Check this page often for the latest news about Engineering Services Inc. (ESI). Any additions or changes to this site will be listed on this What's New page as they occur.
August, 2010
Mobile Robots Division
Canadian Patent #2,555,455 was awarded to ESI in August for the invention of a Variable Configuration Articulated Tracked Vehicle.
July, 2010
ESI has completed the second milestone deliverable for the Development of a Small Manipulator Arm (including visual servoing) and the Development of a Micro-Rover Platform with Tooling Arm – under contracts with the Canadian Space Agency.June, 2010
Dr. Andrew Goldenberg has been awarded the 2010 Ontario Professional Engineers Engineering Medal for Entrepreneurship.
May, 2010
Dr. Andrew Goldenberg is profiled in the May-June, 2010 issue of Canadian Executive Quarterly.
Engineering Services Inc.
Toronto entrepreneur sees his robotic-prototypes company thrive in era of space missions and technological breakthroughs
Click here to download the article.
(Acrobat [PDF] file, ~475K)
Dr. Andrew Goldenberg Receives Another Prestigious Fellowship
Dr. Goldenberg has been elected to the grade of Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE).
April, 2010
Mobile Robots Division
ESI's Mobile Robots Division continues the development of a new mobile robot fleet that will be unveiled in June 2010. The mobile robots will be used in military, law enforcement, R&D and civilian applications. The end user will be able to rapidly customize the robots to meet their requirements.
ESI has acquired the services of MDS Technologies Inc. to perform the sales and marketing activities for ESI’s fleet of Mobile Robots (MR-5, MR-7 and MR-D).
ESI has completed the first milestone deliverable for the Development of a Small Manipulator Arm (including visual servoing) and the Development of a Micro-Rover Platform with Tooling Arm – under contracts with the Canadian Space Agency.
March, 2010
Robotics & Automation Division
ESI's Robotics & Automation Division has completed the development of a turret joint to be integrated in the LMA mobile platform (ESI's LMA, a robot with a variable configuration track system and new open architecture control system). The equipment was developed under contract from Ryerson University.
February, 2010
Medical Robotics Group
The Medical Robotics Group's work on the MRI-P robot (for use in non-invasive prostate cancer surgery) continues with the development of both a manual and motorized insertion module.
January, 2010
Dr. Andrew Goldenberg Awarded Prestigious Fellowship
Dr. Goldenberg has been awarded with a Fellowship by the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC). The prestigious EIC Fellowship is presented to distinguished engineers for their exceptional contributions to engineering in Canada.
December, 2009
Engineering Services Inc. (ESI) Slated as Key Technology Developer in Canadian Space Agency Exploration Surface Mobility Project
ESI is pleased to announce that the company has been chosen as one of the key development contractors in the Canadian Space Agency's ambitious Exploration Surface Mobility (ESM) Project, commencing in early 2010. Read the complete announcement here.
November, 2009
Mobile Robots Division
Canadian Space Agency Awards Contract to ESI
ESI’s Mobile Robots Division has received a contract from the Canadian Space Agency for the development of a Micro-Rover Platform with Tooling Arm. The work will be done in collaboration with Frontline Robotics Inc., Dr. John Tsotsos of York University, Dr. William Wilson of the University of Waterloo, and Dr. Jagath Samarabandu of the University of Western Ontario.
New mobile robot developments
The Mobile Robot team continues its work on the development of a precedent-setting tactical robot. The concept will allow end users to specify desirable features and the mobile robot system will be built from stock sub components with minimal lead time.
Dr. Goldenberg delivered a talk titled “Robotics Applications: Business – Research – Vision” at the Robotic Technologies for the New Business Wave Conference held in The Hague, Netherlands, November 4-5, 2009. The event was organized by the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Netherlands Office for Science and Technology.
Take a look at Dr. Goldenberg’s presentation:
esi-robotics-apps.pdf
(Acrobat [PDF] file, ~3 Mb)
Robotics & Automation Division
Canadian Space Agency Awards Contract to ESI
ESI’s Robotics & Automation Division has received a contract from the Canadian Space Agency for the development of a Small Manipulator Arm (including visual servoing). The work will be done in collaboration with Professor Guangjun Liu of Ryerson University and Professor William J. Wilson of the University of Waterloo.
Medical Robotics Group
Further development on MRI-guided surgical robot
The Medical Robotics Group’s work on the MRI-P robot (for use in non-invasive prostate cancer surgery) continues with targeting tests and methods of calibration. Also, the group has developed a manual needle insertion module that is attachable to the robot base (guiding the needle during manual insertion).
October, 2009
Security and Defense Division
An online demo of the Urban Security Suite (USS) bomb blast effect software is now available. Click here to register.
Mobile Robots Division
U.S. CIP Patent #7,600,592 was awarded to ESI in October 2009 for the invention of a Variable Configuration Articulated Tracked Vehicle.
September, 2009
Robotics & Automation Division
ESI’s Robotics & Automation Division was awarded a contract for the development of a Urine Sample Bottle Decapper by Ontario Power Generation.
July, 2009
What's New with Robots in Pharmacies and Laboratories?
by Bennett Brumson, Contributing Editor
Robotic Industries Association
Robotics have become an element of mainstream production in heavy industry for decades, but flexible automation is rapidly becoming commonplace in laboratories and pharmacies.
… Robotics help reduce the cost of laboratory research by conserving expensive bioassays, professes Andrew Goldenberg, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Engineering Services Inc. (ESI) of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. “In biological research, up to 80 percent of liquid assays are lost. To lower costs, ESI makes equipment that uses very small quantities of biological materials in experiments.”
Read the rest of the article here.
Robotics & Automation Division
ESI’s Robotics and Automation Division has received a contract from Ryerson University for the development of a turret joint to be integrated in the LMA mobile platform (ESI’s LMA, a robot with a variable configuration track system and new open architecture control system, was delivered to Ryerson University in December 2007).
June, 2009
Medical Robotics Group
Canine tests with the MRI-P robot have been successful and are continuing.
Two US and one PTC patent applications have been filed in relation to the MRI-P MRI-compatible robot. The work has been done in collaboration between Prostate Center-Princess Margaret Hospital/UHN and ESI’s Medical Robotics Group.
Software development of a newly developed ultra-sound based manually operated surgical tool is underway to provide the contour of the prostate and location of tumors by overlay of pre-interventional MRI and real-time ultrasound images.
Mobile Robots Division
The division has won an IRAP award to further develop the new series of modular derivative-based mobile robots. This funding is for one year beginning July, 2009. The work complements current development funded through a Precarn contract. ESI’s U.S. Patent #7,493,976 has been extended by a CIP filling that was awarded to ESI in June 2009. The CIP relates to the invention of a Variable Configuration Articulated Tracked Vehicle, the subject of the above-mentioned patent.May, 2009
Medical Robotics Group
Canine interventions are underway to test the MRI-P robot technology. A set of five canine tests are planned to be performed.Mobile Robots Division
The conceptual design of the new series of modular mobile robots based on hardware derivatives has been completed. The new series is aimed at military and security markets.April, 2009
Security and Defense Division
ESI was awarded the contract for Phase IV of an advanced Neck Support System designed specially for helicopter pilots.