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Uber hires hacking and robotics experts | Insurance Journal
Hallie Siegel
01 Sep 2015
"Uber Technologies Inc. has hired two top vehicle security researchers, the company said on Friday, high-profile additions that come as the ride-hailing service ramps up its work on technology for sel...
Neato Robotics’ new connected Botvac robot vacuum sports lasers and wifi | TechHive
Hallie Siegel
01 Sep 2015
Lasers map the area to be cleaned, while Wi-Fi connectivity lets users control the robot from anywhere using a smartphone.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
3D Robotics launches 3DU to promote drones in education | TechCrunch
Hallie Siegel
01 Sep 2015
3D Robotics (3DR), the largest North American consumer drone manufacturer, today announced the launch of its 3DU educational program. 3DU aims to bring..See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Gill Pratt: Is a Cambrian Explosion Coming for Robotics? | Automaton Blog
Hallie Siegel
01 Sep 2015
When the growth of robot capabilities begins in earnest, it will likely be explosiveHallie Siegel's insight:Gill Pratt (DARPA's DRC Program Director) originally wrote this for the Journal of Economic ...
Self-driving ‘crash’ trucks to hit Florida highways this year | The Guardian
Adriana Hamacher
26 Aug 2015
Autonomous vehicles capable of driving using GPS waypoints or following human-driven vehicles will be part of roadworkers’ fleet
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Hitachi warehouse robot grabs goods with two arms | CIO
Adriana Hamacher
26 Aug 2015
Hitachi has created mobile logistics robots that can use two arms to handle inventory in warehouses.See it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
Technology has created more jobs than it has destroyed, says 140 years of data | The Guardian
Adriana Hamacher
26 Aug 2015
Study of census results in England and Wales since 1871 finds rise of machines has been a job creator rather than making working humans obsoleteSee it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
Thousands take glimpse into future at Robotronica
Andra Keay
24 Aug 2015
Robots, machines and a real-life cyborg have given curious humans a glimpse of what the world will look like a decade from now.Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.abc.net.auQUT puts on a great combinat...
Helping Siri hear you in a party | KurzweilAI
Adriana Hamacher
15 Aug 2015
This prototype sensor can separate out simultaneous sounds coming from different directions (credit: Steve Cummer, Duke University) Duke UniversitySee it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
Robots learn to evolve and improve | BBC News
Adriana Hamacher
12 Aug 2015
Engineers develop a robotic system that evolves and improves its performance.See it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
Carnegie Mellon, GE Ventures bringing robotics accelerator program to Pittsburgh | Post-gazette
Adriana Hamacher
12 Aug 2015
A new accelerator program and a $20 million venture fund started by Carnegie Mellon University and GE Ventures could brand Pittsburgh as the official home of the globe’s growing robotics industr...
MIT Robot Steals Human Brains to Help It Balance | Spectrum.IEEE
Adriana Hamacher
12 Aug 2015
A new teleoperation system allows humans to lend their balancing skills to a bipedal robotSee it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
Fly catcher robot to speed up insights into Alzheimer’s | Reuters
Adriana Hamacher
07 Aug 2015
PALO ALTO, California - Stanford University researchers are using the most sophisticated fly catcher in the world with the potential to speed up the rate of scientific insight into diseases like Alzhe...
Midea, Eyeing China’s Huge Aging Population, Targets Robotics With Yaskawa | Forbes
Adriana Hamacher
07 Aug 2015
China home appliance maker Midea Group, whose largest individual shareholder is billionaire He Xianjian, said on Wednesday it had formed joint ventures with Yaskawa Electric of Japan, one of the world...
Jibo Raises $11 Million To Bring Its Social Robot To Households In Asia | Techcrunch
Adriana Hamacher
06 Aug 2015
Less than two months after SoftBank's Pepper robot went on sale in Japan, another intelligent humanoid is poised to make its way into Asia. That's because..See it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
Unknown assailant destroys hitchhiking robot in Philadelphia | Mashable
Adriana Hamacher
03 Aug 2015
A Canadian experiment to test the kindness of strangers has provided an unsettling result.See it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
AI researchers should not retreat from battlefield robots, they should engage … | The Conversation AU
Adriana Hamacher
03 Aug 2015
If military robots are inevitable, then AI and robotics researchers should work to make them ethical, not retreat by calling for an ineffectual ban.See it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
Japan’s ridiculous robot hotel is actually serious business | Endgadget
Hallie Siegel
31 Jul 2015
The Hen-na Hotel is actually Hotel Zero, a proof of concept: Everything that goes down here will inform the next stage. Sawada-san is planning to roll out the Hen-na Hotel concept to two more hotels: ...
Tech and Science leaders confront strong AI with bold PR
Hallie Siegel
31 Jul 2015
a close read of the letter shows that the authors manage to both suggest an overstated case for the imminence of strong AI in the quasi-religious tone of Singularitarianism and simultaneously undersel...
Kitchener startup Clearpath Robotics to open Silicon Valley office | Global News
Hallie Siegel
30 Jul 2015
Canadian robot manufacturer Clearpath Robotics is rolling into Silicon Valley with a new office.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Kitchener-Waterloo startup Clearpath Robotics to open Silicon Valley office
Andra Keay
30 Jul 2015
The company plans to open a product design facility in the San Francisco Bay Area before the end of the yearSourced through Scoop.it from: www.theglobeandmail.comWelcome to Silicon Valley!See on Scoop...
Evan Ackerman: We should not ban ‘Killer Robots,’ and here’s why | Automaton
Hallie Siegel
30 Jul 2015
What we really need is a way of making autonomous armed robots ethical, because we’re not going to be able to prevent them from existingSee it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Evan Ackerman: We should not ban ‘Killer Robots,’ and here’s why | Automaton
Hallie Siegel
30 Jul 2015
What we really need is a way of making autonomous armed robots ethical, because we’re not going to be able to prevent them from existingSee it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Japan’s NTT to put home care robot’s in the homes of the elderly | Mashable
Hallie Siegel
29 Jul 2015
Japan's NTT to put home care robot's in the homes of the elderlyHallie Siegel's insight:Competing with Softbank's mobile Pepper robot, this companion robot called 'Sota' sits on your table top and is ...
Amazon makes its case for dedicated drone highways in the sky | Gizmag
Hallie Siegel
29 Jul 2015
By setting aside a low-altitude chunk of sky and splitting it into high-speed and low-speed droneways, Amazon believes that the needs of the fast-growing drone industry can be accommodated without bri...
See How Robotics Is Changing What It Means to Be Disabled | TIME
Adriana Hamacher
29 Jul 2015
Veterans, engineers, doctors and researchers are working together to improve the lives of people with disabilitiesSee it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking join call for ban on artificially intelligent weapons | TIME
Hallie Siegel
27 Jul 2015
Physicist Stephen Hawking and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk have joined scores of artificial intelligence and robotics experts calling for a ban on “offensive autonomous weapons” in an open l...
The man who created the world’s first self aware robot | Business Insider
Adriana Hamacher
27 Jul 2015
Selmer Bringsjord he says that he didn't prove what would have been more important discovery: self-awareness in real time. If we achieve this milestone, he...See it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
Extendable Robot Arms and Exoskeletons Could Benefit from Super-Stretchy Wires | MIT Technology Review
Adriana Hamacher
27 Jul 2015
New kinds of flexible, bendable, and twistable electronic devices could benefit from conducting wires that can stretch to many times their length.See it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
Lowering the barrier to innovation in robotics | PWC
Adriana Hamacher
27 Jul 2015
Brian Gerkey of the Open Source Robotics Foundation explains how platform technologies in robotics will accelerate innovation.See it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
Robot Hitchhiker Will Make Its Way Across The U.S. This Summer | IFL Science
Adriana Hamacher
27 Jul 2015
This summer, one small robot will have a big adventure. Last year, hitchBOT, the Canadian hitchhiking robot, traveled across Canada with a lot of help from benevolent fellow travelers.See it on Scoop....
Robotic Construction Gets Fancy at ETH Zurich’s Digital Fabrication Lab
Andra Keay
25 Jul 2015
Bricklaying robots, building structures out of rubble, and creative concrete are all works in progress at ETH ZurichSourced through Scoop.it from: spectrum.ieee.orgFurther from commercialization but e...
Robots Build Large Structures With Brick and Concrete
Andra Keay
25 Jul 2015
Construction robotics has the potential to drastically speed up building structures while reducing costSourced through Scoop.it from: spectrum.ieee.orgAustralian company seriously commercializing cons...
Mother Robots Build Children Robots with Artificial Evolution | IEEE Spectrum
Adriana Hamacher
24 Jul 2015
Physical robots mutate and crossbreed to evolve towards the most efficient mobility genomeSee it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
EpicTV & DJI Announces First Rise of the Drones Film Festival | Droneblog
Hallie Siegel
21 Jul 2015
"EpicTV – in association with DJI – has today announced a new Film Festival called Rise of the Drones, which aims to unearth the very best in aerial footage of BMXing,...
Musk says CRS-7 explosion may have been due to faulty strut | Gizmag
Hallie Siegel
21 Jul 2015
On June 28, SpaceX suffered a major setback when its unmanned CRS-7 mission exploded shortly after liftoff. SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk has laid out the preliminary findings of the post-flight in...
