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02/04/07 — Braintech Inc. (BRHI - OTCBB), a leading provider of Vision Guided Robotic ("VGR") software technologies, announced that it has signed an agreement to join Microsoft Robotics Studio Partner Program, ("MSRSPP"). The program recently announced by Microsoft, (NasdaqGS: MSFT), is designed to support key companies that plan to develop, integrate and…
01/20/07 — VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, announced the VIA EPIA EX-Series Mini-ITX mainboards, the first of VIA’s compact platforms to feature the new VIA CX700M2 system media processor. Powered by the highly efficient 1.5GHz or fanless 1.0GHz VIA C7® processor,…
01/16/07 — Ener1, Inc. (OTCBB: ENEI) announced that its EnerFuel, Inc. subsidiary was awarded a subcontract by American Science and Technology Corporation (AST) for fuel cell system design work. This is in support of AST’s work as a subcontractor to Chicago State University for a prime contract from the Aviation Applied Technology…
01/03/07 — Addressing increased demand for real-time embedded software that meets the most rigorous requirements for safety, security and high performance, LynuxWorks, Inc. and Objective Interface Systems today announced that ORBexpress® RT now supports LynuxWorks’ LynxOS-SE real-time operating system (RTOS). For the first time, developers can use the industry’s highest-performing, smallest-footprint object…
12/17/06 — iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT) today announced the beta release of the iRobot Aware(TM) 2.0 Robot Intelligence Software, the first major enhancement to the software platform for iRobot’s family of tactical mobile robots. This also marks the first time the company has offered its Aware software platform, through a rich set…
12/04/06 — Robots running amok and destroying property may be a staple in science fiction films, but they aren’t welcome in factories, warehouses and other places where automatic guided vehicle (AGV) forklifts are used. Under a cooperative research and development agreement with Transbotics, a Charlotte, N.C., AGV manufacturer, the National Institute of…
11/28/06 — Beginning Saturday, April 1, 2006, robotics enthusiasts can place an advance order to guarantee receipt of one of the highly anticipated new LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT sets when they release in August. A limited quantity of LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robotics toolsets will be available for pre-order through participating online toy, discount…
11/27/06 — Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) has announced that Sunhayato Corp., a diversified electronics supplier based in Tokyo, has selected Freescale’s MPC17531 motor driver integrated circuit (IC) for Sunhayato’s new MM-531 2-channel motor driver module. Sunhayato’s MM-531 combines Freescale’s MPC17531 motor driver IC with peripherals onto a 16-pin DIP form-factor board with…
11/07/06 — Real-Time Systems GmbH (RTS), a leader in real- time software development, today introduced their software-only implementation of the IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol. The new software eliminates the need for hardware-based timestamping and delivers possible accuracies of ± five microseconds or better. The company expects the software to find wide…
11/06/06 — Ardence, the global leader in developing software platforms for the on-demand world, today announced that its membership in the Intel® Software Partner Program has been upgraded to Associate Partner in recognition of ongoing commitment to developing and selling products based on Intel platforms. As a result of its enhanced status,…
11/06/06 — Telit Communications (AIM:TCM), a leading international mobile technology innovator, today announced that they have partnered with Pedagog to provide the world’s first network-independent wireless camera. The IrisCamera is the first camera that can transmit video recordings live and in color to mobile telephones. Pedagog will launch the IrisCamera in 15…
11/06/06 — The JAUS Software Development Kit (SDK) from Kairos Autonomi™ enables unique unmanned and robotic systems to communicate and operate with each other independent of design. The JAUS SDK provides a common conceptualized view of all robotics regardless of each robot’s hardware or software. With this software, two unique robots are…
11/05/06 — For most people, Halloween comes only once a year, but for Scareparts, a leading manufacturer of animated props, Halloween is an everyday affair. The company has carved itself a unique niche in the entertainment and amusement industries by focusing on the creation of animated props designed to frighten, scare and…
10/20/06 — Seeing Machines (AIM : SEE), the leading developer of advanced computer based imaging software systems, announces today the release of faceLAB™ Version 4.3. This new release of faceLAB™ brings improved head and eye-gaze calculation, yielding greater accuracy and robustness over previous versions of faceLAB. Also debuting is a new smaller…
09/28/06 — Microsoft Corp. has released a beta developer kit for the Microsoft® .NET Micro Framework, a new development platform for use with devices that are typically constrained by cost, memory, processor and/or power consumption. Announced at the Embedded Systems Conference in Boston, the .NET Micro Framework broad beta extends the advantages…
09/02/06 — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced that the popular PICkit™ 2 development programmer now supports in-circuit debugging of selected PIC® microcontroller products. This enables engineers, students and anyone with an interest to easily begin development and evaluation with PIC microcontrollers for a very…
08/14/06 — National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) announced the NI LabVIEW Toolkit for LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT. With the new toolkit, LabVIEW users can create and download VIs to operate and control the MINDSTORMS NXT robotics platform. Third-party software and hardware developers also can use the toolkit to create native blocks for MINDSTORMS NXT…
07/31/06 — Athena Technologies announced today from the Farnborough International Air Show the release of two revolutionary “micro” size navigation solutions for manned and unmanned air vehicles (UAVs). The Micro INS(TM) and the Micro GuideStar(TM) both include Inertial Navigation System (INS), Global Positioning System (GPS) and air data sensor system (ADAHRS), and…
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