San Diego Firm Builds Oceangoing Electric Vessel
04.02.10
Unlike many other electric vessels that are designed for harbor cruises and puttering around in protected waters, Charge-It was created for oceangoing boaters. The prototype is the first design by the company, which plans to release its new line later this year.
Locals may have witnessed the vessel make its maiden voyage last September, when it made a 20-mile run from Mission Bay to San Diego Bay. The 25-foot prototype was featured at both the inaugural San Diego Sunroad Boat Show and the San Diego International Auto Show, where attendees praised the boat for its advanced design.
“That was a positive experience for us,” said Alan Leff, director of business development for Electro-Mariner. “The overwhelming feedback we got was it is about time someone was doing this in the marine industry.”
Charge-It, a 25-foot express-style boat, can be recharged in 10 hours, once plugged into onshore power outlets. It takes one week to be fully charged by the sun’s rays,
Source: The Log Newspaper
GeckoSystems' Applauds $66B Robotics Market Discussion in "Breakthrough ...
03.02.10
GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. (PINKSHEETS: GCKO)
( http://www.geckosystems.com/ ) -- announced today that they are very
pleased with the recent stock analyst treatment received in the February
issue of the "Breakthrough Technology Alert" newsletter. GeckoSystems is a
dynamic leader in the emerging mobile robotics industry revolutionizing
their development and usage with "Mobile Robot Solutions for Safety,
Security and Service."
"All of us here at GeckoSystems are excited about the noted stock analyst,
Mr. Patrick Cox's, recent newsletter article titled, 'The $66 Billion
Robotics Revolution.' Mr. Cox is a long time stock analyst with an
illustrious record of many of successful predictions of emerging
technologies with significant opportunity for the investor community. We
are very pleased and appreciative to receive this kind of recognition for
our many years of hard work focused on emerging robotics markets," stated
Martin Spencer, President/CEO, GeckoSystems.
Many in the U.S. may mistakenly believe that the Japanese are world leaders
in personal robot development.
However, this is not the case. In the last ten years, the Japanese
government has granted over $100M in R&D funding amongst their leading
international manufacturers for the development of eldercare personal
companion robots, but still have no viable products developed.
Source: CNNMoney.com (press release)