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Lockheed Martin Launch UAV with Weapons Capabilities

Lockheed Martin launch their first UAV Shadow Hawk weapon for US and foreign militaries.

3 May 2012

Scientists Develop Self-Powered, Pollution-Free Robot Jellyfish

Scientists from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia Tech and The The University of Texas at Dallas have developed a self-powered and pollution-free undersea vehicle based on nanotechnology.

26 Mar 2012

iRobot Launches Unmanned Underwater Vehicle with Improved Payload Capabilities

iRobot has launched the latest version of Seaglider UUV, which can be outfitted with a bigger set of fairings. The latest version supports payloads of higher volumes and weight.

From iRobot Corporation 22 Sep 2011

Liquid Robotics Invites Worldwide Participation for the Pacific Crossing Grand Challenge

Liquid Robotics has announced that the Pacific Crossing Challenge (PacX) is now open to all the scientists across the world. As part of the PacX challenge, four wave gliders will be launched during the fall of 2011 from the North California coast.

From Liquid Robotics 22 Sep 2011

Wave Glider from Liquid Robotics Wins Gulfstream Navigator Award for 2011

The Savannah Ocean Exchange has declared Liquid Robotics as the winner of the Gulfstream Navigator Award for the year 2011. The Gulfstream award is conferred to a solution that has contributed positively towards shaping the future of the coastlines.

From Liquid Robotics 13 Sep 2011

University of Colorado Boulder to Display Tempest Unmanned Aircraft in Washington

Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder will be showcasing the Tempest unmanned aircraft at the Capitol Hill event which is scheduled on September 7, 2011 in Washington.

9 Sep 2011

Underwater Robotics Laboratory to Enable Scientists Conduct Marine Research

Norway’s Minister of Trade and Industry inaugurated the new applied underwater robotics (AUR) laboratory on the 23 August at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

25 Aug 2011

Australian National Science Agency to Deploy Floating Robots for Collecting Climate Data

Troubled by invasions from Somali pirates, international scientists are seeking help from Australian and U.S navies for deploying 19 robots in the Indian Ocean for collecting important data pertaining to climate and monsoon.

16 Jul 2011

Liquid Robotics Introduces Wave Gliders to Collect Oceanographic Data

Liquid Robotics has launched remote controlled robots, called Wave Gliders, which traverse across oceans and collect oceanographic data. They intend to make the data available to consumers on the web.

From Liquid Robotics 11 Jul 2011

Obama Announces $70 Million Robotics Initiative

President Obama has announced a $70 million initiative to accelerate the development and use of robots in the United States that work beside, or co-operatively with people. The proposal has been called the National Robotics Initiative and is backed by a number of government run agencies including the National Science Foundation (NSF), NASA and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

27 Jun 2011