High-torque, Compact Motors And Rugged Design Create Economical, Light-weight Bomb-disposal Robot.
In a world in which an abandoned suitcase, a box, or even a pile of rubble can conceal an improvised explosive device (IED), bomb-disposal robots have become essential.
Gartner Says By 2017, 50 Percent of Internet of Things Solutions Will Originate in Startups That Are Less Than Three Years Old
Similar to other technology advances historically, the growth promise associated with the early stages of IoT will lead to the creation and funding of a large number of startup organizations that will maneuver to capture what they perceive to be early opportunities or overlooked product niches. This will lead to creative solutions and a wide range of products, many of which will fail in the market.
3 Robotics Related Kickstarters And Crazyflie 2
Crowd Funding Projects include - CONTROLLINO PLC: First open programmable Open-Source PLC (Arduino-Compatible) / Scrobby Solar: Keeping your solar panels clean! / IR-LOCK: infrared target tracking for Drones & DIY Robotics
Are Intelligent Highways in the Near Future?
There are obviously many outstanding issues to be dealt with, but given the momentum of progress in this area, and the number of vehicles being added to the highways every day, the future might just link us all with intelligent highways.
Unbounded Robotics Closes Down
The UBR-1 was quite an achievement that sadly will not come to market.
Motors Level Ocean Bottom Seismometers Reliably and Efficiently
With a combination of high torque density and precision motion, compact stepper motors provide full 360° of correction for instrument tilt.
ReWalk Robotics Hopes to Raise $50M in IPO
From Boston Herald:
A company with U.S. headquarters in Marlborough that was recently awarded FDA approval to sell its robotic exoskeletons for paraplegics plans to raise $50 million in an IPO this week, possibly on Friday.
Israeli-based ReWalk Robotics is planning to sell 3.5 million shares for between $14 and $16 each, which puts it at the low end of the 13 local health care companies which have gone public since the beginning of the year, more than any other year in history. Most of those have been biotech companies, however, making ReWalk the first robotics-focused company to do so in at least a couple of years... ( cont'd )
Upcoming Tradeshow, Conference & Exhibition Summary
October, November, December
This year RoboticsTomorrow has setup a special newspage devoted to news and announcements from International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS 2014). Make sure to check it out.
Harvest Automation Robots Reduce Production Costs and Increase Capacity
As a result of their robot purchases Bailey Nurseries can switch to this new configuration and gain up to 15% more space for free.
Robotic Biopsy System Drives the Point Home
Compact, high-torque motors precisely control biopsy needle to improve speed, efficiency, and radiation exposure.
Why I Automate - This Robot is Changing How We Cure Diseases
The benefits of automating a medical research lab include sifting through massive amounts of data in a short period of time.
Scalability and the Commercial Reality of 3D Printing in the Future
Here is a reprint of an interview with Gerd Manz of the adidas Group who will speak at AMPA14 about the applications of 3D printing in the Sporting Goods Industry.
REMUS SharkCam: The Hunter and the Hunted
From Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Vimeo page:
In 2013, a team from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution took a specially equipped REMUS "SharkCam" underwater vehicle to Guadalupe Island in Mexico to film great white sharks in the wild. They captured more than they bargained for.
Additional article in Oceanus Magazine.
The Impact of 3-D printing on Supply Chains
Presently, 3-D printing is having a small effect on distribution, but in the future it could put a serious dent in the supply chain.
JIBO
From JIBO's Indiegogo campaign:
Friendly, helpful and intelligent. From social robotics pioneer Dr. Cynthia Breazeal.
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