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BOZEN, Sud-Tirol, Italy, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Robotics today announced a new outstanding Award for its world-leading i.v.STATION Robot at Germany's Hannover Messe, the world's largest and most prominent technology trade fair. This new Award follows the 5th Annual Club Meccatronica Prize also won in 2011 by Health Robotics[1]. Gaspar DeViedma, Health Robotics' Executive Vice President, stated: "Health Robotics is the only company in the world...

GRUGLIASCO, Italy, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Comau spot welding machine integrates a welding gun with the flange connected directly to the robot without the need for any adapter kit. The result is a light and compact product, able to sustain a high payload and, therefore, it is an ideal spot welding system for the automotive industry. From the very beginning Comau teams worked to optimize all of the system's components. This led to the inception of the new spot...

Raises $50,000 and counting on crowdfunding site Kickstarter. Lehi, UT (PRWEB) May 18, 2012 High tech startup Rowdy Robot has reached the $50,000 funding mark on the website Kickstarter. The company is developing a new device known as the TOD (pronounced “toad”) that will allow people to easily connect real-world objects and places to the Web using advanced wireless technology. After 21 days of funding on Kickstarter, TOD has already been backed by 695 supporters. Rowdy Robot launched...

Lee Rannals for RedOrbit.com Imagine this: You're throwing a social event at your house, and suddenly, your guests look over and notice drinks being carried over to them via robot.  No this pipe dream isn't from Rocky IV, but it could become your hosting reality with the new TurtleBot. The TurtleBot is like a robotic table that can be programmed to move around a house or an office. The robot is available for about $1,500, and comes with everything you need to get it actively...

Lee Rannals for RedOrbit.com Ever wondered what it would be like to be in a George Lucas scene from Star Wars?  Just attend a robot conference. The 2012 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) can fill the void of wanting to be around Droid's in an environment of people that seem to find it natural. On the exhibit floor at the River Centre in St. Paul, Minnesota this week, a scene can be found that would bring a smile to even Lucas' face. As you walk around the...

South Carolina hospital automates laboratory transport with Swisslog RoboCourier™ autonomous mobile robot Denver, Colo. (PRWEB) May 17, 2012 Rosie is the kind of helper every hospital laboratory seeks. Always agreeable, never taking coffee breaks or chatting with fellow workers, Rosie works up to 24-hours per day delivering specimens to testing cells at the Self Regional Healthcare central lab in Greenwood, S.C. Rosie, affectionately named by Self Regional staff, is a RoboCourier™...

Lee Rannals for RedOrbit.com How about a robot capable of being programmed to do just about anything, even play soccer, but is able to fit into a backpack?  That is exactly what you get with the DARwIn-OP. Robotis’ Dynamic Anthropomorphic Robot with Intelligence - Open Platform (DARwIn-OP) is a miniature-humanoid robot platform capable of doing nearly anything that can be dreamed up. The robot has a high payload capacity, sophisticated sensors, advanced computational power, and...

Researchers from MIT, Indiana University and Tufts University have developed “Brainput,” a system which detects when your brain is trying to multitask, then offloads some of that work to a computer. Erin Treacy Solovey led the new research in hopes of increasing productivity and focus by letting computers do some of our grunt work. The novel idea of having computers do our dirty work isn’t a new one. After all, we did invent the calculator and computer, and without these there would...

Lee Rannals for RedOrbit.com Robots are integrated in our lives already, from a Dasani drink dispensing machine, to self-checkout counters at grocery stores. However, the robotic technology that has the most benefit to man is not your average drink delivery system, it’s those being utilized by the U.S. military.  There are plenty of sci-fi type robots that are being built by DARPA, but one little robot at the 2012 International Conference on Robotics and Automation makes the top of...

Lee Rannals for RedOrbit.com Kinova, a Canadian robotics company, is revolutionizing the wheelchair in a new way, giving an ability to some who may have lost it. Kinova invented JACO, a six-axis robotic manipulator arm with a three-fingered hand.  The company had JACO on display at the 2012 International Conference on Robotics and Automation. JACO helps significantly improve the lives of those who are disabled and have reduced mobility in their upper body. The robotic arm is able...