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Philae lander goes silent again | Gizmag
Hallie Siegel
21 Jul 2015
ESA’s Philae comet lander has once again gone silent. According to the space agency, the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on a comet lost radio contact with the Rosetta orbiter mothership...
MOVI, a standalone speech recognizer shield for Arduino | Kickstarter
Hallie Siegel
16 Jul 2015
MOVI is an offline speech recognizer and voice synthesizer that adds voice control functionality to any Arduino projectSee it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Behold, a Real Hotel Staffed By Talking Androids and Robotic Dinosaurs | Gizmodo
Adriana Hamacher
15 Jul 2015
There is now a hotel in the world with a dinosaur concierge. He’s also a robot. He also speaks English. He wears a cute li’l bowtie. And his coworkers are a bunch of other robots. Welcome ...
Brooke Army Medical Center performs first robot-aided pediatric surgery | The United States Army Blog
Hallie Siegel
15 Jul 2015
A 2-year-old boy has a shot at a better quality of life, thanks to a robot and a few skilled surgeons at Brooke Army Medical Center.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Exclusive: Inside Autodesk’s Robotics Lab Of The Future | Fast Company
Adriana Hamacher
14 Jul 2015
Our exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how Autodesk almost didn't see the groundbreaking innovation right under their noses.See it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
Forces of nature: Biomimicry in robotics | The Engineer
Adriana Hamacher
14 Jul 2015
Bioinspired devices are helping robotics engineers to solve many problemsSee it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
And now, the hopping robot | Harvard Gazette
Adriana Hamacher
14 Jul 2015
Harvard-designed robot transitions from soft to hard, reducing the stress where the rigid electronic components join the body.See it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
Robots Learn to Reason by Playing Minecraft | MIT Technology Review
Andra Keay
13 Jul 2015
A new approach to robot learning was tested in Minecraft, the popular open-ended computer game.Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.technologyreview.comSee on Scoop.it - The Robot Times...
Rival robot cars meet on California highway | BBC News
Hallie Siegel
13 Jul 2015
A rare meeting between two self-driving cars resulted in one taking evasive action, Reuters reports.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Autonomous taxis could be cheaper and improve the environment, says Berkeley Lab study | KurzweilAI
Adriana Hamacher
11 Jul 2015
Self-driving taxi? (credit: Google) It's the year 2030. A fleet of driverless taxis roams throughout your city, ready to pick you up and take you to yourSee it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
US-based MegaBot challenges Kuratas Mecha from Japan to a giant robot battle | BBC News
Hallie Siegel
10 Jul 2015
American MegaBot challenges Japan's Kuratas Mecha to a giant robot battle to the bitter endSee it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Robotics expert Rodney Brooks raises $53m for Rethink Robots | The Australian Financial Review
Adriana Hamacher
07 Jul 2015
Australian robotics expert Rodney Brooks has raised $US40 million to help his latest robot, Sawyer, go global.See it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
Amazon scanning backyards in Seattle, suggesting drone delivery in its sights | Forbes
Hallie Siegel
06 Jul 2015
One tweet suggest that Amazon is scanning backyards in its hometown of Seattle to gather data for its drone delivery program.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Jabil’s innovation center welcomes robots – Silicon Valley Business Journal
Andra Keay
02 Jul 2015
Jabil’s Blue Sky Innovation Center welcomed entrepreneurs and their robots to the center that opened this spring.Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.bizjournals.comSee on Scoop.it - The Robot Tim...
Our Robot Overlords Aren’t Quite Ready For Us — Yet
Andra Keay
02 Jul 2015
In the booming field of industrial robotics, the race is on to create a machine that can actually replace human workers. But even with the brightest minds in automation on the project, human-less l......
Robots on the march | BBC News
Adriana Hamacher
02 Jul 2015
A range of robots are on display at the Innorobo event in France, including the most advanced domestic robot to go on sale to the public.See it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
Russia developing battlefield humanoid that will learn to run, complete obstacle course | Moscow Times
Hallie Siegel
30 Jun 2015
"A prototype terminator-style Russian combat robot in development at an advanced military research foundation will learn to run and complete an obstacle course by the end of this year."See it on Scoop...
Tipping point in transit | New York Times
Hallie Siegel
30 Jun 2015
The future of driving is in many ways already here, and the changes are coming fast and furious. Many could see lower costs and more convenience, but not everyone may benefit.See it on Scoop.it, via R...
NASA and Verizon plan to monitor US drone network from phone towers | The Guardian
Hallie Siegel
30 Jun 2015
Exclusive: Federal agency is developing technology to track commercial and civilian drones via cell coverage, with first tests of air traffic control system set for this summerSee it on Scoop.it, via ...
EU‐US talks to show the road ahead for automated vehicles | Horizon Magazine – European Commission
Hallie Siegel
30 Jun 2015
High‐level talks between the EU and the US are critical if we are to have self‐driving cars any time soon, carmakers, lawyers, and researchers agree.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Google AI robot answers the meaning of life and tells humans how to be good | The Independent
Adriana Hamacher
30 Jun 2015
Google has created a new, super-intelligent robot — and it has provided answers to some of the questions that have troubled humans for centuries.See it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
Hospital tests lag time for robotic surgery 1,200 miles away from doctor | Computer World
Adriana Hamacher
26 Jun 2015
The ability to control robots over great distances is now being tested for remote procedures, which may allow doctors to operate hundreds or even thousands of miles away from their patients.See it on ...
Foxconn’s CEO backpedals on robot takeover at factories | PC World
Adriana Hamacher
26 Jun 2015
Foxconn expects robots to take over 30 percent of jobs in five yearsSee it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
This robotic bricklayer can build a house in two days | Engadget
Adriana Hamacher
26 Jun 2015
For all the modern tools and heavy machinery found on construction sites these days, one aspect has remained a decidedly manual labor: bricklaying. JustSee it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
Making Robot Fish Is Hard When You Don’t Know How They Swim | Wired
Adriana Hamacher
24 Jun 2015
The key to an efficient swimming robot is understanding the tiny whirlpools fish push against as they move.See it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
FSR 2015 in Toronto June 24-26
Hallie Siegel
23 Jun 2015
We have 42 papers lined up from a broad range of field robotics applications including unmanned aerial vehicles, space exploration, self-driving cars, and many aquatic applications.Hallie Siegel's ins...
Berlin opera casts robot lead – video | The Guardian
Adriana Hamacher
23 Jun 2015
A small robot, the size an 8-year-old child, is the star of a new opera at Berlin's Komische OperSee it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
Robo-Mate exoskeleton aims to lighten the load for industry | Gizmag
Hallie Siegel
22 Jun 2015
Until now, powered exoskeletons have been largely restricted to the laboratory, the military, and rehabilitation therapy. Recently in Stuttgart, the Robo-Mate project unveiled the first exoskeleton fo...
Octopus-inspired robot “hands” delicate enough to grasp a tomato
Andra Keay
19 Jun 2015
Soft Robotics wants to get its speciality robot hands all over your food. Last week, the year-old startup announced a partnership with a California company that makes sorters, washers, and chopping eq...
Fifty years of Shakey, the “world’s first electronic person” | Gizmag
Hallie Siegel
19 Jun 2015
Robots are more and more becoming part of our everyday lives. If so, then a lot of the credit goes to a 50 year old box on wheels called Shakey – the "world's first electronic person."See it on ...
SoftBank to sell Pepper Robot to consumers from June 20 | Bloomberg
Hallie Siegel
19 Jun 2015
SoftBank Corp. will start sales of its Pepper robot to consumers Saturday in a bid to spur adoption. The humanoid robot will sell for 198,000 yen ($1,600), SoftBank said in Tokyo on Thursday. The comp...
New Study Confirms: Use of Robots Fuels Growth and Productivity
Andra Keay
19 Jun 2015
EUnited Robotics position: Often cited Osborne/Frey study lacks significanceSourced through Scoop.it from: www.eu-nited.netRobots=more jobs, more productivity, more GDP (not more unemployment) as inde...
SoftBank Lands $236M From Alibaba And Foxconn To Bring Its Pepper Robot To The World
Andra Keay
18 Jun 2015
Remember Pepper, the intelligent robot that SoftBank unveiled in Japan last year? Pepper goes on sale in Japan this coming weekend, but in advance of that..Sourced through Scoop.it from: techcrunch.co...
Foxconn, Softbank to open robot joint venture: report | Economics | FOCUS TAIWAN – CNA ENGLISH NEWS
Andra Keay
17 Jun 2015
Tokyo, June 17 (CNA) Taiwan-based contract electronics maker Foxconn Technology Group (鴻海) and Japan's telecom services supplier Softbank Corp. are planning to set up a joint venture to produce ro...
SRI’s DURUS humanoid walks 20X more efficiently than Atlas | IEEE Spectrum
Hallie Siegel
17 Jun 2015
SRI unveils a walking humanoid robot that's 20x more efficient than ATLASSee it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
DARPA’s Gill Pratt: Cloud Robotics Next Big Thing | Robotics Trends
Adriana Hamacher
15 Jun 2015
Dr. Gill Pratt, the man behind the DARPA Robotics Challenge, discusses what's next for robotics and how robots will soon learn from each other.See it on Scoop.it, via pRobotika...
