Archive for June, 2009
‘Transformers’ robots may be CG, but not the pyramids (USA Today)
Throughout history, great leaders have stood in marvel at the foot of the pyramids of Giza Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Napoleon Bonaparte. Now it’s Optimus Prime’s turn. Moviegoers who helped Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen earn $200.1 million in its opening five days know the computer-effects-heavy film plays a lot of tricks on the eye. One thing they’re seeing for real are the …
Read More..>>Markets in Brief (Haaretz Daily)
The Ayalon Highway Company’s tenders committee has confirmed the contract with a joint venture by Shtang Construction and Engineering (40%) and the German company Zublin International (60%). The contract involves planning, supplying and laying pipelines along an 8-kilometer stretch of the Ayalon in Tel Aviv. The job will be done through pipe jacking, says Shtang, and is worth NIS 261 million to …
Read More..>>Future gazing (BBC News)
Stackable cars and robot pets
Read More..>>Robot suits high-speed assembly applications. (ThomasNet)
Model M-1iA intelligent assembly robot is 17 kg, compact 6-axis robot suited for small part handling, high-speed picking, and assembly applications. Parallel-link structure maximizes speed and accuracy and robot includes 3-axis wrist. Unit operates via R-30iA controller with integrated functions such as iRVision®, Robot Link, and Collision Guard. It is also available as 4-axis model, for part …
Read More..>>Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition: From Human Bite To Robot Jaws (Medical News Today)
The UK spends around £2.5 billion each year on dental materials to replace or strengthen teeth*. The Chewing Robot is a new biologically inspired way to test dental materials and it will be shown to the public for the first time at this year’s Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition [30 June to 4 July].
Read More..>>Winlock man’s Mars Rover model blows away competition (The Daily News)
WINLOCK ‘” It moves with tracks hearty enough to travel over hardwood floors or carpet. Its aluminum frame holds a small motor and plastic box just the right size to carry eight small rocks. The entire robot is small enough to pack in a large shoebox.
Read More..>>Budding roboticists take part in RoboCamp at Beattie Career Center (Pine Creek Journal)
Lately, the word “robot” conjures up images of Transformers wreaking havoc on the Silver Screen.  read more »
Read More..>>BK ‘Transforms’ Menu, Packaging for Movie Promo (AdWeek)
NEW YORK Burger King this week launched a promotion tied to the June 24 release of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. The effort includes a menu scratch game, dubbed ‘Transform Your Way,’ which offers prizes such as $1 million, a Chevy Camaro 1SS and Burger King food items.
Read More..>>Veterans Affairs Researchers Study Benefits of Robot for Ankle Rehabilitation (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Researchers at the Baltimore Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center and the University of Maryland School of Medicine are conducting research using a novel ankle robot (”Anklebot”), invented by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs, with stroke patients at the Baltimore VA Medical Center. The design, mechanical characterization …
Read More..>>Why don’t colleges cut costs? (Detroit Free Press)
Some students and parents wonder whether Michigan’s 15 public universities have too many frills — pricing too many out of a degree.
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