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Barobo, Inc introduces Linkbot--- a modular robot platform that is functional right out of the box and packed with technology. Davis, CA (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Barobo Inc., an innovator of educational robots, today announces the launch of the Linkbot, a new educational robot, at the Maker Faire Bay Area. The company expects attendees from all ages to create with the Linkbot at their booth (#404). The company’s Kickstarter will coincide with the Maker Faire debut of the Linkbot. The...

CONYERS, Ga., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. (Pink Sheets: GOSY | http://www.geckosystems.com/) has announced that final negotiations for licensing of their "Mobile Robot Solutions for Safety, Security and Service(tm)" are ongoing. This first joint venture and licensing agreement has been long sought by the management of GeckoSystems as irrefutable proof of the benefit and "value proposition" of their many years of R&D, testing, and marketing. This party...

The national law firm is offering legal evaluations to anyone who allegedly suffered a serious, life-threatening injury following a da Vinci robot-assisted operation, which would include prostate removal, hysterectomies and gall bladder surgery, among other procedures. The newly launched da Vinci website will assist the firm in these efforts by helping potential victims of the device obtain additional information. New York, New York (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 Parker Waichman LLP has launched a...

5D Behavior Engine software enables robots and humans to team, safely SAN DIEGO, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- 5D Robotics, Inc., a robotics software company that integrates human behaviors with leading robotics hardware, has moved its office to 2236 Rutherford Road Ste 113. The new office encompasses 14,500 total square feet, half again the size of the company's last office. The new space will serve as the 5D Robotics headquarters, and includes executive offices as well as a bay for...

After an extensive consumer outreach campaign, launched by trial lawyers Daniel Becnel and Dr. François Blaudeau, Intuitive Surgical has finally issued an urgent release citing problems with the Da Vinci Robotic Surgical system. This is a potentially landmark development in an ongoing struggle for those who have been allegedly harmed by the daVinci Robot, and for hospitals who use the system currently. (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 On May 8, 2013, Intuitive Surgical issued a Notification to...

intuitive Surgical issues urgent medical device notification pointing to possible risk of thermal injuries associated with micro-cracks in monopolar curved scissors used with the Da Vinci surgical system. Columbus, OH (PRWEB) May 13, 2013 The Da Vinci Robot Complications lawyers at Wright & Schulte LLC are disturbed by a recent report that Intuitive Surgical, the manufacturer of the Da Vinci Surgical System, has issued an Urgent Medical Device Medical Notification regarding a...

Two leading open-source robotics firms join forces to build the robot future Stuttgart, Germany (PRWEB) May 11, 2013 This weekend, at the opening of ROSCon 2013, Falkor Systems, Inc., the developers of the autonomous flying pet drone, and I Heart Engineering, TurtleBot manufacturer and open source robotics research center, will announce the merger of the two companies. The new company will build on both company's work in robotics to develop innovative robotics solutions using open...

The firm is currently offering da Vinci robot lawsuit evaluations to those who have suffered serious da Vinci surgery complications during robotic surgery procedures. (PRWEB) May 10, 2013 Intuitive Surgical, maker of the da Vinci Surgical System, on May 10 issued an “urgent medical device notification” indicating that the robot could potentially cause internal burns to patients during surgical procedures, according to a CNBC report.* The Rottenstein Law Group LLP, which represents...

Intuitive Surgical has issued an “urgent medical device notification” alerting hospitals and other customers that it has “identified a potential issue” with the da Vinci surgical robot that can burn patients internally during surgery. Specifically, the company revealed that some models of the da Vinci monopolar curved scissors have “micro-cracks” that can create “a pathway for electrosurgical energy to leak into tissue during use and potentially cause thermal injury.” New...

Position sensors allow humanoid robot to move and respond like a child. Southington, CT (PRWEB) May 08, 2013 Motion experts at The Baumer Group began working closely with scholars from the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (AI Lab) at the University of Zurich In June of 2012 to design and create the first humanoid robot that moves, acts and responds like a human being. Nine months later, “Roboy” was born and introduced to the world at Robots on Tour in Zurich, Switzerland, on March...