SOUTHFIELD — Metro Detroit is once again the global center of robotics competition this weekend, as 216 teams from across the United States and 11 other countries convene this week at Lawrence Technological University’s Ridler Field House for the 2018 Robofest World Championship. LTU Provost Maria Vaz addresses competitors at Robofest 2017. Competitors hail from
ANN ARBOR — NanoBio Corp., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced that it has changed its corporate name to BlueWillow Biologics in conjunction with the closing of a $10 million Series A financing. The company’s new name reflects its evolution to a vaccines-focused company, and commitment to advancing its novel intranasal technology to develop new vaccines
DETROIT — Wayne State University will buy the NextEnergy Center, the state of Michigan’s advanced energy industry accelerator, and transform it into a center for university-industry collaboration and research. The university announced the move as a $6.6 million investment in Detroit Urban Solutions, a technology innovation consortium. The building will be rechristened as the Wayne
ANN ARBOR — Connected cruise control uses vehicle-to-vehicle communication to let automated vehicles respond to multiple cars at a time in an effort to save energy and improve safety. University of Michigan researchers have demonstrated its effectiveness on public roads, even when just one automated vehicle is moving among human-driven cars. Vehicle-to-vehicle communication, or V2V,
ANN ARBOR — The Tauber Institute for Global Operations at the University of Michigan announced H. Asli Aka as its new associate director. “As a U-M and Tauber alum, the possibility of coming back to Ann Arbor excites me tremendously,” Aka said, “Working with an organization that helps shape the future leaders is an exciting
TROY — The Troy-based engineering technology developer Altair Engineering Inc. announced the acquistiion of the intellectual property of Oakland, Calif.-based Candi Controls Inc., a developer of technologies that connect Internet of Things devices and data to the services that create smart buildings. Altair also said it had hired Candi’s experienced software and technology team. Other
DETROIT — More than 15,000 students and 40,000 family members, friends and fans gathered last week for the FIRST Robotics world championships. The four-day event came down to a conclusion Saturday night in front of thousands of cheering fans at Ford Field when teams competed in match finals for the FIRST Robotics Competition and FIRST
DEARBORN — The SME Education Foundation and the Michigan Manufacturers Association will make manufacturing education available to students at Fraser High School in cooperation with Macomb County businesses, SME officials announced. Dominion Technologies Group, I.F. Metalworks, Fori Automation, General Motors, Oakley Industries and Superior Heat Treat LLC will collaborate through SME’s Partnership Response In Manufacturing
ANN ARBOR — Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc., a biotech and advanced materials developer, announced it has been issued its Enterprise Registration Certificate required to begin its operations in Vietnam. Kraig is developing genetically engineered silkworms that spin silk that has some of the strength characteristics of spiderwebs — so-called “spider silk.” “These licenses to operate
LANSING — Connect Michigan, the nonprofit dedicated to bringing high-speed internet and related technologies to all people in Michigan, has launched a new website. Erick Frederick The organization, a subsidiary of Bowling Green, Ky.-based Connected Nation, says the new site features community resources, broadband data and solutions, and a look at the action plans so
