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MassRobotics Opens Applications for Second Jumpstart Fellowship Program to Encourage Robotics Diversity

September 15, 2021 · MassRobotics has opened registration for the second cohort of its Jumpstart Fellowship Program offering diverse high school girls opportunities to learn about STEM careers.

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NASA Perseverance Rover Cores First Rock on Mars

September 3, 2021 · NASA reported that the robotic arm and drill on the Perseverance rover has collected a rock sample on Mars in its second attempt, but it needs more images to confirm.

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Launcher Buys Second Metal 3D Printer From Velo3D for Rocket Parts

September 1, 2021 · Launcher, which is developing rockets and orbital transfer vehicles to affordably launch small satellites, has added a second 3D printer from Velo3D for titanium.

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WiBotic Releases New Chargers and Transmitters for Drones and Autonomous Mobile Robots

August 17, 2021 · WiBotic has developed new onboard chargers for mobile robots of all kinds, as well as the Commander fleet power management software and transmitters using GaN Systems' technology.

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Matterport Closes SPAC Merger, Raises $640M to Advance Digital Twins

July 22, 2021 · Matterport, whose technology creates 3D digital twins of spaces of all sizes, has completed its special-purpose acquisition company deal and will begin trading on Nasdaq.

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Mission Robotics Uses RTI Connext 6.1 for Remotely Operated Vehicle Control and Monitoring

July 8, 2021 · Mission Robotics is developing technology to enable marine robotics developers to more easily add capabilities, and RTI Connext 6.1 enabled it to quickly build and deploy controls.

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Human-Machine Interaction Is Still Evolving, Note Global Robot Cluster Panelists

June 25, 2021 · The Global Robot Cluster co-hosted a virtual event with MassRobotics and Silicon Valley Robotics examining progress in human-robot interaction for healthcare and industrial uses.

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Good Machine Sustainability Projects Get Autonomous Lift From Plus Trucks

June 18, 2021 · Trucks could help protect the environment, as a project between autonomous vehicle developer Plus and sustainability venture firm Good Machines hauls wildfire detection gear.

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Hexadrone Ruggedized Tundra Drone Uses Fischer UltiMate and MiniMax for Connectivity

May 30, 2021 · Fischer Connectors said it has supplied its ruggedized connectors to Hexadrone's first mass-produced, modular industrial drone to be produced in France. They are designed to withstand environmental conditions.

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IFR Reviews National Robotics Plans in Updated ‘World Robotics R &D Programs’

May 27, 2021 · The International Federation of Robotics has reviewed the strategies of China, Japan, South Korea, the EU, Germany, and the U.S. and their funding for robotics research.

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Wireless Charging for Jackal and Husky UGVs Now Available From WiBotic, Clearpath Robotics

May 26, 2021 · Clearpath Robotics' unmanned ground vehicles can now use WiBotic wireless charging stations with kits that can be installed on new robots or retrofitted to existing ones.

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Richard King Mellon Foundation Approves $75M Grant to Build New Robotics Center at CMU

May 20, 2021 · Pittsburgh is one of the top regions for robotics R&D in the U.S., if not the world. CMU has received a grant providing $150M for a new Robotics Innovation Center and science building.

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Robotics and AI Pioneer Ayanna Howard Named 2021-2022 ACM Athena Lecturer

May 12, 2021 · Ayanna Howard, the 2021-2022 Association for Computing Machinery Athena Lecturer, discusses her career, diversity efforts, and hope for the future in engineering.

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Soft Robotics Research Grows, but Developers Must Advance Field, Says UC Santa Barbara Professor

May 7, 2021 · While there has been much academic interest in soft robotics lately, research should advance the field, say three authors of a new paper on the technology.

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Ingenuity Helicopter Marks Fourth Mars Flight as NASA Prepares for New Demonstration Phase

May 2, 2021 · As a bonus to its existing record-setting flights on Mars, the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter could undertake more missions, as NASA JPL takes advantage of the Perseverance Rover schedule.

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Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Deployed by Scripps Find Thousands of Barrels of Toxic Waste Near Los Angeles

April 30, 2021 · A REMUS 6000 and a Bluefin underwater robot conducted a survey off the coast of Los Angeles and identified more than 100,000 debris objects, including barrels of DDT.

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Allen Institute for AI Adds Object Manipulation to AI2-THOR Framework

April 22, 2021 · Robotic manipulation poses several challenges. The ManipulaTHOR framework is built on a physics engine and enables realistic interactions with objects while navigating through scenes and performing tasks.

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Additive Manufacturing Production System Can Now Use 316L Stainless Steel, Says Desktop Metal

April 22, 2021 · Desktop Metal said it has qualified 316L stainless steel, which is useful in applications requiring hygiene and durability, for use in its Production System P-50.

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NASA Ingenuity Makes History as First Drone Flight on Mars

April 19, 2021 · NASA JPL reported today that the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has made the first powered and controlled flight on another planet, 117 years after the Wright Brother's first flight.

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ANA Avatar XPRIZE Selects Semifinalists in Telepresence Competition

April 16, 2021 · The Avatar XPRIZE, sponsored by Japanese airline ANA, seeks to advance the projection of human presence for disaster recovery, healthcare, and other uses.

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