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Robots Lend a Hand in Japan

It is no wonder Japan has been called “the robot kingdom.” Of the world’s at least 923,000 industrial…

Innovation First Announces New VEX Robotics Products for 2008

VEX RCR Mini and VEX 802.11 Wi-Fi Competition Control System Provide Users with Advanced Robotics Options for Popular…

Unmanned Aircraft to Study Southern California Smog

Using unmanned aerial vehicles, researchers from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography are undertaking a long-term…

‘Nitty-Gritty’ but Vital Data Helps Field Rescue Robots

ASTM International, a voluntary technical standards development organization for materials, products, systems, and…

Meeting the Increased Demand for Military Robots: An Interview With Foster -Miller's Bob Quinn

What’s next for military unmanned ground vehicles?  According to Bob Quinn, General Manager, TALON Operations,…

Military and Commercial MicroUAV Efforts Picking Up Worldwide

Like their big brother counterparts, unmanned aerial vehicles, Micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or MicroUAVs, are expanding…

Motoman Expands Into Humanoid Robotics: A Conversation with Craig Jennings

In this illumination article, Craig Jennings, CEO of industrial robotics manufacturer Motoman, describes the company’s…

New Uses for Industrial Robots

More Powerful and Agile Smaller Robots, And Stronger, More Flexible Bigger Robots Extending Functional Ranges for Industry…

Penn Engineering Receives Grant to Lead Robotics Consortium

The University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science has received the largest single award in the…

Camera Brings Vast Improvement for Surveillance

Researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville have developed a wide-angle camera that will be able to provide…

Parasoft Embedded Debuts the Next-Generation of Embedded and Real-Time Systems Quality Solution

Parasoft Embedded now delivers support for ARM RVDS to help deliver greater productivity and significantly fewer software…

Aethon Enhances TUG Navigation System with Advanced Laser Vision Technology

Pittsburgh, PA based Aethon has enhanced the laser-based technology within their TUG autonomous mobile robots. …