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Rovers Pave the Way for Hospital RobotsThe Jet Propulsion Laboratory provided funding for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to develop capabilities for robotics like Rocky 7. After developing the operating system, Daniel Theobald started working at Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Vecna Technologies. Today, Vecna's QC Bot incorporates systems based on the NASA work and is being used to ease logistics at hospitals. The technology has contributed to 20 new jobs.
Document ID
20130009039
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other
Date Acquired
August 27, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 2013
Publication Information
Publication: Spinoff 2012
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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