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39 Robotics Teams Participate in the FIRST Robotics 2011 Detroit District Competition

Southeast Michigan High Schools has sent 39 Robotics teams to the FIRST Robotics 2011 Detroit District Competition, which was conducted on March 18^th and 19^th, 2011 at the Matthaei Physical Education Center, situated at the Wayne State University.

By Andy Choi 22 Mar 2011

Robotic Surgery Gains Prominence in India

Currently in Chennai in India, major heart surgeries are being performed by a surgeon sitting on a console and manipulating a joy stick. In actuality, he is performing a surgery with the help of an extremely efficient electronic robot with arms.

By Andy Choi 22 Mar 2011

FIRST Competition Begins with Battle among Young Teams

The FIRST Regional Competition has commenced with great cheers from a packed audience in the New York bleachers.

By Andy Choi 22 Mar 2011

Comprehensive Report on Welding Robotics Market

Research and Markets have released a new Frost & Sullivan report titled, “Strategic Analysis of the Global Welding Robotics Market,” which gives the latest trends in the global welding market including product segments such as arc welding, laser welding and spot welding.

By Andy Choi 19 Mar 2011

Robotic Devices to Enable Specialists to Operate on Patient’s Beating Heart

To lower the risks associated with the use of sophisticated equipment like bypass machines, heart surgeons are now exploring alternate methods for operating on the heart.

By Andy Choi 19 Mar 2011

Case Studies on Two Self-Storage Facilities Reports Increase in Operating Income

Yandow Realty Group’s proprietor, Mark Yandow carried out case studies on two self-storage properties in different states. According to this study, amazing results were established including a rise in occupancy and operating income.

By Andy Choi 19 Mar 2011

Process Automation Hall of Fame Nominees Announced

Yokogawa Electric has declared that Dr. Maurice J. Wilkins, who served as Vice President of the company’s IA Global Strategic Technology Marketing Center (USMK) in Dallas, has been selected by CONTROL, a prominent US industry magazine, to be included into the Process Automation Hall of Fame, Class of 2011.

By Andy Choi 19 Mar 2011

DP Engineering Academy's Robotics Team to Attend FIRST Regional Competition

DP's Penguinbot VI took the fourth place following the first day of qualifying matches in San Diego. The Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy's robotics team, also known as Team 1717, got in touch with their robot on Thursday at the San Diego Sports Arena.

By Andy Choi 19 Mar 2011

Research and Markets Releases Report on Snake Robots

Research and Markets have added a new report to their portfolio titled, “Snake Robots Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide 2011 to 2017”.

By Andy Choi 19 Mar 2011

Nordson ASYMPTEC to Sponsor Six Teams for the San Diego FIRST Robotics Competition

Nordson ASYMTEK for the fifth time is supporting teams who are participating in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competion in San Diego. It is to mentor and sponsor six teams from San Diego.

By Andy Choi 19 Mar 2011

National Robotics Week to be Held in Second Week of April

A weeklong series of regional activities and events would be conducted during the second annual National Robotics Week, which is to be held from the 9th of April to the 17th of April, with an aim to increase public awareness on the importance of robo-technology and also the extraordinary cultural and social impact it would have on the future, with respect to the way people would play, work and live all over the world.

By Andy Choi 19 Mar 2011

Automate 2011 to Honor First Industrial Robot’s 50<sup>th</sup> Anniversary

The first industrial robot set up in 1961at New Jersey’s General Motors Plant in Trenton is to be honored, at the Automate 2011 show with a special pavilion named “50 years: A Tribute to Industrial Robots”.

By Andy Choi 19 Mar 2011

Researchers Develop Programmable Molecular Robot

Andrew Turberfield and his research team at the University of Oxford have built a programmable molecular robot, a molecular machine of sub-microscopic dimensions comprising artificial DNA.

By Andy Choi 18 Mar 2011

UCSF Medical Center Pharmacy Uses Robotic Technology

UCSF Medical Center is one the top ten hospitals in the US, recognized all over the world for pioneering research, advanced technology and innovative patient care, having been established more than a century ago.

By Andy Choi 18 Mar 2011

Spartanburg Doctor Uses Robotic Procedure to Remove Cancerous Tumors

The Gibbs Cancer Center, a division of the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, has the credit of being the first to use the da Vinci Surgical System, which is a robotic device for performing minimally invasive surgeries for the removal of cancerous tumors from the lungs in the South Carolina region.

By Andy Choi 18 Mar 2011