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09/30/08 — RoboDynamics has announced the addition of Natural Partners Inc to the growing list of companies evaluating the TiLR Robotic Telepresence platform. With the robot TiLR, users can instantly transport themselves to a remote location thereby eliminating travel and downtime. RoboDynamics announced today the addition of Natural Partners Inc. (NPI) to…
09/30/08 — RoboDynamics is an innovative robotics company that develops enterprise Robotic Telepresence platforms such as TiLR. By using TiLR the X Prize Foundation is shifting the paradigm of face to face communications whereby a person can now transport himself instantly to their offices without actually being at their office. This new…
09/12/08 — Robotic arm prototype, a deliverable as part of DARPA’s Front-end Robotics Enabling Near-term Demonstration (FREND) program, would enable satellite repair and repositioning. Alliance Spacesystems, LLC alliancespacesystems.com, has delivered to the Naval Research Laboratory, in support of DARPA’s FREND program, the flight prototype robotic arm for a possible future satellite that…
09/12/08 — Southern Michigan attracts new Ground Robotics Research Center and looks to leverage automotive expertise as the area expands into military ground robotics and intelligent transportation. The robotics industry is poised to expand in southeast Michigan and the University of Michigan College of Engineering is helping to make that happen with…
09/11/08 — Black-I Robotics today announced a breakthrough in the field of robotics with the introduction of the world’s first commercially available hybrid unmanned ground vehicle. The product is called the LandShark Model E Hybrid. “The run time of the hybrid, operating on electricity or traditional fuel, is dramatically longer than standard…
09/07/08 — Award winning Virtual Temporal Bone Project at the Ohio Supercomputer Center Provider employs SensAble Technologies’ PHANTOM haptic device technology to enhance the system’s realism. SensAble Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of touch-enabled modeling solutions and haptic devices, announced that its customer, the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC), a publicly-funded research partner…
09/02/08 — The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is one of the best supports by the federal government for small business. In place for about 25 years, the SBIR program funds innovation in many industries, including robotics. Politics have always played their part in the program, especially in the areas of…
08/28/08 — MobileRobots Inc to Host Pre-Conference Technical Workshop, “Developing and Deploying Mobile Service Robot Applications” Robotics Trends, a division of EH Publishing, Inc., today announced that MobileRobots Inc has joined RoboDevelopment Conference and Exposition 2008, the International Technical Design and Development Event for the Personal, Service and Mobile Robotics Industry, as…
InTouch Health Announces Launch of New Product Feature to Transform Stroke Care Through Remote Prese
08/11/08 — Leader of remote telepresence solutions adds an enhancements to its StrokeRESPOND remote presence platform ithat s specifically designed to support the expert physician’s acute stroke management workflow. InTouch Technologies, Inc (d.b.a. InTouch Health), the world leader in Remote Presence health care solutions, announced the launch of a new product feature,…
08/11/08 — Dutch study on the Journal of the American Medical Association of medical equipment suggests that wireless radio frequency systems cause harm, confirming Aethon’s approach, using RFID technology that emits zero power as the only safe solution. Aethon, Inc., a leader in affordable autonomous mobile robots for healthcare supply chain management…
08/01/08 — Producer of automotive safety systems purchases Tyco business unit that designs and manufactures active radar proximity and attribute sensor systems used in vehicle driver assist and safety applications for the global automotive market. Autoliv Inc. (NYSE: ALV), the worldwide leader in automotive safety, has agreed to acquire the automotive radar…
07/31/08 — The development and perfection of robotic-assisted mitral valve repair, which has resulted in reduced incision size, lower infection rates and quickened recovery time, has been a boon to patients. Dr. W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr., a globally recognized cardiothoracic surgeon, has performed his 400th robotic-assisted mitral valve repair. Pitt County Memorial…
07/31/08 — Health Robotics has released a new modular, patient-specific intra-venous (IV) automation robot for non-hazardous drug preparation, compounding, and dispensing in central pharmacy locations, satellite pharmacies, and even patient care workplaces. Health Robotics, the worldwide leader in the robotic automation of patient-specific IV Admixtures announced IV Station (TM Pending), a new…
07/25/08 — Robotics Trends, a division of EH Publishing, Inc., today announced that Microsoft has joined the 2nd annual RoboDevelopment Conference and Exposition as the event’s Founding Sponsor. RoboDevelopment, the international technical design and development event for personal, service and mobile robotics industry (http://www.robodevelopment.com), will be held November 18-19, 2008 at the…
07/15/08 — Bluefin Robotics, a manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), has secured a contract from Horizon Marine an ocean monitoring and forecasting service provider for the offshore oil and gas industry. Bluefin Robotics, a leading Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) manufacturer, has received a contract for the Bluefin Spray Glider from Horizon…
06/13/08 — With the addition of their backhoe-like robotic arm on NASA’s Phoenix lander, Alliance Spacesystems now has three robotic arms operating on Mars. The company also has a fourth Mars arm under development for NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory, planned for launch in 2009. Successfully deployed and digging on Mars, the robotic…
06/11/08 — iRobot Corp. (Nasdaq: IRBT) announced a sole licensing agreement with UW TechTransfer at the University of Washington to commercialize Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Seaglider technology previously supported by the Office of Naval Research and the National Science Foundation. The agreement with both the Applied Physics Laboratory and School of Oceanography…
06/10/08 — ADVANCED Motion Controls, of Camarillo, CA USA, jointly announces development efforts with Robosoft located in Bidart, France, to produce a new standard in service robots. To date, Robosoft has uniquely created a multi-use hardware platform for remote service mobile robotic needs. The robuLAB series for example can be used for…
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