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Luminous secures $4.9M from ARENA to deploy solar installation robots
Robotics company Luminous has been awarded $4.9 million as the inaugural recipient of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) $100 million Solar ScaleUp Challenge, a global initiative aimed at cutting the cost of large-scale solar projects through innovative solutions.
Charles Darwin University leads global ocean robot network backed by UNESCO
A new global network of ocean robots, designed to improve weather forecasting, maritime security, and marine research, has received formal endorsement from UNESCO following a proposal led by Charles Darwin University (CDU).
Australian-made delivery robot keeps meals hot or cold on the go
A team of student engineers from Monash University has developed a new autonomous robot that could reshape the way food and goods are delivered in Australia, featuring what is believed to be a world-first innovation in temperature-controlled robotic delivery.
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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