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Taking the Drudge out of Drudge Work: Plug Testing - Aug 30, 2010
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09/02/10 — An unmanned aircraft system guided by satnav has been developed within ESA’s Business Incubation Centre to provide rapid monitoring of land areas and disaster zones. The planes have already helped Spanish farmers in Andalusia to fight land erosion. The German start-up company MAVinci has developed the new system that uses autonomous micro-air vehicles (MAVs) with a wingspan of less than two meters to inspect land areas. “At the moment, the remote-sensing market uses mainly manned aeroplanes,” explains Johanna Born, CEO of MAVinci, “but they are expensive and not always available. “Our MAVs are cost-efficient, available at short notice, and easy…
08/30/10 — Black-I Robotics is developing a series of robotic arms for its multi-payload LandShark base. Through a recent collaboration agreement, Energid Technologies will be providing control and simulation for these arms with its Actin software toolkit and grasping algorithms. Black-I’s heavy-lift arms, when coupled with Energid’s control software, will offer a wide range of manipulation capabilities including explosive ordnance disposal, vehicle inspection, logistics support, hazardous materials handling, and unexploded ordnance retrieval. Energid’s software provides control and simulation of robotic systems that perform complex mission-critical tasks. With only a CAD model, a roboticist can create a control system and immediately test it…
08/30/10 — The Roving Bat, a free-flying hybrid ROV and crawler designed and made by CSIP, a UK-based company specializing in the design, development, and manufacturing of remote-controlled robotic systems for hostile environments, was the subject of a documentary recently aired in Germany. ZDF Umwelt magazin, a German TV show focusing on…
08/23/10 — All of the major product groups are offered on line including hybrid and canstack linear actuators, precision lead screw assemblies, RGS and LRS linear rail systems, ScrewRail linear actuators, and drives. Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions, Inc., a premier manufacturer of engineered linear motion products, introduces the Haydon Kerk Engineering Development…
08/23/10 — Carnegie Mellon University spin-off Astrobotic Technology announces that Caterpillar Inc. is a sponsor of the first of Astrobotic’s robotic expeditions to the lunar surface, which will collect data for NASA and extend the Internet to the Moon for the first time. Astrobotic Technology, a Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) spin-off company…
08/23/10 — Goodrich’s smallest SWaP (size, weight and power) shortwave infrared (SWIR) camera for unmanned vehicles provides warfighters new capabilities. Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR) has introduced the smallest SWaP (size, weight and power) shortwave infrared (SWIR) camera for unmanned vehicles. The camera weighs less than four and a half ounces and has…
08/23/10 — PPT VISION Pinpoint Pattern Find tool provides part location, inspection and identification support making it an ideal solution for a broad range of vision applications. PPT VISION announced its PinPoint Pattern Find tool, which provides an ideal solution for a broad range of vision applications. From robotic guidance to label…
08/23/10 — UC Irvine’s innovative Robotic Oncology Center offers minimally invasive treatment in multiple disciplines. In the ever-evolving battle against cancer, the surgical robot is gaining ground. UC Irvine Healthcare announced that it’s the first medical center on the West Coast and the only one in California to perform robotic thyroidectomies, which…
08/23/10 — Company’s Swing batteries will provide power for Robonaut 2, a dexterous, humanoid robot designed to work alongside humans as a robotic assistant. Boston-Power, Inc., a provider of next-generation lithium-ion batteries, announced that its award-winning Swing battery system has been selected by NASA as a part of Project M – a…
08/23/10 — Carnegie Mellon University’s Masters Degree Program in robotics requires a seven-month internship with an affiliated industrial partner active in robotics or automation. Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute is offering a new master’s degree program in robotic systems development that will provide beginning and early-entry practicing professionals with the multidisciplinary skills…
08/21/10 — The HDL-32E is a small, light, and competitively priced next generation product designed to meet the explosive demand for autonomous navigation and 3D mobile mapping applications Velodyne Lidar, Inc., a manufacturer of high definition LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensors, announced the introduction of the HDL-32E to meet the demand…
08/11/10 — Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab wins a $34.5M DARPA contract to test the Modular Prosthetic Limb (MPL) system, which was developed under DARPA’s Revolutionizing Prosthetics 2009 program, on human subjects using a brain-controlled interface. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a contract for up to $34.5…
08/11/10 — Advanced physical modeling tool from Maplesoft was key for the rapid development of a high fidelity, multi-domain model of robotic space rover for the Canadian Space Agency. Unmanned planetary exploration is a focus for many space research agencies worldwide today. To do this successfully, advanced autonomous robotic rovers are needed.…
08/10/10 — Researchers with the Center for Health, Intervention, and Prevention (CHIP) at the University of Connecticut use robots to enhance motor and social communication skills of children with low- and high-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders. A robot delivers a karate chop or makes drumming motions and a child imitates the robot, taking…
08/10/10 — Accommodating remote access, Guidance System D4/D6 includes all electronic components necessary to operate robotic mechanism: 4- or 6-axis motion controller, motor and logic power supplies, fans and filters for cooling, and connectors. Software includes complete set of motion commands and machine kinematics as well as continuous path motion planner and…
08/09/10 — National Instruments also includes LabVIEW add-on developer program to expand the platform with new functionality and to new applications. National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) announced LabVIEW 2010, the latest version of the graphical programming environment for design, test, measurement and control applications. LabVIEW 2010 delivers time savings with new features such…
08/05/10 — SeaBotix, in cooperation with Tritech International and Marine Simulation LLC, have developed the first specially designed, rapid response underwater robotic rescue system. Until now remote operated technology has been used to recover drowning victims, not rescue. Improved medical studies have shown that a person experiencing near drowning in water up…
08/05/10 — RobotShop Distribution Inc. has partnered with DFRobot to release the “DFRobotShop Rover”, a versatile, tracked, Arduino-compatible platform. RobotShop Distribution Inc. announced that the new DFRobotShop Rover is in stock and ready to ship. The DFRobotShop Rover was a joint project between DFRobot and RobotShop to create a low cost Arduino-based…
08/05/10 — Coretech Resources has contracted Sub-Atlantic Asia Pacific (AP) for a free-swimming, Super Mohawk inspection class ROV. Delivery is due in September. Singapore diving contractor Seatrax Singapore Pte Ltd, has contracted with subsea specialist Sub-Atlantic Asia Pacific to further strengthen its subsea services capability with their first Electric Work Class ROV.…
08/05/10 — New system allows finish grinding of weld beads by robots, allowing the robotic systems to complete the operation without further handling or relocating of the part. Robotics can now be used to both weld and grind when finish grinding is required. Previously, a part that was welded and needed the…
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