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Rethink Robotics unveils new robot Sawyer | Impact Lab
Hallie Siegel
30 Mar 2015
Rethink Robotics has developed a new robot. It is not a new version of their older robot Baxter, but a completely different robot, stuffing all of tSee it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Amazon tests delivery drones at secret Canada site after US frustration
Hallie Siegel
30 Mar 2015
Exclusive: Guardian gains access to unnamed British Columbia site where tech giant’s roboticists and engineers are developing their unmanned delivery serviceSee it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Sub $300 exiii handiii 3D Printed Open Source Bionic Hand is Controlled by a Smartphone
Reno Tibke
28 Mar 2015
exiii handiiiSource: 3dprint.comThe movement spearheaded by (the now) Open Bionics' then Dextrus 3D-printed robotic prosthetic is gaining speed.See on Scoop.it - AI, NBI, Robotics & Cybernetics & Andr...
What it took these four women to get into robotics | ReadWrite.com
Hallie Siegel
27 Mar 2015
And what you can learn from them.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
8 new robotics research reports | The Robot Report – tracking the business of robotics
Reno Tibke
25 Mar 2015
A flurry of 10 costly robotic research analyses offered by a variety of vendors were recapped in a previous post. Here are 8 additional reports for your review and consideration.Source: www.thero...
Tesla Model S: Summer Software Update Will Enable Autonomous Driving – IEEE Spectrum
Andra Keay
23 Mar 2015
It'll only work on highways, but you'll be able to drive from San Francisco to Seattle without touching the wheelSource: spectrum.ieee.orgEven more compelling is the low speed set of features. Se...
Interview: Neil Jacobstein Discusses Future of Jobs, Universal Basic Income and the Ethical Dangers of AI
Andra Keay
23 Mar 2015
As part of Singularity University's Future of Work series, I had a chance to sit down with Neil Jacobstein, the co-chair of the ArtificialSource: singularityhub.comSee on Scoop.it - The Robot Times...
Future of Work Series Launches Today
Andra Keay
23 Mar 2015
Interview: Neil Jacobstein Discusses Future of Jobs, Universal Basic Income and the Ethical Dangers of AISource: singularityhub.comContribute to a discussion on jobs/robots/AI/automation Se...
Video of quake-ravaged Avonside
Andra Keay
22 Mar 2015
New video shows the remains of one of Christchurch's quake-stricken riverside suburbs.Source: www.stuff.co.nzMy grandparents lived here ... and now it's just vacant lots. Over 50% of houses in many pa...
Andrew Bate’s Swarmfarm Robotics finds a more efficeint way to spray weeds
Andra Keay
20 Mar 2015
ANDREW Bate well remembers his light-bulb moment. He was sitting alone one night in the dark cab of his powerful new tractor spraying weeds on the family cropping farm near Emerald, in central Queensl...
The Next Generation Of Home Robots Will Be So Much More Than Vacuums
Andra Keay
19 Mar 2015
If Hollywood's depiction of artificial intelligence were accurate, we would be falling in love with operating systems, sharing our homes with Stepford wives,..Source: techcrunch.comBut the household r...
Sawyer: Rethink Robotics Unveils New Robot – IEEE Spectrum
Andra Keay
19 Mar 2015
It's smaller, faster, stronger, and more precise: meet Sawyer, Rethink Robotics' new manufacturing robotSource: spectrum.ieee.orgAnd looks like being pretty popular. Kind of annoying in a younger sibl...
Samsung Electronics launches new $100M robotics lab | Robotics Business Review
Hallie Siegel
17 Mar 2015
"Goal: Samsung’s products—robots included—to be Internet-connected and IoT-capable within five years..."See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Robogenesis by Daniel H. Wilson now available in paperback
Hallie Siegel
17 Mar 2015
"It’s been three years since the global uprising of the world's robots, three long years in which ordinary people waged a guerilla war that saved humankind from the brink of annihilation. But a ...
Ex Machina marketers tricked SXSW Tinder users with a chatbot | Techcrunch
Hallie Siegel
16 Mar 2015
There are a few universal truths in online dating: most photos are carefully staged, most profiles are slightly puffed-up, and most people on them are actually real. Until some unlucky Tinder users sp...
Drinking coffee with Stop the Robots, SXSW’s anti-robot protesters | Yahoo Tech
Hallie Siegel
16 Mar 2015
Anti-robot protesters hit SXSW; we drink coffee with them.
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SXSW robot petting zoo features disaster-relief robots you can touch | CBC
Hallie Siegel
16 Mar 2015
A menagerie of robots that visitors can poke, pet and even program are on display at the Robot Petting Zoo at South by Southwest Interactive Festival this week.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Job automation: Speed of innovation could send economies towards stagnation | Oxford Martin School
Hallie Siegel
16 Mar 2015
A new report from the Oxford Martin School and Citi calls for long term thinking to mitigate the negative effects of an ever more automated and digital economy. The latest Citi GPS Report, Technology...
Why do we find it hard to torture robots?
Andra Keay
16 Mar 2015
Meet DAR-1. He might not look like much, but robots like him are showing startling new ways that humans can interact with machinesSource: www.theguardian.comSee on Scoop.it - The Robot Times...
Protesters stage anti-robot rally at SXSW
Andra Keay
15 Mar 2015
At SXSW in Austin, a group of protesters warn of the dangers of artificial intelligence.Source: www.usatoday.comSee on Scoop.it - The Robot Times...
Robin Hanson Reviews Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future – Hit & Run : Reason.com
Andra Keay
15 Mar 2015
Seeing dark omens of catastrophe in new tech demos.Source: reason.comSee on Scoop.it - The Robot Times...
Program the Universal arm by grabbing it | IEEE Spectrum
Hallie Siegel
13 Mar 2015
The Danish company continues to expand by offering robot arms so easy to program that even a reporter can do itHallie Siegel's insight:Nice piece by Erico Guizzo at Automaton blog.See it on Scoop.it, ...
What It Took These Four Women To Get Into Robotics
Andra Keay
13 Mar 2015
And what you can learn from them.Source: readwrite.comSee on Scoop.it - The Robot Times...
Sneak Peek: The 3DR Spektre Industrial Inspection Drone
Ioannis K. Erripis
12 Mar 2015
At Autodesk’s Real 2015 conference last month, 3DR provided a flight demo of a new versatile workhorse of drone we’re calling Spektre. (Some of you may have seen Chris Ander...
Domitilla Del Vecchio bridges math, engineering, and biology | MIT News
Hallie Siegel
12 Mar 2015
Mechanical engineering professor carries out pioneering work in the creation of biological circuits.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Finger-mounted reading device for the blind | MIT News
Hallie Siegel
12 Mar 2015
Audio feedback helps user scan finger along a line of text, which software converts to speech.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Japan introduces Robear – a strong robot with the gentle touch | TVI
Hallie Siegel
12 Mar 2015
Japan has long been looking at how it might use robots to provide care for the elderly, and with a rapidly aging population, and a birth rate that continues to fall, the issue has taken on growing imp...
A new 96Boards-compliant product has been announced by Qualcomm
John Payne
12 Mar 2015
“The DragonBoard 410c is based on the 64-bit capable Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 410 processor and is designed to be compatible with the 96Boards Consumer Edition specification. It should be...
What the Seed Funding Boom Means for Raising a Series A
Andra Keay
11 Mar 2015
Josh Kopelman on why raising a Series A is harder than ever, and how startups can adapt to survive the changing investment landscape.Source: firstround.comWhy you are more likely to be plastic pony th...
If an algorithm wrote this, how would you even know? | The New York Times
Hallie Siegel
10 Mar 2015
"LET me hazard a guess that you think a real person has written what you’re reading. Maybe you’re right. Maybe not. Perhaps you should ask me to confirm it the way your computer does when ...
China’s factories are building a robot nation | Market Watch
Hallie Siegel
10 Mar 2015
Chinese companies over the past five years have ramped up robotics in the face of labor woes, such as worker shortages and rising wages, and to cut their production costs, reports Caixin Online.See it...
Columbus Fire prepares to roll out bomb-diffusing robot | WBNS-10TV Ohio
Hallie Siegel
10 Mar 2015
The robots can be the difference between life and death, and the Columbus Division Of Fire is ready for an upgrade to a state-of-the-art machine.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
ATRIAS Robot: Steps Around on Uneven Ground while Blind | Oregon State University
Hallie Siegel
10 Mar 2015
Oregon State University's bipedal robot, ATRIAS, is commanded to move over obstacles that it can't see. It's (mostly) successful.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
All 300 Pepper units sell out | News on Japan
Hallie Siegel
10 Mar 2015
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Marvell launches first Apple HomeKit SDK for IoT accessories | AnandTech
John Payne
10 Mar 2015
“Today Marvell is announcing general availability of the industry's first embedded software development kit (SDK) with Apple HomeKit support. Specifically, Marvell's existing EZ-Connec...
A brief history of robotics | SciShow
Hallie Siegel
09 Mar 2015
Why don’t we have robots taking care of our every need by now? A little history of the field of robotics might help you understand how hard it is to get mach...See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
