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Biological Agriculture for Roboticists, Part 6
John Payne
30 May 2016
In a previous installment, I said that identifying weeds based on what's left standing after a patch of ground has been grazed won't control low-growing plants, using goatheads as an example. To begin...
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INNOROBO 2015 Showcase, with RB 3D, BALYO, Kawada Robotics, Partnering Robotics, and IRT Jules Verne
Audrow Nash
29 May 2016
In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews several companies at last year’s INNOROBO, a conference that showcases innovation in robotics....
Pushing Back Deserts through Aerial Seeding
John Payne
28 May 2016
Source — License — Photo unmodified from original.Start with a seed ball, containing seeds of one or more drought tolerant plants. Next assemble some feathers or vanes, rather like those found on ...
In automation we trust: senior thesis project examines concept of over-trusting robotic systems
Harvard SEAS
26 May 2016
By Adam Zewe
Hollywood is to be believed, there are two kinds of robots, the friendly and helpful BB-8s, and the sinister and deadly T-1000s. Few would suggest that “Star Wars: the Force Awakens...
Airborne tech is coming to the rescue
Horizon Magazine
25 May 2016
by Fintan Burke
‘There’s no real way to determine how safe it is to approach a building, and what is the safest route to do that,’ said Dr Angelos Amditis of the Institute of Communication an...
Photos from the Airbus Shopfloor Challenge
Ioannis K. Erripis
25 May 2016
Robohub covered the Airbus Shopfloor Challenge that took place during #ICRA16 in Stockholm. Below, you can see an extensive photo gallery as part of our coverage. Check it out!...
Airbus Shopfloor Challenge overview – with video
Airbus Group
24 May 2016
https://youtu.be/FUmx7c8P-gs
3… 2… 1… drill! Who would have thought that drilling could be so exciting. At the Airbus Shopfloor Challenge last week in Stockholm, 7 teams from around the world...
Talking Machines: Computational learning theory and machine learning for understanding cells, with Aviv Regev
Talking Machines
24 May 2016
In episode ten of season two, we talk about Computational Learning Theory and Probably Approximately Correct Learning originated by Professor Leslie Valiant of SEAS at Harvard, we take a listener ques...
Using static electricity, RoboBees cling to surfaces
Wyss Institute
24 May 2016
By Leah Burrows, SEAS Communications
In a recent article in Science, Harvard roboticists demonstrate that their flying microrobots, nicknamed the RoboBees, can now perch during flight to save energ...
The Drone Center’s Weekly Roundup: 5/23/16
At the Center for the Study of the Drone
Are drones a revolutionary technology? What exactly do we mean when we say “the drone revolution”? This semester at Bard College, the Center taught an u...
Robot bees open the lid on hive behaviour
Horizon Magazine
23 May 2016
by Steve Gillman
It’s part of a series of projects where researchers are building robots that mimic evolutionary traits of animals in order to interact with the world in a more efficient way.
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Autonomous exploration planning using aerial robots
Kostas Alexis and Andreas Bircher
23 May 2016
Autonomous exploration of unknown environments corresponds to a critical ability and a major challenge for aerial robots. In many cases, we would like to rely on the ability of an intelligent flying s...
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Ladybird, with James Underwood
Podcast team
21 May 2016
Transcript below.
In this episode, Ron Vanderkley interviews James Underwood from the Australian Centre for Field Robotics. Underwood discusses his work on an autonomous vegetable harvesting ...
MIT, Lockheed Martin launch long-term research collaboration
MIT News
17 May 2016
In a new collaborative initiative in autonomy and robotics, MIT and Lockheed Martin scientists will focus on innovations needed to enable generation-after-next autonomous systems. Improvements in huma...
The Drone Center’s Weekly Roundup: 5/16/16
5/9/16 – 5/15/16
At the Center for the Study of the Drone
Companies that offer a range of end-to-end drone services are becoming increasingly significant players in the domestic drone industry...
Seven teams from around the world go head-to-head in the Airbus Shopfloor Challenge
Robohub Editors
17 May 2016
Seven teams from around the world go head-to-head in the Airbus Shopfloor Challenge in Stockholm. The challenge is one of the main highlights at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation...
Live coverage of #ICRA16
Robohub Editors
16 May 2016
The next edition of IEEE 2016 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), is kicking off in Stockholm, Sweden. This 5-day event, from 16-21 May, is one of the leading international f...
Fish and ships: artificial lily pads and mussels monitor Europe’s waters
Horizon Magazine
16 May 2016
by Fintan Burke
Europe’s waters have never been busier. Between fishing boats, tourist cruisers, and underwater turbines, marine habitats around the continent have never before needed a more watc...
Ingestible origami robot
MIT News
13 May 2016
By: Larry Hardesty
In experiments involving a simulation of the human esophagus and stomach, researchers at MIT, the University of Sheffield, and the Tokyo Institute of Technology have demonstrated...
Protecting European wine: Vinbot rover optimises harvest and quality
Horizon Magazine
13 May 2016
by Fintan Burke
With warmer winters and drier summers, climate change might even be having an effect on your favourite bottle of wine.
Winemakers are already witnessing changes. In...
#ICRA16 duckies and robots video: Incredible machines
Robohub Editors
12 May 2016
The robotics community have created a series of video tributes that showcase some of the contributions to ICRA, the largest conference in the field of robotics and automation. Episode three features 3...
Nature inspires new generation of robot brains
Horizon Magazine
11 May 2016
by Rex Merrifield
Animals have evolved sophisticated ways of processing sensory data to make sense of their surroundings. Now, robotics researchers are drawing inspiration from biological processes...
Is Viv the one assistant to rule all robots?
Andra Keay and Silicon Valley Robotics
11 May 2016
Viv is an AI personal assistant launched at TechCrunch Disrupt NY. It promises to radically simplify our interface with everything. Viv is everything that Siri cofounders -- Dag Kittlaus and Adam Che...
#ICRA16 duckies and robots video: Daily life activities
Robohub Editors
10 May 2016
The robotics community have created a series of video tributes that showcase some of the contributions to ICRA, the largest conference in the field of robotics and automation. Episode two features ro...
I am FRANKA: German collaborative robot can build itself
Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette and Robotiq Inc.
10 May 2016
The robotic industry is currently surfing on a new wave of collaborative robots. With several big companies trying to make their way into the market, there is still a huge effort from emergent compan...
Visiting with local hobbyists on DC Drone Day
By Dan Gettinger
On May 7, 2016, a group of model aircraft hobbyists gathered at Walt Good Field in Boyds, Maryland to celebrate the D.C. Drone Day. The small airfield, situated some 22 miles outsi...
The Drone Center’s Weekly Roundup: 5/9/16
At the Center for the Study of the Drone
On May 7, the Academy of Model Aeronautics celebrated National Drone Day with events that brought together hobbyists across the country. We were on-site for...
#ICRA16 duckies and robots video: Flying machines
Robohub Editors
09 May 2016
The robotics community have created a series of video tributes that showcase some of the contributions to ICRA, the largest conference in the field of robotics and automation. Episode one features fly...
Talking Machines: Sparse Coding and MADBITS, with Clement Farabet
Talking Machines
09 May 2016
In episode nine of season two, we talk about sparse coding, take a listener question about the next big demonstration for AI after AlphaGo. Plus we talk with Clement Farabet about MADBITS and the work...
Live streaming with #CHI2016
Andra Keay and Silicon Valley Robotics
09 May 2016
ACM CHI the premier Human-Computer Interaction conference is being held at San Jose ‘in the heart of Silicon Valley’ May 7 - 12. There are panels and papers on robotics, and about the next gen...
MIT student robots battle it out, revolutionary-style
MIT News
07 May 2016
by Jennifer Chu
On Thursday evening, just before nightfall, a revolution was afoot at MIT. The battleground was set, the munitions were stocked, the targets were marked, and the soldiers were … r...
Two upcoming robotics events you should consider attending
Frank Tobe
06 May 2016
May and June offer two important trade shows and conferences for professional and personal service robotics: Innorobo, held in Paris May 24-26 and AUTOMATICA, held June 21-24 in Munich....
Google develops a Chrysler minivan
Brad Templeton, Robocars.com
05 May 2016
If you had asked me recently what big car company was the furthest behind when it came to robocars, one likely answer would be Fiat-Chrysler. In fact, famously, Chrysler ran ads several years ago duri...
Farming with robots
SPARC
04 May 2016
Farmers are increasingly under pressure to feed more people. The UN predicts that the world population will rise from 7.3 billion today to 9.7 billion in 2050. This growing population has become picki...
Call for euRathlon/TRADR Summer School 2016 on heterogeneity in robotic systems
Marta Palau Franco
04 May 2016
The University of Oulu will host a summer school on heterogeneity in Robotic Systems this August in Oulu, Finland, where the latest advances and developments in the field of European research within t...
White House launches public workshops on AI issues
Andra Keay and Silicon Valley Robotics
04 May 2016
The White House today announced a series of public workshops on artificial intelligence (AI) and the creation of an interagency working group to learn more about the benefits and risks of artificial i...
