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Purdue partnerships aid in perfecting firefighting robots

Purdue is working to develop thermal-sensing, firefighting robots; currently, there are only two robots of this kind in North America and both are being utilized at the University.


Adept Technology Receives $820K Order for Vision-Guided Robots

PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Adept Technology, Inc. , a leading provider of intelligent robots and autonomous mobile solutions, today announced it has received a $820 thousand dollar order for vision-guided robots ...


Six-Axis Articulated Robots allow 13 kg payload capacity.

With repeatability from ±0.050 to ±0.070 mm, DENSO VM-Series robots offer maximum payload capacity of 13 kg, reaches from 1,000 to 1,300 mm, and standard cycle times of 0.89-0.95 sec. Long, slim arms allow them to reach around tooling or peripheral equipment and into narrow spaces such as plastic injection molds. Their high maximum allowable moment of inertia is 0.36 kgm² at J4 and J5 and 0.064 ...


Seven adult-sized humanoid robots together for first time in the U.S.

Seven adult-sized humanoid robots took the stage during Drexel University's celebration of National Engineers Week in a first-of-its-kind assembly of robotic technology. Their presence -- together in one place -- is a unique event.


Drexel engineering research brings seven adult-sized humanoid robots together for first time in US

Seven adult-sized humanoid robots took the stage together at Drexel University in a first-of-its-kind assembly of robotic technology. A National Engineers Week showcase event on Feb. 20 introduced seven Korean HUBO robots in a milestone for a nationwide, collaborative robotics research effort funded by the National Science Foundation.


The 'DNA robots' that hunt cancer cells

Harvard scientists invent a novel method of eliminating invasive tumors, employing nano-sized machines fashioned after white blood cells


Scientists Target Cancer With DNA Robots

Scientists have created robots out of DNA that might one day be used to fight cancer.


DNA robots hunt down and kill cancer cells

New nano-robots made from DNA can transport a precise deadly cargo to unhealthy cells.


DNA Robots Deliver Deadly Punch to Bad Cells

In the fight against cancer, these nano-robots could be the equivalent of sending in SEAL Team Six.


How Robots Can Help Caregivers

Professor Bruce MacDonald of the University of Auckland in New Zealand leads a team working to create a corps of medical robots that will be able to help monitor and assist elders in need.



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