy Choi 21 Jun 2011

William Lynn Says Robotics Key to U.S. Military Despite Budget Cuts

William Lynn, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defence said that the US would strive to keep its lead in unmanned robotic technology despite the $400 billion reduction in defense spending. The cuts in defence budget are part of the Obama government’s goal of reducing the U.S. deficit over the next 12 years.

By Andy Choi 21 Jun 2011

UK Artist Trains Robot to Sketch

Patrick Tresset, an artist from the UK, has been successful in training the AIKON II robot to develop its own drawing skills. He has trained the robot to sketch faces from a complex mix of lines.

By Andy Choi 21 Jun 2011

U.S Military to Lead in Unmanned Robotic Technology Despite Budget Cuts

The U.S Deputy Secretary of Defence stated that the military would continue to be the leader in using unmanned robotic technology despite cost cutting measures of $ 400 billion in the defence budget. William Lynn, the Deputy Secretary, added that the Pentagon would continue to lead in the cyber security and long-range target striking using missiles, electronic attacks and aircraft.

By Andy Choi 21 Jun 2011

CryoXtract Gets Financial Support for Automated Frozen Sample Aliquotter

CryoXtract has received huge financial aid towards the commercialization of its Automated Frozen Sample Aliquotter. The automated aliquotter is useful in applications such as biobanking, molecular medicine and biomarker discovery, where the sample is not required to go through repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

By Andy Choi 21 Jun 2011

Doctoral Student from EPFL Creates Industrial Robot

Research work done by a doctoral student at the Laboratory of Robotics Systems at EPFL resulted in the development of an industrial robot that was capable of a variable degree of freedom as required by the user.

By Andy Choi 20 Jun 2011

Robotic Telemedicine Considered Safe by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

The neonatologist team at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles have investigated the use of the remote-controlled, robotic telemedicine in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and have submitted a report that indicates that the system is safe to use.

By Andy Choi 20 Jun 2011

Oxford High Students Participate in VEX Robotic Championship

A student team led by teacher Gregory Darin from the Oxford High School participated in the Connecticut CTEA State VEX Robotic championship at Central Connecticut State University.

By Andy Choi 20 Jun 2011

Saskatchewan Science Centre and IBM Announce Robotics Challenge

Saskatchewan Science Centre has partnered with IBM to host the Saskatchewan Robotics Challenge. As part of the IBM Centennial year celebrations IMB’s subsidiary ISM Canada and Saskatchewan Science Centre will donate time and expertise in communities.

By Andy Choi 19 Jun 2011

Topcon Announces High Precision Robotic Total Stations

Topcon Positioning Systems has released the MS Series of high precision robotic total stations in both North and South America. The senior vice president of the Topcon Positioning Systems Survey Business Unit, Denny Welch said that the MS measuring station opened a new era in ultra precision measurements.

By Andy Choi 19 Jun 2011