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Intel’s new hardware kits make it easier to build robots and drones
Kassie Perlongo
14 Apr 2016
Intel's keynotes can be fun, with robots parading on stage and drones zigzagging around the room. Now Intel's making new hardware to help enthusiasts join the fun by building robots and drones at home...
Drone Lighting Brings Out the Desert’s Otherworldly Side
Kassie Perlongo
13 Apr 2016
Reuben Wu illuminates monstrous formations in the desert at night with a drone. The results are alien and spectacular.Kassie Perlongo's insight:Absolutely stunning works of art. I suggest watching the...
Lawmakers seek to ensure FAA bill won’t preempt local drone laws
Kassie Perlongo
13 Apr 2016
Drone policy is likely to take center stage this week in the Senate.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Grishin Robotics Raises $100M Fund to Pursue Trillion-Dollar Opportunity
Kassie Perlongo
12 Apr 2016
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Apr 11, 2016) - Grishin Robotics announces new $100 million fund, four times the size of its initial $25 million fund, announced in mid-2012. Originally one of the fi...
Microbots can clean up polluted water
Kassie Perlongo
12 Apr 2016
(Phys.org)—A new study shows that a swarm of hundreds of thousands of tiny microbots, each smaller than the width of a human hair, can be deployed into industrial wastewater to absorb and remove...
Crewless ‘drone ships’ will be sailing the seas by 2020
Kassie Perlongo
12 Apr 2016
RT @pentlandedge: Development of crewless drone ships @RollsRoyce:https://t.co/oJu8vs5nnqSoftware for that radar sensor data?https://t.…See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Hitachi Develops Robot Assistant to Locate People Needing Help
Kassie Perlongo
12 Apr 2016
Hitachi Ltd. is offering new competition to SoftBank Group Corp.'s humanoid robot Pepper in the market for robot assistants.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Autodesk looks to future of 3D printing with Project Escher
Kassie Perlongo
10 Apr 2016
Like so many organizations these days, Autodesk is a company in transition. It was until recently a traditional boxed software company sellinSee it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Alphabet’s secretive Schaft Inc. shows off new bipedal robot in Tokyo
Andra Keay
09 Apr 2016
There's a new bot in town (Tokyo, specifically), and while it might not be as cute as Nao, as creepy as Spot and BigDog, or as anthropomorphic as Atlas, it..Sourced through Scoop.it from: techcrunch.c...
When Is the Singularity? Probably Not in Your Lifetime
Kassie Perlongo
08 Apr 2016
Most artificial intelligence researchers still discount the idea of an “intelligence explosion” that will outstrip human capabilities.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Is drone racing the sport of the future? – FT.com
Kassie Perlongo
08 Apr 2016
On a recent Sunday, in front of a small crowd of spectators in an abandoned indoor shopping mall in South Central Los Angeles, four young men donned goggles and prepared to race their drones. Seated i...
South San Francisco-based Dispatch raises $2 million – Silicon Valley Business Journal
Andra Keay
07 Apr 2016
The South San Francisco startup, co-founded by Sonia Jin, Uriah Baalke and Stav Braun, builds on-demand delivery vehicles.Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.bizjournals.com The competition is hotting ...
Today DARPA Christens Its Robotic Submarine Hunting Ship
Kassie Perlongo
07 Apr 2016
Behold our autonomous seasSee it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
The super-secret, life-saving, flying robot
Kassie Perlongo
06 Apr 2016
Developing countries are skipping over roads and going straight to drones for providing health care
See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Facebook’s AI Is Now Automatically Writing Photo Captions
Kassie Perlongo
06 Apr 2016
Facebook is now using artificial intelligence to automatically generate captions for photos in the News Feed of people who can't see them.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
How drones can improve scientific research in the field
Kassie Perlongo
05 Apr 2016
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can keep remote sensors alive and deal with dangerous scenarios.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Salesforce acquires MetaMind
Kassie Perlongo
05 Apr 2016
MetaMind, a Palo Alto-based AI startup founded in July 2014, is being acquired by Salesforce. According to a new post published at the company's website..See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
California’s new minimum wage expected to boost Bay Area automation firms
Andra Keay
04 Apr 2016
With wages rising and technology advancing and becoming cheaper, agriculture, restaurants and hotels are expected to turn more to automation.Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.mercurynews.com And ther...
Drone plane startup nabs funds from Paul Allen, Jerry Yang
Kassie Perlongo
04 Apr 2016
Zipline will begin parachuting in blood and medicine to remote Rwandan clinics this summer.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Facebook taps artificial intelligence for users with disabilities
Kassie Perlongo
04 Apr 2016
Facebook is one of a growing number of companies trying to make their websites and mobile apps more accessible to people with disabilities.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Drones will never be the same: Today TerrAvion introduces the M-UAV
Andra Keay
01 Apr 2016
Venture Capital poured $855M in investment into the drone industry last year. However, the industry has yet to produce a cost effective Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for mapping in industrieSour...
Summer Of 2016 – First Autonomous Cars In London
Kassie Perlongo
01 Apr 2016
Britain’s first autonomous cars are going to hit the streets of London in the summer of 2016 for a three months trial. Here are all the details.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Hacker reveals $40 attack to steal Police drones from 2km away
Kassie Perlongo
01 Apr 2016
Encryption absent in pro-grade drones, so sniff the WiFi and replicate the signalsSee it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Morphing Metal Could Create Shapeshifting Robots : DNews
Kassie Perlongo
31 Mar 2016
A hybrid material of silicone foam and metal turns elastic when slightly heated up. Continue reading →Kassie Perlongo's insight:I'm wondering about the applications for it to be used in soft robo...
Rakuten will test drone delivery on golf course after investing in Japanese drone firm
Kassie Perlongo
31 Mar 2016
Japan's Rakuten is joining e-commerce giants Amazon and Alibaba with a foray into drones. The Tokyo-based company, Japan's largest e-commerce firm, revealed..See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Drones deliver sterile insects to tackle disease in Ethiopia
Kassie Perlongo
31 Mar 2016
To combat disease-ridden tsetse flies in Africa, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is enlisting heavy-duty drones. An autonomous system has beeSee it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
RoboRace: This is what an autonomous racing car looks like (Wired UK)
Kassie Perlongo
31 Mar 2016
Formula E's autonomous electric racing series RoboRace will launch in 2016/17 and involve races with this carKassie Perlongo's insight:Share your insightSee it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
What Is a Robot?
Reno Tibke
23 Mar 2016
The question is more complicated than it seems.Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.theatlantic.com It's pleasing to see such thought put into this question, though commentary not only on the potential ...
Technology Invades Hospitality Industry: Domino Delivery Droid, Hilton Robot, Ritz-Carlton Mystique – Forbes
Andra Keay
18 Mar 2016
Robots are sprouting up all over in the hospitality industry, customer service, and foodservice, including Hilton's new robot concierge and Domino's new delivery robot, DRU. However, more subtle uses ...
Domino’s Is Launching A Self-Driving Pizza Delivery Robot. No Really
Andra Keay
18 Mar 2016
Marathon RoboticsSourced through Scoop.it from: www.lifehacker.com.au Australian robotic company Marathon Robotics, who make military robots, are providing the technology behind Dominos Pizza Delivery...
Locus Robotics brings this Amazon solution to small retailers | ZDNet
Kassie Perlongo
18 Mar 2016
Welcome to e-commerce in the age of the robots.Kassie Perlongo's insight:Locus Robotics will present its collaborative process at the forthcoming MODEX 2016 in Atlanta.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Watson Developer Challenge: Conversational Applications
Kassie Perlongo
18 Mar 2016
Enable natural interaction with your app using a conversational interface powered by the Watson Developer Cloud APIs.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Bots and Beer party lets humans, robots network
Andra Keay
18 Mar 2016
The party, at first glance, seemed unremarkable — a throng of techies and engineers swigging beer and milling around an open office space. There were no humanoids — this time — but a...
Google Puts Boston Dynamics Up for Sale in Robotics Retreat
Andra Keay
17 Mar 2016
The video, published to YouTube on Feb. 23, was awe-inspiring and scary. A two-legged humanoid robot trudges through the snow, somehow maintaining its balance. Another robot with two arms and pads for...
26 of the most powerful female engineers in 2016
Kassie Perlongo
17 Mar 2016
It's time for a shout-out to the female engineers with fab careers, leading important technologies at their companies or being pioneers in other ways.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
