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Robotics Newsletter - April 2012

Why are there more unmanned platforms than customers? --- Adept and Bremer Werk fur Montagesysteme GmbH Deliver Future-Proof Assembly Concept for High-End Razors --- DARPA Robotics Contest Announced

Robotics Newsletter - April 2012

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Why are there more unmanned platforms than customers?
04/10/12, William Finn, AMREL
Why are unmanned systems developers offering so many different kinds of platforms and ideas, when there is comparatively little demand by the civilian market? Why are there more offerings than customers?

Interview with Dr. Tom Van Doren, COO of HDT Robotics
04/10/12, Dr. Tom Van Doren, HDT Robotics
Headquartered in Solon, Ohio, HDT Global is widely recognized as the world leader in the design and manufacture of many products in use by U.S. and allied military units, civilian governments, and commercial customers today..

Is Your Business Employing Automation?
04/10/12, Len Calderone, RoboticsTomorrow
It will be worth your time to analyze each segment of your business and decide if automation is right for your business and if automation can produce more efficiency or profit. 

Doctor Robot at Your Service
03/23/12, Len Calderone, RoboticsTomorrow
Future robots might incorporate the ability for a surgeon to program the surgery and just supervise the procedure, as the robot performs most of the tasks. The possibilities for improvement and advancement are only limited by imagination and cost.

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DARPA Robotics Contest Announced

The Pentagon’s research and development agency has announced a contest to develop ground robotic capabilities to execute complex tasks in dangerous, degraded, human-engineered environments. The program will focus on robots that can utilize available human tools, ranging from hand tools to vehicles.The DARPA Robotics Challenge will consist of three key events – a Virtual Disaster Challenge, and two (2) Disaster Response Challenges. Participation in the Virtual Disaster Challenge is required only for teams working exclusively on control software development. The agency has not yet announced how much it intends to spend on the program or the size of the prize but previous contest awarded two million dollars for the top prize with one million dollars for the runner up. The full contest details and registration can be found here.

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News

Adept and Bremer Werk fur Montagesysteme GmbH Deliver Future-Proof Assembly Concept for High-End Razors 
 

Advantech's Five Mega Missions for Enabling the Intelligent Planet as Industrial Computing Enters its Golden Decade
 

Powerful robot coupling for pallet handling
 

ReconRobotics Acquires Xollai, LLC
 

QinetiQ North America's Tactical Robotic Controller Emerged in First Combat Role
 

AeroVironment Unveils Modular Gimbaled Sensor Payload on RQ-11B Raven Small Unmanned Aircraft System  

Events

HANNOVER MESSE
 

12012 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TECHNOLOGIES FOR PRACTICAL ROBOT APPLICATIONS
 

THE VISION SHOW 2012


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