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Accelitech to Unveil First CyberKnife Cancer Center in Chicago

Accelitech, an innovator and developer of stereotactic radiosurgery and cancer treatment programs, declared the availability of its latest CyberKnife cancer center in Chicago, effective from the summer of 2012.

24 Feb 2012

LONGBOW Launches Advanced UTA to the U.S. Army

The LONGBOW, resulting from the mutual partnership between Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, has recently launched the first production Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) that was presented to the U.S. Army’s Apache Block III helicopter.

23 Feb 2012

iRobot Awarded 100th Patent

U.S. robotics company iRobot has received a patent approval for a system that allows a robot to return autonomously to its operator if wireless communications fail. The patent is for the “retrotravese” technology that it has developed for its 510 PackBot. It is also the hundredth patent that the company had received for its robotic technologies.

From iRobot Corporation 22 Feb 2012

Avatar: A New Pentagon/DAPRA Project Draws Inspiration from James Cameron's Movie

The Pentagon’s research arm Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency or DARPA has decided to invest in Avatars.

21 Feb 2012

ReconRobotics to Deliver Recon Scout XT Robots to U.S. Army

ReconRobotics recently declared that it has been presented with a $13.9 M worth contract on behalf of the U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force for 1,100 Recon Scout XT micro-robot kits from the U.S. Army Contracting Command.

17 Feb 2012

A Study on Role of Humans in Robotic Weapons Systems

Improved upgrades in weapons technology results in several mystifications related to standardizing the military operations of the nation in future.

17 Feb 2012

Naval Research Chief Officer Speaks on Robotic Challenges at Robotic Conference

The Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Matthew Klunder will make a presentation on autonomy and other robotic challenges at Unmanned Systems Program Review 2012 of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International.

10 Feb 2012

ADTI Develops UAV and Drone Technology for Commercial Markets

Advanced Defense Technologies (ADTI) has announced that it is developing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Drone system technology for the military and commercial markets. Specific markets include law enforcement, terrorist threat prevention, domestic infrastructure defence, surveillance and border security.

9 Feb 2012

Aviation Week Reports the Release of X-56A UAV

Aviation Week has reported about the release of the X-56A Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), a new X-plane of the U.S. Air Force.

7 Feb 2012

John Hopkins Researchers Study Butterflies to Develop Bug Size Flying Robots

In a research funded by U.S defence agencies, a research team from John Hopkins University are studying the manner in which butterflies flutter to develop small flying robots having the ability to do similar maneuvers.

6 Feb 2012