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Researchers Successfully Demonstrate First-Ever Basic Operation of Spintronics-Based Artificial Intelligence

Researchers at Tohoku University have, for the first time, successfully demonstrated the basic operation of spintronics-based artificial intelligence.

21 Dec 2016

Carv, World’s First Wearable for Ski Coaching, Benefits from Robotae’s Experience

Carv, the world’s first digital ski coach that uses a smart boot insert to capture motion and pressure, has been developed by Motion Metrics Ltd, with the support of Robotae, a robotics and mechatronics consultancy. It is an example of a new generation of consumer electronics that uses sensor fusion.

30 Nov 2016

Autonomous Robots Battle it Out to Win MIT Contest

A revolution was taking place at MIT on Thursday evening. The battleground was set, the targets were marked, the munitions were stocked, but the soldiers here were none other than robots.

9 May 2016

First Solar Certifies Ecoppia Autonomous, Waterless Cleaning Technology

Capping off what has been a fantastic year for Ecoppia, First Solar today certified the autonomous, waterless cleaning technology for use on solar sites deploying First Solar's PV modules.

6 Jan 2016

SMAC Moving Coil Actuators Display Micro SCARA Robot at iREX International Robotics Show

SMAC Moving Coil Actuators, a leader in 21st century mechatronics, presented their new Micro SCARA Robot (MSR) to a standing room only at the iREX International Robotics Show in Tokyo, Japan, this December.

5 Jan 2016

Disabled People Control Robot with Their Thoughts

Using a telepresence system developed at EPFL, 19 people – including nine quadriplegics – were able to remotely control a robot located in one of the university laboratories. This multi-year research project aims to give a measure of independence to paralysed people. This technology has shown that it works well and is easy to use.

11 Dec 2015

Ekso Bionics Acquires Equipois' Gravity Balancing Arm Technologies

Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., a leading global robotic exoskeleton company, announced today it acquired the gravity balancing arm technologies of Equipois, LLC, including the zeroG™ and X-Ar™ products. The all-stock transaction is a strategic acquisition for Ekso Bionics that is intended to expand the company's exoskeleton capabilities in the industrial market.

From Ekso Bionics 7 Dec 2015

NSF Awards $1 Million to Develop Dynamic Robotic Brace for Treating Scoliosis

Bucknell University junior Michelle Archambault '17 knows well the good and the bad a spine brace can do. Diagnosed with scoliosis, a sideways curvature of the spine, while in middle school, she wore a rigid plastic brace for 16 hours a day, every day, for five years. It corrected the problem and kept her from needing surgery, but it was not an experience she'd like to repeat.

12 Nov 2015

Market for Wearable Robots, Exoskeletons Anticipated to Reach $2.1 Billion by 2021

Wearable robots, exoskeletons units are evolving additional functionality rapidly. Wearable robots functionality is used to assist to personal mobility via exoskeleton robots. They promote upright walking and relearning of lost functions. Exoskeletons are helping older people move after a stroke. Exoskeleton s deliver higher quality rehabilitation, provide the base for a growth strategy for clinical facilities.

30 Oct 2015

Aalborg Researchers Partner in International Project to Develop Portable Robot Skeletons for the Elderly

Researchers from Aalborg University are involved in an international project to develop portable robot skeletons for the elderly so they can continue to be active longer. Think of it as a tool, not as a robot, says researcher.

16 Oct 2015