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Over 3,000 robotics-related companies, research facilities and ancillary businesses
Frank Tobe
25 Aug 2014
The Robot Report's database of robotics-related companies, research facilities, schools, start-ups and ancillary businesses has grown to 3,000+ and is displayed free in our seven industry directories...
Does the Small UAV industry need its own coalition?
Hallie Siegel
22 Aug 2014
Last week USA Today reported that Amazon, 3D Robotics, Parrot and DJI had banded together to form a "Small UAV Coalition", hiring DC-based lobbying firm Akin Gump to represent their interests...
Inroads in perception
Frank Tobe
22 Aug 2014
Google's recent acquisition of Emu Messenger is just one of many items in recent news about improvements in perception and artificial intelligence (AI)....
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Birdly, with Max Rheiner
Audrow Nash
22 Aug 2014
In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews Max Rheiner from Zurich University of the Arts (ZHDK) about his project Birdly. Birdly explores the experience of a bird in flight with several methods. Unl...
Coordinated UAV docking
Autonomous Robots Blog
18 Aug 2014
This post is part of our ongoing efforts to make the latest papers in robotics accessible to a general audience.
Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) can be both safe and maneuverable, but their s...
Grasping with robots – which object is in reach?
Autonomous Robots Blog
17 Aug 2014
This post is part of our ongoing efforts to make the latest papers in robotics accessible to a general audience.
Imagine a robot reaching for a mug on the table, only to realize that it is too far,...
DJI Spreading Wings S900
Dronologista
15 Aug 2014
DJI Innovations keeps pushing new products into the market. As a market leader in flying camera technology, it recently introduced Ground Station for its Phantom 2 Vision and the Drop Safe parachut...
Thousand-robot swarm self-assembles into arbitrary shapes
Sabine Hauert
14 Aug 2014
There is something magical about seeing 1,000 robots move, when humans are not operating any of them. In a new study published in Science, researchers have achieved just that. This swarm of 1,000 robo...
Four recent videos about robots and jobs
Hallie Siegel
14 Aug 2014
Are robots coming for your job, or are they going to make your job easier? We've been following this issue since we ran our Robots and Jobs focus series, and there is no doubt that it's a topic that'...
Hotel delivery robot debuts in Silicon Valley
Frank Tobe
13 Aug 2014
Savioke, a start-up headed by ex-Willow Garage CEO Steve Cousins, has provided Aloft Hotels with a robotic butler. Aloft Cupertino is the first to use the new SaviOne delivery robot....
Robot butler at your service: Savioke to pilot hospitality bot at Aloft Hotel
Hallie Siegel
12 Aug 2014
In a press release today, Savioke unveiled its new robot, SaviOne, a robot butler that was designed for the hospitality industry. Starting August 20, guests requesting items from the front desk at Alo...
South Korean private-public partnership to invest $2.6B in robot industry by 2018
Jong-Oh Park
11 Aug 2014
With contributions by JiEun Maeng
On July 25, the Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy held the robot industry policy meeting at the Korea Technology Center in Seoul and announced the 2nd...
New sci-fi short “Robot” seeks crowdfunding
Aaron Vanderkley
11 Aug 2014
'Robot' is a short film directed by up and coming West Australian director Zenon Samuels. Set in a post-apocalyptic future, Robot explores the relationship an isolated war veteran has with a mysteriou...
3D Robotics acquires Sifteo
Frank Tobe
11 Aug 2014
3D Robotics acquired Sifteo, the start-up which developed Sifteo Cubes and their associated game applications, for an undisclosed amount. Sifteo will help 3D Robotics expand their electronics capabili...
Governmental funding of strategic robotic projects
Frank Tobe
11 Aug 2014
Many governments have determined that robotics will play a significant role in contributing to their economy and have set up projects to fund bottlenecks to speed up the process....
Targeting a robotic brain capable of thoughtful communication
DigInfo TV
11 Aug 2014
The Hagiwara Lab in the Department of Information and Computer Science of Keio University's Faculty of Science and Technology is trying to realize a robotic brain that can carry on a conversation, or ...
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Stiquito, with James Conrad
Audrow Nash
08 Aug 2014
In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews James Conrad, professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, about the history of the autonomous walking robot, Stiquito....
VertiKUL takes off like a helicopter, but flies like a fixed wing aircraft
Dronologista
05 Aug 2014
One of the main disadvantages of copter drones is their low energy efficiency: in order to create and maintain a sufficient lift, a lot of energy is needed, thus decreasing the endurance of the UAV. T...
Robohub Digest July 2014: Social robots, autonomous cars, STEM education and more
Jana Witt and Hallie Siegel
04 Aug 2014
A quick, hassle-free way to stay on top of robotics news from the past month, our monthly digest is released on the first Monday of every month....
Drone Startups: PreNav
Dronologista
04 Aug 2014
Businesses that are operating drones are well aware that the cornerstone of their operations is safety. It might even be said that if you don’t have a safe product (or service), you don’t have a b...
Q1 and Q2 2014 robot sales best ever
Frank Tobe
04 Aug 2014
Following the International Federation of Robotics' (IFR) announcement earlier this year that 2013 set an all-time robotics record, the North American Robotics Industries Association announced that 2...
Edison: A low cost robotics platform
Brenton O’Brien
03 Aug 2014
Edison is a programmable and LEGO-compatible robot that is tackling the high cost of entry level robotics; it has recently launched on Kickstarter, and is available for just $39 AUD ($37 USD) and le...
Watch the videos from the AI Video Competition
Sabine Hauert
01 Aug 2014
A large crowd of experts in artificial intelligence gathered around the AAAI Video Competition Award Ceremony before catching their flights, or enjoying one last night in Québec City. The competition...
DJI DropSafe System
Dronologista
31 Jul 2014
One of the main concerns about UAV, apart from privacy, is their safety. No one really wants to have a flying lawnmower falling from the sky, or buzzing near passenger aircraft. As drones become more ...
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Ekso Bionics, with Russ Angold
Audrow Nash
26 Jul 2014
In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks to Russ Angold, co-founder and CTO of Ekso Bionics, about the wearable bionic suit, Ekso. This suit enables individuals with any amount of lower extremity weakness ...
Rescue drone that finds survivors using their cellphones’ WiFi signals
Dronologista
25 Jul 2014
Search and rescue operations are increasingly using drones, and the speed and ease with which UAVs can be launched is especially important when applying them as an emergency response tool. Jonathan C...
10,000 robots to be used on new iPhone 6
Frank Tobe
24 Jul 2014
MacRumors has done a roundup of iPhone 6 rumors, and reported that the new phone will come in two models: 4.7” and 5.5”, and will be released starting this September.
The new phone will be fas...
Drones against illegal fishing
Dronologista
24 Jul 2014
Image source: Flickr
With industry losses worth US$23 billion per year, illegal fishing represents a major global problem. One out of three bluefin tunas are caught illegally, as are around 20% of a...
Lights, camera, action at the Robot Film Festival
Andra Keay
23 Jul 2014
Bringing together people and robots for an amazing social event, the 4th annual Robot Film Festival was held on Saturday July 19 at Bot & Dolly studio in San Francisco. The Festival opened with th...
Jibo raises $1M in first week of crowdfunding campaign
Hallie Siegel
23 Jul 2014
On July 15th, Jibo launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo with the goal of raising $100,000 towards developing their new social robot for the home. Less than one week later, Jibo surpassed the ...
Flying Donkey Challenge on hold as Kenyan authorities cope with Westgate Mall fallout
Hallie Siegel
18 Jul 2014
Today organizers announced that the first edition of the Flying Donkey Challenge in Kenya, which had preliminary sub-challenges slated to begin this November, is on hold indefinitely due to delays in ...
Short CoCoRo AUV swarm underwater video
Thomas Schmickl
16 Jul 2014
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 second wave of social robots is here
Andra Keay
16 Jul 2014
Cynthia Breazeal’s Jibo launched today and coming on the heels of Pepper, Aldebaran and Softbank’s new social robot, and Jimmy from Intel. It seems like we’re seeing a second wave of social robo...
Science, startups and industry at RSS2014 (Part 2)
Andra Keay
15 Jul 2014
The 10th annual Robotics Science and Systems conference (RSS14) is on at the University of California, Berkeley, July 12 to 16, and we are picking up where we left off yesterday on our coverage of t...
Science and startups at RSS2014 in Berkeley (Part 1)
Andra Keay
14 Jul 2014
The 10th annual Robotics Science and Systems conference is on at the University of California, Berkeley, July 12 to 16. From a small start, the conference now has over 800 attendees, with 28 differe...
Amazon requests FAA permission to test delivery drones
Dronologista
14 Jul 2014
In April this year, Amazon.com issued a shareholder letter that stated: “The Prime Air team is already flight testing our 5th and 6th generation aerial vehicles…″ Fast forward three months to t...
