Jabez Technologies has just released Robotmaster V6
Submitted on: 05/23/13, 03:02 PM
Jabez Technologies has just released Robotmaster V6 providing a unique integration of user control, speed and flexibility to Robotmaster's renowned automation and optimization tools.

ROBOTIQ EXPANDS THE ADAPTIVE GRIPPERS LINE WITH OUR LARGEST AND STRONGEST ROBOT GRIPPER SO FAR
Submitted on: 05/23/13, 11:54 AM
Robotiq unveils the 2-Finger Adaptive Robot Gripper - 200 - a flexible electric gripper with 200 mm of stroke and expanded capabilities to reduce tooling costs, eliminate changeovers, and maximize ROI. Use one off-the-shelf robot gripper to handle all your large parts through 3 gripping modes

Study Results Help Develop Robots Capable of Working in Confined Spaces
Submitted on: 05/22/13, 06:56 PM
Future teams of subterranean search and rescue robots may owe their success to the lowly fire ant, a much-despised insect whose painful bites and extensive networks of underground tunnels are all-too-familiar to people living in the southern United States.

KIT Researchers and Disney Research Demonstrate Natural Human-to-Robot Handoff Motion
Submitted on: 05/22/13, 06:55 PM
A humanoid robot can receive an object handed to it by a person with something approaching natural, human-like motion thanks to a new method developed by scientists at Disney Research, Pittsburgh in a project partially funded by the International Center for Advanced Communication Technologies (interACT) at Carnegie Mellon University and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

Israel Becomes Top Global Exporter of Unmanned Aerial Systems
Submitted on: 05/22/13, 06:54 PM
Israeli original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) have aggressively marketed these platforms, helping them become the top exporter of UAS platforms, globally.

Warrior Web Prototype Takes Its First Steps
Submitted on: 05/22/13, 06:53 PM
Warrior Web seeks to create a soft, lightweight under-suit that would help reduce injuries and fatigue common for Soldiers, who often carry 100-pound loads for extended periods over rough terrain.

Barobo, Inc. Launches a New Kind of Robot at Maker Faire
Submitted on: 05/22/13, 07:10 AM
Barobo, Inc introduces Linkbot--- a modular robot platform that is functional right out of the box and packed with technology.

ESAB Introduces New Robotic Torches
Submitted on: 05/22/13, 07:08 AM
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products introduces the new Aristo RT line of robotic torches, designed for world-class performance in single arc or tandem applications.

Tomorrow's World, Robert M Wenzel keynote speaker at Digital Shoreditch, "When Robots Take Over - The Singularity is Near"
Submitted on: 05/22/13, 07:07 AM
Expert in future technologies and business, Robert M Wenzel Director at London Global Laboratories, keynote speaker at Digital Shoreditch May 21th in London talks about tomorrow's world, humanoid robots, the future of artificial intelligence, and what the killer application for robots will be.

Interlink Electronics' Range of Innovative Human-Machine Interface Solutions Ideal for the Rugged Devices Market
Submitted on: 05/22/13, 07:06 AM
Interlink Electronics, Inc. (OTC: LINK) announced today that its wide range of human-machine interface solutions is ideally suited for the rugged devices market. With a growing need for rugged devices to support businesses and mission critical processes, Interlink offers to the market a range of touchpads, mouse& pointing devices, force& position sensors designed to operate in difficult environments like process industries, construction sites, law enforcement or field service applications.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Launches Pioneering Online Master's Program in Robotics Engineering
Submitted on: 05/22/13, 07:05 AM
Program geared to engineers, computer scientists currently working in the robotics field; first course to start in the fall of 2013

New Robot Safety Standard Approved
Submitted on: 05/22/13, 06:35 AM
The adoption of the international standard allows systems designed and built in one country to be freely moved to other countries while maintaining compliance with safety regulations.

Littelfuse Hosts Speed2Design TechTalks at NASA
Submitted on: 05/20/13, 11:48 PM
Speed2Design's Exploration & Discovery program brings engineers behind-the-scenes at NASA's Ames Research and Johnson Space Centers

GeckoSystems Forecasts AI Mobile Robot Solutions Licensing Revenues
Submitted on: 05/20/13, 11:46 PM
GeckoSystems is forecasting revenues of $100,000 or more before June 30, 2013.

Liquid Robotics Awarded Guinness World Record for PacX Journey Across the Pacific
Submitted on: 05/20/13, 11:44 PM
A key to achieving this world record was the Wave Glider's revolutionary design that converts wave energy into forward propulsion and uses solar energy to power the onboard sensor payload, communications and computing.

Bipedal Robotics Researcher Supports Multi-University Effort to Advance Cyber-Physical Systems
Submitted on: 05/20/13, 11:40 PM
Dr. Aaron Ames, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, is part of multi-university team that has received a $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support research into cyber-physical systems (CPS).

Advanced Motion Controls' M/V Series Servo Drives Continue to Wow Customers with High Power in a Small Package
Submitted on: 05/18/13, 07:38 AM
Due to popular demand Advanced Motion Controls, of Camarillo, CA, have expanded the capabilities of their popular M/V™ series Electric Mobility Servo Drives. Key improvements include 125A continuous with 200A peak for 10 seconds at 80VDC, and 100A fixed continuous at 175VDC (previously 80A continuous).

New Low Ripple DC Tachometers from Servo-Tek
Submitted on: 05/18/13, 07:30 AM
Servo-Tek Tach Generators provide a convenient means of converting rotational speed into an isolated analog voltage signal suitable for remote indication and control applications.

Airware Announces $10.7M Round of Series A Funding, Led By Andreessen Horowitz with Google Ventures Participating
Submitted on: 05/16/13, 09:11 PM
New funding advances mission to provide a universal platform for the safe and reliable operation of drones for commercial use.

Hawk Ridge Systems Helps MARE Design Underwater ROV with SolidWorks Software
Submitted on: 05/16/13, 09:09 PM
MARE's BATFish improved speed, size and savings of oceanographic surveys with SolidWorks design technology

US Digital Releases New EC35 Optical Commutation Encoder
Submitted on: 05/16/13, 09:04 PM
Has more accurate timing than Hall effect sensors

Lenze Americas Exhibits Packaging Automation Solutions at EXPO PACK Mexico
Submitted on: 05/16/13, 07:55 PM
First time exhibiting at PMMI's Latin American event

Microchip Announces Arduino™ Compatible chipKIT™ Boards With Prototyping-Friendly 32-bit MCU Packages
Submitted on: 05/16/13, 07:34 AM
chipKIT Platform Expands With Prototyping-Friendly PIC32-based Boards From Digilent, FUBAR Labs and Schmalz Haus; PIC32 MCUs With chipKIT USB Bootloader Also Available

Liquid Hydrogen-Fueled UAV Completes Record Flight Time
Submitted on: 05/16/13, 07:33 AM
Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory flew their fuel cell powered Ion Tiger unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for 48 hours and 1 minute, April 16 to 18, by using liquid hydrogen (LH2) fuel in a new, NRL-developed, cryogenic fuel storage tank and delivery system.

Successful Technology Executive Named President of FIRST®
Submitted on: 05/16/13, 07:32 AM
Don Bossi brings deep technical and management skills to the international, afterschool, K-12 robotics organization

Flying Robot uses Fibre-Based Gecko Adhesive to Perch on Walls
Submitted on: 05/16/13, 07:30 AM
In the latest work presented at ICRA 2013 by Ludovic Daler in a paper titled "A Perching Mechanism for Flying Robots Using a Fibre-Based Adhesive", the AirBurr V11 is shown attaching on walls using a deployable perching mechanism with gecko adhesives.

Digi-Key Supports Young Engineers at Second Annual Minnesota State Robotics Tournament
Submitted on: 05/16/13, 07:28 AM
Young engineers gather for live robot competition, education and entertainment

LOBOT Technique Provides Accurate, Real-Time, 3-D Positions for Robotic Vehicles
Submitted on: 05/16/13, 07:26 AM
A Wayne State University researcher understands that the three most important things about real estate also apply to small ground robotic vehicles: location, location, location.

VEX Robotics Joins Maker Faire Bay Area Showcase with Consumer Debut of VEX IQ
Submitted on: 05/16/13, 07:25 AM
Robotics Engineering Company Showcases Technologically Advanced, Tool-less System Designed to Transform STEM Education for Younger Ages

Unmanned Combat Air System Successfully Catapulted from Aircraft Carrier
Submitted on: 05/16/13, 07:24 AM
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy today launched a new chapter in the history of unmanned systems - carrier-capable unmanned aircraft - by successfully catapulting the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator from the deck of the USS George H.W. Bush(CVN-77).

Design Meets Function; igus® Receives Prestigious Product Design Award
Submitted on: 05/16/13, 07:22 AM
igus has once again demonstrated its expertise when it comes to industrial design

DARPA Seeks Technology to Radically Improve Dismounted Squad Situational Awareness, Communication Effectiveness
Submitted on: 05/16/13, 07:19 AM
Concept plans to offer overwhelming tactical superiority by augmenting dismounted squad capabilities

Choose Your Own Sociocultural Training Adventure
Submitted on: 05/16/13, 07:18 AM
DARPA Young Faculty Award recipient explores how computers can automatically construct interactive, cultural training models from the combined experiences of warfighters

iRobot Wins $7.2 Million Tender from Brazil to Provide Defense & Security Robots
Submitted on: 05/16/13, 07:16 AM
iRobot has delivered more than 5,000 robots to military and civil defense forces worldwide.

CT2WS Threat Detection Technology Does a 360
Submitted on: 05/14/13, 05:56 PM
HRL Laboratories built and tested the rugged, water-proof, modular, 360° imaging sensor nicknamed OWL (Omni-directional threat Warning and Locator).

PolyU Students Show Prowess in UAV Design Competition
Submitted on: 05/14/13, 05:55 PM
A student team from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has made a strong presence in the 2013 Taiwan Innovative Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle (UAV) Design Competition by taking home the Second Runner-up (Navigated Flight Category).

SpotterRF Provides "Eyes" for Mobile Force Protection Training at Camp Williams
Submitted on: 05/14/13, 05:53 PM
SpotterRF provides budget conscious radar option through growing list of new integrators.

Autonomous Solutions, Inc. Announces New Version of Mobius™ Command & Control Software
Submitted on: 05/14/13, 05:51 PM
ASI announces release of Mobius™ Command & Control Software version 6.0 featuring a unified code architecture.

Falkor Systems and I Heart Engineering Announce Merger
Submitted on: 05/14/13, 05:49 PM
Two leading open-source robotics firms join forces to build the robot future

MoviMED Custom Imaging Solutions Named Vision Specialty Alliance Partner by National Instruments
Submitted on: 05/14/13, 05:47 PM
MoviMED, a motion and vision system integration specialist with more than 45 combined man-years of experience with NI products, has been named a Vision Specialty Alliance Partner.

Unisource Presents Packaging Solutions at PACKEX in Toronto
Submitted on: 05/14/13, 05:44 PM
Unisource Worldwide, Inc., a global provider of integrated packaging solutions, will feature its packaging solutions at the 2013 PACKEX Toronto Show, at the Toronto Congress Centre, May 14-16, 2013.

ADLINK Launches Powerful Embedded Vision System, EOS-1220
Submitted on: 05/14/13, 05:43 PM
Equipped with 3rd generation Intel® Core™ i7 quad-core processors and GigE Vision compliance

Murata Machinery Turning Division Adds New Dealer Technical Equipment
Submitted on: 05/14/13, 05:41 PM
Technical Equipment Sales will now be a CNC machine tool dealer for the Muratec brand in Ohio, Indiana & Kentucky.

UAV Technology for Campus Security Being Developed at University of Alabama
Submitted on: 05/13/13, 05:56 PM
With campus safety and security in mind, engineering students at The University of Alabama in Huntsville are working with the campus police department to perfect unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies for use on-campus.

NRL Shatters Endurance Record for Small Electric UAV
Submitted on: 05/13/13, 05:55 PM
This flight shatters their previous record of 26 hours and 2 minutes set in 2009 using the same vehicle, but with gaseous hydrogen stored at 5,000 pounds per square inch (psi).

Evana Automation Delivers Lean, 21-Step Assembly and Test System to AAM
Submitted on: 05/13/13, 05:51 PM
Evana utilizes diverse technologies to specialize in motion control, robotics integration and system architecture by linking production equipment, material handling systems, data collection, networking, as well as computer software and hardware into flexible, unified technology.

Development Projects Selected to Manage NASA's Unmanned Aircraft System Challenge Prize Competition
Submitted on: 05/13/13, 05:49 PM
NASA has selected Development Projects Inc. of Dayton, Ohio, to manage a new Centennial Challenge prize competition involving unmanned aircraft systems in 2014.

Stäubli Announces Technology Days Open House
Submitted on: 05/13/13, 05:47 PM
An Up-Close Look at New Innovations in Robotics, Software and Connection Technology:

Stäubli Robotics Announces the Robot Industry's most comprehensive Load Balancing Software Package
Submitted on: 05/13/13, 05:46 PM
Perfect solution to sorting, and pattern making, with variable infeed and the requirement for a stable out flow for post processes

WineHawk Labs Becomes Precision Hawk in Effort to Turn Focus to Precision Agriculture Market
Submitted on: 05/09/13, 11:38 PM
Precision Hawk, an unmanned aerial systems and remote sensing company, uses re-branding as an opportunity to launch new model of UAV platform.