Tag: robot
Brisbane medtech company secures $5M for surgical robot
Convergence Medical, a Brisbane-based medical technology company, has closed its Series A funding round, securing AUD 5 million from global investors.
Robot enhances border security for Australian Pilbara Regiment
The Regional Force Surveillance Group’s (RFSG) Pilbara Regiment has introduced a new tool in its mission to monitor one-sixth of Australia’s vast landmass: the Ground Uncrewed System (GUS).
Electricity-free soft robot set to transform precision surgery
Biomedical engineers from UNSW have developed an electricity-free soft robotic system that could pave the way for more precise, low-cost surgeries.
FBR completes first outdoor test build using next-gen Hadrian X robot
Robotic technology company FBR Limited announced that the next-generation Hadrian X construction robot has successfully completed its first outdoor test build in Perth, Western Australia.
3D printing among research focuses in $5.9m ARC Future Fellowships scheme
Six Monash researchers have been awarded a combined total of more than $5.9 million through the Australian Research Council Future Fellowships scheme for 2023, including Dr Yuman Zhu, whose research focuses on 3D printing technology to manufacture new titanium alloy components.
UNSW Sydney introduces newly developed 3D bioprinting surgical tool
Researchers from UNSW Sydney have engineered a miniature soft robotic arm capable of 3D printing biomaterial directly onto the organs of a person.
New shape-shifting material created that can move like a robot
Media Release by UNSW Sydney
Engineers have developed a new class of smart textiles that can shape-shift and turn a two-dimensional material into 3D structures.
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Slow (no, fast) and steady TurtleBot wins robotic race
Media Release by University of South Australia
If you’ve ever ordered a product from Amazon, chances are that a robot selected your purchase from a shelf,...
Konica Minolta Australia announces the availability of the MiR250 mobile industrial robots
Media Release
Konica Minolta Australia has announced the availability of the MiR250, through its partner Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), a leading manufacturer of collaborative mobile...
Stanford researchers develop vine-like robot that can grow on demand
Researchers from Stanford University have developed a new type of robot that can cover distance by growing, just like vines, fungi and nerve cells.
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Australian manufacturing in 2025: Challenges and pathways to progress
The Australian manufacturing sector, long considered the backbone of the nation’s economy, is standing at a crossroads in 2025.
