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A smart inhaler for people with asthma | MIT News
Hallie Siegel
29 Oct 2015
Sensors that track inhaler use aim to keep asthma patients healthy, cut health care costs.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Meet Teforia, a tea brewing robot for the home
Hallie Siegel
29 Oct 2015
Tea making is a delicate process that only the truest of enthusiasts around the world appreciate. The time-honored tradition of sourcing the right..Hallie Siegel's insight:This is more a tea-themed es...
This is the first footage shot by the GoPro drone | The Verge
Hallie Siegel
28 Oct 2015
Earlier this year we learned that GoPro was making a quadcopter drone, but few details have since been shared about the project. That changes today, as the company has uploaded the first footage...See...
Toyota’s Kirobo Mini | Toyota Europe
Hallie Siegel
28 Oct 2015
Meet Toyota's Kirobo Mini, a new, 10cm high, communication companion who can talk to you, gesture to you, and detect and respond to your emotions.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Small drone makes its own maps to navigate indoors | MIT Technology Review
Hallie Siegel
28 Oct 2015
A small drone capable of building its own maps of an indoor space shows how the craft could become easier to use.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Virtual Reality system to fly in space and bring non-astronauts aboard ISS | Deep Space Industries
Hallie Siegel
28 Oct 2015
For the first time ever, a virtual reality recording system will be flown in space. The project, announced today by Deep Space Industries (DSI), will use a spherical video capture system to create a v...
Inside the Pentagon’s effort to build a killer robot | TIME
Hallie Siegel
27 Oct 2015
The defense program DARPA is working to create an artificial brain—but what will it mean for humanity if it succeeds?Hallie Siegel's insight:Excerpt from a new book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/pro...
How robots, artificial intelligence, and machine learning will affect employment and public policy | Brookings Report
Hallie Siegel
27 Oct 2015
"While emerging technologies can improve the speed, quality, and cost of available goods and services, they may also displace large numbers of workers. This possibility challenges the traditiona...
Anki’s new robot car racing game totally blew me away by bridging the digital and real world | The Next Web
Hallie Siegel
26 Oct 2015
Try as I might, it’s hard to keep up with every single gadget/device/connected toy released, and Anki’s Drive racing game totally passed me by first time around. However, the company has ...
Amazon has doubled the number of Kiva bots in its warehouses | Business Insider
Hallie Siegel
24 Oct 2015
Amazon began using Kiva robots only last year, and by the end of 2014, said it had 15,000 bots working across 10 of its warehouses. Now it looks like Amazon's using the Kiva robots a lot mo...
A robot that tries to get your attention | Phys.org
Hallie Siegel
24 Oct 2015
The experimental results significantly contribute to the HRI community by confirming that adaptive communication is essential in acquiring and maintaining attention during conversation. Moreover, Talk...
Why Dyson’s pricey robot vacuum is late for its Japanese debut | Endgadget
Hallie Siegel
24 Oct 2015
During beta testing in Japanese homes, the company realized the 360 Eye wasn't ready for the posited Spring retail date. Feedback from users indicated some specific problems that the engineers hadn't ...
ROS Industrial videos and training | Silicon Valley Robotics
Hallie Siegel
23 Oct 2015
ROS Industrial Videos and Training On October 22, 2015, Posted by admin , In California Robotics News, With Comments Off on ROS Industrial Videos and Training Want to get your teeth into ROS Industria...
ROS Industrial videos and training | Silicon Valley Robotics
Hallie Siegel
23 Oct 2015
ROS Industrial Videos and Training On October 22, 2015, Posted by admin , In California Robotics News, With Comments Off on ROS Industrial Videos and Training Want to get your teeth into ROS Industria...
Researchers developing drones to autonomously repair the cities of the future | Gizmag
Hallie Siegel
23 Oct 2015
A lot of effort goes into keeping our our cities in working order. But a new project could soon see many labor-intensive tasks taken care of by an army of drones that keep a watchful eye over our stre...
Dyson’s robot vacuum is available in Japan for $1200 | Yahoo Finance
Hallie Siegel
22 Oct 2015
When we saw the Dyson 360 Eye at IFA 2014, we were kind of mesmerized. Sixteen years in the making, it was the robot vacuum you’d expect from Dyson. Over a year later, the bot vac is finall...
James Dyson accuses Bosch of cheating ‘like Volkswagen’ | The Telegraph
Hallie Siegel
22 Oct 2015
Sir James Dyson has claimed Bosch are the Volkswagen of the vacuum cleaner world as he launched legal action against his German engineering rival. “We do not understand these assertions by Dyson...
RoboBees take to the sky – and now the sea | Wyss Institute at Harvard
Hallie Siegel
22 Oct 2015
Engineers have been trying to design functional aerial-aquatic vehicles for decades with little success. The biggest challenge is conflicting design requirements: aerial vehicles require large airfoil...
Pepper makes its EU debut in France | AFP
Hallie Siegel
22 Oct 2015
A humanoid robot name Pepper designed as an upbeat companion made its European debut on Tuesday helping shoppers with wine, and more, in a major shop in France. The test run involves seven robots stat...
Samsung is developing robots to replace cheap Chinese labour | Wired
Hallie Siegel
21 Oct 2015
The South Korean government has handed Samsung a multi-million dollar investment to develop factory robots that can carry out complex tasks normally reserved for nimble human fingersSee it on Scoop.it...
CCI professor makes Robohub’s list of top women in robotics | UNC Charlotte
Hallie Siegel
21 Oct 2015
Jing Xiao, professor of computer science in the College of Computing and Informatics, is on the 2015 Robohub listing of “25 Women in Robotics You Need to Know About.” Xiao’s research...
Stanford’s autonomous DeLorean can’t time travel, but can do donuts | Gizmag
Hallie Siegel
21 Oct 2015
It doesn't have a flux capacitor may not be able to travel through time like its Hollywood inspiration, but Stanford University's autonomous DeLorean MARTY can cut some wicked donuts without the aid o...
Sony’s Kaz Hirai Talks Autonomous Cars (But No Sony Robot Vehicle — Yet) | Re/Code
Hallie Siegel
20 Oct 2015
The company is exploring bringing its images sensors to the next generation of vehicles.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Makewonder launches US-wide kids robotics competition – Deadline to enter Dec 1 | Makewonder
Hallie Siegel
20 Oct 2015
Teams from around the nation and their Dash & Dot robots will face off to overcome obstacles, solve coding challenges, and have a blast while they're at it. Your mission is to help Dash make it......
Doubt Surrounds Drone Registration – Robotics Trends
Hallie Siegel
20 Oct 2015
We chat with Jonathan Rupprecht, a leading drone and aviation lawyer, about the impending drone registration and the implications for hobbyists.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
A Robot Finds Its Way Using Artificial “GPS” Brain Cells | MIT Technology Review
Adriana Hamacher
20 Oct 2015
One robot has been given a simulated version of the brain cells that let animals build a mental map of their surroundings.See it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
25 features of the new Horizon 2020 research plans: robot farmers to 5G phones | Science Business
Adriana Hamacher
20 Oct 2015
Final work plans for 2016 and 2017 are out, with ambitions to replace animal testing, resist the rising tide of antimicrobial resistance and deliver faster internet speedsSee it on Scoop.it, via pRobo...
Boeing establishes analytics lab for aerospace data at Carnegie Mellon | CMU News
Hallie Siegel
19 Oct 2015
Carnegie Mellon University has joined with The Boeing Company to establish the Boeing/Carnegie Mellon Aerospace Data Analytics Lab, a new academic research initiative that will leverage the university...
U.S. will require drones to be registered | NBC
Hallie Siegel
19 Oct 2015
The federal government will require people buying unmanned aircraft systems to register with the DOT, after concerns over close calls with planes.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
A Tale of Two Ports: Automation at Oakland vs Rotterdam | Medium
Hallie Siegel
19 Oct 2015
Comparing the ports of Oakland and Rotterdam shows just how far American ports are lagging when it comes to automation.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Self repairing city: Robots and drones made in Leeds to repair potholes and street lights
Andra Keay
17 Oct 2015
SCIENTISTS at Leeds University are to create new robots and drones to help fix street lights and potholes as part of an ambitious plan to create “self-repairing cities.”Sourced through Sco...
Open Bionics just unveiled Star Wars, Marvel and Disney themed prosthetics for kids | Robotics Trends
Hallie Siegel
16 Oct 2015
Open Bionics is radically overhauling artificial limbs, creating kid-friendly prosthetic hands branded after popular superheroes and movie characters.Hallie Siegel's insight:As a mom with two kids I c...
Google balloon and Facebook drone teams collaborate to bring Internet access to billions | MIT Technology Review
Hallie Siegel
16 Oct 2015
Google and Facebook are lobbying to alter international law to make it easier to provide universal Internet access.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Robot swarms will explore the waterways of Venice | Fox News
Hallie Siegel
16 Oct 2015
Forget the gondola – researchers have found a new way to see Venice. An international team of scientists is planning to explore the waterways beneath the historic city with swarms of autonomous ...
From robotics to analytics, why NASA is offering startups over 1,000 patents for ‘free’ | ZDNet
Andra Keay
16 Oct 2015
Startups could get a major lift from NASA if they can find a technology at the space agency that fits their commercial ambitions.Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.zdnet.comSee on Scoop.it - The Robot...
Stephen Finally Gets To Tackle A Robot – YouTube
Andra Keay
16 Oct 2015
Buddy Teevens, head soccer coach of Dartmouth College, HAS player Reduced injuries by 80% since Introducing the Robotic MVP, "Mobile Virtual Player." So, n ...Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.youtub...
