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The application of robotics in the automotive industry

For years, the automotive industry has employed the use of robotics for different applications. The introduction of the first industrial robot in the 1960s brought with it a lot of.

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Iowa startup raises $2 million for surgical robotics development

Iowa based startup iotaMotion today announced they have raised $2 million to begin development on surgical precision robotics.

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The Global Domination Of Robots Comes To St. Louis

Last month, more than 20,000 kids from around the globe converged on the center of the U.S. accompanied by their robots. It wasn’t the rise of the Daleks however, this was the FIRST.

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Build A Robot. Inspire The Future.

Where does inspiration begin? Where does it flourish? And what impact can it have on the future? If you were at Chafitz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri, this past weekend,.

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DARPA: Look To Muscle, Sinew, Viscera For Robot Innovation

This week, DARPA challenged researchers to find new ways to bridge the gap between power-thirsty man-made robots and energy-efficient biological systems.

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Kinect-Enabled Grocery Cart: Hitting A Store Near You?

Currently under development, the kinect-enabled grocery cart follows shoppers around the store and detects what items are placed in the cart and matches them to a pre-made shopping list.

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2012 FIRST Championship: A Robotics Competition For A Younger Generation

The 21st annual FIRST Championship, a competition that engages a younger generation with the science of robotics, played out this past weekend in St. Louis.

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DarwinBot: Meet Your Pup’s Favorite Robot

Like most pet owners, Jordan Correa and his wife had been forced to stare into their new pup Darwin’s big-Puhlease-don’t-leave-me eyes one too many times. Both having full time jobs,.

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This Is NOT A Test: Robot Controls Human

Researchers from the Montpellier Laboratory of Informatics, Robotics, and Microelectronic have developed a robot that can control a human limb using electrodes. By sending small electrical currents to electrodes taped to a.

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