Robotics

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Pleo Robot Dinosaur Will Frisk Again

Contract manufacturer buys Pleo, swears to bring it back, after its designer declares bankruptcy.

Predictive Powers: A Robot That Reads Your Intention?

European researchers in robotics, psychology and cognitive sciences have developed a robot that can predict the intentions…

Service

Korea Puts $750M in Robotics, Aims to Lead Market by 2018

The government of South Korea is promising to invest as much as 1 trillion Won ($750 million U.S.) into research, development,…
Alberta Companies and Academic Organizations Receive $2.8 Million Funding Boost for Development of Intelligent Systems

Precarn, an independent, non-profit company that supports the pre-commercial development of leading-edge technologies,…

Security & Defense

Robotics Consortium Awards First of $175M in DoD Contracts

The first seven contracts focus on research an development in communications, manipulation, perception and combat-specific…
Israel Introduces Snake Robot for Surveillance, Destruction

Remote-operated slitherer designed to wriggle into hard-to-reach spaces to observe and, if necessary, explode.
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Industrial Automation

FANUC Robotics Introduces M-1iA Intelligent, High-Speed Assembly Robot

Lightweight assembly robot specifically designed for easy set-up and to work in small spaces boasts of ready-to-use…
Food Robot Turns Heads in Tokyo

FANUC’s food-preparation automation arm gets notice at Tokyo food industry show.

Academics & Research

Biology Knows Best – Human-like Vision Lets Robots Navigate Naturally

A robotic vision system that mimics key visual functions of the human brain promises to let robots maneuver quickly…
Co-operating Underwater Robots Rapidly Identify Threats in Murky Waters

Scientists are developing novel underwater laser networking and imaging to provide significant advantages over existing…

Design & Development

Prodigy PCI Programmable Motion Cards with Ethernet Connectivity

Performance Motion Devices’ Prodigy family of motion cards, well suited for robotic applications, now has board-level…
Ascent Solar Modules to Be Designed into the Development of Hybrid Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Ascent Solar Technologies has been selected to provide thin-film photovoltaic modules for use in Bye Aerospace’s Silent…

Latest News

EU Commissions Swarm of Robot Fish to Sniff Out Pollution in Ports

Mars Rovers Near Five Years of Science and Discovery

Braintech Inc. to Open New Multi-Purpose Detroit Area Office

Helen Greiner Resigns as Chairman of the Board of iRobot

Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute and Caterpillar Inc. To Automate Large Off Highway Haul Trucks

Robot Cops Set to Patrol Streets in 2084, Study Shows

Microsoft Sponsors RoboDevelopment Conference and Exposition

The EU to Double its R&D Investment in Robotics

Alabama’s Governor Announces Robotics Site

Kiva Systems Deploys 1,000th Autonomous Mobile Robot

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Opinions

Technical Workforce Development Through Robotics: A Conversation With Dr. George Blanks

The US workforce currently has a two million person gap in workers qualified for technical positions, putting the country at a competitive advantage. What’s to be done? In this Q&A session with Robotics Trends’ contributing editor John Desmond, Dr. George Blanks, Director of K-12 Engineering Outreach for the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering at Auburn University, believes that robotics in the form of the Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology (BEST) program, is a step in the right direction.

Vendor Spotlight

NASA UAV Test Pilot, Distinguished Astronaut and Two Technology Investors Join Astrobotic Technology Board Of Directors

Google Lunar X Prize competitor that plans return to Apollo 11 site adds four new members to its Board of Directors.

In This Issue:

The Droid Works Receives Grant to Develop UAV Indoor Navigational Technology

FANUC Robotics Introduces M-1iA Intelligent, High-Speed Assembly Robot

Prodigy PCI Programmable Motion Cards with Ethernet Connectivity

MobileRobots Inc. Announces First Service Robot Technician Training for Technical Schools

Real-Time Control of Wheelchairs With Brain Waves

Biology Knows Best – Human-like Vision Lets Robots Navigate Naturally

QinetiQ Lands $56.4M Contract to Sell Talon to Navy

Co-operating Underwater Robots Rapidly Identify Threats in Murky Waters