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KUKA youBot HACKATHON 2013
Wolfgang Heller
27 Feb 2013
German KUKA youBot Store has announced a new initiative to promote education in mobile manipulation. Research groups and labs in universities and public research facilities are invited to organize an ...
Nuke plant decommissioning robots wanted
Wolfgang Heller
27 Feb 2013
The Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. (MRI) invites the robotics community to upgrade and to develop a technical catalog of robotic technologies to move and investigate inside nuclear reactor buildi...
Robot choreographies
Sabine Hauert
27 Feb 2013
Today's TED talk features a troop of NAO robots performing an upbeat choreography....
2013 robotic gimmicks, gadgets and toys
Frank Tobe
26 Feb 2013
Toys often precede more serious inventions. So, putting judgement aside, and withholding laughs and other "tells", here are some new robotic toys and gadgets hitting the market this year....
iRobot buys back own shares up to $25M
Wolfgang Heller
25 Feb 2013
iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT), a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program. Under the program, iRobot...
Management shakeup at Adept Technology
Frank Tobe
25 Feb 2013
... Rob Cain replaces John Dulchinos as CEO of Adept Technology. Cain has worked with Adept for the past few months as an advisor and representative of Hale Capital Partners and crafted a restructurin...
Rapyuta: The RoboEarth Cloud Engine
Dominique Hunziker
25 Feb 2013
In recent years cloud computing has made an entrance into our lives. Naturally, this begs the question how cloud computing can be used in robotics applications. With Rapyuta, the RoboEarth Cloud Engin...
EURATHLON outdoor robotics competition
Wolfgang Heller
24 Feb 2013
EURATHLON is a new outdoor robotics competition, which will invite teams to test the intelligence and autonomy of their robots in realistic mock emergency-response scenarios....
Augmented realty interface for telepresence robots
Wolfgang Heller
22 Feb 2013
Telepresence robots are remote controlled cameras on wheels that are connected via Wi-Fi to a user's computer, mobile phone or tablet. The user can communicate via a "human-scale" robot with other peo...
Bioinspired robot STAR
Wolfgang Heller
21 Feb 2013
Researchers at the Biomimetic Millisystem Lab at UC Berkeley have developed a six legged, 12 cm long, bioinspired robot named STAR (Sprawl Tuned Autonomous Robot)....
Robot vision systems providers doing well
Frank Tobe
21 Feb 2013
... In a recent $4,650 research report by Market & Market, a TX-based research firm, they projected that machine vision systems and components will grow at an annual rate of 8%+ for 2013 to 2018....
Oshkosh and Lockheed capitalizing on demand for military AGVs
Frank Tobe
21 Feb 2013
... The Oshkosh TerraMax UGV (right) is capable of tele-operations, being a leader or follower, and fully autonomous operation. The Marine Corps are evaluating it as part of their Cargo UGV initiative...
Video: Throwing and catching an inverted pendulum – with quadrocopters
Markus Waibel
21 Feb 2013
Two of the most challenging problems tackled with quadrocopters so far are balancing an inverted pendulum and juggling balls. My colleagues at ETH Zurich's Flying Machine Arena have now combined the t...
Flying robot performs 2D/3D mapping in the alps
Sabine Hauert
20 Feb 2013
Sensefly just released a fun video of their latest product, eBee, autonomously flying over an alpine landscape near the Matterhorn while performing 2D and 3D mapping....
Grishin Fund invests in hardware incubator
Frank Tobe
20 Feb 2013
... Grishin Robotics continues it’s formulaic long-term investment strategy in robotics by partnering into the start-up mechanism. In this case its a new hardware incubator called Bolt located in Bo...
Bolt closes funding round and opens applications
Andra Keay
20 Feb 2013
Bolt, Ben Einstein's hardware and robotics accelerator in Boston, today announced the close of their first funding round and the opening of the first round of applications for 2013 hardware startups. ...
ROV market study shows dramatic growth for 2013-2023
Frank Tobe
19 Feb 2013
... In a new report analyzing the uses and needs for remotely operated underwater vehicles by the global oil and gas industry, Visiongain, a British research provider, has projected positive growth fo...
Cell origami
Sabine Hauert
19 Feb 2013
A couple years back, a team from Harvard and MIT developed a sheet of "programmable matter" that could fold into 3D structures....
Is this the cheapest floor robot?
Frank Tobe
16 Feb 2013
O-Duster is an O-Cedar product from Channell Chemical Company, a division of the Freudenberg Group, a German conglomerate....
The award-winning Smart Trash Can moves autonomously to catch your trash
DigInfo TV
15 Feb 2013
This Smart Trash Can, developed by Minoru Kurata, an engineer at a Japanese auto maker, won an Excellence Award at the Japan Media Arts Festival.
"When you toss trash at it, a sensor detects the posi...
Seeing is touching
DigInfo TV
13 Feb 2013
Professor Takashi Kawai's lab at Waseda University's School of Fundamental Science and Engineering is conducting research on a cross-modal perception technology employing multi-sensory integration in ...
So long, and thanks for all the bots!
Markus Waibel
12 Feb 2013
So, depending on who you ask, Willow Garage is shutting down, pursuing commercial interests, or changing direction. But things are not as dire as some may think: ROS is fine (the OSRF will support it)...
Willow Garage changes direction
Frank Tobe
12 Feb 2013
For many years now Willow Garage has invested in open source and open platform robotics. Their goal has been a reflection of the vision of it's founder (and chief funder) to advance the state of robot...
Willow Garage changing
Andra Keay
12 Feb 2013
One of the most iconic and influential robotics companies has just let staff know that Willow Garage will be making big changes in the next few months:
Willow Garage has decided to enter the world of...
NERVE, New England Robotics Validation and Experimentation Center, opens Feb. 12th
John Payne
11 Feb 2013
NERVE, the New England Robotics Validation and Experimentation Center at UMass Lowell, when it opens tomorrow, will be one of three such facilities in the United States. Incorporating elements of NIST...
MotherboardTV documentary on drones
John Payne
09 Feb 2013
http://youtu.be/kwkxx84wXNo
This video, by MotherboardTV, was posted on YouTube in early December, but, at just over 50,000 views, it hasn't yet reached the audience it deserves.
Not knowing muc...
2012 record year for US robot industry
Frank Tobe
09 Feb 2013
... 25,500 robots were sold in the US in 2012; $1.66 billion in revenue. This is a 17% year-over-year increase in units and 27% in dollars.
... Robotics Industry Association (RIA) estimates that 225,...
Open source vet simulation center
Frank Tobe
08 Feb 2013
... Dental students have robotic simulators, med students and surgeons have theirs too, and now Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine has one. They have a simulation center with tw...
Preparing a workforce for advanced manufacturing | NSF Science Nation
John Payne
07 Feb 2013
http://youtu.be/NzaBeY8-Iqs
In this video NSF SCience Nation looks at the US National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education program, and its efforts to create a workforce of skilled...
iRobot’s stock takes another hit – stock down 12%
Frank Tobe
07 Feb 2013
... iRobot’s stock (IRBT:NASDAQ) has suffered once again from not meeting analyst expectations. The stock is down 12% on news that expectations for 2013 show continuing downward pressure on thei...
RobotsLab launches BOX at TCEA 2013
Andra Keay
06 Feb 2013
We all know that robots are the gateway to STEM education, so what's not to love about getting 4 robots in a box, complete with lessons preloaded on a tablet. As both the US and UK undergo core curric...
3’600-strong underwater robot sensor network returns 1’000’000th measurement, has scientists craving for more
Markus Waibel
05 Feb 2013
The Argo project, which has deployed a network of more than 3'600 robots covering all of the world's oceans, has returned it's 1'000'000th measurement....
Samsung launch accelerator and $1.1 billion in funds
Andra Keay
05 Feb 2013
Samsung today offered hope to robot startups with the launch of its new Catalyst Fund, a $100 million commitment to the development of components, subsystems and disruptive technology. This is almost ...
Surrounded by his quadrocopter drones on stage, Raffaello D’Andrea explains feedback control and talks about the coming Machine Revolution
Markus Waibel
04 Feb 2013
During the 20 minute presentation, Raffaello D'Andrea revealed some of the key concepts behind his group's impressive demonstrations of quadrocopters juggling, throwing and catching balls, dancing, an...
February 11th issue of Time to focus on drones
John Payne
03 Feb 2013
Chris Anderson, of DIYDrones, notes in his blog that he has, upon invitation from the editors, submitted an article for the February 11th issue of Time Magazine, which will focus on drones, civilian a...
Desktop PC-sized fully automatic genetic testing device
DigInfo TV
02 Feb 2013
The GeneLEAD from Precision System Science (PSS) is a fully automatic genetic testing device that completely automates the genetic testing process that ordinarily would require manual intervention. Th...
