Developer of object recognition and biometric identification technologies releases VeriLook 4.0 for biometric facial recognition and MegaMatcher 3.1 for multi-biometric applications.
Carter Aviation and AAI Corporation sign 40 year exclusive licensing agreement for unmanned aircraft systems using Carter’s Slowed Rotor/Compound (SR/C) aircraft technology.
Global provider of technical, safety and certification services certifies wearable device that supplements muscle strength to enhance rehabilitation therapy and provide mobility assistance for those patients with loss of muscle function.
NASA selects Astrobotic Technology for excavation robot proposal under its Small Business Innovation Research program and lunar-gravity simulation proposal under its Small Business Technology Transfer program for a total $199,850 that may lead to Phase II awards totaling $1.2 million.
Kontron joins Wind River partner validation program to provide tighter hardware and software integration within a software ecosystem.
Companies to co-develop requirements for surgeon console to meet FDA standards and to study ways to integrate CAE Healthcare’s simulation and modeling technologies into Titan Medical’s Amadeus surgical robot.
QinetiQ’s solar-powered Zephyr multi-payload concept unmanned aerial system (UAS), designed to fly for up to three months, at the US Army’s Yuma proving ground in Arizona.
RoboMatrix receives distributor rights to introduce Anybots’ QB telepresence robot rental service to the Japanese and Taiwanese markets.
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare approves Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci surgical robot.
Manufacturer of end-of-arm tooling and connectivity solutions releases SmartChange tool changers, strong and most flexible robotic tool changers available to maximize robot load capability.
New version of WEBENCH Designer, a design and prototyping tool, is customized specifically for Bourns and its inductor customers.
Lehigh University researcher uses a National Science Foundation grant to develop a robotic wheelchair that navigates on its own, with no human guidance or remote control, through a crowded city.
Following a 10 month audit process, developer of control solutions for military and commercial applications, including manned and unmanned vehicles, is certified as a supplier that meets global quality management standards for the aerospace industry.
Boeing is prime contractor for program to develop small form factor weapons technology that generates low collateral damage for use on UAVs.
The devices combine the company’s 3-axis accelerometer with a near-tactical-grade, 1-axis gyro in a single robust package for high-performance industrial applications.
European researchers have developed technology that enables a robot to combine data from both sound and vision to create combined, purposeful perception. In the process, they have taken the field to a new level.
The Robotic Industries Association indicates that North American orders of industrial robots to both automotive and non-automotive customers declined significantly in the first three quarters of 2009.
Developer of software products for Vision Guided Robotic (VGR) solutions to draw down $1.55M of to pay for debt and provide working capital.
Scientific Systems Company Wins $750,000 Air Force SBIR Contract to Develop Open Source Navigation Framework
Program leverages SSCI’s expertise developing technologies that provide the intelligence for unmanned ground, air and maritime vehicles to autonomously and collaboratively accomplish missions.
The National Science Foundation awards nearly $1 million to Scripps Institution of Oceanography researchers to develop ‘drifters’, autonomous underwater explorers (AUEs) designed to provide new knowledge about marine protected areas, harmful algal blooms, oil spills.
University of Missouri scientists develop software that detects humans and objects in videos, creating new possibilities for safety and surveillance.
Affordable, high-performance industrial robot system, featuring theR12-500 robot arm, the new Mk5 controller, and RoboForth II software, targeted to small companies looking to automate processes.
Ongoing system enhancements, including new lithium battery, electronic fuel injection engine and a new fuel delivery system, boost performance and reliability of unmanned aircraft system.
Innovation First’s new robotic toy features interactive online experience dedicated to science & discovery.
Matrox GatorEye, the newest member of the GigE Vision family of cameras, has an IP67 rating meaning that it is totally protected against dust and protected against the effect of immersion between 15cm and 1m, making it suitable for harsh and demanding manufacturing environments.
Researchers from the University of California Irvine and University of California San Diego study adaptive decision-making in humans using a robot controlled by a computer model of a rodent brain.
MobileRobots new autonomous MT400 “Build-a-Bot” is designed specifically to help integrators and OEMs quickly create service robots for hospitals, factories, labs and offices.
Developer of intelligent modular manipulation systems wins a contract through the Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office to develop a modular reconnaissance manipulator for reconnaissance tasks for Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIED).
Paul’s Robotics, a robotics team sponsored by Worcester Polytechnic Institute, wins NASA’s Regolith Excavation Challenge, a contest requiring robots to navigate around a moon-like surface, collect regolith, and deliver it to a collection bin.
Weighing 1.3 lbs and only 8 inches long, Recon Scout Rescue will provide immediate reconnaissance of confined and dangerous environments.