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Robots Take Telecommuting to a Whole New Level

VGO's Robots will allow you to move your webcam around a facility, seek out others to converse with and get the general lay of the land all from the comfort of your desktop, using basic WiFi technology which is already almost ubiquitous in the today’s business environment.

By Andy Choi 24 Feb 2011

Google Lunar X-Prize Final Team Roster Announced

The Google-sponsored Lunar X-Prize will be fought over by 29 teams from 17 different countries. The final line-up of teams competing for the $30 million robotic Moon-explorer prize has been confirmed.

By Andy Choi 22 Feb 2011

AeroVironment Develops World’s First Fully Operational Life-Size Hummingbird-Like Unmanned Aircraft

Technology is often an imitation of life and it seems that Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has turned its attention from flying snakes to hummingbirds.

By Andy Choi 22 Feb 2011

Robot May Soon Enter Pike River Coal Mine to Film

A robot may be able to enter the Pike River mine this week, a mines rescue manager says. New Zealand Mines Rescue Manager Trevor Watts told the press yesterday that staff had completed a small sealing operation at the mine's portal on Friday.

By Andy Choi 22 Feb 2011

Soldiers Receive Robotic Training to Carry Out Safe Military Operations

To achieve a better understanding of the functions performed by robots that are deployed on the battlefield, Lt. Col. Michael McLean, 479th Field Artillery Brigade safety officer, had arranged a site visit for the soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery at the Joint Robotics Training Facility. Pat Stockwell, a Fort Hood JRTF operator, delivered the instructions to the soldiers.

22 Feb 2011

Discovery Museum’s Robotics Lab to Allow Robot Programming

A robotics lab has been built at the Sacramento’s Discovery Museum Science and Space Center with an aim to educate students in the field of science, technology, engineering and math.

22 Feb 2011

RIA to Announce Engelberger Award Winners at International Symposium on Robotics

Åke Lindqvist and Henrik Christensen will be the recipients of the Engelberger Robotics Award this year.

22 Feb 2011

Dr. Michael M. Zavlanos Bestowed NSF Career Award for Research in Robot Communication

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has presented the CAREER Award to Dr. Michael M. Zavlanos for his achievements and potential in the field of mobile robot networks.

21 Feb 2011

Canada’s First Patient Undergoes Robotic Surgery for Throat Cancer

Gildard Legere, aged 72, a retired home builder from Sarnia, became the first Canadian patient who underwent an operation by a robot and a team of doctors for the removal of throat cancer.

21 Feb 2011

Elbit Tests Unmanned Robot Systems from Single Control Station

The successful testing of the Hermes 450 and Hermes 900 by Elbit Systems from a single ground station has contributed to the flexible operation of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in the global aircraft market.

21 Feb 2011

NHTSA Launches Study Focusing on Impact of SCRAM Alcohol Anklets

A nationwide study has been launched by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to examine the impact of the Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor (SCRAM) alcohol anklet in reducing recidivism among drunken driving offenders.

21 Feb 2011

Austin’s Outdoor Lighting Upgrade Project Uses Remote Monitoring Solution

The Remote Operations Asset Management (ROAM), a remote monitoring system, from Acuity Brands will soon play a vital role in catering to the growing outdoor lighting needs for the city of Austin, Texas.

21 Feb 2011

Remote Monitoring Systems to be Installed at Hanford Waste Treatment Plant

Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS), a prime service provider to the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of River Protection, has issued a purchase order for four more remote monitoring systems to White Door, a subsidiary of Critical Solutions.

21 Feb 2011

Two Underwater Robotic Vehicles Gather Information about Sub-Sea Plume

In the weeks after the spill on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, a team of scientists led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have succeeded in locating the plume and identify its origin with the help of Dr Michael Jakuba.

21 Feb 2011

Surgical Robot Exhibited At Grand Rapids Public Museum

The da Vinci Robot, a four-armed surgical system that doctors have used in the past to perform minimally invasive surgery, is now a property of the Grand Rapids Public Museum.

21 Feb 2011