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University of California Engineer Develops Towel-Folding Robot

A team of researchers headed by Pieter Abbe, a Professor at the University of California, have developed a robot that can fold socks and towels.

25 Feb 2011

Advenovation’s President to Offer Presentation on Service Robots

Advenovation has announced that Adil Shafi, President of the company, will offer a presentation titled ‘Machine Vision for Surgical Robots’ on March 8, 2011. A live webcast of his presentation will be available on Vision Systems Design website.

25 Feb 2011

Hofstra University to Host Long Island Regional FIRST Robotics Contest

School-Business Partnerships of Long Island (SBPLI), has declared that the Long Island Regional FIRST Robotics contest will be conducted at Hofstra University’s David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex between March 25 and 26, 2011.

25 Feb 2011

Landroids Robotics Team Receives Donation from Regal Bank

‘Landroids’, robotics team formed by the high school students of Livingston Robotics Club (LRC), has received $600 worth sponsorship from Regal Bank.

25 Feb 2011

ADNEC to Deploy Visitor-Assistance Robot at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre

The Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) has announced that soon a robot will be deployed at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.

25 Feb 2011

Researchers Use iCub Robot to Develop Learning Robots

A team of researchers at Aberystwyth University are working on Intrinsically Motivated Cumulative Learning Versatile Robots (IM-CLeVeR) global project. The project uses ICub robot to build robots with learning ability.

25 Feb 2011

Display of Robotics Researches at Online Exhibition

The online exhibition EXPO21XX is aimed at drawing the attention to the future predictions in the field of industrial and consumer robotics.

25 Feb 2011

TrekNorth Robotics Team to Contest in FIRST Program

A group of 14 students from TrekNorth Junior & Senior High School will participate in the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics program from March 10-12 held at Duluth.

25 Feb 2011

Stretchable Solar Cells Could Power Artificial Skin for Robots

A flexible solar cell that converts sunlight into electricity even when stretched is the latest breakthrough in the work of Stanford University's Zhenan Bao, a professor of chemical engineering who has created an artificial electronic "super skin" that also has applications in prosthetics, robotics and detection of harmful diseases.

24 Feb 2011

New Robotic Lawn Mower from Husqvarna

Husqvarna has created a compact and reliable Automower(R) robotic lawnmower for small gardens and lawns. It is now possible for all garden owners, no matter how small their lawn is, to give up their old walk-behind lawn mower.

24 Feb 2011