Andy Choi

Articles from Andy

NASA Helps in Launch of FIRST Robotics Competition for 2012

NASA along with other local technology firms has helped in the launch of the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics competition for the year 2012.

9 Jan 2012

Bimba Extends Sponsorship to First Robotics Competition 2012

US-based Bimba Manufacturing, specialising in innovations in the field of actuation technology and the production of rotary actuators, rodless cylinders, linear thrusters, flow controls and position sensing cylinders, has announced that it has extended its sponsorship to the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Competition (FRC) by providing its pneumatic cylinders.

9 Jan 2012

Mazor Robotics Receives Patent for its Surgical Robot

The European Patent Office has granted a patent for the Miniature Bone-Mounted Surgical Robot from Mazor Robotics. The surgical robot uses the company’s Renaissance surgical robotic system, which helps surgeons to carry out spine surgeries in a more accurate and safe manner.

9 Jan 2012

Research Report on UK’s UAV Market

Research and Markets has released a new research report from iCD Research, titled "The UAV Market in the UK - 2011-2021: Market Review".

9 Jan 2012

UC Berkeley Scientists Study Dinosaurs and Lizards to Develop Better Robot Design

Engineers, biologists, graduate and undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley, have observed how lizards remain upright even when they stumble in mid-air. The team has discovered that lizards swing their tails in the upward direction and this keeps them from falling forward.

6 Jan 2012