Andy Choi

Office of Naval Research to Display Range of UAVs at AUVSI Unmanned Systems North America

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is planning to display their complete range of autonomous robot systems, unmanned underwater vehicles and other related technologies at the AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America scheduled to be held on the 16th of August at Washington D.C. The director of innovation at ONR,

Kinea and Scott Technology to Jointly Develop HookAssist Beef Boning Collaborative Robot

The Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) has chosen Kinea Design and Scoot Technology for developing and marketing HookAssist, the first collaborative robot for beef boning.

Robotics Pioneer George C. Devol Passes Away

Research Study Reveals Benefits of Rehab Robots for Stroke-Affected Patients

According to the findings of a research study conducted by the researchers at Taipei Hospital, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung University and National Taiwan University, robot-assisted therapy significantly improves the functioning of a stroke-affected arm.

University at Buffalo Researcher to Study Robots for Military Applications

Jason Corso, who serves as assistant professor of computer science and engineering at University at Buffalo, has received a fund from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to conduct research on applications of robots to perform demanding operations, including terrain mapping, communication chaining, soldier-aid, search-and-rescue, search-and-destroy and surveillance.

Adept Technology, Swisslog Accord to Supply Autonomous Mobile Robots to North American Hospitals

Adept Technology, a supplier of intelligent vision-guided robots, and Swisslog, a provider of automated medication management and materials transport solutions for hospitals, have inked a licensing and distribution deal to supply autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to hospitals across North America.

Robots to the Rescue

Firemen may have some help from rescue robots in the near future. Rescue robots that are programmed to help evacuate people from a building on fire is what electrical engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are shooting for.

A Robotic Swarm Wins Best Video Award

Robots perform the robotic mission impossible in this wonderful feat from European researchers. Three different kinds of robots must work together to reach their objective, a book on a high shelf. The exact location of the book is not known to the robots and they must work as a swarm to accomplish the mission.

Robots for Stroke Rehab

Robots in the future will be able to help human beings in a large number of ways. One of these will be to help stroke patients with their physical therapy. In experimental research scientists assigned 10 stroke patients to robot-assisted therapy, and 10 to a more traditional physical therapy program that included occupational therapy techniques.

Willow Garage Announces One-Armed PR2 Robot

Willow Garage, developer of hardware and open source software for personal robotics, has come up with a new PR2 robot for research applications. This model, the PR2 SE, has one arm and will cost you user $285,000. The robot development kit which has an updated sensor suit and a single can be upgraded with a second arm at a later date.