C-Link Systems announced that they would be making 50 desktop education tracked robots available for schools free. They have a form to fill out for teachers, which provide a minimal criteria who like to participate. you can see the form here: http://www.c-linksystems.com/contest.html The robot to be provided is a Trak-Bot-C3 (TB-C3), which is one of […]
In a recent post appeared at everything robotic, the current situation of the robotics industry was analyzed from a general perspective. The report analyzes the picture from three main categories: 1- Industrial Robotics, 2-Military and Defense Robotics, 3-Domestic (Service) Robots The first category, industrial robots, did particularly well, and the main players such as ABB, […]
In an effort to advance our understanding of the human brain, the Obama administration is planning a decade – long major undertaking for studying the human brain, according to a news published at New York Times. It is expected to be the equivalent of the Human genome Project done in genetics field, which paved the […]
Royal Oak, MI February 21, 2013 – RTT USA Inc. announced today that it has entered into a strategic agreement with Canon U.S.A, Inc., to combine RTT DeltaGen®, high-end 3D visualization software with Canon’s new advanced Mixed Reality (M R) platform, contributing to reduced development times during the product design process by merging real and virtual […]
Electric Motor Solutions is pleased to announced the introduction of the Model ECMDC75A series of DC Brushless Electronically Commutated Motors (ECM) to its product line. As a request with this announcement, we would be pleased to have your magazine publication include a short product announcement highlighting our new motor model series. New Product Announcement 75mm […]
Lego and Autodesk recently announced that they will collaborate for an improved set of robot building instructions, which will support the new Lego Mindstorms model expected to hit store shelves this fall. Autodesk will provide interactive 3D robot building instructions for existing models, which will also be available as Android and IOS applications. See video […]
TORONTO, ON – Internet-connected eyeglasses and similar technologies will soon be on the market, but their benefits and dangers are little understood. University of Toronto Engineering Professor Steve Mann hopes to change that at a groundbreaking conference at U of T in June 2013. Mann is a pioneering researcher in the fields of wearable computing […]
The soft robot designed by the researchers of Harvard University is able to move upright, crawl below objects and change its color; and now leaping is another recently improved ability of it. The precisely controlled mixture of methane and oxygen in the tubes shown in the picture creates a slight explosion and with that explosion […]
Rex is an outcome and a breakthrough of the latest prosthetic and biomimicry technology that can imitate the abilities of human body and even surpasses them. With his many aspects Rex is an ordinary man except for the fact that he is a real world bionic man that can see, talk and communicate with people. […]
NASA Rover Curiosity used its on-board drills for the first time on February 8th, to sample Martian rock. The robot dug a hole of 2.5 inches deep and 0.63 inch diameter into the bedrock, in order to collect rock sample, which will be studied to gather evidence of the history of the planet. The collected […]