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Micro-Robots From Free Floating Particles

At the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois researchers have come up with tiny robots that can make forms that help them shift objects four times their size. The half millimeter wide robots called "asters" assemble themselves from free floating particles animated by magnetic fields.

By Andy Choi 10 Aug 2011

Goodrich Displays Smart UAV Technologies at AUVSI 2011

Goodrich has announced plans of displaying their UAV technologies at AUVSI Unmanned Systems North America, which will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center from August 16 to August 19, 2011.

By Andy Choi 10 Aug 2011

China Medical Technologies Join Hands with Leica Biosystems for Marketing Automated FISH Kits

China Medical Technologies and Leica Biosystems enter into a sales, research and development collaboration for the development and marketing of automated fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) kits that will be used with Leica BOND systems.

By Andy Choi 10 Aug 2011

Gates Corporation Presents Scholarships to Participants of FIRST Robotics Corporation

Gates Corporation has declared that they have presented the participants of the FIRST Robotics competition with scholarships. The six high school students have used Gates belt drive on the robots used for the competition.

From Gates Corporation 10 Aug 2011

Marlin Steel Wire Products Installs TrumpfTruBend Robotic Brake for Speed and Safety

Marlin Steel Wire products has added a new high-speed robot to its robotics fleet. Precision of up to 10 µm and 0.25 º at a force of 132 t is achievable with the robot. Installing the robot greatly enhances the quality and efficiency of work.

From Marlin Steel Wire Products LLC 10 Aug 2011

Broadcasting Automation with a Camera Robot

Camerobot Systems GmbH, a Bavarian company, has introduced a new approach to broadcasting. Camerobot is an Ultra-precise robot system for the automated movement of film and studio cameras in live broadcasting and/or VR sets. The system solves a number of long standing challenges on live and virtual studio sets.

By Andy Choi 9 Aug 2011

U.S Navy Looks to Develop Robotic Submarine Drones

The US Navy is looking to develop robotic submarine drones that can stay at sea for extended periods of time so as to maintain its maritime dominance over the coming decades.

By Andy Choi 9 Aug 2011

Restoration Robotics Raises $41 Million Hair Transplant Robot

Restoration Robotics, Inc., a California based robotics firm said that it had raised $41 million in a Series C financing round for its Artas system. Restoration Robotics has created a high-tech treatment for transplanting hair follicles that involves a robotic arm controlled by a surgeon working from a computer.

By Andy Choi 7 Aug 2011

BakeBot: A Robotic Cook

Sweet teeth are being indulged at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where a PR2 robot is said to bake cookies. Mario Bollini and Daniela Rus of the Distributed Robotics Lab at MIT have programmed the robot to make a giant cookie from scratch.

By Andy Choi 7 Aug 2011

Precision Optics Sells Patents to Intuitive Surgical

Precision Optics Corporation has signed a deal with Intuitive Surgical, Inc for a $2.5 million patent sale. The company which manufactures advanced optical instruments in Gardner, sold issued and non-expired patents including pending patent applications to the surgical robotics firm in California.

By Andy Choi 7 Aug 2011