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Pioneers kickstarts the start-up scene with a hands-on celebration of innovation
Hallie Siegel
17 Oct 2013
Andreas Tschas (far left) and Juergen Furian (far right) present a cheque to the 2012 Startup Challenge winner Poikos (centre). Photo credit: Heisenberg Media.
When founders Andreas Tschas and Juerge...
Call for participation: RoCKIn Camp 2014
Robohub Editors
16 Oct 2013
RoCKIn Camp 2014
Sapienza University of Rome
Via Ariosto 25, Rome, Italy
January 26th-30th, 2014
Deadline for intention to participate: October 20th, 2013
Application deadline: November20th, 2...
DARC day two
Andra Keay
12 Oct 2013
DARC, the drones and aerial robotics conference in NY continues today with great speakers and a variety of workshops and panels getting to the nitty gritty of how we work with, regulate and understand...
#Robotsandyou: Help drive the discussion on the ethics of cognitive systems and robotics
Ron Chrisley
11 Oct 2013
On the 23 and 24th of October researchers in cognitive systems will meet in Brighton to discuss the social and ethical implications of their work. The conference is organized by EUCognition, the Europ...
DARC day one live
Andra Keay
11 Oct 2013
DARC, the Drones and Aerial Robotics Conference, is being held October 11-13 in New York. DARC is the first multidisciplinary conference about aerial robotics, with a focus on civilian applications. O...
Floating interactive display could be used in ATMs of the future
DigInfo TV
09 Oct 2013
The Aerial Imaging (AI) Plate, developed by Asukanet, is a next-generation display device which can form an image which appears to be floating in midair from light that passes through it. By combining...
Robotics heavyweights keep it entertaining at 2013 Northeast Robotics Colloquium
Richard Moore and Kirstin Hagelskjær Petersen
09 Oct 2013
Prof. Conor Walsh (left) and Dr. Panagiotis Polygerinos (right) discuss a soft robotic glove designed for hand rehabilitation. Photo credit: Kirstin Hagelskjær Petersen.
The 2nd annual Northeast Ro...
Sharp’s futuristic Health Care Support Chair – a proactive health care solution
DigInfo TV
08 Oct 2013
Sharp has developed a health care support chair that combines a range of sensors for checking the user's health. It can simultaneously record your blood pressure, temperature, body motion, and pulse w...
ABB, Nike and a Silicon Valley VC invest $3 million in Grabit
Frank Tobe
08 Oct 2013
... Grabit, a 2012 SRI International spin-off, secures $3 million in Series A funding from ABB Technology Ventures, Nike and Formation 8, a tech VC in Silicon Valley....
Synched gears interlock at 4,500 rpm on state-of-the-art servo system
DigInfo TV
06 Oct 2013
These three gears, rotating at 4,500 rpm, are completely in sync, and are running on an AC servo system developed by Mitsubishi Electric....
Maker Faire European Edition kicks off in Rome
Robohub Editors
02 Oct 2013
Europe's first Maker Faire will be held in Rome's Palazzo dei Congressi from October 3-6. Billing itself as a "four-day, family-friendly festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness," Make...
NASA closes most of its doors due to US Congress shutdown, but Jet Propulsion Lab continues operating
Hallie Siegel
02 Oct 2013
We had hoped to be sharing highlights with you this week from NASA's Asteroid Initiative Idea Synthesis Workshop, which was scheduled to run this September 30 to October 2 at the Lunar Planetary Ins...
Robohub Reader Survey
Andra Keay
01 Oct 2013
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We’ve been working hard all year to make Robohub great, but we're missing out on your feedback. What do you like? What would you change?
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Winners of the euRathlon 2013 land robotics competition announced!
Marta Palau Franco
30 Sep 2013
Robot TeodorPrime of team FKIE opening the suitcase that contains explosive material.
Photo credits: euRathlon.
euRathlon is an outdoor robotics competition where teams test the intelligence and aut...
Students hope their ship inspection robot will significantly reduce dry-dock time for maritime transport industry, improve safety for inspectors
Students take a research tour with Damen ship repairs in Rotterdam.
A team of students from ETH Zurich and ZHdK have developed a prototype for a robotic ship inspection unit that is capable of cond...
euRathlon 2013 land robotics competition – Day Four recap
Marta Palau Franco
29 Sep 2013
The autonomous robot MuCAR-3 from team MuCAR (University of the Bundeswehr Munich) arrives. Photo credits: Aaron Boardley.
Clouds, mist and rain accompanied the fourth day of euRathlon 2013 civilian ...
SEDASYS – a robotic anesthesiologist
Frank Tobe
28 Sep 2013
... The FDA recently approved a new robotic device which can automate the sedation of healthy patients having colonoscopies. Ethicon Endo-Surgery, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, created SEDASYS, ...
3D Robotics gets $30 million to mainstream aerial robotics
Frank Tobe
27 Sep 2013
... 3D Robotics, the open source unmanned aerial vehicle company headed by Chris Anderson, just got a $30 million infusion of venture funding to enable the company to “mainstream aerial robotics and...
Mentors of Steel: The role of mentoring in robotics education
The Girls of Steel – a competitive FIRST team located in Pittsburg, PA – is on a mission to draw more young women into engineering. We've already heard what it's like to be part of an all-girls ro...
Call for papers: We Robot 2014
Robohub Editors
27 Sep 2013
We Robot 2014 - Conference on Legal and Policy Issues Relating to Robotics
University of Miami Law School, Coral Gables, FL
April 4-5, 2014
Submission/Registration Deadline: November 4, 2013...
euRathlon 2013 land robotics competition – Day Three recap
Marta Palau Franco
27 Sep 2013
UAV pilot demostration carried out by CATEC during the euRathlon 2013 workshop. Photo credits: Aaron Boardley.
The sun was shining again on the third day of euRathlon 2013 outdoor robotics competitio...
Ankle assist walking device helps stroke survivors walk more easily
DigInfo TV
27 Sep 2013
Yaskawa Electric has developed an ankle assist walking device, to help people who've had a stroke to walk more easily, by encouraging a longer and more confident gait....
OAK, a Kinect-based active support system for the severely disabled
DigInfo TV
26 Sep 2013
OAK, which stands for 'Observation and Access with Kinect', is a software application for use by people with severe disabilities. It has been developed by RCAST at the University of Tokyo, in collabor...
euRathlon 2013 land robotics competition – Day Two recap
Marta Palau Franco
25 Sep 2013
Fraunhofer FKIE team's robot gets ready to enter the USAR scenario. Photo credits: Aaron Boardley.
The second day of euRathlon competition started with the opening session of the euRathlon 2013 wor...
Call for posters/demos: Northeast Robotics Colloquium (NERC)
Robohub Editors
25 Sep 2013
2nd Annual Northeast Robotics Colloquium (NERC)
Harvard University, Cambridge MA
Sunday October 6, 2013
Submission/Registration Deadline: October 1, 2013
The Northeast Robotics Colloquium br...
euRathlon 2013 land robotics competition – Day One recap
Marta Palau Franco
24 Sep 2013
Robot Telemax of Telerob team, moving the canister full of hazardous material from the loading platform. Photo credit: Aaron Boardley.
euRathlon is a new civilian outdoor robotics competition focused...
Call for papers: IROS workshop on science communication
Sabine Hauert
18 Sep 2013
Understanding Robotics and Public Opinion:
Best Practices in Public Science Communication and Online Dissemination
IROS Workshop 2013 in Tokyo, Japan
November 7, 9am – 12:30pm
Submission deadl...
14 teams qualify for euRathlon land competition
Marta Palau Franco
17 Sep 2013
Teams participating in ELROB land robotics competition tune up their robots. Photo credits: ELROB
Buildings that are collapsed or on fire, tunnels flooded with smoke or water, unstructured areas subj...
Bionic Man documentary to air in October in US
Frank Tobe
16 Sep 2013
Photo credit: James Cheadle
A real-life million-dollar bionic man with artificial organs, synthetic blood and robotic limbs has been created to (1) showcase what’s possible with modern science and ...
Robohub focus on robotics education
Mike Hamer
15 Sep 2013
Since posting the call for contributions in August, 2013, I was contacted by many enthusiastic and inspiring individuals who were interested in sharing their experience with budding roboticists.
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This robotic prosthetic hand can be made for just $1000
Joel Gibbard
11 Sep 2013
The Dextrus hand is a robotic hand that can be put together for well under £650 ($1000) and offers much of the functionality of a human hand. Existing prosthetic hands are magnificent devices, capa...
Geek immersion: Campus Party London packs a ton of tech fun into five days
Jana Witt
11 Sep 2013
Campus Party events pride themselves in bringing together bright and like-minded people from all over the world, offering them an opportunity to hear from some of the greats in the worlds of the gamin...
Photo essay: VEX’s Paul McKnight hosts robotics competition @ Campus Party EU
Jana Witt
10 Sep 2013
At a robotics workshop Friday September 6th at Campus Party EU in London, VEX Robotic's Paul McKnight elaborated how robotics platforms and toolkits could be used in schools and universities to enhanc...
Progress report on Hoaloha Robotics’ assistive-care robot
Frank Tobe
09 Sep 2013
... Tandy Trower, the founder of Microsoft’s Robotics Studio software and initiative, and now founder and CEO of Seattle-based Hoaloha Robotics, wrote about his progress to date. His blog post is an...
Adept’s restructuring is paying off: earnings better and stock higher
Frank Tobe
09 Sep 2013
... It was just last February that Rob Cain replaced John Dulchinos as CEO of Adept Technology. Cain had worked with Adept for a few months as advisor and representative of Hale Capital Partners and c...
Researchers use single joystick to control swarm of RC robots
Aaron Becker
09 Sep 2013
What can you do with 12 RC robots all slaved to the same joystick remote control? Common sense might say you need 11 more remotes, but our video demonstrates you can steer all the robots to any desi...
