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AAOC Industrial Robot Arm Systems Integrator for Manufacturing and Research

Applied AI Systems, Inc. AAI is an R&D company offering mobile robots and application development using behavior-based and conventional method. Host an International Symposium on Evolutionary Robotics. Also support and distribute robots from K-Team and iRobot.

Association for Laboratory Automation ALA is the only international organization devoted exclusively to the unique professional specialty known as laboratory automation. As such, ALA serves academic, commercial and government researchers, scientists and engineers from around the world who conduct research and develop new technologies to increase productivity, elevate experimental data quality, reduce lab process cycle times, or enable experimentation that otherwise would be impossible.

California Institute of Technology

Canadian Solutions for Advanced Manufacturing Industry Canada’s official government site for Solutions to Advanced Manufacturing. This site offers extensive info about what advanced manufacturing technology is available, and how technology can be used in different areas of production, production support, operations/management, as well as design and engineering.

Central Lakes College A.A.S. Degree Robotics Automated Systems

Cosmos Corporation

eTechnology World Comprehensive resource for Robotics technology information, news and links.

Gateway Technical College

Georgia Institute of Technology

Hannover Fairs USA, Inc.

IAPA

IEEE Robotics & Automation Society

Industrial Device Server for Industrial / Factory Automation IALink-Modbus from Sena Technologies is an industrial device server that enables modbus based serial devices to be connected to ethernet using industry standard MODBUS/tcp protocol, for industrial / factoryautomation.

Johns Hopkins University

Kellogg Community College - RMTC

K-Team S.A., Mobile Robots for Research & Education K-Team develops, manufactures and markets a family of high quality mobile robotic platforms for use in education and research. The team's experience in the field of mobile robotics applications allows it to provide best of breed solutions to the most demanding academic and commercial research laboratories in the world. K-Team robotics and control development solutions are the choice of over 500 universities and industrial research centers becoming a de facto standard.

Lake Superior State University

Lanier Technical College

Los Alamos National Laboratory

MIT

Mobile Robotics, the Next Revolution

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Precarn Incorporated

PRI Robotics, Inc. PRI Robotics is an integrator of automated systems specializing in the following applications: welding, machine tending, dispensing, material removal, material handling and assembly. PRI provides turnkey solutions for both pre-engineered and custom designed robotic systems. PRI offers in-house design and build capabilities for fixturing. PRI also has a certified service team available for your service needs. Since 1995, PRI has installed over 250 Panasonic and Fanuc robotic systems throughout North America and Puerto Rico.

Purdue University

Questech, Inc.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Research opportunity: Industrial robots!

Robot Lab The Robotics Department of the Institute for Ship's Automation, National Research Council (Genoa, Italy)

Robotics and Automation Laboratory

Robotics and Computer Vision Laboratory

Robotics Education Project Information and activities about robotics for students and teachers, robot competition videos, and cool robotic links.

Robotics Research Forum Robotics Research Forum for Academics, Practitioners and Enthusiasts

Sandia National Laboratories

Space Systems Laboratory, University of Maryland

Stanford University

Technion - Robotics Laboratory

The Technology Collaborative The Technology Collaborative (TTC) is an economic development organization and our mission is to help increase Pennsylvania's technology-based economy by developing collaborating industry clusters that leverage the region's world-class assets in Advanced Electronics, Cyber Security, and Robotics. The National Center for Defense Robotics (NCDR) is a program where we provide companies access to federal funding to conduct defense robotics research for military applications. The Agile Robotics Alliance is the membership organizaton of the NCDR.

TU Munich Cogbotlab (Learning Robots) Mission: to build robots that learn. Tools: recurrent networks, Bayesian methods, reinforcement learning, evolution, optimal search, others. Theory: optimal universal learners, universal Bayesian induction, Kolmogorov complexity, Gödel machines.

University of California, Berkeley

University of Michigan

University of Texas at Arlington

University of Texas at Austin

University of Toronto, Robotics and Automation Laboratory

USC Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems (CRES) Director of USC Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems (CRES)

Worcester Polytechnic Institute The WPI Robotics Engineering Program, a collaborative venture by the Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering Departments, holds a unique position as the only undergraduate Robotics B.S. degree program in the U.S. Started in fall 2007, the program comprises over 20 associated faculty and staff. Faculty research is funded by federal agencies (such as NSF, NIH, NSA, ONR, and DARPA) and industrial collaborators.

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Arrick Robotics Arrick Robotics manufactures and sells mobile robots, robot kits, and a wide range of automation products including Stepper Motor Systems and XY Positioning Tables.

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BARA BARA -- the British Automation and Robot Association (formerly known as the British Robot Association) -- provides a voice for the Robotics and Automation industries, when dealing with government, industry, financial and academic institutions. The aim of the BARA is to promote the use of, and assist in the development of Automation in British industry.

BlueBotics SA BlueBotics' core business is the transportation logistics, where the company proposes ANTR - autonomous navigation technology - its innovative navigation solution for in-house services and transportation of goods. BlueBotics is also involved in the service robotics segment proposing R&D services based on its expertise in mobile robotics with standard platforms, feasibility studies, custom designs and dedicated developments for service applications and research.

Cleveland Advanced Manufacturing Program (CAMP)

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Diode Laser Concepts, Inc. We build laser diode modules and sub assemblies to OEM customer specifications. Reliably and affordably.

ECustoms.com eCustoms ECustoms provides information and resources to help companies comply with Export Compliance programs affecting the export of machinery, industrial parts and control systems.

ENCOBOTICS Midwest Kuka Integrators specializing in Welding, Plasma Cutting, and Routering Applications.

Energid Technologies Energid Technologies develops software for robotics and machine-vision applications.

ERobot.Org – for Robot Enthusiasts All about robotics. Features tutorials, forum and news about robotics and electronics.

Evolution Robotics

GlobalSpec, Inc. Built for engineers, GlobalSpec.com provides instant access to over 580,000 electrical, mechanical and optical components. Forget that time-consuming catalog process. Our engineers standardize parts data across suppliers so your online search results are thorough, up-to-date, accurate - and immediate.

Hartness International, Inc. Hartness designs and manufactures automated packaging equipment and conveyors for bottling and material handling.

Honeybee Robotics Honeybee Robotics is an innovator in the design, development, and production of robotic mechanisms, flight subsystems, and automated drills, both for terrestrial and extraterrestrial applications. We’ve completed over 90 projects for NASA, plus numerous others for clients as diverse as the Department of Defense and Con Edison.

IEEE Robotics & Automation Society

Industrial Control DesignLine

Industrial Robot Parts Today’s manufacturing environment is a maze of both legacy equipment and newer, highly automated machinery. Our typical systems, compiled of Vision, Dispense, Welding, Material Handling, and Automated Parts Assembly, are anything but typical. Automatrics’ knowledge of the robotics industry enables us to provide you with the exact equipment and systems you need to achieve maximum productivity.

Industrial Robotix

Industrial Safety Integration Industrial Safety Integration provides both training services and risk assessment software solutions to meet the ever-increasing need to evaluate industrial machinery safety measures. Combinations of machinery used in industrial processes can create a very complex matrix of safety concerns. We can help to simplify your evaluation process. Industrial Safety Integration can help your company to make informed decisions that will help to keep your employees safe.

International Conference on Advanced Robotics

International Federation of Robotics Primary resource for worldwide surveys, studies, statistics and other data on robotics use.

Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society

Inuktun Services Ltd. Inuktun Services Ltd. is a designer and manufacturer of miniature remotely operated visual and mobile inspection systems and components for use in confined spaces, underwater and hazardous environments.

Japan Robot Association (JARA)

Kornylak -- Home of Transwheel and Omniwheel Transwheel omni directional wheels are used on robots for powered bidirectional movement or multidirectional movement; Transwheels come in 2” and 4” outside diameter sizes. OMNI Wheel heavy duty omni directional wheels are used on robots for multidirectional movement and powered bidirectional movement.

Learn About Robots A robotics educational site.

Machinegrid.com: Robots at Work!! A Robotics portal featuring Tutorials,Autonomous robots,Fire Fighting robots,Microcontroller[PIC16F84 and the Motorolla 68HC11] based robots and Links.

Manufacturer of Snake-arm robots

Modular Reconfigurable Robots The Palo Alto Research Center has been engaged in Robotics research for over 5 years. The team is led by Dr. Mark Yim who is creating robust, low cost, modular and reconfigurable robots.

The Motion Control Home Page MotionShop.com is a portal to manufacturers of Brush & Brushless Servo motors, Linear motors and Linear Actuators and positioning stages, Absolute & Incremental Encoders, bearings and Machine guarding equipment.

MD Robotics Developer of advanced robotic systems for space and specialized terrestrial applications.

NexSim Consulting, LLC A robotic simulation consulting company.

NIST's Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Are you one of the 350,000 small manufacturers in the U.S? Are you as profitable as you can be? If you want to improve your productivity, strengthen your competitiveness and increase your profits, we can help. We’re MEP. A nationwide network of manufacturing experts ready to help you succeed in a big way.

OCRobotics OCRobotics is the leading manufacturer of snake arm robots and manipulators. They have built robots for the nuclear and defence industries and are expanding into aerospace, marine and food applications.

Packaging Digest

Palletizer Manufacturers

ParalleMIC - the Parallel Mechanisms Information Center

Photonics.com Photonics.com: Optical, Laser, Fiber Optics and Imaging Resource

PLC Repair Service PLC repair is what we do best at NyCo-Systems. We our experienced with many PLC Manufacturers such as Allen Bradley, Siemens, Fanuc, just to name a few.

Pneumatic Manufacturer Directory

Pneumatics Online Pneumatics Online is the Refererence Source of the Pneumatics Industry..Online Since 1997. We have several manufacturers, distributors, service and software listings, Web Forum, interesting articles and new product listings. I think this would be a helpful link for your audience and hope you will think so too. For further information please contact us and we would be happy to assist. Thank you!

Probotics - Personal Robot Retailer We offer quality personal robotics products such as lawnmowers, pool cleansers and vacuums. Detailed information on all products.

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ProSafe Inc. ProSafe Inc., is an engineering firm that specializes in pre-start health and safety reviews as required by the Ontario MOL Reg. 851, Section 7. We are experiencing more and more robotic applications are streamlining our review process for the Hazard Analysis of new and modified robotic installations.

Quasar Industries, Inc. Robotic welding & cutting services including laser cutting & welding, prototype through production. Complete services with hydroforming, tube processing, metal stampings, fixtures & assemblies, EDM and waterjet cutting.

ROBOKINE ROBOKINE is a software tool which generates 3D workspaces for industrial robots, solves inverse kinematic problems and can be used for trajectory planning.

Robomower Robotic Lawn Mowers The most in depth reviews on robotic lawn mowers including the Robomower and Lawnbott mowers.

RoboRealm RoboRealm is a computer vision based application for use in machine vision, image analysis, and image processing systems. Using an easy to use point and click interface complex image analysis becomes easy!

ROBOSOFT ROBOSOFT supplies advandced robotics solutions. Its experience allows it to provide operational robotic solutions in various fields such as transport of goods and people, cleanliness, supervision, health, education and research... ROBOSOFT brings together necessary skills for a perfect mastering of every technical and scientific field: computing, mechanic, electronic and automatic control...

Robot Clips Collection of cool robot video clips from imaginary transformers to cutting-edge humanoids to real-life industrial, military and civil applications.

Robot Digest Join today and read and share News, set up a page for your robotics Club, and add or review a Product. Find local, national, and international events on our Calendar. Connect with other enthusiasts on the Forums or by searching Members. And don't forget to create a complete profile for your own Robot!

Robotforum Forum about industrial robots.

Robots 4 Welding Robots 4 welding is an industrial robot integrator of used welding robots

The Robot Directory

The Robot Menu

Robotics Daily The latest Robotics news from around the world.

Robotics.E-symposium Robotics News, Robotics Applications, Robotics Picture Library, Robotics Video Library, Robotics Manufacturers and Robotics Web Conferences at your fingertips. Broadly recognised as the leading online platform for global robotics industry intelligence.

Robotics Resources A directory of robotics-related Web sites.

Robotics Training Equipment & Software Robots, software, CNC machines and other training tools for industrial automation. Several free tutorials and free software downloads.

Robotlab Robotlab, the Robotics Department of the Italian CNR-IAN (National Research Council, Institute for Naval Automation)

RobotResale.com

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Robots.net

Robotworx Robotworx is turnkey integrator specializing in new and used welding robots.

Science Vertical Portal

Singapore Industrial Automation Association

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Society of Automotive Engineers

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