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Research and Markets Release Business Report on Unmanned Marine and Ground Vehicles

Research and Markets have included the Global Strategic Business report on Unmanned Ground and Marine Vehicles to their report offering.

By Andy Choi 16 Sep 2011

Research on Developing Robots that Nurture and Care for Humans

A professor of Computer Science at the OU College of Engineering claims that robots can one day be made to care for fellow robots and human beings as well. Professor Dean Hougen works on his research at the OU Robotic Intelligence and Machine Learning Lab at OU.

By Andy Choi 16 Sep 2011

Robotic Leg V Andrew Mehrtens in Kick Duel

At Massey University, New Zealand engineers are working on a robotic leg that can kick with great accuracy into goals. The accuracy of the robotic leg will be challenged by ‘All Black’ ace Andrew Mehrtens during the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

By Andy Choi 15 Sep 2011

iPhone Used to Control Industrial Robot

Researchers at the Institute for Machine Tools and Manufacturing in Berlin, Germany have developed a very practical use for the iPhone.

By Andy Choi 15 Sep 2011

KUKA Systems Introduces Advanced Automation Technologies for Automobile Industry

KUKA Systems has launched two advanced technologies that will be useful in the automobile industry.

From KUKA Aktiengesellschaft 15 Sep 2011

NASA and VASC Organise Robotic Merit Badge Events for Boy Scouts of America

NASA Langley Research Center has joined hands with the Virginia Air and Space Center in organising an event for the Boy Scouts of America to earn their robotics badges.

By Andy Choi 15 Sep 2011

Latest Report from Strategy Analytics Reveals that US and Israel Rule the UAV Market

The latest report released by Strategy Analytics Advanced Defense Systems (ADS), titled Overview of the Global UAV Platform Landscape, talks about the main players in the UAV and related subsystems manufacture and the important platforms being operated at a global level.

By Andy Choi 15 Sep 2011

OLogic Demonstrates Mobile Music Playing Robot at DEMO Fall 2011 Conference

At the DEMO Fall 2011 conference, OLogic, a provider of consumer robotics products, has announced the launch of A.M.P. the Automated Music Personality.

By Andy Choi 15 Sep 2011

Cytta Installs Remote Medical Monitoring System at Client Site

Cytta has announced that its remote medical monitoring system, CyttaConnect, was successfully installed at a client site. The first client installation sets note for the full scale roll out of its remote medical monitoring systems.

By Andy Choi 14 Sep 2011

Timberland to Implement Robotic Inventory Management System from Kiva

Kiva Systems revealed that Timberland Company will be implementing a Kiva solution for automating the retail, wholesale and direct-to-consumer fulfilment activities from Kiva Systems.

By Andy Choi 14 Sep 2011

Northrop-Grumman’s Unmanned Combat Air System Incorporates 1394 Fire Wire Standard

The latest article published by 1394 Trade Association provides details of the deployment of IEEE 1394b (FireWire) in the X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstration (UCAS-D).

By Andy Choi 14 Sep 2011

Health Insurer Hires IBM’s Watson

IBM’s Watson used its ability to process 200 million pages of data in three seconds to win a game of Jeopardy earlier this year against its human opponents. The TV appearance may well be responsible for giving Watson a new job.

By Andy Choi 13 Sep 2011

Robot Writer Transforms Data into High-Quality Editorial

Writers beware the robot journalist is here. Narrative Science is a start up that has developed a piece of software that takes data and makes it into news articles. It is seen as a definitive step towards artificial intelligence by the Evanston, Illinois based company.

By Andy Choi 13 Sep 2011

Israel Aerospace Industries Introduces Robotic Battlefield Workhorse and Hostile Fire Source Locator

At the Laturn Conference, Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd is expected to unveil OTHELLO or the Optical Hostile Fire Source Locator. The system was developed by its subsidiary ELTA Systems Ltd. It is a passive optical fire locator, which detects and precisely locates the sources of hostile fire.

By Andy Choi 13 Sep 2011

ESAB Welding’s Automation Process Center Inaugurated in South Carolina

ESAB Welding and Cutting Products have started a new automation process center in South Carolina. The inauguration of the center was done by the South Carolina Governor on the 29th of August.

By Andy Choi 13 Sep 2011