Astrium and EADS Defense & Security to Study Integration of UAVs Into Civil Airspace
The European Defence Agency (EDA) has selected an Astrium and EADS Defence & Security (DS) consortium to lead a six-month study to demonstrate that by using satellite communications it is feasible to integrate UAVs into civil airspace. DS has more than 30 years of expertise in UAVs, and Astrium, Europe’s largest space company, will…
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Tagged: uav, uas, european defence agency, civil airspace, eads, eads defense & security, eda, civilian airspace
Robosoft Introduces Kompaï
On the 8th of March 2010 at the 2010 Intercompany Long Term Care Insurance Conference, the French company Robosoft presented Kompaï; a robot designed to assist dependent persons at home. This robot can speak, understand what is said to it, find its way around the house and, with just a word, access all internet services.
“One of our top priorities is the domestic…
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Tagged: Robot, Humanoid, Robosoft, Intercompany long term care insurance conference.i, Kompaï
Virtual Conference to Focus on Autonomy, Navigation and Mobility Solutions, and Business Development
Robotics Trends and EH Publishing, Inc. announce the focus of the first virtual conference serving the robotics and intelligent systems industries. The inaugural Robotics Summit Virtual Conference and Exposition will take place June 16, 2010 and feature an international cast of keynote and general session speakers from the robotics and intelligent systems industries. Attendees will attend the event free of charge, with full access to the exhibit hall, keynote…
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Tagged: Autonomy, robotics, robot, robotics trends, business development, investment, robotics summit, robotics summit virtual conference and exposition
AAI Expands Fee-for-Service Unmanned Aircraft Systems Capabilities
AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced that it is expanding its fee-for-service unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) capabilities. U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) customers, as well as civil and scientific organizations, now can leverage contractor-owned, contractor-operated UAS services utilizing AAI’s proven unmanned aircraft and ground control technologies.
“We have designed our UAS to be adaptable…
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Tagged: Textron systems, Shadow tactical unmanned aircraft systems, Aai, Orbiter, Fee-for-service, Aerosonde, Textron
Schilling Robotics Receives Order for Two Next-Generation ROVs
Schilling Robotics, LLC, developer of subsea systems, today the order for two (2) of its next-generation Heavy-Duty (HD) Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs). The first vehicle is due to be delivered to the customer in August 2010 and the second in October 2010.
Schilling’s introduction of the 125hp HD ROV is designed and optimized for the field support and drill support markets. The HD ROV and its supporting system are an ideal complement…
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Tagged: Rov, Schilling robotics, Remotely operated vehicles
Swisslog Enters Autonomous Mobile Robot Market with SpeciMinder and RoboCourierCCS Robotics to manuf
Swisslog, a leading provider of automated materials transport and pharmacy automation solutions for hospitals, announced that it has entered the autonomous mobile robot market with the introduction of Swisslog SpeciMinder and Swisslog RoboCourier in North America.
SpeciMinder and RoboCourier will be manufactured for Swisslog by CCS Robotics, Inc., widely recognized as a national leader in the development of…
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Tagged: Pharmacy automation, Ccs robotics, Swisslog, Speciminder, Robocourier, Materials transport
Myomo Neuro-Robotic Technology Restores Use of Paralyzed Limbs
Northeast Senior Health is the first organization in the nation to implement Myomo, an innovative stroke rehabilitation technology, in the skilled nursing and home care environments. Northeast HomeCare, Ledgewood Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center and Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, all programs of Northeast Senior Health, recently implemented the Myomo System.
Northeast HomeCare is the first home care agency to implement Myomo and Ledgewood and Seacoast are the…
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Tagged: robotics, robot, northeast senior health, stroke, rehabilitation, service robotics, paralyzed, myomo
South Fulton Medical Center First in Georgia to Purchase Prosurgics’ Laparoscopic Camera Controller
Surgical robotics company Prosurgics announces the first sale of a FreeHand laparoscopic camera controller in Georgia.
Supporting the Atlanta metro area, the South Fulton Medical Center is a modern facility known for medical innovation and state-of-the-art equipment. Two top surgeons, Dr. Kevin Edmonds and Dr. Vijaykumar Patel, performed a series of surgeries this fall using FreeHand. Dr. Edmonds, an OB/GYN surgeon, used it for laparoscopic hysterectomies and other cases. Dr. Patel, a general surgeon, performed several…
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Tagged: South fulton medical center, Laparoscopic surgery, Laparoscopic camera controller, Freenhand, Robotic surgery, Prosurgics
Harvest Automation, Inc. Receives $4.0M Series A Financing
Harvest Automation, Inc., a robotics company developing solutions for material handling, today announced that it has secured $4.0M in Series A financing from three leading venture firms including Life Sciences Partners (LSP), the Midpoint Food & Ag Fund, and MTDC.
The HarvestAI team is made up of engineers and executives who have invented and successfully brought to market many leading…
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Tagged: Robot, Robotics, Midpoint food & ag funds, Materials handling, Harvest automation, Life sciences partners, Massachusetts technology development corporation
Luna Innovations and Intuitive Surgical Expand Relationship
Luna Innovations Incorporated (NASDAQ: LUNA) announced that it will be extending its development and supply agreement with Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG) to continue integrating Luna’s shape sensing technology into Intuitive’s products.
In June 2007, Luna and Intuitive entered into a multi-year development and supply agreement in which Luna would supply its fiber optic based shape sensing system for integration into Intuitive’s medical robotics products…
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Tagged: Robot, Robotics, Shape sensing , Da vinci surgical system, Luna innovations, Intuitive surgical , Robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery, Minimally invasive surgery
