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  1. Market for service robots strengthens, especially for professional use

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    Fri, 17 Sep 2010

    To date, about 77,000 service robots , many of them vision-guided ..... study "World Robotics 2010 - Service Robots ." The total value of professional service robots sold was about $13 billion

  2. Vision for Service Robots market report shows applications and financial opportunities for machine vision

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    Tue, 3 May 2011

    today that its new VISION FOR SERVICE ROBOTS report is now available. To learn ..... Research Report page . The VISION FOR SERVICE ROBOTS report identifies multiple near ..... vision components and systems in service robots totaling several billion dollars

  1. Highly diverse multimillion dollar opportunities emerging for vision in service robots

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    Fri, 25 Feb 2011

    According to “Vision for Service Robots ,” a new report from Vision ..... vision components and systems in service robots for a wide range of applications ..... components and integrators building service robots . " Service robots are growing

  2. SERVICE ROBOTS : Vision-guided robotic 'bartender' serves drinks

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    Thu, 1 Dec 2011

    Researchers led by professor Giovanna Sansoni at the Laboratory of Optoelectronics in the Department of Engineering at the University of Brescia (Brescia, Italy) have developed a vision-based robotic bartender that can serve customers different varieties of beer.

  3. Vision guides service robots down into mines

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    Thu, 8 Sep 2011

    Engineers at Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque, NM, USA) have developed a service robot that could eliminate some of the hazards of mining operations by arming rescuers with information that may save lives.

  4. Service robots from Qinetiq head to Japanese disaster zone

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    Thu, 31 Mar 2011

    QinetiQ North America announced that the government of Japan has accepted its offer to provide unmanned vehicle equipment and associated training to aid in Japan’s natural disaster recovery efforts.  

  5. SERVICE ROBOTS : Smart car lets the blind drive

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    Fri, 1 Oct 2010

    Designed to highlight the use of National Instruments' hardware and software by researchers, academics, and engineers worldwide, the 2010 Application of The Year Award was presented to Dr. Dennis Hong and the undergraduate students of the Blind Driver Challenge team at Virginia Tech during NIWeek

  6. SERVICE ROBOTS - Vision-guided robot heads for space

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    Wed, 1 Dec 2010

    Designed to assist astronauts during extra-vehicular activities, a new robot combines tactile, force, position, range-finding, and vision sensors to allow it to perform functions such as object recognition and manipulation.

  7. SERVICE ROBOTS - Vision-guided robot heads for space

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    Wed, 1 Dec 2010

    Designed to assist astronauts during extra-vehicular activities, a new robot combines tactile, force, position, range-finding, and vision sensors to allow it to perform functions such as object recognition and manipulation.

  8. CARE project outlines roadmap for service robots

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    Fri, 6 Aug 2010

    CARE assembled teams in robotics sectors including industrial, professional service, domestic service, security, and space to identify new opportunities for marketable products. A total of 39 were identified, ranging from mining robots to surgical robots and robot teachers.