Archive for March, 2009
IRobot names Beck president of division
BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) – Robot maker iRobot Corp. said Monday it named aerospace and defense industry executive Jeffrey A. Beck as president and general manager of its home robots division. Beck replaces Jon Elordi, who has been serving in the position …
Read More..>>Hackers Tap Computers to Commit Crimes
Experts estimate ten to fifteen percent of personal computers have been taken over and harnessed together into powerful illegal computing tools called “botnets.” (ABC News Photo Illustration) Experts estimate 10 to 15 percent of personal computers in …
Read More..>>Disney Interactive Reveals Top Secret Details for G-Force Videogame
The government will look to a new type of secret agent to help protect the planet this summer — an elite force of guinea pigs. Disney Interactive Studios will publish the G-FORCE videogame, inspired by the upcoming feature film G-FORCE from Walt …
Read More..>>The National Science Foundation Funds Energid Technologies to Enable …
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 31 /PRNewswire/ — The National Science Foundation has funded Energid Technologies Corporation to develop a new approach to robotic grasping. Energid will develop a practical, reusable tool to allow robots to manipulate real …
Read More..>>TheStar.com | World | Israel rules out charges in Gaza deaths
JERUSALEM ‘“ Citing insufficient evidence and hearsay, the Israeli military yesterday closed an investigation into two cases of alleged killings of Gaza civilians that had caused an uproar in Israel and around the world. Israeli soldiers had …
Read More..>>Honda develops brain interface for robot control
Via @Computerworld – Honda develops brain interface for robot control March 31, 2009 (IDG News Service) The research wing of Honda Motor has co-developed a brain machine interface (BMI) system that allows a person to control a robot through thought …
Read More..>>‘I flew with the Blue Angels … and lived to talk about it’
excitement of that Friday the 13th at Pensacola Naval Air Station has yet to wear off. Who would have ever thought that I would get to fly with a Blue Angel? I was the third alternate with only two members of the media guaranteed a flight. I did the …
Read More..>>iRobot Names Jeffrey Beck President and General Manager of Its Home …
BEDFORD, Mass.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–iRobot Corp. (Nasdaq: IRBT) today announced that Jeffrey A. Beck has joined the company as president and general manager of its Home Robots division. In this role, Beck will be responsible for all aspects of the …
Read More..>>Honda connects brain thoughts with robotics
TOKYO — Opening a car trunk or controlling a home air conditioner could become just a wish away with Honda’s new technology that connects thoughts inside a brain with robotics. Honda Motor Co. has developed a way to read patterns of electric …
Read More..>>ROBO Opportunity: Boston Spotlights Robot Career and Business …
NASHUA, NH — (Marketwire) — 03/31/09 — On April 14, ROBO Opportunity: Boston ( www.mobilerobots.eventbrite.com ) will lay out career and business opportunities in the new field of mobile robotics with actual application case studies and hands-on …
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