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10/01/09 — InterSense’s NavChip, the first commercially available inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensor on a chip, approaches fiber-optic gyro precision at MEMS IMU price points. InterSense Inc., a producer of precision motion technology has unveiled the NavChip™ OEM Developer’s Kit at the Institute of Navigation’s 2009 GNSS show (ION GNSS 2009). The…
09/25/09 — Advanced behavioral analytics cognitive reasoning software, which works much like a human brain, creates a new paradigm for video security. Behavioral Recognition Systems (BRS Labs) today announces a ground-breaking video-surveillance technology called Behavioral Analytics, which leverages cognitive reasoning, and processes visual data on a level similar to the human brain.…
09/18/09 — Karto 1.1, the latest version of the mobile robot SDK from SRI International, provides support for performance improvement, single stereo camera positioning and remote data transmission to mapping modules. SRI International have announced the release of version 1.1 of the Karto Software Development Kit (SDK) for mobile robot navigation. In…
09/15/09 — Provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors partners with producer of FPGA and microcontroller technologies on PIC32-based RDK, targeted to academia and hobbyists, which includes integrated programmer/debugger and free C compiler.';l[24]='\"';l[25]=' 109';l[26]=' 111';l[27]=' 99';l[28]=' 46';l[29]=' 99';l[30]=' 110';l[31]=' 105';l[32]=' 116';l[33]=' 110';l[34]=' 101';l[35]=' 108';l[36]=' 105';l[37]=' 103';l[38]=' 105';l[39]=' 100';l[40]=' 64';l[41]=' 101';l[42]=' 111';l[43]=' 106';l[44]=':';l[45]='o';l[46]='t';l[47]='l';l[48]='i';l[49]='a';l[50]='m';l[51]='\"';l[52]='=';l[53]='f';l[54]='e';l[55]='r';l[56]='h';l[57]='a ';l[58]='=…
09/15/09 — Intel subsidiary releases validated software ecosystem to assist developers accelerate product deployments. Wind River today launched the Wind River Partner Validation Program for the industrial and medical markets with initial partners Acontis Technologies, Esterel Technologies, KW-Software, and Softing AG. Partners in the program will provide their software solutions integrated and…
08/24/09 — Curtis-Wright will supply the Army with ruggedized single board computer technology for large unmanned vehicle demonstrator. The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) has announced a $166,000 contract award to New Jersey-based Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc., a leading manufacturer of mission-critical systems for defense and aerospace applications.…
08/24/09 — SSCI wins grant from SBIR program focused on surveillance systems that capture very high-quality 3-D images using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology. Scientific Systems Company, Inc. (SSCI), a leading developer of technology solutions for defense and industrial suppliers, today announced it has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the U.S.…
08/14/09 — New software and NI C Series modules deliver easy-to-use platform for simple to complex motion control applications National Instruments announced the new LabVIEW NI SoftMotion Module, which simplifies the development of advanced single- and multi-axis motion applications, and new NI C Series modules, which expand the connectivity of the NI…
08/11/09 — TYZX stereo vision provides depth perception to help unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) avoid obstacles and manipulate sensitive objects. TYZX, the 3D vision technology company, today announced that iRobot Corporation has chosen the TYZX DeepSea G2 Embedded Vision System (EVS) for several military robotics research projects requiring real-time vision and depth-perception.…
08/06/09 — Freescale’s new eight core QorIQ P4080 processor scales linearly across multiple enhanced Power Architecture cores. Freescale Semiconductor is now sampling its QorIQ P4080 multicore processor – the flagship member of Freescale’s QorIQ product family and the company’s fourth device now available based on 45-nm process technology for optimal performance and…
07/01/09 — Performance Motion Devices’ Prodigy family of motion cards, well suited for robotic applications, now has board-level C-Motion programming, expanded design flexibility, and extended connectivity options. Performance Motion Devices, Inc. (PMD) has announced the newest addition to its latest advancement in the Prodigy® family of motion cards, the Prodigy/CME PCI card.…
07/01/09 — National Instruments, a developer of products that assist in the design, prototype and deployment of systems for measurement, automation and embedded applications, partners with MobileRobots, a producer of robot platforms and foundation technology for mobile robots, to deliver solutions that can speed cost-effective service robots to market. National Instruments (Nasdaq:…
06/26/09 — CoroWare Technologies, a subsidiary of CoroWare, Inc. (OTCBB:COWI), today announced availability of the Explorer, an all-terrain robot designed and optimized for conducting R&D into new robotic applications that operate in unstructured, outdoor environments. “Our R&D customers wanted a robot comparable to the CoroBot that could be taken outdoors,” said Jon…
06/09/09 — STMicroelectronics has introduced a new series of single- and multi-axis gyroscopes designed for micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). The gyroscopes are designed to provide angular-motion detection for electronic units handled by humans, including gaming, remote-pointing, car navigation, camera and other applications. Both the single-axis (yaw only) and two-axis (pitch-and-roll, pitch-and-yaw) gyroscopes support…
06/09/09 — Real-time embedded-Linux distributor RoweBots, Inc. has announced the release of a version of its real-time operating system for Texas Instruments Inc.’s Stellaris microcontroller families. Unison, Version 4 for ARM Cortex-M3 processors is an ultra-tiny real-time OS (RTOS) compatible with embedded versions of Linux and POSIX operating systems and the applications…
05/31/09 — Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), announced that its state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules will be designed into the development of a hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle (H-UAV) called the Silent Sentinel developed by Bye Aerospace, Inc. The H-UAV will be designed primarily for military use; however, its capabilities will also include…
05/26/09 — The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced the development of an ultra-precise laser-ranging system that combines two different approaches to range-finding and an “optical frequency comb”—a set of spectrometry tools that can precisely identify the color of light from specific sources. The system combines time-of-flight method of…
05/26/09 — Researchers at Taiwan’s National Cheng Kung University have unveiled what they call the world’s smallest voice-controlled robot. The robots, which stand 15-centimeters high, take voice instructions to perform Tai Chi, kneel, or shake hands. Users can program the ‘bots for other behaviors as well. The robots were designed by a…
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