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Book Review: Implementation of Robot Systems, by Mike Wilson
Robots for Roboticists
01 May 2015
Implementation of Robot Systems by Mike Wilson is a book about how to integrate robots into the manufacturing process. Wilson takes you through the process of deploying and developing your robotic sys...
The Year of CoCoRo Video #17/52: Lily confinement by bluelight
Thomas Schmickl
30 Apr 2015
The EU-funded Collective Cognitive Robotics (CoCoRo) project has built a swarm of 41 autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that show collective cognition. Throughout 2015 – The Year of CoCoRo ...
Robots 101: Lasers
Clearpath Robotics
29 Apr 2015
By Ilia Baranov
In this new Robots 101 series, we will be taking a look at how robots work, what makes designing them challenging, and how engineers at Clearpath Robotics tackle these problems. To ...
The Year of CoCoRo Video #16/52: JeffCam in a lake
Thomas Schmickl
19 Apr 2015
The EU-funded Collective Cognitive Robotics (CoCoRo) project has built a swarm of 41 autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that show collective cognition. Throughout 2015 – The Year of CoCoRo ...
Software engineering principles
Robots for Roboticists
15 Apr 2015
I have often thought about what the proper software methodology should be for the various robots that I build. My thoughts have evolved over time as I have seen these tool work. While I do not have an...
The Year of CoCoRo Video #15/52: TRAILER LilyCam in a wild river
Thomas Schmickl
12 Apr 2015
The EU-funded Collective Cognitive Robotics (CoCoRo) project has built a swarm of 41 autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that show collective cognition. Throughout 2015 – The Year of CoCoRo ...
Arduino for Makers #2: Deconstructing Arduino programs
Myke Predko
09 Apr 2015
In this new tutorial series, robotics educator and author Myke Predko introduces you to the basics of Arduino with simple projects that can be created in just a few minutes with inexpensive and easy-...
Complete force control in constrained under-actuated mechanical systems: Lecture by Francesco Nori
In this video lecture, Franceso Nori from the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) walks us through the progress that's been made in humanoid robots in recent years. For example, the humanoids at ...
The Year of CoCoRo Video #14/52: LilyCam in a Lake
Thomas Schmickl
05 Apr 2015
The EU-funded Collective Cognitive Robotics (CoCoRo) project has built a swarm of 41 autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that show collective cognition. Throughout 2015 – The Year of CoCoRo ...
Hacking your 3D printer to make an air hockey robot
JJRobots
02 Apr 2015
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I love hacking - i.e. modifying everyday items you already have at home or that can be purchased easily. And my daughter loves air hockey! This fun project combines standard RepRap 3D...
Peter Asaro: Challenges and approaches to developing policy for robots
CIS Blog
02 Apr 2015
As part of the Center for Information Technology Policy (CIPT) Luncheon speaker series, Peter Asaro gives a talk on developing policy for robots. ...
Deep Learning Primer
Frank Tobe
02 Apr 2015
The technology that unlocks intelligence from big data - deep learning - is explained in this video by Max Welling, a professor at the University of Amsterdam, and a founder of the Dutch deep learnin...
Clearpath and Christie demo 3D video game with robots
Clearpath Robotics
31 Mar 2015
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By Ryan Gariepy
For our recent “hack week” we teamed up with one of the most innovative visual technology companies in the world, Christie, to make a 3D video game with robots. H...
The Year of CoCoRo Video #13/52: Lilycam in nature
Thomas Schmickl
29 Mar 2015
The EU-funded Collective Cognitive Robotics (CoCoRo) project has built a swarm of 41 autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that show collective cognition. Throughout 2015 – The Year of CoCoRo ...
Dry vs wet, oil vs grease: Choosing the right lubrication for your robot
Robots for Roboticists
27 Mar 2015
In 2008, the Mars Science Laboratory's launch was delayed, in large part due to issues with lubrication. Lubrication can dramatically impact the performance of your system: improper lubrication ca...
MATLAB Robotics System Toolbox and ROS
Clearpath Robotics
26 Mar 2015
By Ilia Baranov
Recently, Mathworks released a new toolbox for Matlab. This is exciting for a number of reasons: it includes everything from data analysis to coordination of multiple robots. In tod...
Toughbook: The super rugged laptop teardown
Robots for Roboticists
25 Mar 2015
In this post I tear down a Panasonic Toughbook CF-18 to see just what makes these computers so rugged....
The Year of CoCoRo Video#12/52: Fun with Jeff in the pool
Thomas Schmickl
22 Mar 2015
The EU-funded Collective Cognitive Robotics (CoCoRo) project has built a swarm of 41 autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that show collective cognition. Throughout 2015 – The Year of CoCoRo ...
ROS101: Creating your own RQT Dashboard
Clearpath Robotics
18 Mar 2015
By Martin Cote
After working in the terminal, gazebo and RViz, it’s time for a change of pace. For this ROS101 tutorial we’ll be detailing the basics of creating your own rqt dashboard! A dash...
The Year of CoCoRo Video #11/52: Out of the lab in Livorno
Thomas Schmickl
15 Mar 2015
The EU-funded Collective Cognitive Robotics (CoCoRo) project has built a swarm of 41 autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that show collective cognition. Throughout 2015 – The Year of CoCoRo ...
Jibo’s coordinated expression mechanisms: Behind the scenes
Jibo
11 Mar 2015
In this development video, hosted by Jesse Gray & Matt Berlin of Team Jibo and the MIT Media Lab, we’ll discuss how Jibo uses movement, sound, LEDs, and screen graphics to communicate with peopl...
Arduino for Makers #1: Setting up a development station
Myke Predko
09 Mar 2015
In this new tutorial series, robotics educator and author Myke Predko will introduce you to the basics of Arduino with simple projects that can be created in just a few minutes with inexpensive and ea...
The Year of CoCoRo Video #10/52: Feeding Jeff with magnets
Thomas Schmickl
08 Mar 2015
The EU-funded Collective Cognitive Robotics (CoCoRo) project has built a swarm of 41 autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that show collective cognition. Throughout 2015 – The Year of CoCoRo ...
Developing trust in autonomous robots: Seminar with Michael Wagner
Robots for Roboticists
06 Mar 2015
I recently had the opportunity to hear a talk from a colleague that I have worked with many times over the years. The talk was all about how to build safe and robust systems - a critical topic that ...
New open source Turtlebot tutorial aims to bring robotic development to the masses
Mark Silliman
05 Mar 2015
Critical mass is required to start any revolution and robotics will be no different. The newly published open-source project learn.turtlebot.com is designed to introduce high school students and the w...
The Year of CoCoRo Video #09/52: Jeff in the water current
Thomas Schmickl
01 Mar 2015
The EU-funded Collective Cognitive Robotics (CoCoRo) project has built a swarm of 41 autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that show collective cognition. Throughout 2015 – The Year of CoCoRo ...
Selecting a camera and lens for your robot
Robots for Roboticists
26 Feb 2015
Choosing a camera can be confusing. It is important to determine your requirements, and then figure out how these can be achieved between the camera and the optics....
Arduino for Makers #0: Introduction to the series
Myke Predko
25 Feb 2015
In this new tutorial series, robotics educator and author Myke Predko will introduce you to the basics of Arduino with simple projects that can be created in just a few minutes with inexpensive and ea...
The Year of the CoCoRo Video #08/52: Lily emergent taxis
Thomas Schmickl
22 Feb 2015
The EU-funded Collective Cognitive Robotics (CoCoRo) project has built a swarm of 41 autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that show collective cognition. Throughout 2015 – The Year of CoCoRo ...
The Year of CoCoRo Video #07/52: Lily flocking by slimemold
Thomas Schmickl
15 Feb 2015
The EU-funded Collective Cognitive Robotics (CoCoRo) project has built a swarm of 41 autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that show collective cognition. Throughout 2015 – The Year of CoCoRo ...
Last chance to register for QUT’s ‘Intro to Robotics’ MOOC
EdCast
13 Feb 2015
Introduction to Robotics, taught by Professor Peter Corke of Queensland University of Technology, is an introduction to the exciting world of robotics and the mathematics and algorithms that underpin ...
The new AI and robotics: Lecture by Fabio Bonsignorio
In this video lecture Fabio Bonsignorio talks about novel ideas that might just lead to a paradigm change robotics that will allow us to apply robot systems to natural environments, and not just...
Talking Machines: Women in Machine Learning (WiML), with Hanna Wallach
Talking Machines
12 Feb 2015
In episode four we talk with Hanna Wallach, of Microsoft Research. She's also a professor in the Department of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst and one of the founders of Women ...
The Year of CoCoRo Video #06/52: Jeff swarm size measurement
Thomas Schmickl
08 Feb 2015
The EU-funded Collective Cognitive Robotics (CoCoRo) project has built a swarm of 41 autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that show collective cognition. Throughout 2015 – The Year of CoCoRo ...
The Year of CoCoRo Video #05/52: Lily swarm size awareness
Thomas Schmickl
08 Feb 2015
The EU-funded Collective Cognitive Robotics (CoCoRo) project has built a swarm of 41 autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that show collective cognition. Throughout 2015 – The Year of CoCoRo ...
Things to think about when transporting your robot
Robots for Roboticists
05 Feb 2015
Throughout my career I have had to ship various robots to different locations around the world. Here is a little bit about what I have learned about transporting robots....
