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    1

    Robot Enthusiasts Can Now Get Top Experience From BDI-Laguna and Hitec Robotics

    Personal Robotics | Mar 29, 2006
    2

    QinetiQ Developed Antenna Extends UAV Reach

    Design and Development | Mar 29, 2006
    3

    QinetiQ Announces First Flight Trial for Zephyr Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

    Service Robotics | Mar 29, 2006

    White Sands success for QinetiQ’s low-cost, ultra-light aircraft

    4

    New Sensor Technology Detects NBC Materials

    Design and Development | Mar 29, 2006

    Engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, using an emerging sensing technology, have developed a suite of sensors for national security applications that can quickly and effectively detect chemical, biological, nuclear and explosive materials.

    5

    U.S. Unmanned Aerial Systems Market to Reach 17 Billion in Five Years According to Frost & Sullivan

    Security & Defense Robotics | Mar 28, 2006
    6

    UGOBE CEO and Founder Bob Christopher to Speak at RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition

    Security & Defense Robotics | Mar 27, 2006

    Founder of Innovative Consumer Robotics Company to Discuss Interactive Organic Robots and UGOBE’s Groundbreaking Line of Robotic ‘Life Forms’

    7

    Innova Holdings and Embry-Riddle University Launch a Strategic Alliance

    Robotics Trends Feature | Mar 26, 2006

    The Alliance Will Seek and Develop Business Opportunities and Research Projects of Mutual Interest Within the Realms of Commercial and Military Unmanned Aviation, Ground, and Sea Vehicle Technologies

    8

    Russian Navy to Fly ROV to Submarine Disasters

    Service Robotics | Mar 24, 2006

    Russians opt for rapid response ROV with brushless DC electric thrusters over hydraulic equivalents for submarine rescue operations. 

    9

    Two Hybrid Electric “Crusher” Combat UGVs Powered by UQM Propulsion Systems/Generators Test Toda

    Security & Defense Robotics | Mar 24, 2006

    UQM Technologies, Inc., a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that two additional hybrid electric “Crusher” unmanned ground combat vehicles powered by UQM® high torque propulsion systems and generators have begun field testing and evaluation by the U.S. Army

    10

    Evanston Northwestern Healthcare First to Use Latest Robotic Surgical System

    Robotics Trends Feature | Mar 23, 2006
    11

    Empress Software Partners with Centre for Vision and Robotics Research at York University

    Robotics Trends Feature | Mar 23, 2006

    Empress Software, developers of EMPRESS, “The Embedded Real-Time Database”, announces a mutually cooperative partnership for supporting research in computer vision and robotics with the Laboratory for Active and Attentive Vision, part of the Centre for Vision Research at York University.

    12

    Geneva Aerospace Successfully Completes Unmanned Auto-Landing Test Flight with the Dakota UAV

    Security & Defense Robotics | Mar 22, 2006

    Company completes next stage in on-going project with the United States Navy

    13

    BAE Systems Launches Talisman Autonomous Underwater System

    Robotics Trends Feature | Mar 22, 2006

    BAE Systems launched its new autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) Talisman at Oceanology International 2006. The Talisman System, developed by BAE Systems in the UK, is a latest-generation modular multi-role UUV, capable of a wide range of maritime littoral operations.

    14

    Evolution Robotics Supports Next Generation of WowWee Humanoids with Highly Advanced Robotic Tech

    Robotics Trends Feature | Mar 22, 2006
    15

    Real Time Linux Enables Ship Building Robot

    Design and Development | Mar 21, 2006
    16

    LynxOS-178 Becomes First and Only Operating System to Receive FAA Reusable Software Component (RSC)

    Design and Development | Mar 20, 2006

    Developers Can Now Treat the OS as a “Software Black Box” That Does Not Need Recertification to Achieve Dramatic Savings in Cost and Time for Obtaining FAA Certification

    17

    Robotics Joins Walll Street Journal’s 2006 Innovation Awards

    Robotics Trends Feature | Mar 20, 2006

    Latest Awards Include New Categories Covering Robotics, Technology Design Blogs and Consumer Electronics

    18

    U. T. Dallas Nanotechnologists Demonstrate Artificial Muscles Powered by Highly Energetic Fuels

    Academics and Research | Mar 20, 2006

    Muscles for Prosthetic Limbs, Autonomous Robots and Smart Surfaces Reported In the March Issue of the Prestigious Journal Science

    19

    Quickplacer, the Fastest Robot in the World

    Service Robotics | Mar 20, 2006

    Fatronik has launched the most rapid handling robot in the world at the BIEMH (International Machine-Tool Biennial) in Bilbao.

    20

    China’s Builds Their First Salvaging Robot for Nuclear Power Plants

    Service Robotics | Mar 20, 2006
    21

    Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego Receives CCAT(SM) Award

    Security & Defense Robotics | Mar 20, 2006
    22

    Intuitive Surgical Names Marshall L. Mohr as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

    Service Robotics | Mar 16, 2006
    23

    Applied Perception Expands its Robotic System Engineering And Integration Expertise Into the Civilia

    Robotics Trends Feature | Mar 16, 2006

    Applied Perception announces two projects devoted to developing applications for the first responder and aviation industries. The diversity of their rapidly growing customer base reinforces API’s position as leading robotic systems engineering and integration company.

    24

    USS Scranton Completes Successful UUV Test

    Security & Defense Robotics | Mar 12, 2006

    The fast-attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) successfully demonstrated homing and docking of an Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) system during at-sea testing in January 2006. - By Chief Journalist Mark O. Piggott, Commander, Naval Submarine Forces Public Affairs

    25

    Why Humanoids?

    Personal Robotics | Mar 10, 2006

    Robots based on a humanoid form factor will eventually join us at home, in the workplace and in public places. - By Dan Kara

    26

    Evolution Robotics Joins Industry Leading Companies in Sponsorship of RoboBusiness Conference

    Robotics Trends Feature | Mar 06, 2006

    Momentum Builds for 3rd Annual Business Development Event for the Mobile Robotics and Intelligent Systems Industry

    27

    More Than 9,600 People Worldwide Answered LEGO MINDSTORMS Call for 100 ‘’NXT’’ Great Developers

    Personal Robotics | Mar 06, 2006

    NXT9,600 people worldwide answered LEGO MINDSTORMS call for great developers

    28

    Lower Cost, Portable Surgical Robots Could be Smooth Operators

    Service Robotics | Mar 06, 2006

    Packed With Color LCD Screens, Advanced Multimedia Features, New Locomotion And Even More Personality, Wowwee Brings Its Robotic Companions To Life. - By Emil Venere

    29

    LynuxWorks’ BlueCat Linux OS to Support iRobot John Deere R-Gator’s On-Board Systems

    Service Robotics | Mar 05, 2006

    iRobot Selects BlueCat Linux for Robotic Military Vehicle’s Control, Navigation and Object Avoidance Systems

    30

    VideoRay Underwater Robotic Cameras Locate Hat, Body of St. Cloud, MN College Student

    Service Robotics | Mar 03, 2006

    Multiple Searches involved several agencies, multiple searches, cutting edge technology.

    31

    United Kingdom Awards Lockheed Martin $2.65 Million Contract To Enhance Desert Hawk

    Security & Defense Robotics | Mar 02, 2006
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  • Personal Robots Hit The Consumer Mainstream
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  • New Robots Can Provide Elder Care For Aging Baby Boomers
  • Kiva and Walgreens Expand Use of Mobile Fulfillment Solution for Retail Store Restocking
  • Meeting the Increased Demand for Military Robots: An Interview With Foster -Miller's Bob Quinn
  • VCs and Robotics: Connections are Few
  • SwRI Expands International Collaboration on Autonomous Vehicle Technology
  • Protonex Awarded UGV Power Sources Contract
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