Silicon Valley and Detroit are in a race to create our driverless future. And for the first time ever, the car may take a backseat.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
The laser-guided 'Geta' (get a car) robot slides under your vehicle to pick it up. It then finds a parking space in the lot and places the car in the tightest of spots.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Technology has always changed employment, but the rise of robotics and artificial intelligence could transform it beyond recognition…See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Boston Dynamics — the (for now) Alphabet-owned company behind BigDog and other impressive machines — has just unveiled its latest robot: SpotMini, an all-electric, smaller version of its S...
Open source Torchnet helps researchers and developers build rapid and reusable prototypes of learning systems in Torch.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Artificially intelligent machines are starting to make decisions that the real world—which is why it's important to stay on top of how they think.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
To give robots a speed boost when moving in unstructured environments, engineers at Duke University have developed a new processor that enables them to perform motion planning 10,000 times faster than...
For his new project “Unequal Scenes” Cape Town-based photographer Johnny Miller used a drone to show the inequality that exists in the Republic of South Africa.See it on Scoop.it, via Robo...
Drones have numerous applications in security, inspection, and other major roles at industrial facilities, but in many cases manual control is still the..See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
If you're sick of using vacuum cleaners, dishwashers, and washing machines, OpenAI's plans for a robot to take care of the housework could be good news.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Europe's growing army of robot workers could be classed as "electronic persons" and their owners liable to paying social security for them if the European Union adopts a draft plan to address the real...
A detailed, video game-like simulation of a city environment called Synthia is proving a cheap and highly effective way of training AIs for self-driving cars quickly, cheaply, and with nearly no human...
Chinese-backed carmaker Faraday Future is still likely a few years away from releasing its first electric car, but the company is quickly expanding its operations and footprint. Faraday broke ground o...
By Judith Mischke OSTEND, Belgium (Reuters) - A Belgian hospital has just welcomed its newest staff member: Pepper, a humanoid robot that speaks 19 languages. Developed to improve social and health ca...
The creator of Japan's most popular and personable robot, Pepper, is working on a new version that will cheer us up and disarm us with mega cuteness.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Amazon acquired Kiva for $775 million in 2012 but only started using the orange robots in its warehouses in late 2014. The deal was expected to make inventory management more efficient. ...
Pundits often describe deep learning as an imitation of the human brain. But it's really just simple math executed on an enormous scale.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
The robots are not taking over – the economy continues to generate more jobs By Andrew Sentance Since the start of the industrial revolution in the 18th century, there have been fears that advan...
A robot will replace human workers in delivering public services for the first time at a local council beset by budget cuts.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Karen Kharmandarian, manager of a $1.2 billion robotics fund, talks about where the industry is heading from here, and the opportunities for investors.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
China’s Midea Group made its formal offer to take over Germany’s Kuka in the face of criticism by some of the robot maker’s investors and German politicians that management hasn&rsqu...
China's robotics sector has allegedly been overrun by companies which have fraudulently obtained huge subsidies from local governments, the SCMP reports.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
A team of students from Oakton Community College earned second place in a NASA robotics mining competition last month beating out teams from other universities and colleges with significantly more res...
Roboticists are on a mission to make our lives easier. The brains behind the future of social robotics talk shop at the Bloomberg Technology Conference. Speakers include: Tessa Lau, Chief Robot Whispe...
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is working with a robotics company to develop a shopping cart that helps customers find items on their lists and saves them from pushing a heavy cart through a sprawling store and...