Service Robotics

Design and Development

Feature Articles

Autoliv Expands Active Safety Capability

Producer of automotive safety systems purchases Tyco business unit that designs and manufactures active radar proximity and attribute sensor systems used in vehicle driver assist and safety applications for the global automotive market.

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Unmanned Aircraft to Study Southern California Smog and its Consequences

Using unmanned aerial vehicles, researchers from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography are undertaking a long-term survey will profile pollutants to determine how much of Southern California’s air pollution comes from Asia, Mexico and from regions north of California.

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Evolution Robotics

Opinions

Issues in Robotics Workforce Development

The robotics industry must vie with all other industries for qualified engineering talent.  Unfortunately, the overall US pool of engineering talent is dropping right at a time when scores of existing engineers are preparing to retire. 

By John P. Desmond

Vendor Spotlight

Aethon Addresses Patient Safety Concerns With Superior Mobile Technology

Dutch study in the Journal of the American Medical Association of medical equipment suggests that wireless radio frequency systems cause harm, confirming Aethon’s approach, using RFID technology that emits zero power as the only safe solution.

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