Robotics

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FUJISOFT Releases “PALRO” Humanoid

FUJISOFT Releases “PALRO”, a compact humanoid robot with integrated intelligence systems, supporting spontaneous…

Evolution Robotics Introduces Mint

Evolution Robotics partners with renowned industrial designer Yves Behar to deliver appliance-grade floor cleaner that…

Service

Robosoft Introduces Kompaï

First generation humanoid robot, capable of understanding simple verbal commands and featuring a touch screen for additional…
Swisslog Offers SpeciMinder and RoboCourier Hospital Automation 'Bot

CCS Robotics to manufacture SpeciMinder and RoboCourier for Swisslog, a provider of integrated logistics solutions…

Security & Defense

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…
Northrop Grumman's “Bat” Completes First Flight

Designed for the irregular warfare environment, Northrop Grumman’s “Bat” UAS offers real-time intelligence,…

Industrial Automation

FANUC Robotics Expands Certified Robot Training Program

Schools now have the choice of FANUC’s LR Mate 200iC or M-1iA robots for use with the company’s CERT’s industrial…
Automated Mixed-Case Palletizing

Capable of building mixed-case pallets from an inventory of over 10,000 SKUs, the latest evolution in order assembly…

Academics & Research

Car Leanrs 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…
Pioneering Deep-Sea Robot Lost at Sea

Researchers believe 15-year-old Autonomous Benthic Explorer (ABE), one of the first successful submersible vehicles…

Design & Development

JEOPARD Project PArtners Validate Parallel Real-time Java VM

The JEOPARD project, an initiative of aicas GmbH and the Open Group, and partially funded by the EU’s 7th framework…
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions Releases New IDEA Drive

Latest News

EU Commissions Swarm of Robot Fish to Sniff Out Pollution in Ports

Mars Rovers Near Five Years of Science and Discovery

Braintech Inc. to Open New Multi-Purpose Detroit Area Office

Helen Greiner Resigns as Chairman of the Board of iRobot

Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute and Caterpillar Inc. To Automate Large Off Highway Haul Trucks

Robot Cops Set to Patrol Streets in 2084, Study Shows

Microsoft Sponsors RoboDevelopment Conference and Exposition

The EU to Double its R&D Investment in Robotics

Alabama’s Governor Announces Robotics Site

Kiva Systems Deploys 1,000th Autonomous Mobile Robot

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Opinions

Technical Workforce Development Through Robotics: A Conversation With Dr. George Blanks

The US workforce currently has a two million person gap in workers qualified for technical positions, putting the country at a competitive advantage. What’s to be done? In this Q&A session with Robotics Trends’ contributing editor John Desmond, Dr. George Blanks, Director of K-12 Engineering Outreach for the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering at Auburn University, believes that robotics in the form of the Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology (BEST) program, is a step in the right direction.

Vendor Spotlight

NASA UAV Test Pilot, Distinguished Astronaut and Two Technology Investors Join Astrobotic Technology Board Of Directors

Google Lunar X Prize competitor that plans return to Apollo 11 site adds four new members to its Board of Directors.

In This Issue:

JEOPARD Project PArtners Validate Parallel Real-time Java VM

Car Leanrs How to Drive

Contineo Robotics To Commercialize Advanced Dexterous Manipulation

Announces Expanded Opportunities to Send Payloads to the Moon

Astrium and EADS to Study Integration of UAVs Into Civil Airspace

AeroVironment Receives $37.9 Million Raven UAS Order

FANUC Robotics Expands Certified Robot Training Program

Robosoft Introduces Kompaï