Andy Choi

Articles from Andy

Health Robotics Installs the i.v.STATION for Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Project at St-Antonius Hospital

Health Robotics has installed the i.v.STATION Robot at the St-Antonius Hospital in Netherlands. Health Robotics will also assist the hospital in sterile compounding of Monoclonal Antibody (mAbs) therapy for i.v.STATION and i.v.STATION ONCO.

14 Nov 2011

Researchers Develop Robotic System to Dress Elderly and Physically Disabled People

The Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), a national corporation university in Japan, has developed the world’s first robotic system that can learn to dress the physically challenged as well as aged persons. By using the idea of skills transfer to a robot from a human caregiver, the robot receives reinforcement learning in minutes and adapts to the individual shape and size of the person being clothed.

14 Nov 2011

VEITHsymposium in New York City to Showcase Magellan Robotic System

Hansen Medical has announced that the company’s Magellan Robotic System will be demonstrated at the forthcoming 38th annual VEITHsymposium at the Hilton New York in New York City from November 16 to 20.

14 Nov 2011

GeckoSystems Negotiates with Chinese Wheelchair Manufacturer for Marketing Collision-Proof Wheelchair

GeckoSystems International, a developer of robotic systems is negotiating with a Chinese wheelchair manufacturer to form a joint venture for manufacturing and marketing its recently developed collision-proof wheelchair technology all over the world.

14 Nov 2011

NASA to Launch Sophisticated Mobile Robotic Laboratory for Mars Mission

A highly sophisticated mobile robotic laboratory of NASA is in its final phase of preparation and will be launched on November 25 from Florida’s Space Coast. The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission will carry the space exploration vehicle, Curiosity, which has advanced scientific capabilities when compared to any rover sent to another planet. Curiosity is presently awaiting launch atop the Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

11 Nov 2011

Students Design Spain's First Unmanned Solar Plane

Students belonging to the Terrassa School of Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering (ETSEIAT) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya BarcelonaTech (UPC) have together designed Spain's first unmanned solar plane – the Solar Endeavour UPC, using a technology developed by them.

11 Nov 2011

Researchers from MIT Use Complex Mathematical Techniques for Operating Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

Researchers from MIT have formulated a set of complex mathematical techniques for enabling an autonomous underwater vehicle to independently move underwater without the intervention of the operator.

11 Nov 2011

Data Link Assembly from Longbow Demonstrate Ability to Control Unmanned Aerial Systems

The Data Link Controls UAS from Longbow have demonstrated their ability to control an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), while both were in the air, from an AH-64D Apache Block III attack helicopter. Longbow is a joint venture between Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin.

11 Nov 2011

General Dynamics Wins Navy Contract for Design of Unmanned Underwater Mine Vehicle

General Dynamics has won a design and development contract from the US Navy for the Surface Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (SMCM UUV) worth $ 87 million. During the initial phase, the SMCM UUV will be part of the Littoral Combat Ship Mine Warfare.

11 Nov 2011

Northrop Grumman Equips Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter with Weapon System

Northrop Grumman has begun work on incorporating a weapons system in the MQ-8B Fire Scout Unmanned helicopter from the US Navy. Northrop has been working on the Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System since 2010.

11 Nov 2011