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University of Warwick Mobile Robotics Team to Develop Rescue Robot

Matthew Dodds, an electronics engineer, is working with seven students of the University of Warwick Mobile Robotics team to build a perfect rescue robot for winning the first prize in the European RoboCup Rescue Championship.

3 Feb 2011

NUS Researchers Develop Automated Helicopter-like Surveying Robots

A group of researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have built helicopter-like robots that can move indoors. These automated robots can be deployed in investigation, search and rescue operations.

3 Feb 2011

HEIDENHAIN Releases New Rotary Encoder for Automation Applications

HEIDENHAIN has launched ECI 119, the latest rotary encoder, ideal for electric motors in several applications involved in electronics, automation, plastic injection molding equipments and packaging segments.

From HEIDENHAIN CORPORATION 3 Feb 2011

Great Western Hospital Receives IT Innovation Award for Pharmacy Robots

Great Western Hospital has received the IT Innovation Award for including the Wall-E and Eve robots in its pharmacy. The Health Business Awards identifies projects from NHS’ business segments and has honored GWH for its pharmacy robots.

3 Feb 2011

RE2 to Develop a Dual-Arm Robot and Software Simulation Tool

RE2 has declared that DARPA has chosen their company to build a dual-arm robot and its associated software simulation tool for the Outreach Track of the four-year Autonomous Robotic Manipulation (ARM) program.

3 Feb 2011

CMU Researchers to Develop Snake-Like Robots

Researchers at the Carnegie Mellon University are developing serpentine robots that can glide into organs like the heart during surgical procedures. These organs are unsafe to perform an open surgery.

3 Feb 2011

US Air Force Receives SUGVs for EOD Team

The Boeing Company and the iRobot team have successfully developed and supplied the first 30 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicles (SUGV) to the US Air Force.

3 Feb 2011

BARA Reports on UK Robot Sales

The British Automation and Robot Association (BARA) has mentioned that when compared with the 2009 robot sales in the UK, the 2010 sales has been increased to 65%.

3 Feb 2011

Agilent Technologies Launches BenchBot Robot

Agilent Technologies has included the new BenchBot Robot to its automated microplate handling equipment series. The new robot accompanies the BenchCel Microplate Handler and Direct Drive Robot of the company’s Automation Solutions’ instrumentation portfolio.

3 Feb 2011