Personal Robotics
- FUJISOFT Releases Humanoid Robot “PALRO”
- Evolution Robotics Introduces Mint – The Evolution of Floor Cleaning
- iRobot Achieves Milestone in Home Robot Market
- HEXBUG Nano Swarms Toys“R”Us & RadioShack Stores Nationwide
- Robonica Launches Roboni-i, Marking the Rise of Robotic Gaming
- Household Robots Do Not Protect Users’ Security and Privacy, Researchers Say…
- Nissan EPORO Robot Car “Goes to School” on Collision-free Driving by…
- PCS Edventures! Announces Partnership With MINDS-i
FUJISOFT Releases Humanoid Robot “PALRO”
FUJISOFT Releases “PALRO”, a compact humanoid robot with integrated intelligence systems, supporting spontaneous conversation with humans and mobile…
Service Robots
- Astrobotic Technology Announces Expanded Opportunities to Send Payloads to the Moon…
- Astrium and EADS Defense & Security to Study Integration of UAVs Into Civil Airspace…
- Robosoft Introduces Kompaï
- Virtual Conference to Focus on Autonomy, Navigation and Mobility Solutions, and Business…
- AAI Expands Fee-for-Service Unmanned Aircraft Systems Capabilities
- Schilling Robotics Receives Order for Two Next-Generation ROVs
- Swisslog Enters Autonomous Mobile Robot Market with SpeciMinder and RoboCourierCCS…
- Myomo Neuro-Robotic Technology Restores Use of Paralyzed Limbs
Robosoft Introduces Kompaï
First generation humanoid robot, capable of understanding simple verbal commands and featuring a touch screen for additional communication, is intended…
Security & Defense
- DARPA Selects Barrett Technology and RE2 for ARM Research Program
- Contineo Robotics Launched to Commercialize Advanced Robotics Technologies
- AeroVironment Receives $37.9 Million Raven UAS Order
- Northrop Grumman’s Bat Unmanned Aircraft System Successfully Completes First Flight
- iRobot Delivers 3,000th PackBot
- QinetiQ North America Developing Roving, Early-Warning WMD Detector
- Boston Dynamics Wins $30M Contract Under DARPA’s Legged Squad Support System Program
- Boston Dynamics Wins DARPA Contract to Develop Legged Squad Support System
AeroVironment Receives $37.9 Million Raven UAS Order
Orders for Raven systems, a 4.2-pound, backpackable, hand-launched visual sensor platform, represent initial portion of Raven funding from United States…
Industrial Robots
- FANUC Robotics Expands Certified Robot Training Program With M-1iA Robot
- SICK Launches OLM High-Speed, Long-Range Fine Positioning Sensor
- ABB Introduces Hybrid System Integrating Articulated Robot Automation With a Linear Gantry
- Maximizing Efficiency of Store-Friendly Pallets with Automated Mixed-Case Palletizing
- Crate and Barrel Adopts Kiva Warehouse Automation System
- ABB Secures Agreement to Provide Robotic Automation to A123 Systems for Advanced Battery Application
- North American Robot Orders Fall 25% in 2009, But Positive Signs Emerge in Fourth Quarter
- Latest Version of GigE Vision Standard Released
FANUC Robotics Expands Certified Robot Training Program With M-1iA Robot
Schools now have the choice of FANUC’s LR Mate 200iC or M-1iA robots for use with the company’s CERT’s industrial robotics training lab.
Academics & Research
- Teaching Your Car How To Drive
- “ABE” Autonomous Submersible Lost at Sea
- Unmanned Helicopter Would Investigate Nuclear Disasters
- Robot Provides 3-D Images of Dangerous Locations
- Artificial Foot Recycles Energy for Easier Walking
- Researchers Develop the First Fully Autonomous Underwater Manipulation System
- Robot Programming Used to Measure Effectiveness of Virtual Learning
- Virginia Tech Team to Build Battlefield Robots for 2010 Competition
Teaching Your Car How To Drive
What if your car could learn how you handle different driving situations, then alert you if you fail to slow for a curve or start driving erratically?…
Design & Development
- JEOPARD Project Begins Validation of Parallel Real-time Java VM
- CoroWare Further Expands Robotics and Automation Product Line
- Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions Releases New IDEA Drive
- TIGAL Launches VRbot Voice Recognition Module
- ZigBee Offers Downloads of Wireless Standards
- AlumiFuel Power Announces Update of Its Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Initiatives
- MIT Commissions Peratech Limited to Develop Next Generation Tactile Robotic Skin
- RoweBots Releases Ultra-Tiny Embedded-Linux RTOS for Renesas Technology’s SH-2A Microcontrollers
ZigBee Offers Downloads of Wireless Standards
ZigBee Alliance makes public latest the incarnations of ZigBee Home Automation standard for control for home appliances, power outlets, motorized devices,…