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07/16/10 — Solar powered high-altitude long-endurance unmanned air system doubles the unofficial world record for longest duration unmanned flight and is expected to continue flying. QinetiQ announced that Zephyr, a solar powered high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) Unmanned Air System (UAS) smashed a number of long-standing world records while flying for a week. Flying…
07/16/10 — BP reports its ROVs have succeeded in capping the leaking well head in the Gulf. Meet the robotics innovators that made it happen. ON THE 86th DAY of the worst U.S. oil spill in history, it was announced by BP and government officials Thursday, July 15, that the oil had…
07/09/10 — Piasecki Aircraft-Carnegie Mellon flight demonstrate autonomous helicopter collision avoidance and landing zone selection system for casualty evacuation and transport. Piasecki Aircraft Corp. and Carnegie Mellon University have developed and successfully flight-tested a navigation/sensor system that enables full-size, autonomous helicopters to fly at low altitude while avoiding obstacles; to evaluate and…
06/29/10 — Science instruments on the Curiosity Rover, including the Chemistry and Mineralogy (CheMin) instrument, will examine the site’s modern environment for clues to the planet’s past. NASA’s Curiosity rover, coming together for a late 2011 launch to Mars, has a newly installed component: a key onboard X-ray instrument for helping the…
06/20/10 — Finding from Thales study first step for the integration of unmanned aerial systems into European commercial airspace. Thales announced that it has reached the end of a decisive year-long European technical design study, called SIGAT - (Study on military frequency spectrum allocations for the Insertion into General Air Traffic of…
06/20/10 — Robotics Trends’ inaugural Robotics Summit virtual conference and exposition, which focused on “Autonomy, Navigation, and Mobility Solutions,” was a huge success, drawing robotics professionals from across the globe. Robotics Trends today announced the resounding success of the first-ever Robotics Summit online conference, exposition, and networking event held June 16, 2010.…
06/15/10 — Robots are being used to assess the impact of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as repair the damage. By Geoffrey Oldmixon Robots are front and center in the Gulf of Mexico these days. Americans are glued to their TV sets, newspapers, and Web media outlets,…
06/14/10 — Developer of unmanned aerial systems has signed a cooperative research development agreement with the US Federal Aviation Administration for cooperative research into integrating unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace. Insitu Inc. signed a cooperative research development agreement (CRDA) with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), whereby Insitu will provide a…
06/14/10 — Robotics Trends’ robotics workforce development report predicts increased hiring for R&D and engineering positions, with manufacturing, sales, and marketing to follow. Robotics Trends announced the immediate availability of the report, Current State and Future Needs of the Robotics Workforce. The report, which is based on a survey of companies that…
06/11/10 — Medical robotics company MAKO Surgical wins 2010 Gold Medical Design Excellence Award for its its RIO Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System. MAKO Surgical Corp. announced that its RIO Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System has received a 2010 Gold Medical Design Excellence Award. RIO is used to perform MAKOplasty partial knee…
06/03/10 — Provider of logistics solutions makes its SpeciMinder intradepartmental autonomous mobile materials transport systems available for lease. The RoboCourier interdepartmental transport system is to be made available later this year. Swisslog, a leading provider of automated materials transport and pharmacy automation solutions for hospitals, today announced that its new line of…
05/31/10 — Developer of vertical take off, vertical landing vehicles partners producer of liquid oxygen/methane powered propulsion systems for future NASA unmanned landers. XCOR Aerospace and Masten Space Systems, two of the leaders in the New Space sector, have announced a strategic business and technology relationship to pursue jointly the anticipated NASA…
05/27/10 — iRobot’s Seaglider Unmanned Underwater Vehicle is used by the Marine Science Department at the University of Southern Mississippi to locate and monitor large clouds of dispersed oil droplets from recent Gulf of Mexico oil spill iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT), a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, announced that its Seaglider Unmanned…
05/19/10 — Anybots enters the mobile telepresence market with QB, a web accessible mobile platform that provides a physical presence for remote workers. Anybots, maker of telepresence robots, announced the launch of QB, the first professional-quality mobile proxy robot. QB is the first in a line of Anybots made to connect people…
05/19/10 — A VA-funded study at four VA medical centers has found that intensive therapy with specially trained personnel and newly created robotic aids can help stroke patients regain limb movement more than a year after a stroke occurs. Results of the study, led at the Providence VA Medical Center by Albert…
05/18/10 — Energid Technologies is working with Seabed Rig AS, a developer of uninhabited drilling rigs located on the ocean floor, to develop safer, oil drilling platforms. In the wake of the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, many are questioning the safety of offshore drilling. One company is working hard…
05/05/10 — Using laser power beaming – the wireless transfer of energy from one location to another using laser light, the new power system will supply unlimited power, extending the capabilities of unmanned aerial systems and enabling new missions. LaserMotive, a R&D company specializing in laser power beaming and winner of the…
05/05/10 — Developer of technologies that enable physicians to remotely perform real-time consults and diagnosis with hospital patients will use funding to open an engineering research and development center in Michigan, as well as further fuel the company’s product development, sales and marketing efforts and international expansion. Beringea, Michigan’s largest venture capital…
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