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The New Family Member: A Robotic Caregiver

12/08/15, 10:54 AM | Mobile Robots | Health Robotics

The issue of nursing care in an ageing society is a major social concern and will continue to be so. Therefore, we can expect to see robotic devices become the caregivers of the future.

Getting Started with Collaborative Robots - Part 2 - How to Identify Potential Processes for Automation

12/08/15, 10:54 AM | Industrial Robotics | Collaborative Robots | Robotiq

At this point, we need to discuss the strengths and limitations of process automation with collaborative robots.

Getting Started with Collaborative Robots? Part 1 - What can collaborative robots do?

12/03/15, 01:18 PM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | Collaborative Robots | Robotiq

This is the first in a series of articles about Collaborative Robots

Festo's R&D Timeline - Part 4

11/30/15, 08:44 PM | Industrial Robotics, Mobile Robots | bionics | Festo

More interesting stuff from Festo - ExoHand, CogniGame, SmartInversion, NanoForceGripper

Low-cost, LiDAR-based Navigation for Mobile Robotics

11/26/15, 10:03 AM | Mobile Robots, Other Topics | lidar | Rhoeby Dynamics

Using the ROS Navigation suite from the Open Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF), we highlight a solution employing the Rhoeby Dynamics R2D LiDAR, a low-cost LiDAR device

How Universal Robots Doubled Production at Tegra Medical

11/24/15, 02:48 PM | Industrial Robotics | Case Study | Universal Robots USA

Medical device manufacturer Tegra Medical faced profit erosion as costs went up and customers demanded price cuts. Deploying three collaborative robot arms from Universal Robots to tend the machines manufacturingmedical instruments doubled throughput, freed up 11 full time positions and enabled the manufacturer to keep up with customer demand while keeping costs down.

3D Printing of Motors and Electronics

11/19/15, 10:31 AM | Other Topics | 3D Printing

My research involves developing techniques to 3D print electric motors and electronics. This goes beyond the usual 3D printed structures - structures dont do anything. To do things, we need motors and electronics to control those motors.

Robotic Additive Manufacturing Platform for 3D Printing Composite Parts

11/17/15, 09:02 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | 3D Printing

The first-of-its-kind solution consists of a standard commercially available robot, composite deposition end-effector hardware and a comprehensive software suite.

The Geminoids are Coming!

11/17/15, 09:01 AM | Mobile Robots | Geminoids

There is research going on at the University of New South Wales in Australia, to determine the behavior of humans, as they interact with Geminoids-the name given these life-like robots because of their similarity to humans. The next step is to study whether a human being can get used to interacting with Geminoids.

3 Micro Drones & Robot Swarms Initiatives Backed by the US Military

11/12/15, 10:15 AM | Other Topics | drones, swarm

DARPAs FLA program aims to create unmanned nano robot like insects & birds that can go into buildings & perform key activities that will not be possible by Humans.

Robotics Startup Unveils Humanoid Servant

11/11/15, 09:50 AM | Mobile Robots

One of the technology breakthroughs of Alpha 2 is the servo technology that was designed specifically for this robot. The servos are miniaturized while providing maximum torque giving Alpha 2 the dexterity and range of movements currently only seen in robots costing 20K or more.

Solar for UAV Index

11/10/15, 10:13 AM | Other Topics | UAV

The new metric (PUAV) is a way to compare solar technologies specifically for UAV applications.

FUTURE ROBOTIC CARS Unvieled at Tokyo Motor show 2015

11/10/15, 10:04 AM | Other Topics | Automobiles

Driverless and Zero Emsision are REALITY by 2020.

Crowdfunding Projects For November

11/05/15, 10:23 AM | Industrial Robotics, Mobile Robots | Crowd Funding

Here are a few projects we think are worth looking into. Be careful... it is crowdfunding.

SkyTech 2016 - UAV Conference & Exhibition

11/05/15, 10:20 AM | Other Topics | Tradeshows and Conferences

SkyTech 2016 is a two-day B2B tradeshow for the commercial UAV industry. In 2016 SkyTech will incorporate an exhibition, three conferences, workshops, product launches, live demonstrations and marketing opportunities for the commercial UAV community.

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