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Left: A sensor constantly monitors a patient's skin for hydration. Right: Engineering students at the R&D Expo at UNT [Photos: Chloe Nguyen/UNT]
From Trash Bots to Skin Sensors: UNT Engineering Students Build for Real-World Impact
by Lance Murray | Jun 6, 2025
At the University of North Texas' annual Research and Design Expo, students tackled challenges in projects from public parks to public health—with innovations in biomedical tech, infrastructure, and sustainability.
by Quincy Preston |
Jun 7, 2022
The startup's nail painting robot provides a "fast-casual" version of a manicure.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jun 6, 2022
Doosan Robotics focuses on cobots—short for collaborative robots—that can help automate various parts of the manufacturing process across different industries.
With clients including Hyundai, Samsung, Shell, and Johnson & Johnson, Doosan is setting up shop in Plano to serve the Americas and most importantly the U.S., its "single largest market." Its parent company had $15 billion in revenue in 2020.
With clients including Hyundai, Samsung, Shell, and Johnson & Johnson, Doosan is setting up shop in Plano to serve the Americas and most importantly the U.S., its "single largest market." Its parent company had $15 billion in revenue in 2020.
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by Quincy Preston |
Apr 16, 2021
Robin Autopilot USA acquired Durham, N.C.-based Mowbot in April, aiming for a bigger cut of the $105B landscaping services market. The two companies are consolidating in a new HQ in McKinney, with help from an MEDC Innovation Fund grant.
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Hilti Jaibot semi-autonomous mobile drilling machine. [Photo: Hilti]
Meet Jaibot: Hilti’s New Robot Designed to Handle Strenuous Work on Job Site
by Sandra Engelland | Nov 4, 2020
From its North American corporate office in Plano, Hilti announced Jaibot, which drills precision holes in ceilings for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing installations.
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by Quincy Preston |
Apr 7, 2020
The robots use UV light to help destroy viruses and other deadly pathogens to help hospitals stop the spread of disease.
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Discovery: UNTHSC Grad Joins ‘Disease Detectives,’ UTSW Studies Plant-Rich Diet’s Effect on Pathogen
by Lance Murray |
Jan 3, 2020
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also find out about how a pipeline expert from UTA is using a robot to evaluate the life expectancy of Waxahachie’s sewer lines.
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Dec 6, 2019
The app’s user experience includes an interactive map that tracks the robot, and once it arrives, the user gets an alert and can unlock the robot via the app.
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The Seeker unloads six balls at SMU's Gerald R Ford stadium. The Stationary Gauntlet feature allows athletes to work a full catch radius and test their hands and reaction time. [Photo: via Monarc on YouTube]
The Seeker: Meet the ‘World’s First Robotic Quarterback’
by Alex Edwards | Jun 18, 2019
A new Dallas-based startup, Monarc, has created a patented football robot that uses wearable technology and IoT to throw perfect passes, every time. Here's how it works.
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by Dave Moore |
Jan 10, 2019
Smart city technologies and strategies that are taking hold across Dallas-Fort Worth. Now you can check out a new map by the Dallas Regional Chamber that spotlights some prime examples.
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by Blair Welch |
Oct 31, 2018
Sally, the world's first fresh-food making robot, can create customized salads in under two minutes. She's now available in Dallas at cafeterias in Lockheed Martin and Alcon Labs.
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by Dave Moore |
Apr 10, 2018
From a virtual reality lab simulating life on board warships to a fabrication lab building the hardware behind tech breakthroughs, USAA's Plano campus gives employees a taste of military life while working on new ways to offer its services.
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Photo: Thossaphol via iStock
Researchers Developing Worker Assessment Robot-based Tool
by Chloe Bennett | Aug 14, 2017
UTA described iWork as a robot-based system that will assess workers' cognitive, physical, and collaborative skills as they perform manufacturing tasks.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 5, 2017
The robot's camera would allow a distant neurologist to evaluate a player suspected of having a concussion.
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by Heather Noel |
Mar 10, 2017
The dual-branded Aloft and Element hotel will be the first in Texas to use Savioke’s indoor delivery robot.
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by Julia Falcon |
Feb 28, 2017
Panopticane has a motor and sensor that can sense objects from a distance of 50 inches. It is constructed from a Lego robotics kit.
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![Erica Kosemund, Chief Brand Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Gillian Breidenbach, Chief Partnership Officer, North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; Chief Gary Batton, Chief of Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Monica Paul, Executive Director of Dallas Sports Commission and President of North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; John Hobbs, Senior Executive Officer of Communications, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and Heidi Grant, Senior Executive Officer of Commerce Administration, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, celebrate Choctaw Casinos & Resorts becoming an Official Dallas World Cup 2026 Host City Supporter. [Photo: North Texas FWC Organizing Committee/Choctaw Casinos & Resorts]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FIFA-Choctaw-dec-2025.jpg)
