Independent Team of Assessors Awards CMM Level 3 Status, Validating Timely and Efficient Delivery of High-Quality Software for iRobot’s Military Products
Charlotte, NC company secures $380K deal for Automatic Guided Vechicles (AGVs) for the Transportation Industry.
The British-built Beagle 2 lander may have been spotted in images taken from the NASA Mars Global Surveyor.
European research is delivering sophisticated and socially adapted robotic applications to the exit doors of academia but researchers complain that take-up of these technologies by industry and society is too slow. This raises the danger of Europe being left behind in the application of robots and robotic technologies.
Battery-powered toys, radios, and portable electronic devices make fun Christmas gifts – until the batteries run down. But advances in rechargeable thin-film lithium battery technology at Oak Ridge National Laboratory might one day provide a solution to the dead-battery dilemma.
A Chinese roboticist working in the United Kingdom notes that more education and publicity are needed to push robotics into the mainstream. - By Dick Meredith
Business Focused Robotics and Intelligent Systems Event to Emphasize Real-World Applications, Enabling Technology and Emerging Opportunities
Robotic ‘spiders’ could be the key to building large-scale structures in space.
New York’s Montefiore Medical Center is now performing minimally invasive prostate surgery using the latest in robot-assisted technology. This means less pain and quicker recovery for patients
Akira Tokuhiro, a Kanas State University associate professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering, is combining two research areas, biometrics—including facial expressions—and robotics, to combat terrorism.
Research at MIT could lead to the development of articifial muscles that are 1,000 times faster than human muscles. - By Cathryn M. Delude
Powerful System Passes Strictest of Military Trials
Originally designed for a three month mission, the twin Mars rovers continue to surprise, puzzle and delight us a year after they landed.