Robotics Trends

JEOPARD Project Begins Validation of Parallel Real-time Java VM One of the results of the JEOPARD project, a unified parallel real-time Java VM for high performance, real-time and safety critical platforms is currently under test by industrial project partners. Among these partners are EADS Germany, Skysoft Portugal and Radio Labs Italy, who put the Java VM through their paces with actual applications.

Skysoft evaluates the development on multicore systems with SYSGO’s partitioning operating system PikeOS. The testing application consists of Java partitions in an aviation control system, that are executed parallel.

JamaicaVM, the proven JavaVM for hard and soft real-time applications, serves as the foundation…
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Tagged: Java, 7th framework program, Jeopard, Real-time java, Open group, Aicas gmbh, Parallel real-time java vm

CoroWare Further Expands Robotics and Automation Product Line Producer of CoroBot and Explorer mobile research robots adds laser range finder to list of platform options, greatly increasing the number and range of applications the systems are suited for.

CoroWare Technologies, a subsidiary of CoroWare, Inc. (OTCBB: COWI), announced today it has added a new accessory to its growing line of robotics products.

A compact and affordable laser range finder is the latest addition to the company’s online product catalog. The laser range finder can be purchased individually or as an option on the CoroBot and Explorer robots. Purchased as a robot option, the laser…
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Tagged: Explorer, Coroware, Corobot, Laser range finder

Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions Releases New IDEA Drive Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions has introduced the Haydon RoHS compliant IDEA programmable stepper motor drive.  The IDEA Drive is a compact, easy-to-use electronic drive and fully programmable control unit with a patent pending graphic user interface.  Programming the drive is through the use of on-screen buttons instead of complicated command sets or other proprietary programming languages.

In addition to the graphic user interface programming, another unique feature of the IDEA Drive is automatic population of the motor and drive parameters based on entering a Haydon actuator part number when prompted by the user interface.  Complex parameter calculations or…
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Tagged: Programmable stepper motor drive, Idea, Haydon kerk motion solutions, Haydon rohs

TIGAL Launches VRbot Voice Recognition Module Low cost voice recognition module provides users with 26 built-in speaker independent commands that allow basic control of robot movement straight out-of-the-box.

The VRbot is a is a tiny, low cost voice recognition module designed to easily add versatile voice command functionality to robots and many additional applications where voice command control is desired.

The VRbot module provides users with 26 built-in Speaker Independent commands that allow basic control of robot movement straight out-of-the-box. The module has been designed to fit inside the chest cover of Robonova-I and Robozak robots and is ready to run immediately…
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Tagged: Tigal, Voice recognition, Veear

ZigBee Offers Downloads of Wireless Standards ZigBee Alliance makes public latest incarnations of ZigBee Home Automation standard for control for home appliances, power outlets, motorized devices, doorbells, mechanized window shades, security, and other devices.  ZigBee Remote Control standard also available.

The ZigBee Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies, creating wireless solutions for use in energy management, residential, commercial, and consumer electronics applications, announced two of its popular standards, ZigBee Home Automation and ZigBee Remote Control, are now available for public download.

Since 2005, ZigBee standards have been downloaded more than 100,000 times, demonstrating a strong public interest in using the alliance’s open-source…
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Tagged: Zigbee alliance, Zigbee remote control, Zigbee, Standard, Zigbee home automation

AlumiFuel Power Announces Update of Its Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Initiatives Developer of on-demand hydrogen gas fuel sources begins advanced design work on a prototype steam generator for Navy UUV applications where exothermic reaction between water and aluminum is used to superheat steam to drive a turbine providing underwater propulsion.

Early production stage hydrogen generation company AlumiFuel Power, Inc. (“API”), the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based wholly owned operating subsidiary of AlumiFuel Power Corporation (OTCBB: AFPW), announced that it has made major advances in applying its technology to U.S. Navy Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) applications, and in positioning API for specific UUV program opportunities.

API has begun advanced design work…
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Tagged: Uuv, Unmanned underwater vehicle, Alumifuel power, Hydrogen gas

MIT Commissions Peratech Limited to Develop Next Generation Tactile Robotic Skin Peratech’s Quantum Tunnelling Composites technology, composed of electro-active polymeric materials made from metallic or non-metallic filler particles combined in an elastomeric binder, is already employed in NASA’s Robonaut and Shadow Robot’s Shadow Dexterous Hand.  A new research project with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is designed to enable a human to tactically interact with a robot much as they would with another human.

Peratech Limited, a developer of new materials designed for touch technology solutions, has announced that they have been commissioned by the MIT Media Lab to develop a new type of electronic ‘skin’ that enables…
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Tagged: Mit, Quantum tunnelling composites, Shadow dexterous hand, Qtc, Peratech limited, Robonaut, Massachusetts institute of technology

RoweBots Releases Ultra-Tiny Embedded-Linux RTOS for Renesas Technology’s SH-2A Microcontrollers RoweBots’ ultra-tiny, embedded Linux- and POSIX-compatible RTOSs open Renesas Technology Corp.’s SH-2A microcontroller (MCU) family to Linux- and POSIX-compatible development for the first time.

RoweBots Research, Inc., a supplier of tiny embedded POSIX RTOS products, announced the launch and release of Unison Version 5 and the open-source version of Unison Version 4. These two ultra-tiny embedded Linux- and POSIX-compatible RTOSs open Renesas Technology Corp.’s SH-2A microcontroller (MCU) family to Linux and POSIX compatible development for the first time.

Unison, an open-standards-based RTOS, is ideally suited to home automation and networking applications.  Unison increases embedded development…
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Tagged: Rtos, Rowebots, Embedded linux, Renesas technology’s

JAUS Toolkit Trial Now Available with National Instruments’ LabVIEW Robotics Software National Instruments’ LabVIEW Robotics 2009 graphical programming environment to contain an evaluation version of TORC Technologies’ JAUS Toolkit, which supports the DoD-mandated Joint Architecture for Unmanned Systems (JAUS) SAE standard for messaging between elements of unmanned systems.

TORC, a provider of robotics technologies for unmanned and autonomous vehicles, has announced that an evaluation version of its JAUS Toolkit is now included with National Instruments’ LabVIEW Robotics software.

National Instruments released LabVIEW Robotics 2009 earlier this year, providing a development platform for designing robotic control systems. The JAUS Toolkit is available as an option during installation with…
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Tagged: robotics, robot, labview robotics, labview, national instruments, Jaus toolkit, torc technologies, jaus

CoroWare Expands Business in Asia With New Distributor Developer of CoroBot and Explorer robotic platforms expands into the Asia-Pacific region with partnership with Malaysian distributer.

CoroWare Technologies, a subsidiary of CoroWare, Inc. (OTCBB:COWI), announced it has entered into a distribution agreement with Malaysia-based technology provider Megah Suria Sdn. Bhd. Beginning January 4, 2010, Megah Suria added CoroWare’s CoroBot and Explorer robots to their product portfolios.

Megah Suria offers technically advanced and leading edge product portfolios featuring efficient and highly reliable equipment specially designed to solve problems faced by members of the research, development and education communities. With more than 30 years of experience, the…
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Tagged: Robot, Robotics, Megah suria, Explorer, Coroware, Corobot