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EU-Funded Research on Automatic Guided Vehicles for Automating Logistics in Factories

Mass production and packaging in factories is already highly automated these days, but the same cannot be said for logistics. Movements of raw materials and finished products still depend heavily on manual labour. However, EU-funded research on Automatic Guided Vehicles means this is about to change over the next decade – and could create thousands of new jobs.

21 Apr 2015

Groupe Gorgé Wins €10 Million in Export Contracts for Unmanned Surface Vehicles

The Group announced that it recently won two export contracts valued at more than €10 million for Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV).

20 Apr 2015

SAS 2015: ONR Officials Announce New Era in Autonomy and Unmanned Systems for Naval Operations

A new era in autonomy and unmanned systems for naval operations is on the horizon, as officials at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced yesterday, April 14, during Sea-Air-Space 2015 exhibition, recent technology demonstrations of swarming unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) — part of the Low-Cost UAV Swarming Technology (LOCUST) program.

20 Apr 2015

Annual NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge Takes Place in Huntsville, Alabama

Buckle up, because it’s back… two days of intense student racing kicks-off April 17-18 for the annual NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge.

20 Apr 2015

U-M Board of Regents Approves New Robotics Building Project

A $54-million robotics center at the University of Michigan will help advance the field as researchers say it's reaching a tipping point—poised to deliver autonomous technologies that are woven into our everyday lives.

20 Apr 2015

ACM Recognizes Pioneering Work in Humanitarian Disaster Response through Search and Rescue Robotics

Dr. Robin Roberson Murphy, Raytheon Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, is the recipient of the prestigious Eugene L. Lawler Award for Humanitarian Contributions within Computer Science and Informatics.

20 Apr 2015

Monsanto Commits $600,000 for Sponsorship of FIRST Robotics Championship

To encourage young people’s interest and participation in science and technology, today Monsanto announced a 3-year, $600,000 commitment to sponsor the FIRST® Championship, a renowned event in the world of competitive robotic design youth programs. St. Louis hosts the 2015 championship next week, April 22-25.

17 Apr 2015

DJI and DroneDeploy to Showcase Newest Technologies at Drone World Expo

Two of the nation’s leading drone technology companies have committed their support to Drone World Expo (DWE), the defining event for commercial drone applications, as platinum sponsors. DJI and DroneDeploy will showcase their newest technologies on the exhibit floor and demonstrate the capabilities live at the event scheduled for November 17-18, 2015, at the San Jose, CA Convention Center.

16 Apr 2015

Research to Help Robotic Explorers Prepare for Future Mars Missions Among Cargo to the ISS

Research that will help prepare NASA astronauts and robotic explorers for future missions to Mars is among the two tons of cargo now on its way to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft. The spacecraft launched on a Falcon 9 rocket at 4:10 p.m. EDT on Tuesday from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

16 Apr 2015

Brunel University London to Train Women to Deliver Robo-Code Sessions at Secondary Schools

Female students at Brunel University London will teach schoolchildren to programme robots in a new bid to balance the gender divide in STEM subjects.

16 Apr 2015

Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) News

EU-Funded Research on Automatic Guided Vehicles for Automating Logistics in Factories

Groupe Gorgé Wins €10 Million in Export Contracts for Unmanned Surface Vehicles

SAS 2015: ONR Officials Announce New Era in Autonomy and Unmanned Systems for Naval Operations

Annual NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge Takes Place in Huntsville, Alabama

U-M Board of Regents Approves New Robotics Building Project

ACM Recognizes Pioneering Work in Humanitarian Disaster Response through Search and Rescue Robotics

Monsanto Commits $600,000 for Sponsorship of FIRST Robotics Championship

DJI and DroneDeploy to Showcase Newest Technologies at Drone World Expo

Research to Help Robotic Explorers Prepare for Future Mars Missions Among Cargo to the ISS

Brunel University London to Train Women to Deliver Robo-Code Sessions at Secondary Schools

Machine Learning Improves Aerosol Prediction Accuracy

Proto-DS: Advanced AI for Food Testing and Quality Control

Machine Learning Predicts Flight Efficiency Accurately

Successful Demonstration of Remote Robotic Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

New AI Tool Connects Patients to Clinical Trials Faster

Robots and Renewable Energy: Hydropower Inspections

Robots and Renewable Energy: Wind Farm Monitoring

Robots and Renewable Energy: Solar Plant Security

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