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LEGO Group and X PRIZE Foundation Announce MoonBots 2.0 Challenge

The MoonBots 2.0: A Google Lunar X Prize LEGO MINDSTORMS Challenge has been announced by the LEGO Group and the X PRIZE Foundation.

By Andy Choi 25 May 2011

Greencore Successfully Implements Automation

Warrington’s Greencore Prepared Meals, without disrupting its production schedules has managed to install its first automated packaging line successfully.

By Andy Choi 25 May 2011

Accuray to Showcase the CyberKnife Robotic System at the AUA Meeting

Accuray has proclaimed that it is planning to display the CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System in the company booth #3243, during the American Urological Association (AUA) meeting, which would be held from May 14 to 17 in Washington, D.C.

By Andy Choi 25 May 2011

Portable Robot Powered with Android Applications

iRobot has collaborated with Google to develop android applications for the robot Ava, which is a mobile robot.

From iRobot Corporation 20 May 2011

Crouse Hospital to Test Titan Medical Surgical Robotic Platform

Titan Medical and Crouse Hospital have entered into a non-obligatory memorandum of understanding (MOU). Crouse Hospital is a 506 bed critical care hospital situated in Syracuse, NY, which has agreed to test and analyze the Titan Medical’s Amadeus, the next generation surgical robotic platform and provide comprehensive feedback reports.

By Andy Choi 20 May 2011

Hands-on Surgical Training Module Introduced for Mastering Robot-Aided Surgical Procedures

The director of robotic surgery at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), Kurshid A Guru and Thenkurussi Kesavadas, Professor at the University at Buffalo (UB) and Director of the Virtual Reality lab have created comprehensive training modules to help new surgeons to conduct robot-aided surgeries.

By Andy Choi 20 May 2011

Can Humanoids Replace Human Astronauts?

Deep space exploration becomes very easy with humanoid robots and space experts are exploring the possibility of future space crafts being flown by robots and controlled remotely from the earth.

By Andy Choi 20 May 2011

Hospitals Adopt Robotic Approach to Perform Complex Surgeries

Urologic surgical procedures are conducted through tiny incisions with the help of robotic instruments. The use of robotic instruments inside the abdomen enables doctors to do even complex surgical procedures successfully.

By Andy Choi 20 May 2011

PTC to Supply Free Software to FIRST Robotics Competition

The Product Development Company (PTC) declared that it has been recognized by For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) as a strategic partner for rendering considerable support to the goal of FIRST.

By Andy Choi 20 May 2011

Next-Generation, Passive Industrial Robots to Guarantee Human Safety

The current range of industrial robots is not capable of comprehending human behavior. These robots can also not react to human intentions.

By Andy Choi 20 May 2011

Osaka University’s Hosoda Labs Unveil an Autonomous Robot

A fully autonomous robot, Pneubron 7-11 has been created at the Hosoda Labs in Osaka University. The Pneubron robot was designed to find the link between human interactions and motor development.

By Andy Choi 20 May 2011

Gorbel to Manufacture Intelligent Lifting Devices and Other Cooperative Robots

Intelligent assist devices (IAD) can be classified as dedicated cooperative robots, which have proved to be useful in automotive plants.

By Andy Choi 20 May 2011

Kuka Robotics Develops Industrial Robot to Ensure Human Safety

It is possible for a robot and a human to work together to carry a load with the help of intelligent assist devices (IAD). However, there are a lot of safety issues in allowing a human to work with a robot on the same workspace of an assembly line.

From KUKA Aktiengesellschaft 20 May 2011

Robots Move into Formation Using Three-Dimensional Motion-Tracking Camera

A student at Georgia Tech University, Ted MacDonald has developed a system that enables multiple robots to move into formations without communicating with each other.

By Andy Choi 20 May 2011

POWERLINK Networks Connect Stäubli Robots and uniVAL Drives

Stäubli Robots can now be operated directly with B&R controllers because of a POWERLINK interface on Stäubli's uniVAL drives, which enables the transfer of Generic Motion Control programs from B&R controllers to the robots.

By Andy Choi 16 May 2011