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Pharmacy Automation Giant ERT to Participate in Healthcare Conference

ERT has declared that Dr. Michael J. McKelvey, President and CEO of the company, will participate in the Piper Jaffray's 22nd Annual Health Care Conference, which will be held in New York on December 1, 2010.

29 Nov 2010

US Energy Company Selects Telnet as Robotic Systems Developer

Telnet has declared that it has been selected as an exclusive robotic systems developer by a Houston- based Energy Company. The Tunisian press agency did not disclose the name of the US energy company.

29 Nov 2010

NECA Honors Student for Developing Bomb Disposal Robot

National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) has honored Daniel Messina, a student of Catholic Regional College in Sydenham, with NECA Electrotechnology School Student Award, for developing a bomb disposal robot.

29 Nov 2010

German Scientists Develop Robotic CyberMotion Simulator

Paolo Robuffo Giordano and his research team at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Germany, have developed a flexible RoboCoaster industrial robotic arm, which is specially designed to enable testers to experience the F1 Ferrari drive.

29 Nov 2010

LASER COMPONENTS Develop New Laser Diode Modules for Machine Vision Applications

LASER COMPONENTS has added a new range of laser diode modules to their popular FLEXPOINT series.

29 Nov 2010

Systems Automation Giant Han-Tek Acquires PowerLab

Han-Tek, a global leader in supplying system automation systems, has declared that it has acquired the North Carolina- based PowerLab Control Technologies.

From HAN-TEK, Inc. 29 Nov 2010

Beckhoff Releases New Automation Software for Plastics Molding Applications

Beckhoff Automation has released TwinCAT automation software to offer high-end automation solutions for blow and injection moulding systems.

29 Nov 2010

Advantech Launches New Ethernet Switches for Automation Applications

Advantech’s Industrial Automation Group has released a new range of small Ethernet switches, ideal for factory and machine automation applications.

29 Nov 2010

Robotics Giant Accuray's President to Participate in Piper Jaffray Healthcare Conference

Accuray, manufacturer of CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system, has declared that Euan S. Thomson, President and CEO of the company, will take part in the 22nd Annual Piper Jaffray Healthcare Conference, which will be held in New York on November 30, 2010.

29 Nov 2010

Volpara Receives FDA Approval for Automated Breast Imaging Software

Volpara, a subsidiary of Matakina Technology, has obtained the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the Volpara breast imaging software.

26 Nov 2010

Russian Army to Include Robot-Tanks

Russian scientists are working on releasing robot-tanks. These tanks are scheduled to be showcased at the 2011 International Exhibition of Military Equipment, Technologies and Ground Force Armaments, in Russia.

26 Nov 2010

MRI to Proceed with Phase IIa IPEMS Project in Humanoid Robot Installation

MidWest Research Institute (MRI) is undertaking the phase IIa of the Individual Protection Ensemble Mannequin System (IPEMS) project, to develop a Mannequin humanoid for examining war-fighter protection equipment against chemical combat elements.

26 Nov 2010

Hollysys Automation, ChinaTechenergy Sign Automation Contract with Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Station

Hollysys Automation Technologies, a global supplier of automation and control systems, has declared that its nuclear joint enterprise named China Techenergy (CTEC), which was constructed with China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding (CGNPC), has received automation and control systems contract from Fangchenggang nuclear power station.

26 Nov 2010

Dalsa Releases GigE Cameras for Machine-Vision Applications

Dalsa has launched a new range of GigE cameras in its Genie product line. The Genie HC family includes 3 color camera models with high-speed performance. They are utilized in several applications including monitoring electronic manufacturing operations.

26 Nov 2010

Bradford Student Develops Vision-Controlled Robot

Suraj Verma, a Master’s of Science student at Bradford University’s School of Engineering, Design and Technology, has developed a vision-controlled wire-free robot. It works on the eye-tracking technology in which navigation of the robot is controlled by human eye.

26 Nov 2010