Robotics News
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Signs of Overheating in Robot Industry Parks in China?
According to the latest survey by Innova Research, at the end of August 2016, 32 robot industry parks have been planned or already set up across China by municipal governments in 14 provinces. The rising of robot industry parks signals that the “replacing human with machines” tide has... - September 16, 2016 - Innova Research
Softomotive CEO Interviewed by PEX Network on the Future of Robotic Process Automation
Softomotive Discusses with PEX Network the Future of Operational Excellence and the role of Robotic Process Automation - August 31, 2016 - Softomotive
New Albany Surgery Center Performs the First Robotics-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty Using the NAVIO Surgical System in Ohio
Dr. Mark Gittins of OrthoNeuro performed the first robotics-assisted total knee arthroplasty in the state of Ohio using the NAVIO Surgical System. The surgical milestone occurred on August 23rd at the New Albany Surgery Center and represents one of the first CT-free robotics-assisted total knee arthroplasty procedures using the NAVIO Surgical System in the world. - August 30, 2016 - OrthoNeuro
Tampa Company Will Compete for XPRIZE
New company in Tampa Florida announces bid for Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE. - August 26, 2016 - Tampa Deep-Sea X-plorers LLC
Brightleaf Solutions Recognized by SiliconIndia as One of the Top 5 Data Mining Companies
Offering unique, state-of-the-art technology to extract highly accurate information from contracts. - August 23, 2016 - Brightleaf Solutions, Inc.
Yaskawa Motoman Receives Reaccreditation Status from IACET
The International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) has awarded reaccreditation status to the Motoman Robotics Division of Yaskawa America, Inc. Yaskawa Academy (formerly known as Motoman Technical Education Center – MTEC) has been an Accredited Provider since 1993. - August 17, 2016 - Yaskawa Motoman
DroneTerminus LLC is Pleased to Report the Official Launch of Their Website and New Product Announcement
DroneTerminus LLC is pleased to report the official launch of their website and product announcement for their unique drone package delivery receiver appliance. The company is focused on developing a smart and secure platform for use by package delivery drones for anyone that orders packages... - August 11, 2016 - DroneTerminus
Rebellion Research CEO Alexander Fleiss Interviewed on Bloomberg Television About Future of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Rebellion Research CEO Alexander Fleiss was Interviewed on Bloomberg Television about Machine Learning and the future of Artificial Intelligence. Rebellion Research is a global asset management firm with clients on 5 continents. Rebellion Research uses a proprietary artificial intelligence based Machine Learning powered system to operate multiple strategies for their clients in both managed online accounts and a hedge fund. - August 05, 2016 - Rebellion Research
Amaryllo Introduces ATOM, the First Intelligent Home Security Robot
ATOM recognizes human faces, talks to people, auto-tracks intruders, and even checks your new email arrival. - August 04, 2016 - Amaryllo Inc.
Packaging Robot Market to Rise Thanks to Increasing Count of Different Manufacturing Industries
Packaging Robots Market set to Surpass US $ 5 Bn by 2024, on the Backdrop of Need to Modernization of Manufacturing Facilities. - July 15, 2016 - Market Research Hub
Tri-Star Design, Inc. Supports MIT Innovative 3D Printer Technology Development
Tri-Star Design, Inc., an electronic product development company is excited to be involved with some amazing and innovative technology being developed by MIT Research and Development in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT researchers, using readily available components, have been working on a 3D printer... - July 09, 2016 - Tri-Star Design, Inc.
Agile Announces New VP Engineering
Agile Sensor Technologies announces the addition of former Intel Employee, Howard Rideout as Vice President, Engineering. - June 30, 2016 - Agile Sensors Technology
CrossBraining Will Celebrate 2016 ISTE Conference by Giving Away GoPro Cameras, Complete with Lesson Plans
CrossBraining, a project-based learning innovation firm uses video to capture learning. This year at the ISTE conference in Denver, GoPro will be in their booth to give away Hero Session cameras to be used with CrossBrain's curriculum. - June 26, 2016 - CrossBraining, LLC
CrossBraining Launches Education Initiative
CrossBraining, LLC launches education initiative at ISTE, featuring PBL curriculum paired with GoPro’s HERO Session™ camera. - June 25, 2016 - CrossBraining, LLC
Drone Analyst Colin Snow to Offer Industry Expertise on DroneLife
Colin Snow, the Drone Analyst®, will be an editorial contributor to DroneLife, the leading source for news on the drone industry. - June 21, 2016 - DroneLife.com
SAJ Technologies, Inc. Launches DroneRacingLife.com, the First Comprehensive Online Site to Focus on the Sport of Drone Racing
Online Publisher SAJ Technologies, Inc. today launched DroneRacingLife.com, the first comprehensive site focused on the emerging drone racing market. - June 15, 2016 - DroneLife.com
ArcWorld 2000 Offers Flexible Approach to Configuring a Robotic Welding System
The new ArcWorld® 2000 welding workcell is a modular solution specifically designed for robotic welding of large workpieces. This powerful, flexible, pre-engineered solution is perfect for low- to medium-volume manufacturers with a medium to high mix of parts. - June 15, 2016 - Yaskawa Motoman
Datamatics to Showcase Robotic Process Automation Solutions at The Global Sourcing & Cloud Summit – 2016, New York
Datamatics Global Services Limited will be showcasing its Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solutions at The Global Sourcing & Cloud Summit – 2016, in New York City, NY USA, from 13th June to 14th June. The IT and business industries have shifted their practices from technical and... - June 14, 2016 - Datamatics
Tech Startup Uniti Releases Open Source Microcontroller to Support the Electric Vehicle Revolution
Electric car startup Uniti announced the upcoming release of the Uniti ARC, the world’s first open-source commercial development board for three phase motors with Arduino compatibility. It is designed to empower makers, startups, educators and anyone else, to be part of the electric vehicle revolution by making electric car prototyping more accessible for a wider public. - May 25, 2016 - Uniti Sweden AB (publ)
Education Foundation Highlights Robotic Advances from Drone Show
The XPONENTIAL 2016 (AUVSI) show included over 600 firms representing commercial, academic and military organizations offering hardware, software, data gathering and ISR (intelligence, surveillance and recon) systems in the U.S. and worldwide. In its role as a clearing house for teachers and students in the robotics world, The National Robotics Education Foundation (NREF) sent a team to record and disseminate some of the key products, tools, and services at the show. - May 24, 2016 - The NREF
Germán Villalobos Joins Yaskawa Mexico as General Manager
Yaskawa Motoman is pleased to announce that Germán Villalobos has joined the company as General Manager of Yaskawa Mexico. In this position, he will be responsible for the company’s strategic direction and sales growth in Mexico. He will also be responsible for the operation of... - May 20, 2016 - Yaskawa Motoman
Finally, an Aircraft Tug Technology That Generates Revenue for the Aviation Industry
World’s first remote operated airplane tug product line with unique aircraft nose gear soft coupling combined with 360 degree rotating feature, generating up to 40% additional hangar space and boosting operator’s revenue. - May 12, 2016 - TNA - Aviation Technologies
Pendo Releases State-of-the-Art Data Exploration, Discovery, and Analysis Platform
Pendo Systems releases innovative tech solution in the wake of FDIC living will test failures. - May 02, 2016 - Pendo Systems
Yaskawa Motoman Demonstrates Career Path Opportunities to Students
To celebrate National Robotics Week, Yaskawa Motoman invited student groups to take facility tours and speak with automation professionals about future job opportunities. Attendees also had the opportunity to see live robotics demonstrations. Yaskawa Motoman hosted over 350 students from local... - April 29, 2016 - Yaskawa Motoman
FRANKA EMIKA: Everybody’s Robot
KBee announces the world’s first cost-efficient Industry 4.0 robot that everybody can program and safely use. - April 23, 2016 - KBee AG
TM Robotics and Cornerstone Automation Create Intelligent New Box-Opening Device for European Market
Automated system accommodates increased usage of shipping boxes by e-commerce companies, big box stores, and retailers. - April 21, 2016 - TM Robotics
Yaskawa and Clearpath Partner to Develop Mobile Manipulation Solution
Yaskawa and Clearpath have partnered to develop a mobile machine tending and material movement solution ideal for shop floor environments. This fully integrated solution will feature a Motoman® MH12 robot equipped with end-of-arm tool and vision system, mounted on Clearpath’s OTTO 1500... - April 06, 2016 - Yaskawa Motoman
Yaskawa Motoman’s Strategy for Robotics Education is Strategy for the Economy
Successful workforce development and sustainable economic growth depend on close alignment of STEM education, certification and training with the needs and expertise of industry leaders. Yaskawa Motoman is addressing these critical needs with innovative products, curricula, training certification and services for education and industry. - April 01, 2016 - Yaskawa Motoman
Lazybotts Robotics Team Not so Lazy, Advances to World Championship 2nd Straight Year
FTC Robotics Team 6389 “The Lazybotts” from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, has advanced to the FIRST World Championship tournament for the second straight year. The team competed at the 2016 FTC North Super Regional Championship in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, March 16-19, 2016, and qualified for the... - March 31, 2016 - Lazybotts Robotics
Growing Drone Sizes Present Opportunities
While mini drones (drones weigh less than 2 kilograms) are forecast to maintain their dominance of drone market in the next five years, shipments of larger drones are forecast to grow faster, according to a market research report published by Innova Research, entitled “The World Market for... - February 27, 2016 - Innova Research
Surgical Robotics Market is Expected to Reach $28.8 Billion, Globally, by 2020
According to a new report by Allied Market Research, titled, “World Surgical Robotics Market - Opportunities and Forecasts, 2014 - 2020,” the global sales of surgical robotic systems is projected to reach $6.4 billion by 2020. The gynecology application segment accounted for 28% share... - February 24, 2016 - Allied Market Research
All-Girls Minneapolis Robotics Team Wins Award at State Tournament
The Rubies, a Minneapolis-based all-girls robotics team, won the Control Award at the FIRST®Tech Challenge (FTC) Minnesota State Championship tournament held on February 6, 2016. This was their first year participating in FTC. They are the first Minneapolis team to advance to the state... - February 11, 2016 - FTC Rubies
PowerVision Robot Unveils Their First Consumer Drone
PowerEgg drone features innovative “egg” design for compactness and stability. - February 09, 2016 - PowerVision Robot Corp
TNA Aviation Technologies Announces Buy-Back Guarantee for Aircraft Tow Tugs
Award-winning Aircraft Tow Equipment now comes with No-Risk Guarantee. - February 08, 2016 - TNA - Aviation Technologies
Shortgolf Caddy App is Available for Free from Golf Green Games - is Shortgolf the Zen Version of Golf?
Shortgolf Caddy App available for Free on website GolfGreenGames.com; Features: Siri English UK Female, Siri English India Male, Scorekeeping, Rules Compliance, Stroke Advice (distance and direction), Trash Talk, G-rated Humor, Music (Purple Haze, artist: Winger, author: Jimi Hendrix), Leftie Demo. - February 08, 2016 - Golf Green Games Inc
“Logistics & Retails” Remains as a Small Market for Drones
In 2015, the world drone market revenue from “logistics & retails” application segment was estimated at merely USD 7.6 million, less than 0.5% of the total world market revenue for commercial drones in the year, and the “logistics & retails” is forecast to maintain... - January 22, 2016 - Innova Research
ObEN and TCL Join Forces At CES
Xess brings families together with ObEN’s deep learning based speech technology. - January 13, 2016 - ObEN
CUE Will Present Screening of Underwater Dreams at 2016 National Conference
Panel Discussion with the Documentary’s Inspiration, teacher Allan Cameron following - January 08, 2016 - CUE
Big Data is Crushing You, But PicoClusters Will Give You Footing
The data center company will exhibit new educational platforms Wednesday through Saturday at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas - January 06, 2016 - PicoCluster LLC
Amaryllo Revolutionary Light-Bulb Security Robots Receive 2016 CES Innovation Award
iCamPRO Deluxe, a cordless WebRTC home security robot with face detection and 360-degree auto-tracking, is selected as a 2016 CES Innovation winner. - December 25, 2015 - Amaryllo Inc.
So Much for Futuristic Droids: PicoCluster Boasts World-Changing Robot
The company’s own supercomputer will address problems in our galaxy and, for the first time, will be unveiled in early January at global trade show in Las Vegas - December 16, 2015 - PicoCluster LLC
Industrial Robots Market Annual Demand to Reach 553,000 Units in 2020 Says a New Report at eMarketOrg.com
eMarketOrg.com adds Global Industrial Robots Market – Analysis and Outlook to 2020 research report that says growth is driven by continuous installation increase in automotive manufacture, electrical and electronics industry, as well as fast growing applications in other industrial production. - December 15, 2015 - eMarketOrg.com
Fierce Competition Ahead for DJI and Other Top Drone Players
According to a market research report recently published by Innova Research, the dominance of the top three drone suppliers, namely, DJI, Parrot, and 3D Robots, will face strong challenge from hundreds of new entrants, including big names such as Google, Amazon, and Alibaba, as well as a large number of smaller drone technology developers. - November 02, 2015 - Innova Research
GRADD Partners with SkyGen Aviation, a UAS Consulting and Training Company
GRADD CO. (Global Robot And Drone Deployment) of Las Vegas announced today that they have partnered with SkyGen Aviation, a California-based UAS consulting and training company. SkyGen's team of experts were authors of the 1st seven Section 333 Exemptions. Their client base includes Fortune 500... - October 28, 2015 - GRADD
The Launch of the First Smart Parking Event in the Region
Today witnessed the launch of Smart Parking UAE conference at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Dubai. This conference brought together the designers, contractors, materials and technology providers with building and community owners and managers, event organizers and other car park and parking facility... - October 07, 2015 - Advanced Conferences & Meetings
Zyrobotics Wins Best U.S. Startup and Reader’s Pick at Robot Launch Startup Competition 2015
Technology Startup, Zyrobotics wins judges and RoboHub readers over with their introduction of the Zyro Robot Therapy system, which allows children to complete therapy tasks at home. - September 30, 2015 - Zyrobotics
Virtual Zeno Robot - The Future of Augmented Reality in Education
A novel VR viewer supports virtual robots teaching physics and geography and a new interactive playbook to help the development of autistic children. - September 23, 2015 - Digital Elite Inc
Agriculture and Power Grid Inspection Are Among the Fastest Growing UAV Applications from Now to 2020
The global commercial UAV market revenues will grow at a 32.5% CAGR from 2014 to 2020, mainly attributing to the rapid adoption of the UAVs in various commercial applications. Among these application sectors, agriculture & forestry, mapping & GIS, power grid inspection, and oil & gas inspection are the fastest growing UAV applications in the next five years. - September 18, 2015 - Innova Research
GRADD Names Stephen Lloyd, Former Director for Safety, FAA ATO, as New President
Stephen Lloyd, the former Director for Safety of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), joins GRADD CO. (Global Robot And Drone Deployment) as its new President. He brings nearly 40 years of experience in air traffic and aviation safety to the team. His expertise will add a level of excellence that furthers GRADD's goal of setting the standard for safe operations of UAS. - September 06, 2015 - GRADD
Dexter Industries Launches First Ever Robot Subscription Service
GoBox is a GoPiGo Raspberry Pi robot with a new Mission and a new sensor delivered to your door every month, starting this Holiday 2015 season. - September 02, 2015 - Dexter Industries