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RoboticsTomorrow Monthly Newsletter - August 2012

Future Concepts and the ExoHand --- Global Defense Robotics Market to Reach US$7.5 Billion by 2018, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. --- Minimalist Telepresence Robots

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Future Concepts and the ExoHand
08/16/12, Andrea Ziomek, Manager, Corporate Communications Region Americas, Festo Americas, LLC
Festo’s ExoHand is an exoskeleton that can be worn like a glove, combining smart features invented by the engineers with the smart and flexible solutions from nature. The fingers can be actively moved and their strength amplified; the operator’s hand movements are registered and transmitted to the robotic hand in real time.

Our Ongoing OpenCV Resource
08/16/12, Luke Hetherington, Robotics Tomorrow
Here are several educational resources to help you learn about OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library)

Autonomous Mobile Robots
08/16/12, Bill Torrens, RMT Robotics
ADAM AMRs mimic human behavior. In a textbook example of lean manufacturing, ADAM is designed to predictably and instantaneously react to the electronic request of the machines for service, delivering what the production cell wants in the exact time and quantity it wants, connecting islands of automation for optimal efficiency.

Robotic Integration For Assisted Movement
08/16/12, Len Calderone
Powered exoskeletons have the potential to change battlefield technology forever. Paraplegic patients may leverage new technologies to walk again. Future exoskeletons will better integrate with humans, blurring the line between man and machine.

Industrial Robots with Image Processing in the Photovoltaic Industry
08/16/12, Contributed by, Adept
A 'seeing' robot can flexibly pick up, recognize and measure wafers, solar cells and even whole modules and then place the gripped objects with great precision and speed.

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Minimalist Telepresence Robots

Double Robotics' new robot is a two wheeled adjustable height telepresence based on the iPad.

A retractable kickstands will automatically deploy to conserve power when you are not moving around and the internal battery is capable of powering the robot for 8 hours of normal use.

Navigation is controlled by included iPad software and the company hopes to ship the first batch in December for $1,999.

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HDT Global - MK2 Robotic Arm

e MK2 is the next generation in HDT's dexterous manipulator family, including single arm and dual arm manipulation capabilities and left- and right- handed configurations. MK2 robotic arm systems are light-weight and high-strength, with unmatched dexterity. The MK2 family features a new three degree of freedom torso for dual arm systems, providing even greater dexterity. The MK2 three-finger conformal end effector has four degrees of freedom with an opposable thumb and can use a variety of tools designed for a human hand. This ruggedized end effector is watertight and includes mounting rails for fitment of accessories, including a bucket that allows the MK2 arm to be used as a miniature backhoe.

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Festo

With its Future Concepts, Festo is constantly in search of new approaches in the field of drive, control and gripping technology. Natural principles, artistic input and mathematical processes provide new impulses for industrial application.

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News

Global Defense Robotics Market to Reach US$7.5 Billion by 2018, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

 

New RobotExpert Software Helps Small and Medium Size Manufacturers Improve Robotic Efficiency

 

KUKA Robotics Corporation Rethink & Reshore Technology Event

 

Startup Brings Industrial-Sized Robots Into Your Home

 

Yaskawa Motoman Introduces MC2000 "Master Cut" Robot: Offers Superior Path Accuracy for Laser Cutting Applications

Events

IMTS 2012 - THE INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY SHOW
Sep 10 - 15 2012, Chicago, IL

NATIONAL ROBOT SAFETY CONFERENCE XXIV
Sep 24 - 26 2012, Indianapolis, Indiana USA

VISION - INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR FOR MACHINE VISION
Nov 06 - 08 2012, Trade Fair Center in Stuttgart, Germany

FABTECH
Nov 12 - 14 2012, Las Vegas, NV

AUTOMATE 2013
Jan 21 - 24 2013, Chicago, IL

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