Microsoft Releases First Broad Beta Developer Kit for .NET Micro Framework

New framework allows developers to build applications for the smallest of devices.

Popular Science Magazine Joins RoboDevelopment Conference & Expo

Leading Technology Publication to be Premier Media Sponsor of International Technical Design and Development Event for the Personal, Service and Mobile Robotics Industry

Applied Perception Begins Project to Expand Semi-Autonomous Capabilities for IED Neutralization

- Work will support development of next generation technologies that enable safer and faster neutralization of IED’s
- Project represents additional mission area where API’s JAUS-compliant software technologies are being used to speed development and deployment of unmanned systems.

3D Vision Company TYZX Launches DeepSea G2 Stereo Vision System

New Embedded Stereo Vision System Provides Integrated Solution For Cost-Effective Volume Deployment in Commercial Applications Requiring Small Footprint and Low Power

iRobot Introduces Workshop Robot

New iRobot Dirt Dog Sweeps Up the Dirtiest Places in Your Home

Obstacle Detection Technology for Consumer Vehicles Offers “Priceless” ROI

Teal Predicts Worldwide UAV Market to Top $54 Billion, Tripling in Spending Over the Next Decade

ImSAR and Insitu Introduce the One-pound NanoSAR(TM), Micro Miniature Synthetic Aperture Radar

MobileRobots Inc. Seekur All-Weather Robot Gets a Hand With Remote Tele-Operations

MobileRobots Inc and Oceaneering Space Systems Partner to offer TerabotTM Arm on the Indoor-Outdoor Programmable Robotic Platform

Kayaks Adapted to Test Marine Robotics

MIT researchers are working toward the day when a team of robots could be put into action like a team of Navy SEALs—doing such dangerous work as searching for survivors after devastating hurricanes or sweeping harbors for mines.

Aerobot UAV developer Moller International Finds Ethanol Perfect Fuel For Use in its Rotary Engines

Global Hawk Shows Valuable Demand

The Global Hawk unmanned aerial system continues to prove its utility and effectiveness in the global war on terror, having flown more than 10,500 flight hours.
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Hansen Medical Files Registration Statement For Initial Public Offering

Hansen Medical, Inc. announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of shares of its common stock. All of the shares in the proposed offering are being sold by Hansen Medical.

Insects Inspire Robotics Research

Insects are proving invaluable for one researcher at the University of Alberta, who hopes robots can perform the same types of tasks that ants or bees do.

Microchip Technology Announces Debugging Capability for Low-Cost Development Programmer

PICkit™ 2 Debug Express Enables Quick Learning of PIC® Microcontrollers

Carnegie Mellon Scientists Honored by R&D Magazine For Robot That Explores Underground Gas Mains

Principal Systems Scientist Hagen Schempf and his team at the National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) in Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute are among 100 inventors this year who will receive R&D Magazine’s prestigious “100 Award” for outstanding innovation.

EOS Awards Contract To Ultra MSI For Remote Weapon Station Hand Controls

Systems Installed on Hum-Vees and Other Vehicles Deployed in Iraq