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Mobile Robotics Competition in Gauteng Seeks Mining Solutions

National Instruments' Stephen Plumb and the Centre for Mining Innovation at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), hope to uncover robotics talent in South Africa (SA) through a mobile robotics competition to be conducted during the annual Robotics and Mechatronics Symposium in Gauteng between November 23 and 25, 2011.

19 Feb 2011

Stanley LaBounty Unveils F16 Remote Controlled Demolition Robot

Stanley LaBounty, subsidiary of Stanley Hydraulic Tools, has released F16 Remote Controlled Demolition Robot, the first robot in its class for the mid-sized demolition segment.

19 Feb 2011

AUSPACK PLUS to Include FANUC Robot Systems

John Hart Automation & Robotics, distributor of FANUC robotic systems in Australia, has announced that it will showcase the M-10iA robot and integrated robot vision with high-speed visual conveyor tracking at the AUSPACK PLUS event.

19 Feb 2011

Hanford Nuclear Reservation Workers Learn Robotic Arm Operation

Crew members of Hanford Nuclear Reservation are learning the maneuvering of Mobile Arm Retrieval System (MARS).

19 Feb 2011

Colombo Dockyard Unveils ROV Support Vessel

Colombo Dockyard Plc (CDPLC) has developed Greatship Rohini, a Remote Operating Vehicle (ROV) support vessel, for Greatship Global Offshore Services of Singapore to perform complicated undersea tasks in the oil and gas segment.

19 Feb 2011

ABI Research Releases Report on Military Robotics Market

ABI Research has released a new research report titled ‘Defense Robots: UAVs, UGVs, UUVs and Task Robots for Military Applications’.

From ABI Research 19 Feb 2011

ABB to Supply Automation Systems to Codelco

ABB, provider of automation and electrical solutions, has received a purchase order worth $47 million for its gearless mill drives and electrical machinery from Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco), the biggest copper mining company.

From ABB Ltd. 19 Feb 2011

Canada's First Robotic Laryngectomy Performed

In a ground-breaking new achievement, doctors have been able to perform a throat surgery in Canada without cutting the patient.

By Andy Choi 16 Feb 2011

Robotics Lab Added to Discovery Museum Science and Space Center

The Discovery Museum Science and Space Center is launching a $200,000 robotics lab that will become an integral part of the center's new digs along the banks of the Sacramento River.

By Andy Choi 16 Feb 2011

Military Robot Markets Set to Exceed $8 Billion in 2016

A new study by ABI Research has revealed that the market for military robot technology is not only maintaining its healthy growth streak, but will continue to develop into excess of $8 billion in 2016.

By Andy Choi 16 Feb 2011

A Whiteboard Cleaning Robot

Robots are gradually beginning to taking over all our boring and mundane chores. Already our metal assistants have been taught to flip pancakes and shoot arrows. People at Fujitsu recently released video footage of them teaching a robot how to erase a whiteboard.

From Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc. 16 Feb 2011