Latest Robotics Stories

CONYERS, Ga., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GeckoSystems International Corp. (Pink Sheets: GOSY | http://www.geckosystems.com/) is pleased to announce that due to a recently concluded licensing agreement, the company forecasts over $5,000,000 in initial and ongoing licensing revenues over the 5 year duration of the joint venture contract. For over fifteen years GeckoSystems has dedicated itself to development of "Mobile Robot Solutions for Safety, Security and Service(tm)." At this...

Investment from robotics fund to support new products and online services from makers of the award winning personal cameraman robotic video device, Swivl. San Carlos, CA (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 Grishin Robotics, a global investment company dedicated to supporting personal robotics, has made an investment of $500,000 in Swivl, the makers of the award winning personal cameraman robotic video device. The funds will be used accelerate the development of the second generation Swivl, as well as...

Program geared to engineers, computer scientists currently working in the robotics field; first course to start in the fall of 2013 Worcester, Mass. (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) today announced that it has launched an online, part-time master’s program in Robotics Engineering, making it among the first colleges in the country to offer such a program. The program will be primarily focused toward professionals such as engineers and computer scientists who are...

Da Vinci Robot Lawsuit Trial Underway in Washington State is Nation’s First Involving Allegations of Da Vinci Robotic Surgery Complications. Columbus, OH (PRWEB) May 19, 2013 The Da Vinci robot lawyers at Wright & Schulte LLC continue to follow developments in the nation’s first trial involving a Da Vinci surgical robot lawsuit. The case, underway in Washington State Superior Court, was filed by the widow of a man who died several years after he suffered complications in a...

- Company Adds Robotics to Kid-Friendly Prototyping Truck for Ultimate Cross-Country Summer Maker Tour to Engage and Inspire Next Generation of Innovators - ENFIELD, Conn., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 and SparkTruck have teamed up to create the ultimate maker mobile that will tour this summer to invigorate the maker spirit of children across the country. MINDSTORMS EV3, the new consumer platform designed to introduce a younger generation to the excitement...

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...

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...

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...

Ilana Diamond, Previous CEO of Global Consumer Electronics Manufacturer, Joins as Director Startbot Partners with Funding, Manufacturing and Robotics Expertise PITTSBURGH, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Innovation Works, one of the country's most active seed-stage investors, in collaboration with Startbot, is launching AlphaLab Gear (www.alphalab.org/gear), a hardware and robotics startup accelerator that provides physical product companies with investment, manufacturing...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A robot developed by scientists at Carnegie Mellon University's (CMU) Robotics Institute is able to analyze and learn about new objects. Researchers developed a two-armed mobile robot called HERB that can ‘discover’ more than 100 objects in a home-like laboratory, including items like computer monitors and plants. Robots are typically designed with objects already preprogrammed into their software, so creating one that can...