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What’s Winter Without a Robotic Snowplow?
Autonomous lawnmower competition in Ohio has led to two companies developing self-guided mowers for the consumer market. Why not snowplows? (January 26, 2013)

Georgia Tech Center Probes Robotic Frontiers
Automating the art of neuroscience and the accuracy of human vision, scientists at Georgia Tech are readying robotic research for commercial transfer (January 18, 2013)

Extreme Robots from Howe & Howe Technologies
Customers run the tough-job gamut from emergency response to the U.S. military to Hollywood’s newest Mad Max remake “Fury Road”. (January 18, 2013)

Frito-Lay and Wynright Put Robots on the Docks
While much of the warehouse has benefitted from automation, the loading dock is still primarily a manual operation. (January 12, 2013)

Mining Giant Anglo-American Inks Deal with Carnegie Mellon
“Working with top robotics experts is essential to our technology and innovation programs,” said Anglo-American's Donovan Waller. (January 09, 2013)

In-depth Analysis
Robots That Help Children
Robots can provide a perfect bridge between the human and technological worlds. (January 03, 2013)

In-depth Analysis
Once More, with Feeling: Tactile Sensors for Mechatronic Systems
BioTac shares an important characteristic with human fingers: a fingerprint, (January 03, 2013)

Using Massive Human Brainpower to Develop Robots
Could knotty technical problems in robotics that have eluded researchers in their laboratories be better and more quickly solved by the collective intelligence of an online community? (January 01, 2013)

Rethink & Universal Upbeat for 2013 with New-Gen Factory Workers
Can't call them Next-Gen any longer, because they're here and ready to work. (December 29, 2012)

Our Machine Friends: A New Yorker Retrospective
A New Yorker retrospective of Human-Robot Interaction (December 29, 2012)

In-depth Analysis
China 2013: Factory Automation Driving Robot Growth
In 2013, China’s robot usage effectively catches up with the global average of 55 robots per 10,000 workers (adjusted for GDP per capita) (December 28, 2012)

Super-strong Mechanical Muscle for Micro-scale Robots
When the strip is heated via a small electrical current or a flash of laser light, the vanadium dioxide contracts and the whole strip bends like a finger. (December 27, 2012)

Automation Systems More Flexible with Robots in the Mix
Different robots from a mix of different manufacturers can easily be added to the system. (December 25, 2012)

In-depth Analysis
Robots in Food Packaging: the 90% Solution
Robots are constantly evolving and improving for use in the food and beverage packaging sector. (December 22, 2012)

Miracle at BrainGate “Turning Thought into Action”
A recent study conducted by neuroscientists indicates that the brain is more flexible and trainable than previously thought. (December 21, 2012)



Special Focus: Top Transactions
Top Transactions

All of the robotics industry’s top reported orders, sales, investments, mergers & acquisitions and financial events of 2012 now available in one downloadable doc!


Medrobotics Closes on $10M in Financing

Robotics’ Top Transactions 2012

Finally, UK Funds Big Boost in Robotics: $55M

Persimmon Technologies Closes Series B Funding with $5.8M

Medrobotics Completes $33.6M in Series D Financing
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