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The robotics revolution: The next great leap in manufacturing | Boston Consulting Group
Hallie Siegel
16 Oct 2015
The use of advanced industrial robots is nearing takeoff, lowering labor costs, boosting productivity, and changing the competitiveness of major manufacturing economies.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotic...
How robots will redefine competitiveness | Boston Consulting Group
Hallie Siegel
16 Oct 2015
Economic and technical barriers to wider industrial robotics adoption are beginning to fall, putting advanced robots within the reach of even small manufacturers.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Industries and economies leading the robotics revolution | Boston Consulting Group
Hallie Siegel
16 Oct 2015
Not all manufacturers and economies will share the benefits of advanced industrial robotics equally. Fast adopters will realize the biggest cost savings and productivity gains.See it on Scoop.it, via ...
Countering singularity sensationalism: Ken Goldberg reviews three books at the nexus of people and robots | Nature
Hallie Siegel
16 Oct 2015
In the late nineteenth century, the United States was awash with the racist term 'yellow peril'. Fears spread that Chinese immigrants working in the country's mines and building its railways would sei...
Empire Robotics on the cover of Popular Mechanics (Nov. 2015)
Andra Keay
15 Oct 2015
Sourced through Scoop.it from: us3.campaign-archive2.comNice to see robotics startups becoming successful. :)See on Scoop.it - The Robot Times...
Our robot sky | Medium
Hallie Siegel
15 Oct 2015
We think it is possible to build safe cargo drone routes connected by cheap droneports across much of the planet. Quiet, beautiful, goose-like craft will lift off from the droneports carrying precious...
snickerdoodle now crowdfunding
Hallie Siegel
09 Oct 2015
A palm-sized, reconfigurable Linux computer that connects to the real world: ARM + FPGA + Wi-Fi + Bluetooth + 154 I/O for the price of a wireless-enabled Raspberry Pi.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Laundroid the laundry-folding robot will take your (least-favourite) job | CBC
Hallie Siegel
09 Oct 2015
A group of Japanese tech companies and unveiled their forthcoming "Laundroid" machine this week at the 2015 Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies (CEATEC) trade show in Japan. ...
Israeli Google Lunar XPRIZE Team is first to sign launch agreement for private Moon mission on SpaceX Falcon 9
Hallie Siegel
08 Oct 2015
SpaceIL Becomes First Google Lunar XPRIZE Team to Produce a Verified Launch Contract for a 2017 Mission, Using a SpaceX Falcon 9 Launcher via Spaceflight IndustriesSee it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
The world’s first robot farm requires no (human) farmers at all | Modern Farmer
Hallie Siegel
08 Oct 2015
We'll have the robo-salad with electronic vinaigrette, please.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Intelligent machines: Will we accept robot revolution? | BBC News
Adriana Hamacher
08 Oct 2015
The robots have arrived but will we ever live in harmony with them or will we remain suspicious of their intentions?See it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
Where does Jibo fit in the family hierarchy? | Jibo Blog
Hallie Siegel
07 Oct 2015
All families have a hierarchy of authority and status. We believe Jibo’s position in the family is sandwiched under the people but over pets. Jibo is below the people because people are generall...
DARPA begins ElectRX program for self healing via nanoparticles that stimulate organs/nerves | DARPA
Hallie Siegel
07 Oct 2015
Integrated, international efforts under ElectRx program blend mapping of neural circuits and development of novel bio-electrical interfacesSee it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
“Training academies” for industrial robots | MIT Technology Review
Hallie Siegel
07 Oct 2015
Robot “training academies” could help industrial robots learn to perform complicated tasks by watching a human do them first.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
A car that knows what the driver will do next | MIT Technology Review
Hallie Siegel
07 Oct 2015
Researchers trained a computer to recognize the behavior that precedes a particular maneuver.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
In Singapore, robots are now leading workouts for the elderly | Tech in Asia
Hallie Siegel
05 Oct 2015
Singapore’s government this weekend unveiled a “robo coach” – a robot that will help senior citizens exercise and stay healthy. “Enhanced with sensors, RoboCoach offers ...
A3 releases report on robots fueling productivity | Silicon Valley Robotics
Andra Keay
05 Oct 2015
Sourced through Scoop.it from: svrobo.orgGreat to see this timely and useful report on how robots are creating job growth and fueling productivity.See on Scoop.it - The Robot Times...
Elon Musk’s sleight of hand | Medium
Hallie Siegel
05 Oct 2015
If I’m correct — and I think I am — the future for Model X owners won’t involve them being the only drivers of their own cars. It will involve them renting out their cars to ev...
Daimler driverless lorry tested in motorway traffic | BBC News
Adriana Hamacher
05 Oct 2015
A driverless lorry developed by Daimler is tested on a public road for the first time, in Germany.See it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
For the love of Robots | swissnex India
Hallie Siegel
02 Oct 2015
In the last year, swissnex India has brought a lot of cheer to robot enthusiasts in India. We’ve organized interactive sessions on topics related to Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in vario...
Sony and Japan’s mobile internet firm DeNA invest in driverless technology | Wall Street Journal Japan
Hallie Siegel
02 Oct 2015
DeNA said it will launch a joint venture with Tokyo-based ZMP Inc., known for developing autonomous vehicle technology, with an eye toward building a driverless transportation business. DeNA said it ...
RoboCab: Driverless taxi experiment to start in Japan | Wall Street Journal Japan
Hallie Siegel
02 Oct 2015
Japan’s cabinet office, Kanagawa prefecture and Robot Taxi Inc. on Thursday said they will start experimenting with unmanned taxi services beginning in 2016.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
The word ‘robot’ is meaningless. Why are we still saying it?
Hallie Siegel
02 Oct 2015
It's time to stop saying "robot," and start describing what things actually are.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
A new study of robot faces suggests the ‘Uncanny Valley’ is real
Hallie Siegel
29 Sep 2015
That uncomfortable feeling you get when a robot is pretty human, but not quite there yet.Hallie Siegel's insight:Original paper here: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S00100277153...
Remember EATR, the military robot that was supposed to eat humans? | Gizmodo
Hallie Siegel
29 Sep 2015
All EATR would need for power was the biomass it could find like dead trees. Oh, and did I mention it had a chainsaw? For chopping up vegetation, of course. As soon as people heard about this robot, t...
Volkswagen isn’t the first company to use software to break the law and it won’t be the last | Fusion
Hallie Siegel
29 Sep 2015
The robo-crimes are just getting started.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Who is Google’s self-driving car CEO, and where is he heading? | re/code
Hallie Siegel
29 Sep 2015
He's an exec that speaks car and geek.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
One-armed factory robot Sawyer goes on sale | BBC News
Adriana Hamacher
28 Sep 2015
The firm that created factory robot Baxter brings out a one-armed version named Sawyer, designed for precision work.See it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
Foster + Partners unveils designs for Mars settlement that could be 3D printed by robots
Andra Keay
25 Sep 2015
Foster + Partners’ vision is to build 93 square-meter habitats that could house up to four astronauts at a time, using 3D printing technology and regolith—the loose soil and rocks that mak...
People, robots wait in line for new Apple iPhone 6s in Palo Alto
Andra Keay
25 Sep 2015
Apple's new iPhone goes on sale Friday morning and people are already waiting in line.Sourced through Scoop.it from: abc7news.comBeam makes headlines - raises questions about who is really in line - t...
Volvo imagines robots will someday collect your trash | Mashable
Hallie Siegel
23 Sep 2015
Robot-based Autonomous Refuse handling, or ROAR, imagines a world where autonomous, human-guided and supervised robots collect garbage.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Target plans to test robot workers at its upcoming concept store | BGR
Hallie Siegel
23 Sep 2015
Target is teaming up with startup accelerator Techstars in order to revolutionize the way that consumers shop at their stores. By the end of 2015, Target will have begun accepting applications from te...
Wi-Fi-connected Roomba 980 maps a better route | Gizmag
Hallie Siegel
23 Sep 2015
The Roomba 980 is the first of the line of hockey-puck shaped robotic vacuums to include an intelligent visual navigation that allows it to map out rooms and clean them with greater efficiency.See it ...
Mind your Manners, Robot: How social cues influence human-robot interaction | Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Hallie Siegel
22 Sep 2015
Robots are increasingly being considered for use in highly tense civilian encounters to minimize person-to-person contact and danger to peacekeeping personnel. Trust, along with physical qu...
New advanced robot to join cleanup effort at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant | The Mainichi
Hallie Siegel
22 Sep 2015
"An advanced remote-controlled robot capable of assessing its surroundings in detail and designed to help decommission reactors at the disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant is set to start i...
Buyers of robot ‘Pepper’ to sign contract vowing not to use it for sex | Daily Mail
Hallie Siegel
22 Sep 2015
Japan-based SoftBank included a clause in the ownership contract which said using Pepper the robot (pictured) for 'the purpose of sexual or indecent behavior' breaks this rental agreement.See it on Sc...
