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Slideshow: RoboBusiness Leadership
Summit 2011: A Look Back
Hundreds of attendees, exhibitors, and speakers from the world over converged at the Sheraton Hotel in Boston November 2-3 for the RoboBusiness Leadership Summit 2011. We’ve prepared a special slideshow that captures the highlights of the industry’s premier event.
Launch slideshow
The Robotics Event of the Year!
Industry pioneers and business executives came together to advance the commercialization of robotics at the RoboBusiness Leadership Summit held Nov. 2-3 in Boston. In this video Dan Kara, founder of RoboBusiness and Robotics Trends, and this year’s conference chairman, describes how attendees benefit from this premier event in a conversation with Rich Erb, managing director of Robotics Trends.
The Quest for the Automated Hospital
“You really need to develop a whole product solution—hardware, software, UI, interfaces, and process redesign—with a consideration for what problem you are really trying to solve.” —Aldo Zini
A New Take on Autonomy
Getting large teams of robots to collaborate is the work of Dr Regis Vincent, who envisions applications that include mapping nuclear contamination.
Human and Robot ‘Colleagues’ in Manufacturing
What obstacles remain for robots to work alongside humans in industrial settings, and how far have we come in eliminating those challenges? Dr. Roland Menassa answers these and other questions in his presentation at the RoboBusiness summit November 2-3 in Boston.
Robotics and Automation as an Enabler to Agricultural Systems Productivity
John Reid, director of Product Technology and Innovation at Moline Technology Innovation Center, a part of John Deere’s Global Technology Innovation Network, discusses how his company’s technologies will help feed the world’s billions.
 
 
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BAE Systems Completes Acquisition of National Sensor Systems
By Robotics Trends Staff - Filed Oct 20, 2006
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BAE Systems completed its acquisition of Acton, Mass.-based National Sensor Systems following receipt of regulatory approval. With the $8.7 million cash transaction, BAE Systems adds advanced competencies in its remote sensing, photonics and laser communications technologies.

“National Sensor Systems has nationally recognized expertise in delivering highly advanced electro-optical systems”, said Dr. Ramy Shanny, general manager of BAE Systems’ Advanced Technologies business area in Washington, D.C. “These systems include stabilized gimbals, turrets, laser communications, and airborne optical systems.”

National Sensor Systems’ engineers and scientists specialize in end-to-end design and manufacture of advanced systems and enabling technologies. The business will be integrated into the Advanced Technologies business area.

“National Sensor Systems’ technology edge in precision pointing and stabilization adds a new critical technology to BAE Systems’ rich technology portfolio,” Shanny said. “Their expertise will be a valuable asset across BAE Systems.”

About BAE Systems
BAE Systems is the premier transatlantic defense and aerospace company, delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions and customer support services. BAE Systems, with more than 86,000 employees worldwide, had 2005 sales that exceeded $28 billion.

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For more information, please contact:
Joan Ferguson, BAE Systems
Tel: + 1-603-885-2816

John Measell, BAE Systems
Tel: + 1-703-907-8261 Cell: + 1-703-405-5010

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BAE Systems, Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 6YU, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1252 384719 Fax: +44 (0) 1252 383947

http://www.baesystems.com


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