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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

Stemmer Conducts Machine Vision Training Sessions in its New European Training Center

Stemmer Imaging has instigated training programs in the new training center at its headquarters located in Puchheim.

From STEMMER IMAGING AG 27 Oct 2010

NOAA Research Vessel Utilizes ROV to Survey Fish Species

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has anchored its latest $55 million worth research vessel named ‘Bell M Shimada’ in San Diego. The vessel will be deployed for scientific research operations along the West Coast.

27 Oct 2010

Team FREDNET Receives ILDD Contract for Robotic Lunar Mission

Team Frednet, an open-source non-profit organization, has declared that it has received Innovative Lunar Demonstrations Data (ILDD) contract from NASA offering the highest government procurement value of $10.01 million.

27 Oct 2010

Schneider Packaging Receives Fanuc Robotics’ CSI Designation

Schneider Packaging Equipment has announced that FANUC Robotics has acknowledged their company as a Certified Servicing Integrator (CSI) in FANUC’s group of Authorized Integrators.

From Schneider Packaging Equipment Co., Inc. 27 Oct 2010

Pearson Packaging Releases Robotic MPI-300 System

Pearson Packaging Systems has launched MPI-300, a novel multipacking robotic system, which can function at rates up to 300 products per minute, per product line.

27 Oct 2010

Japanese Prof Invents Insect Control Humanoid After Buddy Attacked

A friend of Professor Hisashi Sekine was stung about 90 times when trying to spray wasp nests to exterminate them. This caused Professor Hisashi Sekine from Utsunomiya, Japan to invent a remote controlled robot which can climb a ladder and spray the wasp nests.

By Andy Choi 26 Oct 2010