| Injection Molding Cell Using the KUKA KR3 Robot Wins Robot of Year ...
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich.-(Business Wire)-March 26, 2007 - KUKA Robotics Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of industrial robots, today announced an injection molding cell using its KUKA KR3 robot won the Gold award in its division and was named the "2007 Robot of the Year" at the National Robotics Challenge held March 9-10, 2007 in Marion, OH. The cell was designed, built, programmed and entered into the competition by the robotics team at Ohio Northern University's (ONU). The KUKA robot is one of seven robots that KUKA Robotics recently announced it had provided to ONU's Robotics Technology Center of Excellence. .
Local students test their robot in national championship
ATLANTA - High school robot masters from Savannah pitted their machines against those of hundreds of others Friday during the national championship of the FIRST Robotics Competition. The students were among 10,000 at the Georgia Dome for the annual contest sponsored by For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, a foundation established by Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway two-wheeled stand-up scooter and several pieces of medical equipment. Senior Greg Hornick joined the team after watching the TV show "Battlebots," a show in which home-built robots competed to see which could destroy the competitors. "The more I got into (FIRST Robotics), I thought 'this is cooler than 'Battlebots,' " he said. That's the reaction Kamen hopes to spark.
New Robotic Surgeon uses MRI to Operate
In the last several years robots have entered more and more areas of our lives. One of these new areas is medical treatment and surgery in particular where the high precision and stability of the robot can prove to be of great help to human surgeons. Now a team of engineers at the Johns Hopkins Urology Robotics Lab developed a unique robot which uses high accuracy and stability along with MRI vision in order to remove tumors which are too small for the naked eye to see. One of the greatest challenges in developing the robotic MRI surgeon was the need to bypass the MRIs strong magnetic sensitivity. Metals are unsafe in MRIs because the machine relies on strong magnets, and electric currents distort the MRI image. The Johns Hopkins team used six of the motors to power the first-ever MRI-compatible robot to access the prostate gland.
Methods Machine Tools appoints first director of financing
Kevin Sarro assumes the responsibilities of being Methods Machine Tools Inc.'s first Director of Financing and Credit Services. The appointment kicks off a comprehensive new leasing program, effective immediately, that offers financing for any machine tool purchased from Methods (www.methodsmachine.com) or a Methods distributor. With a background in sales as well as financing, Sarro will coordinate the program through the company's sales network, securing credit for purchases, leases and rental of new, used and reconditioned equipment. That includes tooling, robotics, automation systems and service. Refinancing agreements are also available. .
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