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Report on Vision Guided Robotics and Machine Vision for Industrial Automation

Companiesandmarkets.com, an online market and corporate information provider, has recently added a new report titled, ‘Machine Vision and Vision Guided Robotics for Factory Automation’, to its list of reports.

6 Jan 2011

Cognex’s Handheld ID Readers Back Industrial Ethernet Communications Protocols

Cognex’s suite of communications, Cognex Connect simplifies the configuration and monitoring of a network of Cognex vision systems and ID readers as it backs the open standard industrial Ethernet communications protocols.

From Cognex Corporation 6 Jan 2011

Scientists Develop Robotic Ankle

The scientists at the Arizona State University are creating a new kind of robotic ankle prosthesis that replicates natural movement of the real ankle. The robotic ankle called SPARKy, (spring ankle with regenerative kinetics) is funded by the US Army.

6 Jan 2011

Multi-Lingual Robot to Boost Tourism

The 3'5"-foot tall robot, has been inspired by President Benigno Noynoy Aquino III. It can greet people with "magandang araw”.

30 Dec 2010

Medical Robotic Platform will Enhance Heart Surgery

A group of biomedical scientists and engineers at the University of Houston (UH) with doctors from the Methodist Hospital Research Institute (TMHRI) have partnered to create a platform for robotic surgeries on hearts in a minimally invasive manner with the help of images.

30 Dec 2010

Successful Robotic Prostate Cancer Treatment Surgeries Performed in Israel

Pioneer robotic surgeon of The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Dr. David Samadi has performed six robotic prostate cancer surgeries at the Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, Israel.

30 Dec 2010

Bonaire Robotics Team Prepares for Super-Regional FIRST Lego League

Bonaire Elementary School students are preparing for the FIRST Lego League competition. They have programmed robots to perform tasks related to the medical field.

30 Dec 2010

UK Firms Fall Behind European Counterparts Due to Low Automation Investment

As the UK manufacturers are not investing in automation, they are unable to compete with each other, a new research shows. The Engineering and Machinery Alliance (EAMA) study has found that companies are falling back compared to their European counterparts.

30 Dec 2010

Hagiwara Sys-Com Introduces New Portable Virus Detection Tool for Automation Applications

Hagiwara Sys-Com ., a manufacturer of storage and flash memory applications for industrial computers, has announced a new portable virus detection tool known as Vaccine USB for automation applications for industrial computers that use Windows.

30 Dec 2010

Manufacturing Robotics Enhanced by Magnetic Technology

Correlated Magnetics Research (CMR) has received a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for correlated magnetic products. U.S. Patent 7,843,294 protects a system and method extending the basics of coded multipole magnetic products to electromagnet ranges helping objects to be moved and placed perfectly in time.

30 Dec 2010

Cognitive Robotics Lab Launched at Rensselaer Polytechnic

At a Cognitive Robotics Lab, students of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are studying how human thought can outweigh brute force computers. The 20 programmable robots at the lab permit testing real-world performances of computer models simulating human thought.

30 Dec 2010

Roboteq Announces Publication of WiFi Robot Design Program

Developer of motor controllers for mobile robotics, Roboteq has declared publication of its WiFi Robot Design program that features a AX3500 DC Motor Controller and an Intel Atom Processor for Mini ITX mainboard.

30 Dec 2010

Robotic Nurse Assistants Could Help Manage ED Patients

Emergency medicine specialists and computer engineers at Tennessee-based Vanderbilt University announced that robot assistants will aid in managing patients in the ED.

30 Dec 2010

Researchers Study knifefish to Develop Underwater Robots

Researchers at Northwestern University, USA announced that the squirting mechanism of electric fish could aid in developing alert underwater robots.

30 Dec 2010

CoroWare Improves Explorer Flexibility

A moving, complicated robotic system incorporating artificial intelligence is currently being deployed to teach complicated engineering. CoroWare has just added a feature upgrade to its Explorer product range that should enhance flexibility of moving robotic projects for educators and scholars researching on outdoor field projects.

30 Dec 2010