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Euro Hawk Delivers Long-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft System to Bundeswehr

A high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) took off on July 20th from Edwards Air Force Base, California. This UAS from Northrop Grumman was stationed on the RQ-4 Global Hawk.

By Andy Choi 25 Jul 2011

Canadarm Retires After 30 Years

Atlantis has competed its last landing and the Space Shuttle program has come to end after 30 glorious years. Part of the retirement process also affected the iconic robotic Canadarm. The Canadarm is the nick name for the Shuttle Remote Manipulator system created by MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) Ltd.

From MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. 24 Jul 2011

Greenwich Woods Health Care Center Approves Therapeutic Robotic Baby Seal

The residents at the Greenwich Woods Health Care Center are elated at the sight of Paro, the robotic baby seal.

By Andy Choi 22 Jul 2011

U.S Department of Defence Increases the Number of UAVs

The use of Unmanned Aerial vehicles and other robotic systems in the military operations has increased steadily over the years. The UAVs are used to perform the three D’s –dirty, dull and dangerous tasks in war.

By Andy Choi 22 Jul 2011

Students Design Swimming Robots at Sea Perch Summer Camp

The students who participated in the Sea Perch Summer Camp, organised by the Naval Surface Warfare Center and the National Defense Education Program discovered how interesting and exciting the subjects science, engineering and maths could be and designed the Sea Perch underwater robot, independently.

By Andy Choi 22 Jul 2011

High School Students Develop Robots Useful for Construction and Manufacturing Industries

The students from St. Mary’s College Kisubi and Gayaza High School have developed models of a two heavy equipment robots which can be used in manufacturing and construction industries.

By Andy Choi 22 Jul 2011

European Scientists Create Octopus-Like Robotic Arm for Saving Lives Underwater

A team of European scientists have built a robotic arm similar to an octopus which can save lives underwater and can also navigate and grasp objects underwater.

By Andy Choi 22 Jul 2011

Rep Invariant Systems Rebrands as Jaybridge Robotics

Start up robotic company Rep Invariant Systems has renamed itself Jaybridge Robotics. The company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts is still focused on autonomous vehicle motion, navigation, perception and systems integration.

By Andy Choi 21 Jul 2011

Massey Robotics Champions on Show in Auckland

Massey University is very closely associated with the Rugby World Cup 2011. The event is the largest sporting event that New Zealand has been involved in this year. Staff, students and alumni of the Massey University are providing full support for the event.

By Andy Choi 21 Jul 2011

iRobot and InTouch Health Team Up in Healthcare

The iRobot Corporation has signed a joint development and licensing agreement with InTouch Health to explore potential opportunities for healthcare applications on iRobot platforms such as the iRobot Ava mobile robotics platform.

From iRobot Corporation 21 Jul 2011

Gumstix Unveils RoboVero Controller Board

Gumstix launches a super-fast controller board, called RoboVero. It is a 32-bit Cortex-M3 processor that operates at a frequency of 120Mhz.

By Andy Choi 21 Jul 2011

Touchence Introduces Flexible Touch Sensor for Robots

Touchence introduces Shokkaku Cube, a soft and flexible touch sensor that is to be utilized with robots.

By Andy Choi 21 Jul 2011

Polish Hospital Conducts Virtual Reality Heart Surgery Training with Cardio-Surgical Robots

Eon Reality announced that the Foundation of Cardiac Surgery Development (FCSD) located in Poland, is using their software for verifying new designs, surgical instruments and robots.

By Andy Choi 21 Jul 2011

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Manufacturer, Hydroid Chooses Unanet for Providing Project Management Services

Hydroid, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, has chosen Unanet Technologies for providing project management services.

By Andy Choi 21 Jul 2011

RobotWorx Plans to Integrate New and Used Dual Arm Robots from Motoman

RobotWorx announced that it would promote the sale of dual arm robots from Motoman. They plan to offer reconditioned models using the dual arm robots for use in assembly and handling units and also educate their customers about the uniqueness of the design.

By Andy Choi 21 Jul 2011