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Activists Press UN to Ban Killer Robots

2013-11-13 19:35:42| TechNewsWorld

The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots -- this is a real thing -- has implored the United Nations to use this week's talks in Geneva to ban the development of fully autonomous weapons -- aka, killer robots. Hearkening to the plot of Terminator 2, the group said that such weapons would be able to select and engage targets without human intervention.

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The Hills Are Alive With the Sound of Robots

2013-11-13 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld

Robotic instruments that could be programmed to play music, respond to human musicians, and even improvise were a source of fascination for Steven Kemper during his graduate student days. To bring to life his machine music vision, Kemper and colleagues Scott Barton and Troy Rogers founded Expressive Machines Musical Instruments, and began designing PAM.

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SCARA Robots move payloads up to 10 kg.

2013-11-04 14:32:18| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Offering arm lengths of 800, 900, and 1,000 mm, respectively, Models THL800, THL900, and THL1000 have lightweight aluminum arms, with working envelopes of 4 axes and 360° Z-axis rotation. TSL3000 Controller includes USB compatibility as standard, with Fieldbus available as option. Storage capacity totals are approximately 6400 point + 12800 steps. Robots are suited for assembly of medical devices, food packaging, pharmaceutical processing, semiconductors, and electronics. This story is related to the following:Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm (SCARA) Robots |

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