Robotics News
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New Website Launch: UAV Jobs Report
The site that is bringing Unmanned Aircraft System Professionals to meet UAS hiring employers. The site is also bringing a no hassle format to site users. No need to sign up or agree to anything. - April 26, 2013 - UAV Jobs Report.com
Introduction to Exor, the World’s Largest Family of HMI Solutions
Exor offer the World’s Largest Family of HMI Solutions that meet the needs of the Automation Industry. Their HMI panels come in more than 100 configurations ranging from simple graphical entry-level displays to low-cost touchscreens, and to advanced color graphic displays and touchscreen units. - April 25, 2013 - Servo2Go.com Ltd.
WINAICO Ranks Highest Among Peers in PTC Ratings WSP-260P6 Outperforms Well-Known Competitors
On April 8, 2013, Go Solar California published an updated PTC rating list and out of almost 11,500 eligible modules rated, WINAICO high performance modules have ranked highest among their peers. The WINAICO 250W, 255W and 260W polycrystalline modules have earned PTC ratings of 229.6, 234.3 and 239. - April 19, 2013 - WINAICO USA
BusinessCom Networks Connects Mars 2013
BusinessCom is pleased to participate in the success of this simulation that brings us one step closer to the first manned mission to Mars. - March 29, 2013 - BusinessCom Networks
Dexter Industries Releases dLight Accessory for LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT.
Bright RGB LED for the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT. - March 23, 2013 - Dexter Industries
New NEMA 17 Frame High Speed Brushless Motor/Encoders from Servo2Go.com
ElectroCraft RapidPower high-speed brushless servo motors feature ball-bearing construction, dynamically balanced rotors, and low audible and magnetic noise. They are compatible with all three-phase brushless DC motor amplifiers and have optional 500 or 1000cpr encoders. - March 19, 2013 - Servo2Go.com Ltd.
Newly Designed Arduino Robots Aim to Inspire Robot Enthusiasts
SuperDroid Robots introduces a line of programmable Arduino robots that are WiFi controlled. - February 24, 2013 - SuperDroid Robots
FixLogix Introduces New Modular Fixture System for Shop Floor Robotic Measuring Machines
FixLogix LLC introduces a new modular fixture system for staging parts on kinematic robotic measuring machines. These flexible robotic measuring machines improve productivity on the shop floor. The FixLogix t-slot style fixture plates have (3) spherical locators on the base, allowing the plate to... - February 16, 2013 - FixLogix LLC
Senior DoD Leaders to Convene to Address Interoperability and Autonomy for Unmanned Systems
Defense Strategies Institute will bring together Senior DoD leaders March 26 - 27, 2013 in Alexandria, VA for a Town Hall forum that will address several of the major pressing challenges facing the advancement, efficiency, and effectiveness of the use of unmanned systems in mission critical operations for the Military. DSI will open the forum to the public. - February 05, 2013 - Defense Strategies Institute
Tri-Star Design, Inc. Appoints Robert Sullivan as Chief Operating Officer
Tri-Star Design, Inc., a leading design services company for the Robotics, Wireless, Medical Instrumentation and Consumer marketplaces, has announced the appointment of Robert Sullivan as Chief Operating Officer. In this new role, Mr. Sullivan will lead the expansion of the company’s... - January 17, 2013 - Tri-Star Design, Inc.
BLDC Drives & Motors Shipped in 1 week
The BD5 is a brushless DC Motor Drive System that is based on advanced control technology featuring excellent performance and ease of use. Three performance matched 42mm brushless DC motors are available: Maximum speed is 4500 rpm. Max continuous torque is 0.225 N-m (32 ounce-inches). Complete Systems ship < 1 week. - December 31, 2012 - Servo2Go.com Ltd.
Senior DoD leaders within the Unmanned Systems Community to Address Interoperability, Autonomy and Rapid Fielding at DSI's DoD Unmanned Systems & Robotics Summit
Senior Leaders within DoD, Academia and Industry will convene at Defense Strategies Institute's upcoming Town Hall Unmanned Systems & Robotics Summit, March 26 – 27, 2013 in Alexandria, VA. The Summit will benefit the 501c3 Wounded Warrior Project. - December 12, 2012 - Defense Strategies Institute
Dr. Yi Guo Wins NSF Grant to Deploy Autonomous Robot Teams That Monitor Oil Spills
Innovative robots cooperatively track oil propagation more accurately than current technology. - November 21, 2012 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Gates Belts to Power 2013 FIRST Robotics Competition
Gates Corporation will supply belts and sprockets to replace chains typically used in the international competition. - November 08, 2012 - Gates Corporation
Former Training Director of Restoration Robotics, ARTAS Robotic Hair Transplant System Joins The Lam Institute for Hair Restoration
Emina Karamanovski, the former national and international training director for Restoration Robotics, Inc., joins Dr. Samuel Lam, a premier Dallas hair transplant surgeon and founder of the Lam Institute for Hair Restoration, to offer robotic FUE hair transplant procedures using the ARTAS system. - November 06, 2012 - Lam Institute for Hair Restoration
NSF Funds Regionally Unique Motion Capture Robotics Lab
High-resolution, large volume motion capture advances robotics and control research at Stevens - September 29, 2012 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Dallas Hair Transplant Specialist Performs FUE Hair Transplants Using ARTAS Hair Restoration System by Restoration Robotics, Inc.
Dr. Samuel Lam, a board-certified hair restoration surgeon in Dallas, Texas, is now performing follicular unit extraction (FUE) hair transplant procedures using the computer-assisted ARTAS hair restoration system. - September 24, 2012 - Lam Institute for Hair Restoration
Creation Technologies Expands Its China Manufacturing Footprint
Leading electronics manufacturer grows to better serve its customer base and meet high levels of demand. - September 18, 2012 - Creation Technologies
Lead411 Includes Seegrid Robotic Industrial Trucks as One of the Hottest PA Companies
On a daily basis, the Lead411 research team scours through at least 600 press releases and business articles including venture capital financings, company launches, office openings, new customer press releases, etc. This information has given insight to which are the fastest growing technology... - September 17, 2012 - Seegrid Corporation
New USB Adapter for the NXTBee Sensor for the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT
Dexter Industries’ NXTBee USB Adapter Connects your Computer to the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT - September 08, 2012 - Dexter Industries
Anybots’ Telepresence Robot Awarded Key Patent
Anybots Inc. is pleased to announce the fourth key patent was issued for the core technology and designs used in its state-of-the-art telepresence robot. - August 24, 2012 - anybots inc
30 Finalists Selected for MoonBots Competition
Through the 2012 MoonBots: Google Lunar X PRIZE LEGO MINDSTORMS® Challenge - August 18, 2012 - Dexter Industries
Manufacturing’s Future on Display at International Trade Show
Ellison Technologies Automation will showcase two robots at this year’s IMTS. - August 16, 2012 - Ellison Technologies, Inc.
European Patents for Seegrid Robotic Industrial Trucks
The leading robotic material handling company, Seegrid Corp., announced the issuance of two new patents in Europe. Seegrid is the only supplier of commercial vision-guided vehicles and has developed core technologies making these unique robots possible. The issuance of these new patents further... - July 27, 2012 - Seegrid Corporation
Rosellini Scientific, LLC Hires New Chief Medical Officer
Rosellini Scientific, LLC is pleased to announce the hiring of Barry Kraynack as Chief Medical Officer. Barry Kraynack is a board certified anesthesiologist who has more than 30 years as a preclinical and clinical researcher in translational medicine. Barry will be responsible for the identification of new technologies for commercialization, monetization or sales and distribution in the life science space, encompassing medical devices. - July 17, 2012 - Rosellini Scientific, LLC
Dexter Industries Releases iPhone and iPad Control for MINDSTORMS NXT
First Wifi sensor for the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT now controls the Apple iOS Devices - July 14, 2012 - Dexter Industries
Precitec v. American Laser Enterprises Patent Infringement Case Dismissed
Civil Action No. 2:12-cv-11260-AC-LJM Dismissed - July 13, 2012 - American Laser Enterprises, LLC
Creation Technologies to Open Additional New Facility in California
Leading electronics manufacturer grows to meet customer demand in Silicon Valley & Southwestern USA. - July 13, 2012 - Creation Technologies
Dexter Industries’ dWifi Sensor Now Controls NXT Robots Through Webpages
Dexter Industries Releases Websockets for LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT. - July 12, 2012 - Dexter Industries
Dexter Industries Partners with LEGO MINDSTORMS and Google Lunar X PRIZE to Support MoonBots 2012
Dexter Industries announces that they are partnering with The X PRIZE Foundation and the LEGO Group to support the MoonBots 2012: A Google Lunar X PRIZE LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Challenge. - May 26, 2012 - Dexter Industries
First Robotic Guided Surgery for Cervical Spine in the United States Performed at UC Irvine Orthopedic Spine Center
Novel surgical approach to cervical surgery expands UCI’s spine program. - April 11, 2012 - Irvine Spine Center
Baby, You Can’t Drive My Car: Vermont Tech Grad on Google Team Developing Robotic Car
Vermont Native and National Guardsman Now at Google Responsible for Testing Robotic, Self-Driving Automobiles - March 30, 2012 - Vermont Technical College
News Feeds on MINDSTORMS NXT: Using the Dexter Industries dWiFi Sensor
Google News on the LEGO MINSTORMS NXT by Using the Dexter Industries dWiFi Sensor - March 26, 2012 - Dexter Industries
Connect to the Cloud: Using Thingspeak and the dWiFi with the NXT
Dexter Industries dWiFi Sensor Helps the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT to Join the Cloud - March 25, 2012 - Dexter Industries
"The Future of the Robots' Use to 2014"- New Quest Study
The new Quest study determines the robots' use at the machines in the German machinery industry until 2014. - March 20, 2012 - Quest Trend Magazine
Dr. David Cappelleri Receives NSF CAREER Award for Ground-Breaking Work in Microrobotics
Microrobots can help detect cancer cells and drive advancement toward microsurgical applications. - March 02, 2012 - Stevens Institute of Technology
New Digital Compass for LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT
Dexter Industries releases Digital Compass Sensor for LEGO MINDSTORMS system. - February 22, 2012 - Dexter Industries
DMG Productions to Feature STAR Dynamics on Upcoming Episode of Business Update
Exploring the World of Radar Technology - December 20, 2011 - DMG Productions, LLC
UW Prosthetic Sensing Array Gives “Feeling” to Artificial Limbs
The Fringing Field Sensor Array (FFSA) is a collection of high-resolution pressure sensors that can accurately measure sheer stress, pressure, and other characteristics at the limb-prosthetic interface. - November 28, 2011 - SEAL
New Distributor for Dexter Industries’ Lego Mindstorms NXT Sensors
Active Robots is a New Distributor for Dexter Industries’ Lego Mindstorms Sensors - November 17, 2011 - Dexter Industries
Dexter Industries Sensor Tutorial Released for Twitter with the WiFi Sensor for Lego Mindstorms NXT
Dexter Industries’ Releases Software Tutorial That Makes Robots Tweet on Twitter with the Lego Mindstorms NXT - November 13, 2011 - Dexter Industries
Dexter Industries Sensor Tutorial Released for Increasing the Baud Rate of WiFi Sensor for Lego Mindstorms NXT
Dexter Industries’ Releases Software Tutorial That Speeds Wifi Communications on LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT - November 12, 2011 - Dexter Industries
WiFi Sensor for Lego Mindstorms NXT Has Complete Utilities for Internet Applications
Dexter Industries Publishes Software Tutorial to Find Website IP Addresses, Set Baud Rate of New Lego Wifi Sensor - November 10, 2011 - Dexter Industries
Two Way Internet Communication with WiFi Sensor for LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT
Dexter Industries Publishes Instructions on How to Setup a TCP Server and Communicate with LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Robots Over the Internet. - November 09, 2011 - Dexter Industries
Dexter Industries Demonstrates How to Connect the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT to Wifi Networks
Dexter Industries Wifi Sensor for LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Connects to WEP, WPA, and WPA2 Networks, Giving Robots Access to the Internet. - November 08, 2011 - Dexter Industries
Dexter Industries Releases WiFi Sensor for LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT
First Wifi sensor for the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT now available for sale from Dexter Industries website. - November 08, 2011 - Dexter Industries
Riverside Robotics Society Presents the Riverside Robot Expo 2011
The Riverside Robotics Society presents the Riverside Robot Expo 2011. This is an exposition of robots and robotics that will include live-size replicas of robots such as Wall-E and R2D2 as well as presentations on robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and robotic sensors including the Microsoft Kinect. - October 29, 2011 - Riverside Robotics Society
Mitsubishi Electric Robots Now Feature EtherNet/IP Connectivity
New Mitsubishi Robot option simplifies integration, reduces cost of connecting to PLCs. - October 18, 2011 - Mitsubishi Electric Automation
Dexter Industries Releases First Inertial Motion Unit for the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT
LEGO MINDSTORM’s first Inertial Motion Unit is an Accelerometer and Gyroscope all in one sensor. - October 12, 2011 - Dexter Industries
Dr. Graeme Creates a Tutorial for Dexter Industries NXTBee Sensor
Virtual Instruments now available for Dexter Industries Sensors. - September 16, 2011 - Dexter Industries