NANOTEC join national advanced medical robotic technology development project
Thailand is positioning itself as an Asean regional hub for the advanced medical robot industry.
Apr 16th, 2013
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Barobo launches 3D printed robot kit (w/video)
Barobo, Inc., an innovator of educational robotics, announced today the launch of the Mobot-A robot kit, a 3D printed robot for schools in need of educational application for their 3D printers.
Apr 11th, 2013
Read moreRobotics Innovation Challenge to discuss robot solutions of tomorrow
The event Robotics Innovation Challenge (RIC) takes place on Thursday, April 25, in Eskilstuna, Sweden
Apr 10th, 2013
Read moreThe IEEE Robots App is FREE during National Robotics Week
Launched late last year, the Robots app is the best, most complete guide to the amazing world of robotics. It features 126 real-world robots from 19 countries, with hundreds of photos, videos, technical specs, articles, and exclusive interactives that let you spin and move robots with your fingertips.
Apr 9th, 2013
Read moreDARPA reveals their most human-like robot yet (w/video)
Petman is used to test the performance of protective clothing designed for hazardous environments.
Apr 9th, 2013
Read moreFDA investigating safety of widely-used surgical robot
The biggest thing in operating rooms these days is a million-dollar, multi-armed robot named da Vinci, used in nearly 400,000 surgeries nationwide last year - triple the number just four years earlier. But now the high-tech helper is under scrutiny over reports of problems, including several deaths that may be linked with it, and the high cost of using the robotic system.
Apr 9th, 2013
Read moreAdept announces development of new line of PLC programmable robots
The new ePLC robots will include new versions of the company's Cobra, Quattro, and Viper robots.
Apr 9th, 2013
Read moreThailand unveils ambitious B2bn medical robotics development
The government has asked the Ministry of Science and Technology to develop medical robot technology under a 2-billion-baht budget, based on a five-year plan from this year to 2017.
Apr 7th, 2013
Read moreBionicOpter - Inspired by dragonfly flight (w/video)
With the BionicOpter, Festo has technically mastered the highly complex flight characteristics of the dragonfly. Just like its model in nature, this ultralight flying object can fly in all directions, hover in mid-air and glide without beating its wings.
Apr 4th, 2013
Read moreBluefin Robotics completes deep testing of DARPA Unmanned Underwater Vehicle
The system was developed under a Phase II subcontract from Applied Physical Sciences Corp. for the Deep Sea Operations (DSOP) Program. DSOP is part of DARPA's Distributed Agile Submarine Hunting program (DASH), which aims to develop affordable distributed technology to address Anti-Submarine Warfare surveillance needs over large, operationally relevant areas.
Apr 4th, 2013
Read moreNew TopCoder competition seeks to bring sight capability to ISS robot Robonaut 2
TopCoder, Inc., the world's largest open innovation platform and competitive community of 470,000 digital creators, announced two new marathon competitions hosted through the NASA Tournament Lab that will look to continue delivery of output-based high value returns in the most cost-effective and measurable software development process currently available to government agencies.
Apr 3rd, 2013
Read moreTelerobotic system designed to treat bladder cancer better (w/video)
An interdisciplinary collaboration of engineers and doctors at Vanderbilt and Columbia Universities has designed a robotic surgery system specifically designed to treat bladder cancer, the sixth most common form of cancer in the US and the most expensive to treat.
Apr 2nd, 2013
Read morePhysician breaks ground in robotic cervical surgery (w/video)
Recently, at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, a surgeon performed a groundbreaking robotic laparoscopic procedure on a 35-year-old pregnant patient whose cervix was too short to sustain a pregnancy.
Mar 29th, 2013
Read moreRobot ants successfully mimic real colony behavior
Scientists have successfully replicated the behaviour of a colony of ants on the move with the use of miniature robots.
Mar 29th, 2013
Read moreLarge robotic jellyfish one day could patrol oceans (w/video)
Virginia Tech College of Engineering researchers have unveiled a life-like, autonomous robotic jellyfish the size and weight of a grown man, 5 foot 7 inches in length and weighing 170 pounds.
Mar 28th, 2013
Read moreSwarming robots could be the servants of the future (w/video)
Swarms of robots acting together to carry out jobs could provide new opportunities for humans to harness the power of machines.
Mar 28th, 2013
Read moreThe Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems (JUVS) is a new quarterly, electronic-only publication
This new title aims to provide an accessible, consolidated forum where an accumulation of peer-reviewed scientific knowledge on the design, development, testing, and applications of unmanned vehicle systems (UVS) in the air, on and under the water, and on land is published and disseminated. The journal is broadly themed into four main areas: civil, environmental, military, and engineering technology; contributions are invited from recognized researchers and practitioners in academia, government and industry from all over the world.
Mar 28th, 2013
Read moreResearchers work to build robots' awareness of their own limitations
Carrying out complicated sequences of actions in a cluttered, dynamic environment such as a home will require robots to be more aware of what they do not know, and therefore need to find out.
Mar 27th, 2013
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