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‘Da Vincibles’ Team Wins FLL Robotic Challenge

Santa Barbara-based team, “The Da Vincibles,” bagged the Champions’ Award in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO League (FLL) robotics contest, which was held in Camarillo.

30 Nov 2010

Indian Companies to Participate in Hannover Messe Automation Event

Deutsche Messe has declared that Hannover Messe 2011, world’s largest industrial technology event, will include 13 major global trade fairs and will be conducted in a single venue, in Hanover, Germany from April 4 to 8, 2011.

30 Nov 2010

Caltech Student to Deploy Jellyfish’s Propulsion System in Soft Robotics

Janna Nawroth, a student from California Institute of Technology, is researching on a novel driving system of the jellyfish for developing a perfect archetype of small pumps that can be planted inside the human body for several medical applications or in soft robotics.

30 Nov 2010

ABI Forecasts Industrial Robotics Market

ABI’s new research report has predicted that industrial robotics systems’ market revenue will expand from $5.2 billion in 2010 to $8.8 billion in 2015.

30 Nov 2010

Shanghai Huizhong Automotive Deploys ABB Robots

Huizhong, subsidiary unit of Shanghai Huizhong Automotive Manufacturing and supplier of chassis and other automotive components, has received two significant automotive contracts. Presently, clients of Huizhong include Ford, Toyota, Fiat, General Motors, Volkswagen, Hyundai and Audi.

30 Nov 2010

NASA Funds $20 Million Robotics Program

NASA is offering $20 million in support of the robotics non profit organisation ‘FIRST’ or For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.

By Andy Choi 29 Nov 2010

U.S Army to Deploy BEAR Robot for Rescuing Wounded Soldiers

The U.S Army is testing the Battlefield Extraction-Assist Robot (BEAR) for deploying the robot in saving injured military personnel caught under fire.

29 Nov 2010

Scientists Successfully Perform Experiments to Control Remote Robotic Devices

Experts of the German Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics (DLR-RM), RSC Energia and TsNII of Robotics and Engineering Cybernetics have successfully performed the Kontur scientific experiment aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

29 Nov 2010

Scientists Develop Robots with Literacy Skills

A team of roboticists, headed by Dr Ingmar Posner of Oxford University and Peter Corke of Queensland University of Technology, are working on releasing a new range of literate robots with artificial intelligence.

29 Nov 2010

Maxon Releases EPOS2 70-10 for Automation Applications

Maxon has launched the new EPOS2 70/10 unit with multifarious features and functions for controlling modes like position, velocity and current mode as well as for allowing adaptable utilization of drives in mechatronics and automation applications.

From maxon precision motors, inc. 29 Nov 2010

Lincoln Electric Releases Automated Plasma Cutting System

Lincoln Electric, a leading supplier of robotic arc welding systems, has released the Tomahawk 375 Air plasma cutting system.

From Lincoln Electric UK (Ltd) 29 Nov 2010

Automation Giant Laird Acquires Cattron Group

Laird has declared the acquirement of Cattron Group, a leading provider of automation and wireless control systems, for $90.0 million.

29 Nov 2010

Researchers Develop ARMAR-III Robot

European researchers have developed the AMAR III robot that can communicate with objects via the sense of touch without requiring a huge repository of instructions for each object it might come across.

29 Nov 2010

Fraunhofer Institute Scientists to Develop Next Generation Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

Scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Optronics, Germany, under the leadership of Dr. Thomas Rauschenbach, are researching on a cost-effective autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for various industrial operations like examining hull and dam. This autonomous AUV would not demand human intervention.

29 Nov 2010

Festo Develops Robotic Elephant Trunk

Festo, a Germany-based company, has developed a robotic elephant trunk. Researchers at Festo were motivated by the structure and function of the elephant’s trunk and decided to revolutionize human-machine interaction, which is one of the biggest areas in robotics research.

From Festo Corporation 29 Nov 2010