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Adept Technology, Swisslog Accord to Supply Autonomous Mobile Robots to North American Hospitals

Adept Technology, a supplier of intelligent vision-guided robots, and Swisslog, a provider of automated medication management and materials transport solutions for hospitals, have inked a licensing and distribution deal to supply autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to hospitals across North America.

By Andy Choi 16 Aug 2011

Robots to the Rescue

Firemen may have some help from rescue robots in the near future. Rescue robots that are programmed to help evacuate people from a building on fire is what electrical engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are shooting for.

By Andy Choi 15 Aug 2011

A Robotic Swarm Wins Best Video Award

Robots perform the robotic mission impossible in this wonderful feat from European researchers. Three different kinds of robots must work together to reach their objective, a book on a high shelf. The exact location of the book is not known to the robots and they must work as a swarm to accomplish the mission.

By Andy Choi 15 Aug 2011

Robots for Stroke Rehab

Robots in the future will be able to help human beings in a large number of ways. One of these will be to help stroke patients with their physical therapy. In experimental research scientists assigned 10 stroke patients to robot-assisted therapy, and 10 to a more traditional physical therapy program that included occupational therapy techniques.

By Andy Choi 14 Aug 2011

Willow Garage Announces One-Armed PR2 Robot

Willow Garage, developer of hardware and open source software for personal robotics, has come up with a new PR2 robot for research applications. This model, the PR2 SE, has one arm and will cost you user $285,000. The robot development kit which has an updated sensor suit and a single can be upgraded with a second arm at a later date.

By Andy Choi 14 Aug 2011

Fisnar Launches Free Trial Service of Automated Fluid Dispensing Applications

Fisnar has launched Free Video Trials for their fluid dispensing applications. The new business development provides customers an opportunity to program and confirm a dispensing application before purchasing it without having to spend engineering time on it.

From Fisnar Inc. 12 Aug 2011

GB Innomech Joins ABB Partner Network to Cater Needs of Robot-Automation Market

GB Innomech has participated in the ABB Global Partner program in order to improve its contribution to the robot-automation market.

From GB Innomech Ltd 12 Aug 2011

iStopOver Chooses Interactive Alarm Monitoring from SafeMart

iStopOver chooses home security systems from SafeMart to provide for their Hosts. The home security systems from SafeMart are specifically designed for vacation rental and accommodations provided for a short time.

By Andy Choi 12 Aug 2011

CENIT Sets Up Subsidiary Firm in Japan for Offline Robot Programming

CENIT AG has established its own subsidiary in Japan which will be focussing on providing software and consulting solutions in product lifecycle management.

By Andy Choi 12 Aug 2011

Mars Rover Opportunity at Edge of New Discoveries

The Mars rover Opportunity has now reached the edge of a 14 mile wide crater NASA scientists announced on Wednesday. It has taken the solar-powered six wheel rover three years to reach the Endeavor Crater. It drove up 13 miles from a smaller crater called Victoria.

By Andy Choi 11 Aug 2011

MesaMax Workstation from MaxVision Chosen by AAI for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

MesaMax, the rugged workstation from MaxVision is set to become an important component of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems One System Ground Control Station (OSGCS) at AAI.

By Andy Choi 11 Aug 2011

Sokkia Gyro Station Combines Gyroscope and Robotic Total Station Functionalities

Sokkia has launched a Gyro Station which can be used in surveying and in providing sophisticated solutions for tunnelling, railroad, power line and underground construction projects.

By Andy Choi 11 Aug 2011

OMRON Launches Next-Generation Sysmac Machine Automation Controllers

Omron has unveiled a new series of programmable logic controllers and corresponding software. The new Sysmac NJ series of controllers are an effort of Omron’s innovative strategy, called Value generation 2020.

By Andy Choi 11 Aug 2011

MountainView Hospital Uses Robotic da Vinci Si HD Surgical System for Weight Loss Treatment

MountainView Hospital has introduced a robotic surgery program at its premises by installing the advanced da Vinci Si HD Surgical System. Surgery assisted by a robotic system requires minimum incision and is effective in treating a host of medical conditions such as colon, throat, prostrate and gynaecologic cancer.

By Andy Choi 11 Aug 2011

Robotic Arm to Collect Geological Samples in Space

A robotic arm will help astronauts take samples from asteroids, the Moon and Mars from within pressurized vehicles in the future. A team of international space scientists at the Mars Institute are working with the space robotics company MDA Information System Inc. to design and test a robotic arm that could help astronauts collect these geological samples.

By Andy Choi 10 Aug 2011