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3D Print Your Own Breakfast
Kassie Perlongo
01 Sep 2016
A team of researchers at Columbia University has developed a 3D food printer capable of printing and cooking multiple ingredients at one timeSee it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Inside the Robot-Run Genetics Lab of Tomorrow (Just Watch Your Step)
Kassie Perlongo
01 Sep 2016
Counsyl is one of the first fully-automated genetic testing labs in the country.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Interview: How to build a lionfish-killing robot
Kassie Perlongo
31 Aug 2016
Lionfish are slow-moving environmental disasters and RISE is working to develop a lionfish-killing robot to help contain or even reverse the problem. New Atlas caught up with RISE's executive director...
Lowe’s robot wants to help you find the plumbing aisle
Kassie Perlongo
31 Aug 2016
Home improvement store Lowe's is testing out a customer service robot that scans inventory and helps customers find products.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Legions of nanorobots target cancerous tumours with precision
Kassie Perlongo
30 Aug 2016
Researchers from Polytechnique Montréal, Université de Montréal and McGill University have just achieved a spectacular breakthrough in cancer research. They have developed new nan...
Why the death of Moore’s Law could give birth to more human-like machines
Kassie Perlongo
30 Aug 2016
John Smart, a prominent futurist and writer told WIRED that Moore’s law ending allows us to jump from artificial machine intelligence – a top down, human engineered approach; to natural ma...
Teaching physics 101 to robots is harder than you think
Kassie Perlongo
30 Aug 2016
Machines must be able to predict how objects in the real world will behave.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Cybathlon adds robots to olympics
Andra Keay
30 Aug 2016
The Robot Launch Pad's insight:Cybathlon adds robots to olympicsSee it on Scoop.it, via The Robot Times...
Willow Garage as PARC for robotics
Andra Keay
30 Aug 2016
The Robot Launch Pad's insight:Some of the Willow Garage history as retold by a visiting roboticist.See it on Scoop.it, via The Robot Times...
Are Robots Really Destined to Take Over Restaurant Kitchens?
Andra Keay
30 Aug 2016
Where automated workers are most likely to become realityThe Robot Launch Pad's insight:What sort of kitchen jobs will robots really do? Some good insights here.See it on Scoop.it, via The Robot Times...
Robots-as-a-service: New company introduces first ‘goods-to-box’ warehouse picking system | ZDNet
Kassie Perlongo
26 Aug 2016
inVia Robotics launches a new robotics system that put goods directly into shipping boxes. Instead of investing in a fleet of robots, customers pay a monthly service fee.See it on Scoop.it, via Roboti...
Italian team brings household robot a step closer
Kassie Perlongo
26 Aug 2016
Italy’s IIT, (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia), in Genoa has a new humanoid member of staff.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
World’s First Self-Driving Taxis Hit the Road in Singapore
Kassie Perlongo
25 Aug 2016
Singapore became the first country in the world to launch a self-driving taxi service, beating ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies to public road tests by mere days.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Goodbye Rio, hello robots: Expect high-tech cool at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Kassie Perlongo
25 Aug 2016
A robot helper ushers you to your stadium seat, while artificial meteorites streak across the sky. This is the crazy reality that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Committee wants to bring to life.See it on Sco...
Pizza drones are go! Domino’s gets NZ drone delivery OK – Business – NZ Herald News
Kassie Perlongo
25 Aug 2016
Aerial pizza delivery may sound futuristic but Domino's has been given the green light to test New Zealand pizza delivery via drones. - New Zealand HeraldSee it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Parrot’s Disco Drone Lets You Take to the Sky in Immersive FPV
Kassie Perlongo
25 Aug 2016
Parrot's Disco FPV drone is a smart fixed-wing drone with a full first-person view kitSee it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Switzerland enlists robots to help deliver mail
Kassie Perlongo
24 Aug 2016
Swiss Post will test robots from Starship Technologies for food deliveries.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
The Robots Are Coming. Welcome Them
Kassie Perlongo
24 Aug 2016
Andy Kessler says not to believe the hype that machines will put humans out of work. Technology creates more jobs than it destroys.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Soldiers test robot tech during visit by Army Secretary Fanning
Kassie Perlongo
23 Aug 2016
MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii -- Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning visited the Pacific Manned-Unmanned Initiative training site Tuesday, July 26, as part of his trip to U.S. Pacific Comm...
Parts-Makers Mobileye, Delphi Team Up on Automated Driving
Kassie Perlongo
23 Aug 2016
Parts suppliers Mobileye NV and Delphi Automotive Plc are teaming up to develop a self-driving system for carmakers that lack funding to develop the technology on their own.Kassie Perlongo's insi...
Airbus to Build Autonomous Flying Taxis
Kassie Perlongo
22 Aug 2016
A giant gets behind a cutting-edge idea.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
How This Hedge Fund Robot Outsmarted Its Human Master
Kassie Perlongo
22 Aug 2016
Yoshinori Nomura felt like weeping. It was the morning of June 24, Brexit day, and markets were moving against him.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
People favour expressive, communicative robots over efficient and effective ones
Kassie Perlongo
19 Aug 2016
Making an assistive robot partner expressive and communicative is likely to make it more satisfying to work with and lead to users trusting it more, even if it makes mistakes, a new study suggests.See...
Aging Danes Hope Robots Will Save Their Welfare State
Kassie Perlongo
19 Aug 2016
Denmark needs creative solutions to its labor shortagesSee it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
NASA’s asteroid redirect mission completes robotic design milestone
Kassie Perlongo
18 Aug 2016
Following a key program review, NASA approved the Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) to proceed to the next phase of design and development for the mission's robotic segment. ARM is a two-part mission th...
Man With Cerebral Palsy Walks For The First Time, Thanks To Robotic Skeleton Device
Kassie Perlongo
18 Aug 2016
Dakota Privette has a host of medical problems, including cerebral palsy and severe scoliosis.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Uber Debuts Its First Fleet of Driverless Cars in Pittsburgh
Kassie Perlongo
18 Aug 2016
The autonomous cars, launching this summer, are custom Volvo XC90s, supervised by humans in the driver’s seat.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Robotics Can Get Girls Into STEM, but Some Still Need Convincing
Kassie Perlongo
17 Aug 2016
The lack of women leaders in STEM creates “a catch-22 death spiral.” Robotics teams try to change thatSee it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
China’s Factories Count on Robots as Workforce Shrinks
Kassie Perlongo
17 Aug 2016
China’s appetite for European-made industrial robots is rapidly growing, as rising wages, a shrinking workforce and cultural changes drive more Chinese businesses to automation.See it on Scoop.i...
Ford Promises Fleets of Driverless Cars Within Five Years
Kassie Perlongo
17 Aug 2016
The carmaker said it aimed to have self-driving cars available for ride-hailing services by 2021.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
SRI Spin-off Abundant Robotics Developing Autonomous Apple Vacuum
Andra Keay
15 Aug 2016
Robot startup Abundant Robotics, a spin-of of SRI International based in California, is using machine vision and a robot arm to build an autonomous apple pickerThe Robot Launch Pad's insight:Excellent...
Toyota funds A.I., robotics research at Michigan campus
Kassie Perlongo
15 Aug 2016
Toyota Research Institute is giving $22 million to advance research on artificial intelligence, robotics and autonomous driving at the University of Michigan.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
How Rethink Robotics Sees The Future Of Collaborative Robots
Kassie Perlongo
15 Aug 2016
One thing is clear. Robots will become an increasingly important part of the economy and will drive productivity for decades to come.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Can Singapore’s labor crunch spark a robot revolution?
Kassie Perlongo
15 Aug 2016
Sherine Toh says her best days at work are when none of the 600-or-so staff at Singapore's Tung Lok Restaurants (TGLK.SI) quits, though such days are rare.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Pepper the ’emotional robot’ makes its way to Silicon Valley
Andra Keay
12 Aug 2016
Pepper, the humanoid robot created by Aldebaran Robotics and SoftBank Mobile, is slowly making its way to the US — and it’s starting in Silicon Valley. The robot was seen in action this we...
Uh-oh! Crowdfunded social robot Jibo won’t now ship outside North America
Kassie Perlongo
11 Aug 2016
Jibo, a cutesy social robot pitched to crowdfunders in mid 2014 as 'the world's first social robot' but since delayed and yet to arrive in the market some..See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
