Weekend Roundup

Photo courtesy Willow Garage.

• Willow Garage announced effective immediately that it will transfer support and service responsibilities of its PR2 robot over to Clearpath Robotics. (The Business of Robotics) 

• Toyota announced that it will create a line of physical therapy robots beginning as soon as 2015 to help the elderly in rehabilitation. (The Japan Times) 

• The U.K. Royal Navy announced that its ScanEagle UAS will become operational this week on off of two of its ships. (Defense World) 

• The University of Michigan expects to have its driverless car test site up a running by September, in time for the 2014 World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, which will be held in Detroit. (Up North Live)