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09/10/07 — Robotics Trends and EH Publishing announced that National Instruments will sponsor the inaugural RoboDevelopment Conference and Exposition (http://www.robodevelopment.com), which will be held at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California Oct. 25-26, 2007. Additionally, Ray Almgren, vice president of product marketing and academic relations at NI, will be…
08/30/07 — iRobot is seeking a permanent injunction to prevent Robotic FX from selling its Negotiator robot, plus damages. To enforce its rights, iRobot has filed: (i) a lawsuit against Robotic FX in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama for infringement of two U.S. patents; and (ii) a…
08/30/07 — Robotics Trends and EH Publishing announced that Anybots has joined the inaugural RoboDevelopment Conference and Exposition, the international technical design and development event for mobile robotics and intelligent systems industry and that AnyBots’ CEO, Trevor Blackwell will be delivering a session at the event titled “TITLE”. The RoboDevelopment Conference and…
08/24/07 — Arlington, Va., August 24, 2006 – The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES®) today announced that it has partnered with Robotics Trends to develop the second annual CES Robotics TechZone at the 2007 International CES, the world’s largest tradeshow for consumer technology. The 2007 International CES will be held January 8-11,…
07/27/07 — Lloyd Spencer, President of CoroWare, to Deliver Keynote Address at International Technical Design and Development Event for the Personal, Service and Mobile Robotics Industry Robotics Trends and EH Publishing announced that CoroWare has joined the inaugural RoboDevelopment Conference and Exposition, the international technical design and development event for mobile robotics…
07/25/07 — InRob Tech Ltd. ("InRob") , today announced that it has summarized preliminary principles of collaboration with Frontline Robotics, a Canadian company that specializes in the development of systems and technologies for robot platforms. This collaboration will include marketing and joint bidding on defense-related robotics projects. Frontline Robotics (http://www.frontline-robotics.com ) develops…
07/20/07 — Over the past three years, thousands of American soldiers in Iraq have been horribly injured or killed by improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The explosives, placed near or buried under roadways and often detonated by remote control, frequently target U.S. military vehicles and convoys — often with deadly success. At Florida…
07/13/07 — Robotics Trends, a division of EH Publishing, Inc., today announced that Evolution Robotics has joined the inaugural RoboDevelopment Conference and Exposition, the international technical design and development event for mobile robotics and intelligent systems industry, as a Gold Sponsor. The company will also host a ‘robotics breakfast’ on October 25,…
07/11/07 — The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Multifunction Utility/Logistics and Equipment (MULE) robotic vehicle’s Engineering Evaluation Unit (EEU) recently reached a major milestone in demonstrating autonomous navigation over complex obstacles, such as steps and gaps. MULE lockheed martin robotThe EEU autonomously climbed a 30-inch step and bridged a 70-inch gap without operator…
07/05/07 — Autonomous Solutions, Inc., (ASI), a designer and manufacturer of unmanned vehicle systems, software, and components for industrial and military clients, announced it has been awarded a two-year development contract from the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NAVEODTECHDIV) in Indian Head, MD, to develop an advanced 3D visualization and tactile…
07/02/07 — Searching buildings for weapons of mass destruction and supply routes for improvised bombs are extremely dangerous but important jobs. That’s why Scott DeLoach is working to create robots and robot teams to handle these and other tasks. DeLoach, associate professor of computing and information sciences at Kansas State University, has…
06/25/07 — Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions company, has designed, developed and successfully demonstrated an autonomous robotic vehicle with the capability to carry over 1,000 pounds of combat and medical gear across the battlefield. Under an $850,000 Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) product contract, Alion’s Micro Analysis & Design…
06/05/07 — Wholly owned QinetiQ subsidiary Foster-Miller Inc, announced today that its IDIQ (indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity) contract from the Robotic Systems Joint Program Office administered by the Naval Air Warfare Training Systems Division (NAVAIR) has been increased from $63.9 million to $150 million to accommodate the purchase of additional TALON® robots…
05/03/07 — Robotics Trends, a division of EH Publishing, Inc., today announced that Claude Bolton, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, Department of the Army, will deliver the opening keynote address at the fourth annual RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition. RoboBusiness 2007, the international business development event for the…
05/03/07 — Robotics Trends, a division of EH Publishing, Inc., announced today that Henrik Christensen, KUKA Chair of Robotics and Director, Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines at the Georgia Institute of Technology, will deliver a keynote address on May 15, 2007 at the fourth annual RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition. RoboBusiness 2007,…
04/19/07 — Athena Technologies announced today that the Athena GuideStar™ successfully navigated and controlled the first drop of Textron Defense Systems’ Universal Aerial Delivery Dispenser (U-ADD) during the USAF UAV Battlelab’s Guided Dispenser Tube Initiative. The U-ADD was dropped from a UAV on 15 October 2006 at the Ft. Huachuca Army test…
03/29/07 — BAE Systems today launched its new autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) Talisman at Oceanology International 2006. The Talisman System, developed by BAE Systems in the UK, is a latest-generation modular multi-role UUV, capable of a wide range of maritime littoral operations. Fully-funded by BAE Systems’ private venture funding, the Talisman…
02/19/07 — Researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville sit in a darkened basement conference room at Von Braun Research Hall. A projector flashes an aerial view of the university’s campus on the screen. The Google Earth image has been enhanced by software that has created three-dimensional buildings on the south…
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