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Festo, Fraunhofer to Develop Bionic Handling Assistant Robotic Arm

The Fraunhofer research institute, and Festo, a Germany-based control and automation company, have won a German technology award to develop a robotic arm called the Bionic Handling Assistant. Festo teamed up with Fraunhofer Institute’s Andrzej Grzesiak to execute the project.

30 Dec 2010

Spantec Uses nRF24AP2 ANT Transceivers to Develop Remote Monitoring Solution

Nordic Semiconductor announced that Spantec, a firm based in Austria, has developed the comprehensive ANT+ telemedical remote monitoring solution by utilizing Nordic’s nRF24AP2 2.4GHz ANT transceivers.

30 Dec 2010

Software Toolbox Rolls Out New Version of OPC Data Logger

Software Toolbox, a supplier of industrial automation software, has rolled out a new variant of OPC Data Logger that supports OPC UA connectivity.

30 Dec 2010

Egg Farms Utilize Robots to Decrease Food Safety Issues

The Chief Executive Officer of Smart Motion Robotics, Scott Gilmore stated that egg farms to decrease pricey food safety problems.

30 Dec 2010

Geologists Deploy Robot Submarine below The Antarctic Ice

Geologists at the Northern Illinois University have developed a cigar-shaped robot submarine that will be deployed below the Antarctic ice.

30 Dec 2010

Media Cybernetics Introduces AutoQuant X2.2.1 Image Deconvolution Software

Media Cybernetics, a manufacturer of image analysis software, has introduced the new AutoQuant image deconvolution and 5D visualization software that is supported by the Windows 7 operating system.

30 Dec 2010

Rensselaer Students Explore Human Thought in New Cognitive Robotics Lab

Students are researching on human thought and how it outsmarts automation in real life in Cognitive Robotics Lab at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

30 Dec 2010

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Envisions a Robot Base on the Moon

The space agency of Japan, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is planning to establish a robot base on the Moon.

30 Dec 2010

US Army Showcases Robots and Other Equipment at All-American Bowl

At the Army All-American Bowl week, the US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) will showcase the ‘Army Strength Through Technology’. The event will be held between January 6 and 9, 2011 in San Antonio.

30 Dec 2010

CoroWare Adds Hot-Swap Battery Feature to Explorer Product Series

CoroWare, a provider of robotics integration services, has added a new feature to the CoroWare Explorer product series to significantly improve the versatility and duration of the mobile robotics projects for researchers and educators.

30 Dec 2010

Shadow Robots’ Robot Hand Handles Things Like Human

Shadow Robots has developed a robot hand made with motors, hi-tech materials and sensors. This is the most advanced robot hand of the world, which is expected to be commercialized in a couple of years.

30 Dec 2010

Bexel Offers Q-Ball Robotic Camera Solution for the Broadcast Industry

Provider of broadcast services, Bexel announced that the Camera Corps Q-Ball robotic HD/SD Minicam solution has attained enormous success.

30 Dec 2010

Aerospace Industry Manufacturer Procures Cognex DataMan Handheld ID Readers

Developer of machine vision sensors, Cognex announced that an aerospace industry manufacturer has chosen its DataMan handheld ID readers to error-proof part handling and speed order processing at production units.

30 Dec 2010