iRobot And InTouch Health Roll Out New Remote Physician
iRobot and its telemedicine partner InTouch Health are launching their first health robot, which combines telemedicine technology from InTouch Health with autonomous navigation and mobility developed for the iRobot Ava mobile robotics platform
(July 24, 2012)
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iRobot’s Economical Seaglider for Budget-friendly Research
iRobot Corp.’s enhanced underwater endurance vehicle designed to provide scientists with greater levels of data in a more economic model.
(July 20, 2012)
Robotic Lab Technician Melds Precision and Programmability
Mahoro, a robotic lab tech, is programmed using 3D CAD technology to handle biohazards so that human's won't have to
(July 16, 2012)
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U.S. Navy Explores Bounds Of Biomimicry With RoboJelly
RoboJelly systems are being designed to swim in waters worldwide and accomplish a variety of different critical tasks, from spotting pirates to monitoring water quality.
(July 16, 2012)
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Getting Ready for Telepresence
Telepresence combines realistic and reliable video and audio with interactive functions, remote controls, content presentation and sharing capabilities, spatial audio and other features to create an experience that's “just like being there.”
(July 16, 2012)
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From Automobiles to Pharmaceuticals, Glass Making’s New Best Friend: GlassBot
With this robot we can create new glasses in a more reproducible way and eliminate to some extent the human factor.
(July 16, 2012)
Airline Industry Can Cool Its Jets With Taxibot
Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) contributes to the aerospace industry’s fuel conservation movement with jet towing vehicle
(July 11, 2012)
ReconRobotics Invests In R&D With Los Alamos National Laboratory
Recon Robotics and LANL have signed a cooperative research and development agreement to “"identify, evaluate and develop a range of mutually beneficial technologies," efforts that will assist LANL in its mission-related activities for the U.S. Department of Energy and create value for ReconRobotics shareholders
(July 11, 2012)
The Robot Report Maps The Future Of Robotics
The Robot Report's growing list of robotics start-ups across the globe indicates how robotics technology is spreading
(July 09, 2012)
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Training Robotic Servants
Robots and robot owners face a massive communications gap, according to Georgia Tech researchers, who are working on a fix.
(July 06, 2012)
A2Nets Devotes $29.16M To Solving Complexity Explosion Problem For Businesses
A2Nets is an ongoing project to develop common protocols for machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, which will create new business opportunities and bring added value to commercial robotics solutions, according to its lead researchers.
(July 03, 2012)
Shimi Musical Companion Harnesses The Power Of Your Android Phone
Atlanta-based start-up Tovbot combined technology’s hottest trends—cloud computing, omnipresent networks and advanced smartphones—with robotics know-how from some of the world’s most prestigious institutions to create Shimi, a robotic musical companion.
(June 29, 2012)
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Rio Tinto’s $3.6B Bid to Marry Mining to Robotics
The Pilbara robot trials were a real-world success. The most-watched machine was the autonomous, AT version of the Komatsu 930E, the best-selling off-road dump truck in the world—and now soon-to-be strategic hauling tool of choice for the Pilbara’s millions of tons of China-bound iron ore.
(June 29, 2012)
Robots and the Law
First Contact: A Primer on Robots, the Law and Humans
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