Astrobotic Technology Announces Expanded Opportunities to Send Payloads to the Moon
“We will carry 240 pounds to the lunar surface for space agency technologists, academic researchers and marketers,” said David Gump, president of Astrobotic. The company previously had offered only 12 pounds of payload to third parties.
The company posted a technical description of the service on its Web site, along with a “Request for…
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Tagged: David gump, Astrobotic technology, Celestis, Lunar x prize, Google lunar x prize
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, civil airspace, civilian airspace, eads, eads defense & security, european defence agency, eda
AeroVironment Receives $37.9 Million Raven UAS Order
AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) (NASDAQ:AVAV) announced that it received firm fixed-price orders valued at $20,731,992 for digital Raven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and digital retrofit kits, and $17,141,648 for Raven system spare parts, repairs and training services for the U.S. Army and Marine Corps. The Raven system and retrofit order represents a portion of the $121 million appropriated for RQ-11 Raven system procurement in the 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, which was…
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Tagged: Uas, Unmanned aerial system, Department of defense appropriations act, Raven, Aerovironment
FANUC Robotics Expands Certified Robot Training Program With M-1iA Robot
FANUC Robotics America, Inc. has added its M-1iA robot to the Certified Education Robot Training (CERT) program line-up. Launched in 2008, the CERT program certifies instructors at educational institutions to train their students to program FANUC robots through on-line and hands-on training courses.
The CERT program’s educational mobile lab includes an industrial robot, integrated vision system, programmable logic controller, and ROBOGUIDE simulation software. Schools may now select either an LR Mate 200iC or…
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Tagged: Fanuc, M-1ia robot, Certified education robot training, Cert
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
Robotics Summit Virtual Conference Series 2010
Mark Your Calendars - June 16, 2010
The Robotics Summit Virtual Conference offers registered, prequalified attendees a full day of dynamic keynote presentations by robotics thought leaders, in-depth conference sessions delivered in two tracks, online discussions, networking opportunities and a full, virtual exposition floor filled with the very latest robotics and intelligent systems technology from around the world. Attendees may attend the live Robotics Summit Virtual Conference free of charge, as well as have unlimited access to the archived…
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“ABE” Autonomous Submersible Lost at Sea
A pioneering deep-sea exploration robot—one of the first successful submersible vehicles that was both unmanned and untethered to surface ships—was lost at sea Friday, March 5, on a research expedition off the coast of Chile. The 15-year-old Autonomous Benthic Explorer, affectionately nicknamed ABE, was launched late Thursday night…
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Tagged: Robot, Robotics, Deep-sea exploration, Abe, Autonomous benthic explorer, About woods hole oceanographic institution
CoroWare Further Expands Robotics and Automation Product Line
CoroWare Technologies, a subsidiary of CoroWare, Inc. (OTCBB: COWI), announced today it has added a new accessory to its growing line of robotics products.
A compact and affordable laser range finder is the latest addition to the company’s online product catalog. The laser range finder can be purchased individually or as an option on the CoroBot and Explorer robots. Purchased as a robot option, the laser…
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Tagged: Explorer, Coroware, Corobot, Laser range finder
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions Releases New IDEA Drive
In addition to the graphic user interface programming, another unique feature of the IDEA Drive is automatic population of the motor and drive parameters based on entering a Haydon actuator part number when prompted by the user interface. Complex parameter calculations or…
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Tagged: Programmable stepper motor drive, Idea, Haydon kerk motion solutions, Haydon rohs
SICK Launches OLM High-Speed, Long-Range Fine Positioning Sensor
SICK, a manufacturer of sensors, safety systems, machine vision, and automatic identification products for factory and logistics automation, announced the launch of its new OLM Distance Measurement Positioning Sensor. The OLM is used for high-speed, high-precision positioning of overhead cranes, rail and transfer cars, monorails, shuttles, elevators and other vehicles. The vehicle can be positioned around curves and inclines where traditional laser measurement systems cannot be used.
SICK has the largest and most…
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Tagged: Olm distance measurement positioning sensor, Sick, Positioning sensor
