North American Robotics Market has Strongest Year Ever in 2014
Robot orders and shipments in North America set new records in 2014, according to Robotic Industries Association (RIA), the industrys trade group.
Adept Technology Introduces SmartVision MX
Offers Advanced Vision Capabilities and Rugged Architecture
Toshiba Imaging's New, 3-CMOS HD Video Camera Features USB3.0 Option
The addition of a front panel freeze frame and long exposure mode up to 1 second (60 frames), makes the new camera configuration especially well-suited for scientific imaging and microscopy applications.
Web tool for individual 3D gripper jaws now available online at www.schunk.com
Worlds first fully automatic 3D design tool for additively manufactured gripper fingers
Quirkbot: Arduino Platform For Building Things Out Of Straws
From Quirkbot's kickstarter page :
Quirkbot is a microcontroller toy that anyone can program.It is compatible with the open construction toy Strawbees and can be used along with readily available materials like regular drinking straws, LEDs, and hobby servos (motors) to create a wide variety of hackable toys suitable for anyone aged 10+.
Güdel Advances Linear Motion Expertise with Targeted Acquisition for Planetary Gearboxes
Sumer is latest addition to the Güdel Group
European Research Consortium Collaborates to Develop Unmanned Robot to Manage Vineyards
A European research consortium comprising Spanish, French, Italian and German universities and companies is working on the development of an unmanned robot, equipped with non-invasive advanced sensors and artificial intelligence systems, which will help manage vineyards.
ABB Robotics introduces RobotWare 6, the latest version of its robot controller software
RobotWare 6 affords manufacturers greater flexibility and reliability, with an extensive toolbox for developers and broad communications capabilities
Robots Learn to Perform Tasks by "Watching" YouTube Videos
DARPA program advances robots ability to sense visual information and turn it into action
Raspberry Pi 2
From Raspberry Pi Foundation:
Let’s get the good stuff out of the way above the fold. Raspberry Pi 2 is now on salefor $35 (the same price as the existing Model B+), featuring:
A 900MHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 CPU (~6x performance) (Broadcom BCM2836)
1GB LPDDR2 SDRAM (2x memory)
Complete compatibility with Raspberry Pi 1
In stock now at element14 .
From Microsoft:
We’re excited to announce that we are expanding our Windows Developer Program for IoT by delivering a version of Windows 10 that supports Raspberry Pi 2. This release of Windows 10 will be free for the Maker community through the Windows Developer Program for IoT... ( sign up page )
Winner of the AAAI Video Competition People's Choice Award
Mario Lives! An Adaptive Learning AI Approach for Generating a Living and Conversing Mario Agent:
Also Robohub has links to the rest of AAAI videos here .
Robots Explore Dangerous Mines with Novel Sensor Fusion Technology
The 3D Riegl scanning laser range finder and an Acumine 2D scanning millimeter wave radar were transported on Husky and used to record video footage and densely sampled data sets. The data is being submitted to the International Journal of Robotics Research to ensure that this insight and information is available to the robotics community.
European Research Consortium Collaborates to Develop Unmanned Robot to Manage Vineyards
A European research consortium comprising Spanish, French, Italian and German universities and companies is working on the development of an unmanned robot, equipped with non-invasive advanced sensors and artificial intelligence systems, which will help manage vineyards.
Adept Technology Launches New Family of SCARA Robots in North America
eCobra robot models are available in 600-mm and 800-mm-reach configurations.
Baxter Helps Stonecutting Tools Manufacturer Maintain its Edge on the Competition
Trow & Holden Uses Baxter Robot as a Workforce Multiplier to Support a Large, Highly Specialized Customer Base
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