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iRobot Joins BAE Systems-Northrop Grumman GCV Team

Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems have declared that they have included iRobot as a new member to their Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) team to participate in the GCV contest organized by the US Army.

30 Oct 2010

Daiwa House Releases Moogle Robot

Daiwa House has launched Moogle, a new crawlspace inspection robot, weighing 29 pounds. It can crawl through spaces as small as 50cm wide and 30cm tall for examining gaps found in foundations or in ventilations located under the buildings.

28 Oct 2010

Pack Expo 2010 to Include Smurfit-Stone’s Automated Solutions

Smurfit-Stone Container has announced that it will showcase its complete lifecycle packaging products at the Pack Expo, which will be held in Chicago between October 31 and November 3.

28 Oct 2010

iRobot to Deliver Unmanned Underwater Vehicles to the US Navy

iRobot has declared that it has obtained two contracts from the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO). The first $920,000 worth agreement focuses on supplying iRobot’s Seaglider Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) with options.

From iRobot Corporation 28 Oct 2010

Teikyo University Professor Develops Anti-Wasp Robot

Professor Sekine of Teikyo University has developed a Mohican humanoid which can climb a ladder and spray insecticide at wasp nests. The robot features a Mohawk and can be controlled from a safe distance.

28 Oct 2010

UHO Utilizes CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System

University Hospital of Ostrava has procured Accuray’s CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system and has started utilizing it for cancer treatment.

28 Oct 2010

ESI to Develop Robotic Technologies for Space Exploration

Engineering Services (ESI) has received CAD$3 million worth contract from the Canadian Space Agency to build archetypes of control stations, investigation tools and a robotic arm. Later these robotic technologies will be included in the land-based archetypes of Martian and lunar rovers.

28 Oct 2010

Cybernetics Professor Predicts Future of Brain-Bots

Kevin Warwick, Professor of Cybernetics at the University of Reading, has predicted that Brain-bots (robots with in-built human brains) could be in our homes within a span of ten years.

28 Oct 2010

Trimble to Offer RFID Technology to Industrial Automation Firms

Trimble has declared that it has acquired Thing Magic, a pioneer in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, for an undisclosed amount.

28 Oct 2010

ISE Delivers New ROV for SNK Ocean

International Submarine Engineering (ISE) has supplied a new Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) termed ‘Hakuyo 150-3000’ to SNK Ocean, a Japan-based marine services company.

28 Oct 2010

Petrobas to Deploy Farstad Shipping’s ROV Support Vessel

Farstad Shipping has announced that it has made a NOK335 million worth contract with Petrobras for offering its Far Scotia to function as Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) prop vessel in Brazil.

28 Oct 2010

Scientists to Develop New Software for Accurate Robotic Navigation

An international group of scientists, headed by Mark Whitty of University of New South Wales, is working on a new software, which can enable the autonomous robots to move precisely and re-evaluate quickly.

27 Oct 2010

Vision 2010 to Include Microscan’s Machine Vision Products

Microscan has declared that it will showcase its latest machine vision and auto ID product line in Hall 6, Booth D43 at Vision 2010, which will be held at the Stuttgart New Exhibition Centre, Germany, from November 9 to 11.

27 Oct 2010

Isra Vision to Explore New Acquisitions for Machine Vision Products’ Expansion

Isra Vision, a German machine-vision software developer, is looking forward to new acquisitions to widen its local presence, and to augment the development of machine vision products and innovations.

27 Oct 2010