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RoboticsTomorrow Monthly Newsletter - June 2012

Why you should care about the Uncanny Valley --- Festo Introduces New Operating Concepts Between People and Machines --- ROSCon 2012 Video Archive

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Why you should care about the Uncanny Valley
05/31/12, William Finn, AMREL
As the demand for human-like robots grows, the Uncanny Valley phenomenon will impact robot manufacturers and developers more and more. With populations aging in countries as diverse as China and the United Sates, roboticists will increasingly focus on social robots. They will ignore the Uncanny Valley at their own risk.

Application Case Study: Continental AG, Czech Republic Division
05/31/12, Contributed by, Microscan
Smart Cameras Provide Additional Benefits to Auto ID Applications

The Camera Has Many Eyes
05/31/12, Len Calderone
Coupled with computers and software, plenoptic cameras can enable a robot to better navigate its environment with less confusion and work autonomously. Robotic sensors, using light filed technology, match up to the human sense of sight, serving as a robot’s eyes, allowing the robot to get around in its surroundings.

Interview - Video Quality for UAVs
05/31/12, John Procacci, IMT
Exceptional image quality, including the ability to transport this high-bandwidth video in real time, is absolutely essential to protecting our war fighters, as well as civilians who may be in harm’s way.

Mission Impossible: Mining The Ocean
05/17/12, Len Calderone
Working at extreme ocean depths presents a myriad of problems, which will still take years to overcome. To be truly successful, AUVs will have to be totally autonomous and free moving without the restraints of tethers. As we use up our resources on land, the oceans are the next frontier. The most important question is “How will ocean mining effect the environment?”

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Willow Garage just posted Youtube videos of all the presentations at this years ROSCon. 11+ hours of great robotic content:

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Servo2Go.com - Galil's DMC-300xx Pocket Motion Controller is Smart, Compact and Low Cost 

Galil Motion Control is announcing the DMC-300xx Pocket Motion Controller Series, their latest generation, single-axis Ethernet motion controller. It combines a high performance motion controller and a 800Watt sine drive in a low cost, compact 3.9 in. x 5.0 in. x 1.5 in. package. The DMC-300xx is also available as a controller-only model which can be connected to a stepper or servo motor amplifier of any power range. Using a 32-bit RISC processor and improved power technology, the DMC-300xx provides higher speed, better power efficiency and smaller size than their prior generation controllers. The DMC-300xx is designed for single-axis motor control applications where compact size, low cost and remote location are important. Available at Servo2Go.com

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RedZone Robotics

We simplify wastewater management by providing municipalities with the info and tools necessary to address their most valuable assets - their sewer pipes.

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News

Festo Introduces New Operating Concepts Between People and Machines

Singularity Summit 2012 Registration Now Open

RMT Robotics Announces New ADAM™ Autonomous Mobile Robot Sales Agent Agreement in Italy

MakerBot Collaboration with Met Museum Puts Historic Artwork In Your Hands

Honeywell Introduces SS360NT/SS360ST/SS460S Digital Hall Effect Sensor ICs

VIA Initiates APC: The $49 Android PC

ReconRobotics Introduces The Throwbot XT Reconnaissance Robot

Swedish Defence Materiel Administration Orders AeroVironment Puma AE and Wasp Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Mazor Robotics Announces First Brain Cases Using Its Robotic Platform

Events

DRIVERLESS CAR SUMMIT 2012
Jun 12 - 13 2012, Detroit, MI

ASSEMBLY & AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY EXPO
Jun 19 - 21 2012, Chicago, IL

2012 ROBOTICS: SCIENCE AND SYSTEMS CONFERENCE
Jul 09 - 11 2012, Sydney, Australia

ROBOTICS ASIA 2012
Jul 12 - 12 2012, Kuala Lumpur

AUVSI'S UNMANNED SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA 2012
Aug 06 - 09 2012, Las Vegas, NV

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ROBOTICS
Aug 29 - 31 2012, Taipei, Taiwan

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