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Adept Technology Supplies Robotics To German Solar Cell Production Equipment Manufacturer
Livermore CA (SPX) Mar 25, 2008Adept Technology has announced that its automation software, robotics and system products have been selected by SLS Solar Line Saxony as standard products for their automation equipment for solar cell production. SLS was established as a joint venture between Roth and Rau AG Germany and USK Karl Utz Sondermaschinen Germany to accelerate the production ... more Canada Delays Sale Of Space Robotics Firm MDA To ATK 
Ottawa (AFP) March 20, 2008Canada on Thursday delayed approval of the sale of its leading space firm MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates to a US defense contractor as opponents of the deal feared a major setback in Canada's space capabilities. Industry Minister Jim Prentice decided to take 30 more days to review the purchase of MDA, builder of the robot Dextre attached to the Space Station, by US firm Alliant Techsystems. ... more ISS astronauts take rest day after setting up giant robot 
Washington (AFP) March 19, 2008Astronauts aboard the International Space Station settled in for a rest day Wednesday after three lengthy spacewalks and a day readying the Dextre robot for work outside the station. Astronauts used the station's robotic arm, Canadarm2, to manipulate Canadian-built, 200-million-dollar Dextre into place attached to the outside of the Destiny research module on Tuesday. Manipulated by joys ... more Astronauts assemble Canadian robot on 7-hour walk 
Washington (AFP) March 18, 2008Two US astronauts finished assembling the Canadian robot Dextre on Tuesday during a nearly seven-hour space walk outside the International Space Station, NASA said. Rick Linnehan and Robert Behnken put together the tool-handling assembly of the 200 million dollar (126 million euro) robot and attached a spare-parts platform, readying Dextre to undertake delicate maintenance tasks which have ... more Dextre Flexes It's Muscles And Gets Ready To Work On The ISS 
Longueuil, Canada (SPX) Mar 19, 2008After a picture-perfect night launch on March 11 and three spacewalks to assemble it, Dextre was activated today. Canada's advanced, two-armed robot is now successfully installed on the International Space Station and ready for action. Endeavour's Canadarm lifted Dextre from its cradle in the Shuttle payload bay and handed it over to the International Space Station's Canadarm2 in a majestic ... more |
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Washington (AFP) March 15, 2008US and Japanese astronauts have entered for the first time a newly-installed Japanese module as engineers restored power to a Canadian-made robot that is key to future work in building the International Space Station. Marking the beginning of Japan's scientific work aboard the station, ISS Commander Peggy Whitson and Japanese astronaut Takao Doi opened the module at 0123 GMT ... more Endeavour prepares for ISS docking 
Houston (UPI) Mar 12, 2008 U.S. space shuttle Endeavour's STS-123 crew completed its first full day in space Wednesday, preparing for arrival at the International Space Station. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said the astronauts inspected the orbiter's heat shield and prepared for their arrival at the ISS at 11:25 p.m. During the day the crew used the shuttle's robotic arm and orbiter ... more STS-123 Begins First Full Day In Space 
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 12, 2008Circling the globe aboard space shuttle Endeavour, the STS-123 crew members have begun their first full day in space. The astronauts are spending today inspecting the orbiter's heat shield and preparing for their arrival at the International Space Station Wednesday. Crew members will use the shuttle's robotic arm and Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) to check out the underside of Endeavour ... more Europe Launches Jules Verne Robot Space Freighter 
Kourou (AFP) Mar 09, 2008The European Space Agency on Sunday carried out the maiden launch of a massive robot freighter designed to rendezvous automatically with the orbital space station. The Automated Transfer Vehicle, a nearly 20-tonne payload the size of a London double-decker bus, blasted into the skies aboard a beefed-up Ariane 5 launcher, an AFP reporter saw. After being placed in orbit ... more Europe Ready To Launch World's Latest Space Freighter 
Paris (AFP) March 6, 2008The most advanced robot freighter in space history is due for its maiden launch this weekend, crowning Europe's involvement in the troubled International Space Station. If all goes well, a beefed-up Ariane 5 rocket will blast off from French Guiana at 0339 GMT on Sunday, taking aloft a cylindrical craft the size of a London double-decker bus that will play a unique dual role of cargo ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) Feb 28, 2008For those who feel a bit lonely just talking on the phone, a Japanese company is offering a cellphone that turns into a robot buddy ready to chat. Softbank Mobile Corp.'s new mobile line looks like a small humanoid with attachable arms and legs, with the screen showing various faces. The PhoneBraver will be released in April after a character in an upcoming television drama series ... more Killer Military Robots Pose Latest Threat To Humanity 
Sheffield, UK (SPX) Feb 27, 2008A robotics expert at the University of Sheffield issued stark warnings over the threat posed to humanity by new robot weapons being developed by powers worldwide. In a keynote address to the Royal United Services Institute, Professor Noel Sharkey, from the University's Department of Computer Science, expressed his concerns that we are beginning to see the first steps towards an ... more The X PRIZE Foundation Announces Official Contenders In Private Moon Race 
Mountain View CA (SPX) Feb 21, 2008The X PRIZE Foundation and Google have announced the first ten teams to register for the Google Lunar X PRIZE, a robotic race to the Moon to win a remarkable $30 million in prizes. This international group of teams will compete to land a privately funded robotic craft on the Moon that is capable of roaming the lunar surface for at least 500 meters and sending video, images and data back to the ... more ENDURANCE Learning Self Control 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2008The Environmentally Non-Disturbing Under-ice Robotic Antarctic Explorer is an autonomous underwater vehicle designed to swim untethered under ice, creating three-dimensional maps of underwater environments. The probe also will collect data on environmental conditions and take samples of microbial life. Researchers gathered last week in Madison, Wisconsin to test the probe under ... more Britain considers manned space missions 
London (UPI) Feb 14, 2008 The British government may be rethinking its decision not to pursue manned space missions. A strategy document published this week calls for an international space facility to focus on climate change and robotic space exploration, The Times of London said Thursday. Space Minister Ian Pearson said satellite communications and space technology provide strong business opportunities. ... more
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