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Expecting EPFL Robots in School Classrooms Shortly

Constructing an instructive tool to get students interested in technology and robotics is the challenge being initiated by a team of researchers directed by Fancesco Mondada, at EPFL’s Robotics Systems Laboratory.

29 Nov 2011

HG Education and Robotics Offers Lego Robotics Workshops for Children

HG Education and Robotics will be organising a school holiday workshops for children where they will be working on LEGO Robots. The workshop is meant for children between the ages of six and eighteen and will be held at the Aldenham School for a week from 19 to 23 December between 10 am and 3 pm.

25 Nov 2011

Dansko Chooses Mobile-Robotic Solution from Kiva for Automating Shoe Distribution

Dansko has chosen mobile-robotic solution from Kiva Systems for automating the shoe distribution to retail stores in its new distribution center in West Grove, Penn.

17 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.

From GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. 14 Nov 2011

Home Automation Retailer Smarthome to Market sCharger-5 from Suntactics

Smarthome has been marketing home automation products at affordable prices and has been successful in establishing a customer base across the world. The products that Smarthome markets enable simplifying everyday tasks by making them more convenient to execute and add value to homes.

3 Nov 2011

Neato Robotics Chooses Target for Distributing Robotic Vacuum Cleaner

Neato Robotics has got into a sale distribution deal with Target for its robotic vacuum cleaner, Neato XV-12. The robotic vacuum cleaner will be made available for sale in more than 1,750 retail Target Stores from 16 October.

From Neato Robotics, Inc. 14 Oct 2011

MetaQuotes Declares Automated Trading Championship for Forex Trading Robots

MetaQuotes Software has announced that the annual competition for Forex trading robots, which carries prize money of $80,000, is open for the year 2011.

7 Oct 2011

University of Vermont Scientist Wins Prestigious Award for Evolutionary Robotics

The Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers was awarded to Dr. Joshua C. Bongard, Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science, University of Vermont.

4 Oct 2011

Automated Forex Trading Robot Shows Appreciable Trading Results

Forex Associates has launched the latest version of the FA21 v1.19 Automated Forex Trading robot into the market.

30 Sep 2011

Panasonic to Launch Communication Assistance Robot to Assist Patients

Japanese electronics company, Panasonic has announced that it will launch the HOSPI-Rimo, RoboticBed and a new model of its Hair Washing Robot at the 38th International Home Care & Rehabilitation Exhibition, which will be held in Tokyo from October 5-7th.

28 Sep 2011