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Driverless Vehicles Begin Test Runs on Public Roads in Switzerland

Driverless vehicles will be tested on public roads – a first for Switzerland – starting today. EPFL is the research partner on the project.

24 Jun 2016

HRG displaying its catering robot, Xiao Zhi, at its booth at Automatica 2016

HIT Robot Group (HRG), one of China's top robot producers, is putting its best foot forward in going global as it seeks foreign partners at Automatica 2016, an international exhibition for automation and robotics in Munich, Germany.

23 Jun 2016

Researchers Develop New Method to Combat Virtual Reality Sickness

Steven K. Feiner, a Columbia Engineering Professor, and Ajoy Fernandes MS’16 have jointly invented a technique for fighting virtual reality (VR) sickness that can be used for consumer head-worn VR displays, such as Google Cardboard, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Sony PlayStation VR. Their approach both slightly yet dynamically changes the user’s field of view (FOV) based on the visually perceived motion, as the user continues to be physically stable and yet virtually traverses an environment.

16 Jun 2016

Airbus Uses KUKA Heavy-Duty Mobile Transport Vehicles for A380 Flagship Construction in Hamburg

Airbus uses two powerful KUKA omniMove heavy-duty mobile transport vehicles for the construction of its A380 flagship in Hamburg. With their Mecanum wheels, they are able to transport aircraft components weighing up to 90 tonnes with millimeter precision in confined spaces.

16 Jun 2016

Rajant Selected as Technology Sponsor for Sharp’s Robolliance Initiative

Rajant, the pioneer of innovative mobile mesh technology for private wireless networks, announced today its role in the Robolliance program, an initiative tasked with educating the security industry marketplace about ground-breaking security robotics products.

8 Jun 2016

New Marketing Alliance to Introduce Unmanned Vehicle Technology to Railway Safety and Security Operations

Harsco Corporation announced today that its Protran Technology unit, part of the Company’s Harsco Rail division, has formed a marketing alliance with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) to introduce unmanned vehicle technology to traditional railway safety and security operations.

2 Jun 2016

Gaming and Robotics Program Helps Boost Math Scores, Enhance Students’ Interest in STEM Careers

With a large number of at-risk students, Jill Outka-Hill says a gaming and robotics program is helping to spark her students’ imagination and creative thinking skills that carry over into the classroom.

1 Jun 2016

DRS Technologies, Autonomous Solutions to Develop Automated Solutions for US Military's Route-Clearance Vehicles

DRS Technologies Inc., a Leonardo-Finmeccanica Company, announced today that it has signed a strategic teaming agreement with Autonomous Solutions, Inc. (ASI), a leading provider of robotic vehicle technologies, to develop automated solutions for the US military's route-clearance vehicles.

30 May 2016

ST Electronics Announces Release of Agilis HALE UAV Communication Solution

ST Electronics (Satcom & Sensor Systems) Pte Ltd, a leading manufacturer and supplier of VSAT products and solutions, today announced the release of the Agilis HALE UAV Communication Solution.

30 May 2016

Georgia Tech Researchers Devise MPPI Method to Control Autonomous Vehicles

A Georgia Institute of Technology research team has devised a novel way to help keep a driverless vehicle under control as it maneuvers at the edge of its handling limits. The approach could help make self-driving cars of the future safer under hazardous road conditions.

24 May 2016