Industries
Leica FL560 achieves first FDA Clearance
Leica Microsystems is the first company to attain FDA 510(k) clearance for its FL560 fluorescence microscope filter for visualisation of cerebrovascular blood flow in conjunction with the dye fluorescein.
Robotic Industries Association welcomes its first Chinese member
The Robotic Industries Association (RIA) has announced that SIASUN Robot & Automation has joined RIA as its first Chinese member. Understanding the huge market opportunity of industrial robots, China has fully embraced the power of automation and sees robotics and automation as strategic areas for growth.
SETALUM Sealant receives CE Mark approval
Gecko Biomedical has announced that it has received CE Mark approval for its SETALUM Sealant allowing the company to market its technology in Europe. The SETALUM Sealant is a biocompatible, bioresorbable and on-demand activated sealant usable in wet and dynamic environments as an add-on to sutures during vascular surgery. The polymer is applied to tissue in-situ and activated using a proprietary light activ...
My teacher is a robot!
EU-funded scientists have developed a robot that can assist teachers and may replace them in the classroom for certain tasks. ‘If society is not willing to invest in putting enough humans in front of classrooms to get a high level of individualised teaching that caters to the different ways a child learns, the only answer is technology,’ says project coordinator Paul Verschure, professor of cognitive science and neurorobotics at ...
Brushless DC motor controller designed for mobile robots
Roboteq has introduced the SBL2360, a compact intelligent controller capable of driving two brushless DC motor up to 30A each at up to 60V.
Industrial robotics to showcase at the Robot Investments Show
The third annual Robot Investments Show is taking place on the 4th-6th October 2017 at the WOW convention centre in Istanbul. Entek, distributor of Industrial robot specialist TM Robotics, will be exhibiting an array of Toshiba machine robots, showcasing their capabilities to those looking at making an investment in industrial robotics.
Tumour-imaging nanosystem to improve diagnostic imaging
Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) have developed a proof-of-concept nanosystem that dramatically improves the visualisation of tumours. Published in Nature Communications, the platform achieves a five-fold increase over existing tumor-specific optical imaging methods. The novel approach generates bright tumor signals by delivering “quantum dots” to cancer cells without any toxic effects.
Manufacturer gears up for production of Canadian MSVS 8x8 axles
Production of Volvo designed axles for the Kerax 8x8 logistic support vehicle being supplied to the Canadian Defence Forces by Mack Defense, a subsidiary of Renault Trucks Defense, is starting at the Texelis facility in Limoges, France.
The compact flexible and fast small industrial robot
People dream about making machines 15% smaller and 10% faster all the time, and now ABB have the answer. The IRB 1200 allows you to make that exact change. Specifically, it addresses the needs of the Material Handling and Machine Tending industries for flexibility, ease-of-use, compactness and short cycle times while still maintaining large working envelopes.
Ready to fly drone targets educational market
Availability of the Intel Aero Ready to Fly Drone has been announced by RS Components. It is a development platform that is powered by a variety of Intel technologies and offers developers and researchers a fast path for airborne application development. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) development kit enables professional application developers that are less familiar with drone mechanics and avionics to focus on the application software and sen...