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Researcher from University of Leeds Creates Robo-worm

Jordan Boyle from the University of Leeds has developed a robotic worm, which is capable of wriggling through obstacles.

By Andy Choi 7 Jul 2011

Researchers Develop Endoscopic Robot for Scarless Surgery

Researchers at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have developed an endoscopic robot for performing surgeries on patients affected with gastric tumours without the need for hospitalisation.

By Andy Choi 7 Jul 2011

OC Robotics to Build Dual Snake Arm Robot Demonstrator for Working in Confined Spaces

OC Robotics has signed a new contract with Sellafied Ltd to provide a snake arm robot capability demonstration. This will include two snake arms deployed using the OC Robotics’ Rail&Rotate platform. The two will be variants of the OC Robotics Explorer Range. Each arm will have 22° of freedom, will measure 2.5m long and 100mm in diameter, and will be remotely operated by joystick.

By Andy Choi 6 Jul 2011

Realistic Robotic Patient to Revolutionize Dental Schools

Showa Hanako 2 is a dentistry robot that will revolutionize the way students practice dentistry. The life like robotic patient sits in the regular dentist’s chair and gives the users almost the same stress that they would get while working on a human patient.

By Andy Choi 6 Jul 2011

Crippled Man Conquers Landmark With the Aid of a Robotic Suit

A Japanese man took a robot piggy back ride on a heritage site fulfilling a dream. With the help of a robotic outfit clad friend the crippled man was able to scale the steep lanes of the Mont Saint Michel landmark in France. The robotic suit gives the wearer superhuman strength and allowed Seiji Uchida’s old dream of visiting the site come true.

By Andy Choi 6 Jul 2011

Yujin Robots Designed to Serve Human Needs

Robots were initially developed to work in place of humans to perform repetitive work and enhance productivity.

By Andy Choi 6 Jul 2011

German Brewing Company Automates its Operations with KUKA Robots

A German Brewing company,Pyraser has installed two KUKA KR 150 robots for automating the operations in its plant.

By Andy Choi 6 Jul 2011

Neato Robotics Introduces Advanced Vacuum Cleaner, XV-15

Neato Robotics has introduced Neato Robotics XV-15, an advanced robotic vacuum cleaner. The cleaner has a distinct square-tail design.

By Andy Choi 6 Jul 2011

Swiss Students Create Robot Drone Controlled by Hand Gestures

A robotic research team from the ETH Zurich have developed a nimble and fast robot drone, which can be manipulated through hand gestures made by standing in front of the Xbox 360 body scanning camera and a camera placed overhead.

By Andy Choi 6 Jul 2011

UBC Engineering Students Gear up for Robocup Conference with Thunderbots

UBC would be represented by Thunderbots at the 2011 Robocup Conference to be held in Istanbul from the 5th of July.

By Andy Choi 6 Jul 2011

Researchers Conduct Study to Enable Robots Recognize Facial Expressions

A research team from the Queen Mary University and the University College London are working on a project, which is investigating if robots and computers have the ability to read clues from human faces when they interact with others.

By Andy Choi 6 Jul 2011

Anderson High Robotics Team Helps UT Students in Creating Knee Brace

A team of 10 students from the Anderson High Robotics team is working on creating a new knee brace, along with two biomedical engineering students from the University Of Texas (UT) and Dr. Larry Kravitz.

By Andy Choi 5 Jul 2011

Research and Markets Adds Market Projections of Japan Patient Monitoring and Diagnostic Systems

The Market Intelligence report included the details of important market data for the patient monitoring and diagnostics market of Japan and the product categories.

By Andy Choi 5 Jul 2011