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“You really need to develop a whole product solution—hardware, software, UI, interfaces, and process redesign—with a consideration for what problem you are really trying to solve.” —Aldo Zini
Getting large teams of robots to collaborate is the work of Dr Regis Vincent, who envisions applications that include mapping nuclear contamination.
What obstacles remain for robots to work alongside humans in industrial settings, and how far have we come in eliminating those challenges? Dr. Roland Menassa answers these and other questions in his presentation at the RoboBusiness summit November 2-3 in Boston.
John Reid, director of Product Technology and Innovation at Moline Technology Innovation Center, a part of John Deere’s Global Technology Innovation Network, discusses how his company’s technologies will help feed the world’s billions.
Report: Global Industrial Machinery Market to Reach US$514 Billion by 2015
Major demographic changes over the next decade could create large gaps in the workforce, thus building demand for automation and industrial robotics. Increasing sophistication and miniaturization of end products will also drive the demand for use of industrial robots.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Begins Widespread Adoption of Maplesoft Technology
MapleSim and Maple to enhance modeling and simulation in robotic space exploration projects.
QinetiQ North America Receives Urgent Order for Micro Robots
Dragon Runner 10 Selected for U.S. Joint Urgent Operational Need.
George Washington University Hospital to Open Robotic Surgery Training Center in Late Summer
The facility has performed more than 2,500 robotic procedures.
New Robotics Laboratory Set to Open at the University of York
The facility will provide a base to develop and test swarm robotic systems.
Mining the Seafloor with Robots
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Posted Jan 24, 2012
Gold, rare earth elements, and other sea riches could sustain humanity for centuries, while providing enormous opportunities for robotics developers.
Gold, rare earth elements, and other sea riches could sustain humanity for centuries, while providing enormous opportunities for robotics developers.
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Open Hardware Standards Gain Ground
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Posted Jan 18, 2012
Will standardized platforms boost robotics development the way IBM’s PC architecture helped accelerate the deployment of desktop computers?
Will standardized platforms boost robotics development the way IBM’s PC architecture helped accelerate the deployment of desktop computers?
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Toward a World Wide Web for Robots
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Posted Jan 4, 2012
RoboEarth aims to create a Wikipedia for robots, a giant database where robots can share information and learn from each other about their behaviors and their environments.
RoboEarth aims to create a Wikipedia for robots, a giant database where robots can share information and learn from each other about their behaviors and their environments.
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ROS and Android@Home: Is This a Marriage Made in Heaven?
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Posted Nov 15, 2011
The offshoot of Google’s Android operating system is designed to control everything from TVs to turkey rosters, and Willow Garage is betting it could help your next personal robot manage your home.
The offshoot of Google’s Android operating system is designed to control everything from TVs to turkey rosters, and Willow Garage is betting it could help your next personal robot manage your home.
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Run Silent, Run Deep, Run Solo
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Posted Nov 15, 2011
Autonomous underwater vehicles can go where humans fear to dive, but communications remains a challenge.
Autonomous underwater vehicles can go where humans fear to dive, but communications remains a challenge.
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Telepresence Brings a Personal Touch to Automated Healthcare
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Posted Oct 14, 2011
Mobile video platforms extend physicians’ reach.
Mobile video platforms extend physicians’ reach.
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End-to-End Robotic Manufacturing
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Posted Sep 13, 2011
Shree Harsha, head of Worldwide Automotive Industry Solutions Operations for a unit of Dassault Systems, discusses unifying robotic manufacturing from design to production.
Shree Harsha, head of Worldwide Automotive Industry Solutions Operations for a unit of Dassault Systems, discusses unifying robotic manufacturing from design to production.
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Q&A with Colin Angle
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Posted Jun 22, 2011
The co-founder and CEO of iRobot has plenty to say about what segments of the industry are poised for the greatest growth, a killer app, and why mobile computing is currently the robotics industry’s most important trend.
The co-founder and CEO of iRobot has plenty to say about what segments of the industry are poised for the greatest growth, a killer app, and why mobile computing is currently the robotics industry’s most important trend.
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Robots Down on the Farm
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Posted Oct 14, 2011
A European program sees robot field workers as a way for speedier, more environmentally friendly crop tending and harvesting.
A European program sees robot field workers as a way for speedier, more environmentally friendly crop tending and harvesting.
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The Next Great Interface
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Posted Sep 13, 2011
Incorporating virtual images or other sensory data into a robotic control interface can enhance human-machine communication and control.
Incorporating virtual images or other sensory data into a robotic control interface can enhance human-machine communication and control.
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Academics Weigh in on National Robotics Initiative Opportunities
Posted Sep 13, 2011
in security and defense robotics
Robotics thought leaders see the NRI as a catalyst for technological breakthroughs and growth in the industry.
Robotics thought leaders see the NRI as a catalyst for technological breakthroughs and growth in the industry.
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Reducing New Product Development Lead Times with Open Space Technology
Posted Apr 19, 2011
While technology itself has changed greatly over the years, the way companies develop that technology and introduce it to the marketplace remains very similar to the method Thomas Edison developed more than a century ago.
While technology itself has changed greatly over the years, the way companies develop that technology and introduce it to the marketplace remains very similar to the method Thomas Edison developed more than a century ago.
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