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Automated Transfer Vehicle Prepares to Leave the International Space Station

An Automated Transfer Vehicle has been undocked from the International Space Station in order to accommodate the Russian Cargo craft, which is expected to enter ISS sometime later in the week.

22 Jun 2011

Portable Robot Powered with Android Applications

iRobot has collaborated with Google to develop android applications for the robot Ava, which is a mobile robot.

From iRobot Corporation 20 May 2011

SparkFun Conducts SparkFun Autonomous Vehicle Competition

The third annual SparkFun Autonomous Vehicle Competition (AVC) was held by SparkFun Electronics.

6 May 2011

World Robot Olympiad Arabia Brings Together 300 Teams

The World Robot Olympiad Arabia this year saw 1,500 students form 300 plus teams to participate in the three categories. The WRO 2011 was hosted in the capital city of Abu Dhabi.

5 May 2011

Northrop Grumman’s Fire Scout UAV Achieves Single Day Flight Record in Anti-Piracy Missions

The MQ-8B Fire Scout UAV developed by Northrop Grumman on April 12th 2011 set a single day flight record of 18 h while flying for anti piracy missions along with the US Navy’s 5th Fleet.

4 May 2011

ROVs Find Air France 447 Flight Data Recorder

The flight data recorder of Air France 447 which crashed nearly two years ago has been found by robots that are combing the sea floor of the Atlantic ocean. The cylindrical Honeywell ruggedized flight recorder has been submerged in water for over 23 months and it is as yet uncertain is the data it contains is retrievable. The gadget recorded data from the planes instruments.

2 May 2011

Air Force Plans for a Future Filled with Powerful Robots

A decade ago, the Air Force had begun the process of replacing their old fleet of tankers, and at that time the number of drones or unmanned aerial vehicles was just a handful.

29 Apr 2011

Robotics Experts Meet in Pune: National Symposium

A number of research and development professionals in the field of robotics are meeting for a two day national symposium in Dighi, Pune.

28 Apr 2011

NASA Robotics Technology is Being Used at Fukushima Nuclear Plant

NASA technology is being put to good use at the site of the Japanese nuclear power plant disaster. The design techniques that were used by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena in California were used for the Mars rover are the same design now being used inside the nuclear reactors in Japan in areas that are not yet safe for human crews to visit.

27 Apr 2011

Indiana State University Hosts New Underwater Robotics Program

Indiana State University has organized the first state competition for a new underwater robotics program. The technology and engineering students of the university played host as they volunteered their services for the inaugural SeaPerch state finals.

26 Apr 2011