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Talking Machines: AI safety and the legacy of Bletchley Park, with Nick Patterson
Talking Machines
29 Feb 2016
In episode four of season two, we talk about some of the major issues in AI safety, (and how they’re not really that different from the questions we ask whenever we create a new tool.) We take a lis...
Workshop robots controlled by touch
Horizon Magazine
29 Feb 2016
by Fintan Burke
The era of robots that can be controlled by designers rather than engineers will enable Europe’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to compete more effectively against oft...
The Drone Centre’s Weekly Roundup: 2/29/16
Volvo’s Robot-based Autonomous Refuse handling robot is controlled by a drone. (Image via the Verge)
2/22/16 – 2/28/16
At the Center for the Study of the Drone
Three of the most techno...
New electrical film that is both solid and liquid
NCCR Robotics
29 Feb 2016
As soft robotics increases in both scope and popularity, it is becoming more and more vital that each element of the electrical circuits contained within are also soft and elastic and able to continue...
A new quadrupedal robot, the ANYmal
NCCR Robotics
25 Feb 2016
ANYmal is a quadrupedal robot designed for autonomous operation in difficult terrains. It is capable of running and climbing, and with its incorporated laser sensors and cameras, the robot can perce...
The Drone Centre’s Weekly Roundup: 2/22/16
2/15/16 – 2/21/16
At the Center for the Study of the Drone
In October, the White House announced that it will deploy a Predator drone unit to Cameroon. We have obtained the first photographic ...
Raffaello D’Andrea at TED2016: Novel flying machines and swarms of tiny flying robots
Robohub Editors
22 Feb 2016
Last week Raffaello D'Andrea, professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) and founder of Verity Studios, demonstrated a whole series of novel flying machines live on stage at T...
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Automation and Employment, with Michael Osborne
Andrew Vaziri
20 Feb 2016
In this episode Andrew Vaziri speaks with Mike Osborne, Associate Professor in Machine Learning at the University of Oxford. They discuss how advancements in artificial intelligence may change the w...
SVR Case Studies: Fetch Robotics bringing warehouses to life
Andra Keay and Silicon Valley Robotics
19 Feb 2016
Fetch Robotics builds robot systems for the logistics industry. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. Unveiled in April 2015, the Fetch Robotics system is comprised of ...
Enabling human-robot rescue teams
MIT News
18 Feb 2016
By Larry Hardesty, MIT CSAIL
Autonomous robots performing a joint task send each other continual updates: “I’ve passed through a door and am turning 90 degrees right.” “After advancing 2 fe...
Talking Machines: Robotics and machine learning music videos, with Michael Littman
Talking Machines
17 Feb 2016
In episode three of season two, Ryan walks us through the Alpha Go results and answers a listeners' question about using Gaussian processes for classifications. Plus, we talk with Michael Littman of...
AAAI Video Competition winners
Sabine Hauert
16 Feb 2016
The AAAI Video Competition Award Ceremony took place yesterday at AAAI-16 in Phoenix, Arizona. The competition aims to spread the word about research and applications in AI through exciting educationa...
The Drone Center’s Weekly Roundup: 2/15/16
2/1/16 – 2/7/16
At the Center for the Study of the Drone
Last week, the Pentagon released its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2017. The budget includes nearly $4 billion for drone-related proc...
ROSCon 2015 recap and videos – part 1
Open Source Robotics Foundation
13 Feb 2016
ROSCon is an annual conference focused on ROS, the Robot Operating System. Every year, hundreds of ROS developers of all skill levels and backgrounds, from industry to academia, come together to teach...
What’s new in robotics this week? Chameleon robot blends in with its surroundings
Emmet Cole and Robotiq Inc.
12 Feb 2016
Soft bots; record-breaking North American robot sales; robots saving refugees; chameleon robot blends in with its surroundings; Robot Law and more....
Drones recognise and follow forest trails in search of lost people
NCCR Robotics
10 Feb 2016
A team of Swiss researchers have taught drones to recognise and follow forest trails. This research unlocks applications of drones for search and rescue in wilderness....
The Drone Center’s Weekly Roundup: 2/8/16
At the Center for the Study of the Drone
Today, the Center for the Study of the Drone updated its database of companies and individuals that are allowed to fly drones commercially in U.S. airspace....
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201
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The Airbus Shopfloor Challenge, with Curtis Carson
Andrew Vaziri
06 Feb 2016
Transcript belowIn this episode, Andrew Vaziri speaks with Curtis Carson, Head of Research and Technology in Industrial Strategy and Systems at Airbus. They speak about the Airbus Shopfloor Challenge ...
What’s new in robotics this week? U.S. Army showcases driverless technology
Emmet Cole and Robotiq Inc.
04 Feb 2016
The pioneer of artificial intelligence left us at 88 years old; Google’s 'AI' breakthrough; Robotic customer service; the army showcases examples of driverless trucks; world fastest Rubik cube solvi...
2016 funding and acquisition spree continues
Frank Tobe
03 Feb 2016
2015 was a phenomenal year for funding and acquiring robotic companies. Over $1.32 billion in seed, crowd, series A,B,C,D and VC fundings and more than $2.27 billion in acquisitions. And they've begu...
Robohub Digest 01/16: €100 million for European robotics, CES and WEF 2016, passing of AI pioneer Marvin Minsky
Jana Witt and Kassie Perlongo
01 Feb 2016
A quick, hassle-free way to stay on top of robotics news, our robotics digest is released on the first Monday of every month. Sign up to get it in your inbox. ...
Vote for your favourite AI video – AAAI Video Competition People’s Choice Award
Sabine Hauert
01 Feb 2016
You get to decide the winner of the People’s Choice Award for the AI Video Competition 2016!...
The Drone Center’s Weekly Roundup: 2/1/16
At the Center for the Study of the Drone
Immediately following the detonation of Gilda at Bikini Atoll on July 1, 1946, a ghostly fleet of aircraft flew into the rising mushroom cloud. They looked ...
Talking Machines: Gaussian processes and OpenAI, with IIya Sutskever
Talking Machines
29 Jan 2016
In episode two of season two Ryan introduces us to Gaussian processes, we take a listener question on K-means. Plus, we talk with Ilya Sutskever the director of research for OpenAI. (For more from Ily...
Turning the lens on robotics reporting: An interview with New York Times technology reporter John Markoff
Hallie Siegel
28 Jan 2016
If you are working in the field of robotics or AI, you may be used to fielding calls from journalists wanting to better understand the technology. But not all journalists are created equal. Pulitzer-P...
Talking Machines: Real human actions and Women in Machine Learning (WiML), with Jenn Wortman Vaughan
Talking Machines
28 Jan 2016
In episode one of season two, we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Women in Machine Learning (WiML) with its co-founder -- and our guest host for this episode -- Hanna Wallach of Microsoft Research....
Towards building brain-like cognition and control for robots
Florian Röhrbein and Florian Walter
27 Jan 2016
The idea of connecting brain-inspired models of computation to robots is probably as old as the discipline of robotics itself; as far back as 1950, neurophysiologist William Grey Walter had already co...
Fourth Industrial Revolution main theme at #WEF16 World Economic Forum
Kassie Perlongo
26 Jan 2016
Another year gone as the 2016 World Economic Forum in Davos draws to a close. Experts weighed in about upcoming global changes for robotics, AI, internet of things, and the rise of digital transf...
Robotics, AI and automation in “Forbes 30 under 30”
Hallie Siegel
26 Jan 2016
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Forbes has once again expanded their "30 under 30" list this year to celebrate the achievements of the up and coming; the main list now covers 20 different sectors, and an inaugural E...
The Drone Center’s Weekly Roundup: 1/25/16
At the Center for the Study of the Drone
Since 2009, the U.S. Air Force’s civilian auxiliary, the Civil Air Patrol, has been operating a fleet of single-prop Cessnas equipped with the c...
Rising Media acquires RoboUniverse and Inside 3D Printing shows
Frank Tobe
25 Jan 2016
MecklerMedia's RoboUniverse trade shows and conferences and Inside 3D Printing shows have been acquired by Rising Media, a Germany-based global events producer focusing on Internet and technology-r...
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200th Episode Special, with Rodney Brooks
Podcast team
22 Jan 2016
Transcript below.
In this episode, we celebrate our 200th episode! That’s over 6000 minutes of robot goodness and nearly 8 years releasing interviews with your favorite roboticists. The podcast...
Into the heart of a glacier — with a drone
Adrien Briod and Hallie Siegel
20 Jan 2016
With their near-vertical walls and deep fractures, glacier crevasses are dangerously narrow ice caves that present a huge risk to search and rescue teams. In a partnership between Flyability (Winne...
Motion-planning algorithms allow drones to make hairpin turns in a simulated “forest”
CSAIL MIT
19 Jan 2016
Adam Conner-Simons | CSAIL
Getting drones to fly around without hitting things is no small task. Obstacle-detection and motion-planning are two of computer science’s trickiest challenges, because...
Horizon 2020 earmarks € 98M for new wave of european robotics
Sabine Hauert
19 Jan 2016
The EU is co-funding 21 new projects in robotics totalling € 98.7 million spread over 2-5 years....
