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Robohub Digest Dec. 2014: Hawking AI warning, fish-tracking success, two new robotics MOOCs
Jana Witt and Hallie Siegel
05 Jan 2015
[tweetquote]A quick, hassle-free way to stay on top of robotics news[/tweetquote], our robotics digest is released on the first Monday of every month. Sign up to get it in your inbox....
The Drone Center’s Weekly Roundup: 1/5/15
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The U.S. Department of Defense confirmed in a statement that it had carried out an airstrike in Somalia,killing Abdishakur, the chief of intelligence for al-Shabab. The strike, which is though...
The Year of CoCoRo Video #01/52: Overview of the Jeff robot
Thomas Schmickl
04 Jan 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 ...
Introducing Talking Machines: Your window into the world of machine learning
Talking Machines
01 Jan 2015
Robohub is excited to bring you our newest series - the Talking Machines podcast. Hosted by Katherine Gorman and Ryan Adams, Talking Machines is your window into the world of machine learning. Yo...
Robohub’s 10 most viewed articles from 2014
Robohub Editors
31 Dec 2014
We're taking a small glimpse back to 10 of our most viewed articles published on 2014. Take a look!...
The Drone Center’s Weekly Roundup: 12/29
A review of last week's drone related news by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College...
Food delivery drones planned for restaurant chain & airport lounge
Frank Tobe
29 Dec 2014
UPDATED 29.12.2014 Planned to be deployed at Singapore's Timbre Group 12-inch Pizza & Records restaurant in late 2015, these flying robotic waiters were recently presented to Singapore's Prime Min...
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3D SLAM, with John Leonard
Audrow Nash
27 Dec 2014
In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks with Professor John Leonard from MIT about his research on dense, object-based 3D Simultaneous Localization And Mapping (SLAM)....
Two MOOCs for robotics enrolling now
Andra Keay
27 Dec 2014
Anyone can now enrol in two robotics MOOCs, “Introduction to Robotics“ and “Robotic Vision” from Peter Corke at QUT which will run in early 2015. Registration is free. Peter Corke is a profe...
Enter the abyss with OpenROV, the $899 open source kit
Ben Fisher
26 Dec 2014
The OpenROV submersible is a low cost and open source kit designed for exploration and education. Originally launched on Kickstarter in 2012 it has now grown into a dedicated global community launch...
Google presents their actual autonomous car test prototype
Ioannis K. Erripis
22 Dec 2014
Google just unveiled their first ‘real-build’ self-driving prototype vehicle. This is a follow up to the concept presented in May and signifies the progress of this particular Google project....
The Drone Center’s Weekly Roundup: 12/22
At the Center for the Study of the Drone
Wondering what to read this holiday season? We’ve chosen the best drone books of 2014.
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A US drone strike reportedly killed six people in the Da...
Reading for robot fans: 24 books to inspire, educate and provoke
Robohub Editors
18 Dec 2014
If you’re a robot geek hoping to curl up with some good books this weekend, check out this list of Robohub recommends. Covering our favorite robot-inspired fiction, educational reads, business books...
Holiday robot video 2014: ArtiMinds Robotics
Robohub Editors
17 Dec 2014
From ArtiMinds Robotics:
Dear Robohub,
Our robots lights the advent wreath with matchsticks!...
South Korean gov’t robotics budget grows 8.3%, to almost $146 million (US) in 2015
Jong-Oh Park
17 Dec 2014
South Korea has finalized its 2015 robotics budget at around $145.8 million (US), an increase of about 8.3 percent from last year. ...
Humanoid robot with open electronics
Open Source Robotics Foundation
17 Dec 2014
We’re pleased to announce the public release of information on a long-standing collaboration between OSRF and Sandia National Labs. The Intelligent Systems Control Department at Sandia is developing...
Holiday robot video 2014: Autonomous Christmas Lab
Robohub Editors
16 Dec 2014
Our first holiday robot video of the season is in! From the Autonomous Systems Lab at ETH Zurich's Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems:
Dear Robohub- and Robots Podcast-Team,
We are h...
The Drone Center’s Weekly Roundup: Weekly Roundup 12/15
At the Center for the Study of the Drone
As the aerial view becomes more accessible, questions persist about how to properly read an aerial image. Revisiting Harun Farocki’s Images of the World a...
10.1% CAGR projected for material handling robots through 2020
Frank Tobe
15 Dec 2014
UPDATED 12.16.14: Robots for palletizing, logistics, packaging, and speciality materials handling (e.g.: in life science labs and for pharma, food and beverage, semiconductor and electronics) are pro...
Berlin hardware startup Skysense launches drone range
Ben Fisher
15 Dec 2014
Skysense is a Berlin-based start up designing and manufacturing a range of products to enable the remote operation of drones. Their first two products are the Skysense Charging pad and Skysense Hanga...
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Robotics in Theatre, Film, and Television, with Grant Imahara and Richard McKenna
Ron Vanderkley
13 Dec 2014
NEW: Transcript below.
In this episode, Ron Vanderkley speaks with Mythbusters‘ Grant Imahara, and Richard McKenna from The Creature Technology Company about robotics in the film, television and th...
ETH and University of Zurich launch Wyss Translational Center Zurich
ETH Zurich
12 Dec 2014
ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich are founding a new translational research centre at the interface of medicine, science and engineering: the Wyss Translational Center Zurich. A USD 120 million ...
Donate to Robohub for a chance to win a Parrot minidrone
Robohub Editors
12 Dec 2014
Robohub is now running its annual holiday fundraising campaign and everyone who donates will be entered into a drawing for a Parrot minidrone! Our summer campaign raised $6K, enough to cover our opera...
Evolving swimming robots to study origins of extinct vertebrates
Hypotheses about the evolution of traits in ancient species are difficult to test, as the relevant animals have often been extinct for thousands or millions of years. In the present study, a populatio...
New CAA rules govern use of drones in built up areas
Ben Fisher
09 Dec 2014
The UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced updated rules that will give operators an annual permission to operate in built up areas....
The Drone Center’s Weekly Roundup: Weekly Roundup 12/8
At the Center for the Study of the Drone
In 2007, Addie Wagenknecht started using drones to make abstract paintings. Her works both challenge and celebrate the aerial robot and its power. In an in-...
25% of KUKA shares trade hands
Frank Tobe
08 Dec 2014
Voith GmbH, among the biggest family-owned businesses in Europe, acquired 25% of robot maker Kuka AG by buying the shares held by Grenzebach GmbH.
The transaction was valued at €555 million ...
GoPro to start making drones
Ben Fisher
04 Dec 2014
[tweetquote]GoPro is to start making its own line of drones and have them ready for release as early as Christmas 2015.[/tweetquote] Early indications of price point range from $500 to $1,000 for the ...
Ocean-going robot fleet successfully completes fish-tracking mission
National Oceanography Centre (NOC)
04 Dec 2014
The second phase of an ambitious project to gather valuable information on ocean processes and marine life using a fleet of innovative marine robots has just reached its conclusion. Co-ordinated by th...
GraspIO – An easy way to build electronics using iPhone, iPad & Android
Grasp IO, Inc.
03 Dec 2014
GraspIO is part hardware and part software, and gives everyone an easy way to build electronics projects using smartphones and tablets. It’s the world’s first DIY electronics platform with easy-to...
Christmas is orange at Amazon
Frank Tobe
02 Dec 2014
15K+ bright orange Kiva robots are operating across the US and at 10 Amazon fulfillment distribution centers this holiday season....
Agricultural technology making news
Frank Tobe
02 Dec 2014
My article Are agricultural robots ready? was widely read last month. Now there are two new in-depth articles on the subject by the NY Times and San Jose Mercury News. All are informative and worth y...
Ozobot, Knightscope, HiBot and Airware all get funding
Frank Tobe
02 Dec 2014
UPDATED 12.03.14 Four interesting funding announcements: Ozobot got $2 million; HiBot got $3.1; Knightscope got $3.7; and Airware got an undisclosed amount but from a substantial partner, GE Venture...
Robohub Digest Nov. 2014: Philae touchdown, Pirker overturned, 70K robovacuums sold
Jana Witt and Hallie Siegel
01 Dec 2014
[tweetquote]A quick, hassle-free way to stay on top of robotics news[/tweetquote], our robotics digest is released on the first Monday of every month. Sign up to get it in your inbox....
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Mobility Transformation Facility, with Edwin Olson
Audrow Nash
28 Nov 2014
NEW: Full transcript below.
In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks with Edwin Olson, an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan, about the University’s 32-acre testing environment for auton...
Transport Canada releases new framework for governing UAV operations
Diana Marina Cooper
28 Nov 2014
Earlier this month, Transport Canada announced that commercial operators will soon be able to benefit from two exemptions from the general Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) requirement. Tod...
