by Emily Winter | Oct 12, 2017 | Augmenting Robots, Autonomous Vehicles, Ethics, General Robotics, Industry, Legislation, Policy, Teleoperated Robots
ADELPHI, Md. (Oct. 4, 2017) – The U.S. Army Research Laboratory recently announced the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Pennsylvania as lead research organizations for two enterprise research programs that will address challenges...
by Emily Winter | Oct 11, 2017 | Augmenting Robots, Autonomous Vehicles, Ethics, General Robotics, Industry, Legislation, Policy, Teleoperated Robots
Unmanned vehicles in ground combat units will likely first serve in resupply, transport and other logistics-based roles, said a lead Army Research Laboratory researcher. Stuart Young, head of ARL’s Robotics Collaborative Technology Alliance project, told audience...
by Emily Winter | Sep 25, 2017 | Augmenting Robots, Industry, Policy, Research
Graham M. Bundy, a thoracic surgeon with HCA Virginia Physicians’ Cardiothoracic Surgical Associates, is the first such surgeon in Central Virginia to perform 100 minimally-invasive Da Vinci robot-assisted lobectomies (a surgical procedure to remove a lobe of the...
by Emily Winter | Jul 17, 2017 | Augmenting Robots, Research
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – His name is NOA — pronounced “now” — and he may be the future of autism intervention. The humanoid robot is part of a two-pronged research initiative aimed at helping kids with autism better socialize and communicate. It uses facial recognition...
by Emily Winter | Jun 19, 2017 | Augmenting Robots, Industry, Virginia Tech
Working alongside a robot not futuristic enough for you? How about wearing a robot while you work? That’s an actual thing that’s happening at a Lowe’s store in Christiansburg, VA, thanks to a partnership between the home improvement retailer and...
by Emily Winter | Feb 6, 2017 | Augmenting Robots, Research
RESTON, VA–(Marketwired – February 02, 2017) – The award-winning spine surgeons at Virginia Spine Institute are the first in the Mid-Atlantic region to utilize the Mazor X™ System, a transformative robotic platform for spine surgery. Dr. Christopher...
