<s>
Networked	B-Protocol
Robotics	I-Protocol
Corporation	I-Protocol
is	O
an	O
American	O
scientific	O
automation	B-Application
company	O
that	O
designs	O
and	O
manufactures	O
electronic	O
devices	O
that	O
monitor	O
scientific	O
instruments	O
,	O
scientific	O
processes	O
,	O
and	O
environmental	O
conditions	O
via	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Networked	B-Protocol
Robotics	I-Protocol
is	O
an	O
Illinois	O
company	O
but	O
is	O
now	O
based	O
largely	O
out	O
of	O
Pleasanton	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
is	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
collection	O
and	O
integration	O
of	O
scientific	O
data	O
from	O
FDA-regulated	O
sources	O
such	O
as	O
freezers	O
,	O
incubators	O
,	O
liquid	O
nitrogen	O
cryopreservation	O
freezers	O
,	O
rooms	O
,	O
shakers	O
,	O
clean	O
rooms	O
,	O
and	O
scales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
integrates	O
data	O
collection	O
by	O
using	O
unique	O
network	B-Device
hardware	I-Device
that	O
speaks	O
the	O
unique	O
digital	O
and	O
electronic	O
languages	O
of	O
scientific	O
instruments	O
and	O
sensors	O
from	O
different	O
vendors	O
and	O
converting	O
those	O
individual	O
languages	O
to	O
a	O
common	O
one	O
on	O
the	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Networked	B-Protocol
Robotics	I-Protocol
produces	O
their	O
own	O
line	O
of	O
digital	B-Algorithm
sensors	I-Algorithm
for	O
scientific	O
data	O
sources	O
where	O
digital	O
outputs	O
are	O
not	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
can	O
be	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
an	B-Operating_System
Internet	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
provider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Networked	B-Protocol
Robotics	I-Protocol
technology	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
biotechnologies	O
industry	O
—	O
including	O
stem	O
cell	O
automation	B-Application
,	O
medical	O
industry	O
,	O
academia	O
,	O
food	O
industry	O
in	O
efforts	O
to	O
enhance	O
U.S.	O
Food	O
and	O
Drug	O
Administration	O
(	O
FDA	O
)	O
regulatory	O
compliance	O
,	O
quality	O
,	O
and	O
loss	O
prevention	O
for	O
their	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NTMS4	O
networking	B-Device
hardware	I-Device
is	O
their	O
flagship	O
product	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
data	O
collection	O
and	O
"	O
automation	B-Application
hub	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Networked	B-Protocol
Robotics	I-Protocol
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2004	O
at	O
the	O
Northwestern	O
University	O
Technology	O
Innovation	O
Center	O
by	O
ex-Pfizer	O
informatics	O
researchers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
founders	O
worked	O
for	O
almost	O
20	O
years	O
in	O
the	O
automation	B-Application
of	O
scientific	O
processes	O
for	O
G.D.	O
Searle	O
&	O
Company	O
,	O
Monsanto	O
,	O
Pharmacia	O
,	O
and	O
Pfizer	O
where	O
they	O
were	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
automation	B-Application
of	O
experiments	O
in	O
inflammation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Networked	B-Protocol
Robotics	I-Protocol
announced	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Tempurity™	O
,	O
a	O
network-based	O
,	O
real-time	O
temperature	O
monitoring	O
system	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
collect	O
temperatures	O
over	O
a	O
wide	O
area	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
developing	O
their	O
automation	B-Application
technology	O
,	O
Networked	B-Protocol
Robotics	I-Protocol
hosted	O
an	O
international	O
game	B-Application
server	I-Application
for	O
an	O
online	O
competition	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Medal	O
of	O
Honor	O
(	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
countries	O
with	O
the	O
most	O
winners	O
on	O
each	O
continent	O
were	O
declared	O
Networked	B-Protocol
Robotics	I-Protocol
continental	O
champions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
250,000	O
players	O
from	O
66	O
countries	O
and	O
all	O
US	O
states	O
have	O
participated	O
in	O
Networked	B-Protocol
Robotics	I-Protocol
competition	O
.	O
</s>
