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Rethink Robotics Enhances its Open Source Platform, the Baxter Research Robot

Rethink Robotics today announced at RoboBusiness that it is enhancing its open source research platform, the Baxter Research Robot, as major global corporations begin to join numerous American and European Universities already developing innovations using the platform.

24 Oct 2013

Popular Mechanics Recognizes Robotic Adaptive Equipment Developer Michael Goldfarb

Popular Mechanics has named Michael Goldfarb, H. Fort Flowers Professor of Mechanical Engineering, one of its “Ten Innovators Who Changed The World” for 2013.

23 Oct 2013

Pioneers Festival to Highlight New Age of Pioneering in Austria's Capital City

In just one week, from 30 - 31 October, the Pioneers Festival will bring together well-known national and international entrepreneurs, Venture Capitalists, tech-enthusiasts, media representatives, and trailblazers from a...

22 Oct 2013

Unbounded Robotics Releases Advanced ROS-Based Mobile Manipulation Platform, UBR-1

The team here at Unbounded Robotics is pleased and excited to today introduce UBR-1. UBR-1 is a state-of-the-art ROS-based mobile manipulation platform designed for robotics researchers and businesses.

22 Oct 2013

Automated Cleaning System with Hundreds of Flying Mini-Robots Wins Electrolux Design Lab Competition

What does the future of the home hold? Flying mini-robot cleaners, expanding walls that filter the air and 3D food printers are just some of the visions in the Electrolux Design Lab competition, arranged now for the 11th consecutive year. The flying robot concept “Mab” was awarded first prize in competition finals at the Fotografiska Museum in Stockholm, Sweden.

19 Oct 2013

University of Maryland’s Mpact Week to Feature Innovation, Bioengineering and Robotics

The University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering will host Mpact Week, a four-day event showcasing the Clark School's research, education, innovation, and entrepreneurial ecosystem, October 23-26, 2013 on its College Park campus.

17 Oct 2013

Husky and Fuelmatics Develop Robotic Refueling System

Husky Corporation revealed a compact nozzle for use in Automatic Refueling Systems (ARS) during the 2013 PEI Convention at the NACS Show in Atlanta this week. Husky collaborated with Stockholm, Sweden based Fuelmatics Systems AB to develop this cutting edge technology for drive-through fueling systems. The entire system is on display October 13-15 at during the Atlanta trade show. Watch video.

16 Oct 2013

Winners of 2013 Raytheon-FIRST Robotics Scholarship Announced

Raytheon Company today announced the recipients of the 2013 Raytheon-FIRST® Robotics Scholarship. The program awards 40 individual scholarships of $1,000 each to FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) alumni pursuing undergraduate education as math, science, engineering or technology majors.

16 Oct 2013

5D Robotics and Charles River Awarded SBIR Contract to Build Human-Interacting Autonomous Robot

5D Robotics, Inc., a robotics software company that integrates human behaviors with leading robotics hardware, in collaboration with Charles River Analytics, was awarded a $100,000 research and development contract by the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.

11 Oct 2013

Object Scanning Autonomous Robot Wins IED Prize

Five graduates from the University of Bristol’s engineering design degree have been awarded a group prize from the Institute of Engineering Designers (IED) for an automated system that could enable people to view online large exhibits held in permanent storage.

11 Oct 2013