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Robots to Clean up Japan’s Radioactive Waste Await Clearance in Europe

While Japan is undergoing a nuclear crisis in the wake of the earthquakes and tsunami, international robotic aid is forthcoming from several nations.

By Andy Choi 7 Apr 2011

Swisslog and Intelligrated to Provide Integrated Material Handling Solutions

Intelligrated and Swisslog, two automated material handling solutions providers, have decided to form a strategic alliance in North America.

By Andy Choi 7 Apr 2011

Innorobo Summit in Lyon Exhibits Robots and Androids

The Innorobo Summit, which was held in Lyon, saw the confluence of over 100 robots from across the world.

By Andy Choi 7 Apr 2011

ABB Robotics to Conduct Robotic Laser Processing Workshop

ABB Robotics is planning to conduct a one day Laser Processing Workshop at their training center in Auburn Hills in Michigan between 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on the 27th of April, 2011

From ABB Robotics 6 Apr 2011

Professor Whittaker and Team Participate in the Google Challenge

Professor William “Red” Whittaker recently lectured to the civil environmental engineering students.

By Andy Choi 6 Apr 2011

Festo Launches Robotic Bio-inspired Bird

Festo is famous for its biometric robots, and the SmartBird is its latest robot, which is a flying model resembling birds such as the herring gull.

By Andy Choi 6 Apr 2011

Dexter High School to Participate in FIRST Robotic Competition

Dexter High School Robotics Team with five DHS students and five adult mentors took part in the FIRST Robotic Competition conducted at the Skyline High School in Ann Arbor.

By Andy Choi 6 Apr 2011

ABB Robotics Unveils Palletising Robot at AUSPACKPLUS 2011

The IRB 760 Palletising Robot developed by ABB Robotics was unveiled at the AUSPACK PLUS 2011.

From ABB Robotics 6 Apr 2011

Gait of Robots Inspired by Movements of Spiders and Crabs

For researchers, inspiration for building robots has come in from the walking patterns of spiders, lobsters and crabs. A study of their movements has revealed that their legs have rhythmic nerve impulses, which control their gait.

By Andy Choi 5 Apr 2011

Robotic Spine Surgeries Performed at UC Irvine

In Orange County in California, at the UC Irvine Spine Program, Dr. Samuel Bederman and Dr. Nitin Bhatia have performed the first chain of robotic Spine Surgeries.

By Andy Choi 5 Apr 2011

St. David’s Establishes Texas Institute of Robotic Surgery

St. David’s Health Care had made an announcement to the effect that the nation’s first Robotic Institute University called the Texas Institute of Robotic Surgery would be begun at its North Austin Medical Center.

By Andy Choi 5 Apr 2011

Barobo Awarded Research Grant to Commercialize iMobot

A start-up company, Barobo associated with the University of California Davis, has been awarded a research grant for small business innovations and would use this to commercialize the iMobot, a modular robot, by the end of the year.

By Andy Choi 5 Apr 2011

Arcadia Student’s Trinity X in FIRST Robotics Competition

Students from the Arcadia Unified School District are participating in the Los Angeles Regional 2011 FIRST Robotics Competition with a robot designed by them called Trinity X.

By Andy Choi 5 Apr 2011

Memphis Surgeons Utilize Robots for Throat Surgeries

The Methodist University Hospital has five robots, which perform almost 1000 operations every year.

By Andy Choi 1 Apr 2011

MIT Media Lab Introduces Personal Robots

Cynthia Brazeal from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is well-known for her robots, which do much more than mechanical stunts. Her robots could perform tasks but what makes them special is that they could also display emotions.

By Andy Choi 1 Apr 2011