UI open houses expected to attract thousands

March 15th, 2011 by Robot Technology | No Comments | Filed in Robotics News

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UI open houses expected to attract thousands
Join in an archeological dig, match wits with a robot named Bert, meet the host of “Time Warp” or watch “Floral Design to Music” – the University of Illinois is reaching out to young and old Friday and Saturday. read more
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Auburn to gain factory, 65 jobs
Scot Industries Inc. plans to invest several million dollars to build and equip a factory in Auburn, creating up to 65 jobs by 2014, state officials announced Thursday.
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Latest Robotics News

March 14th, 2011 by Robot Technology | No Comments | Filed in Robotics News

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Schweitzer visits CleanWaste; GreenCon kicks off
BOZEMAN- Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer made a visit to Bozeman and Belgrade on Thursday to hear about one local business success story. He toured the CleanWaste facility that makes products for human waste management.
Read more on KPAX Missoula

Make your own thing
The concept of open-source manufacturing is about to get a tryout in downtown Durham.
Read more on The News & Observer

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The Canyon School “Citizen Ship” encourages positive student behavior
Canyon Elementary School in Pincher Creek had initiated a “Canyon’s Citizenship Club” to encourage and reward positive student behaviors.
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Defense contractors seek ways to diversify as budget cuts loom

March 13th, 2011 by Robot Technology | No Comments | Filed in Robotics News

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Defense contractors seek ways to diversify as budget cuts loom
Get Business Mobile Text Alerts : Text OSBIZ To 43886 Like investors in a volatile stock market, big military contractors in Central Florida are diversifying their portfolios as they contemplate the effect that potential Pentagon budget cuts may have on their operations.
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TYZX Receives Notice of Allowance for Patent for Projecting Textured Patterns With Diffractive Optics for Calculating …
New Patented TYZX Technology Supports Interactive Gaming and Other Applications
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Geminoid DK, Robot with Bearded Foreign Man Model

March 13th, 2011 by Robot Technology | No Comments | Filed in Robotics News, Robotics Videos

Named of Geminoid DK, this robot has a shape very similar to a man, so this robot was suspected as a hoax. However, as quoted from IEEE Spectrum, Monday (07/03/2011), Geminoid DK is a real robot.

Created by Kokoro and Hiroshi Ishiguro, famous robot researchers from Japan, Geminoid DK designed to resemble Professor Henrik Scharfe from Aalborg University, Denmark.

Scharfe said the robot was made ​​for approximately one year. He will soon leave for Japan to conduct experiments with robots that look like him.

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Serving Niles since 1886

March 12th, 2011 by Robot Technology | No Comments | Filed in Robotics News

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Serving Niles since 1886
In cooperation with the Volunteer Center of Southwest Michigan, The Niles Daily Star will publish opportunities for volunteers each week.
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Rush Acquires Latest Da Vinci Technology
Rush Hospital is upgrading its Da Vinci robotic surgery with two of the newest models.
Read more on WTOK-TV Meridian

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