ReWalk Robotics said today it completed all internal processes related to its Restore robotic rehabilitation softsuit exoskeleton and is ready to initiate clinical trials of the device in 2018, with hopes for a commercial launch in the same year. The Restore softsuit is designed to transmit power to key joints in the legs with cable…
The Federal Aviation Administration expanded its drone flight restrictions yesterday to include major U.S. landmarks at the request of the U.S. national security and law enforcement agencies. The new regulation prevents drone flights within 400 feet of 10 Department of the Interior sites: the Statue of Liberty, Boston National Historical Park, Independence National Historical Park…
Israeli robotics company FFRobotics is aiming to release a robotic apple picker to the market by the end of 2018 or the beginning of 2019, according to a CapitalPress report. The robotic apple picking platform aims to address a shortening supply of human pickers in fruit producing areas, according to the report. CEO Avi Kahani…
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At a cocktail party hosted by Harmonic Drive at the annual RoboBusiness conference and expo held September 27-28 in Santa Clara, CA, CEOs from Harmonic Drive US and Japan gave short speeches about Harmonic and their 4X expansion program to handle increasing global demand for harmonic drives and other critical components involved in the manufacture of robots.…
SoftBank and Huawei jointly demonstrated various use cases for their forthcoming 5G network. 5G commercial services, which will provide ultra-high throughput of over 800 Mbps with ultra-low latency transmission of less than 2ms, will begin being rolled out in 2020 in Japan and Korea and 2021-2023 in China, Europe and the U.S. 5G will (we…
