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New nanodevice defeats drug resistance | MIT News
Hallie Siegel
05 Mar 2015
Tiny particles embedded in gel can turn off drug-resistance genes, then release cancer drugs.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals Will Have 25 Teams, and a Surprise Task – IEEE Spectrum
Reno Tibke
05 Mar 2015
A total of 25 teams from seven countries will compete in what is possibly the most anticipated robotics event everSource: spectrum.ieee.orgNo question - this is the most exciting robotics event in the...
Omni Stereo: Omnidirectional stereo camera | Occam Vision Group
John Payne
05 Mar 2015
“Combining the power of two Omni 60 cameras, the Omni Stereo is a compact, high frame rate, all-in-one omni-directional video and depth sensor. Ideally suited to vehicle and robot localizat...
Will you need a new license to operate a self-driving car? | IEEE Spectrum
John Payne
05 Mar 2015
“Self-driving cars promise a future where you can watch television, sip cocktails, or snooze all the way home. But what happens when something goes wrong? Today’s drivers have not been tau...
Will Nissan beat Google and Uber to self-driving taxis? | IEEE Spectrum
John Payne
04 Mar 2015
“Documents obtained by IEEE Spectrum suggest the first cab capable of driving itself (and that you won’t feel obliged to tip) might be made by Nissan. In January, the Japanese au...
Creative AI: Software writing software and the broader challenges of computational creativity
John Payne
03 Mar 2015
“In this final part of our deep dive into the world of computational creativity, we turn to the underlying ideas and challenges that face the field as a whole as researchers grapple with questio...
Meet Google’s ‘crabot’ — part crane, part robot, all Google | Silicon Valley Business Journal
Andra Keay
02 Mar 2015
Here's a machine that could help rearrange modular building pieces inside Google's proposed new canopied buildings.Source: www.bizjournals.comHere's some of the robots that Google is working on. ...
Why Robots Will Be The Biggest Job Creators In World History
Andra Keay
02 Mar 2015
The labor saved by robots will gift us with an investment surge that will truly transform our lives and work for the better. The future can’t come soon enough.Source: www.forbes.comJohn Tammy ad...
Kalashnikov to produce drones | Russia & India Report
Hallie Siegel
02 Mar 2015
With the UAV market one of the biggest expanding markets in the defence industry, the Kalashnikov Concern believes it is time to enter production. The Russian weapons manufacturer has decided to ...
Drone 360, new magazine from DiscoverMagazine.com
Hallie Siegel
02 Mar 2015
Whether you’re curious about the ethics of unmanned aerial vehicles in law enforcement or itching to break into the quadcopter hobby, Drone 360 is packed with ideas and information to ...
The case against killer robots, from a guy actually working on artificial intelligence | Fusion
Hallie Siegel
27 Feb 2015
Andrew Ng builds artificial intelligence systems for a living.
See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
DJI rolls back buggy update that restricted D.C. flights following White House crash | TechCrunch
Hallie Siegel
27 Feb 2015
DJI, the maker of the drone which crashed on the White House lawn last month, is rolling back the software update that was designed to prevent flights over..Hallie Siegel's insight:Could lia...
Why Silicon Valley Is Eager to Take on Detroit
Andra Keay
25 Feb 2015
We tend to think of cars as a mature technology. They’re good enough to be boring. But something weird is happening. Silicon Valley is eyeing theSource: singularityhub.comSee on Scoop.it - ...
Thoughts on what the proposed FAA SUAS rules mean for search and rescue | Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue (CRASAR) at Texas A&M Univer
Hallie Siegel
25 Feb 2015
Here are our notes on the recommended rules, which are currently open for public comment and are not in force, and how they might impact public agencies, especially fire rescue. See it on Scoop.i...
QUT and CSIRO Announce New International UAV Challenge | Unmanned Systems Technology
Andra Keay
24 Feb 2015
Queensland University of Technology and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science agency, have announced their next internationalSour...
Stopping killer robots and other future threats | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
John Payne
24 Feb 2015
“Fully autonomous weapons are not unambiguously bad. They can reduce burdens on soldiers. … But the potential downsides are significant. Militaries might kill more if no individual h...
Google Lunar X Prize Awards $1 Million to Astrobotic | CMU news
Hallie Siegel
23 Feb 2015
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Autonomous drone flies in dark, tight quarters to assist firefighting inside naval vessels | CMU
Hallie Siegel
23 Feb 2015
Autonomous Drone Flies in Dark, Tight Quarters To Assist Firefighting Inside Naval VesselsHallie Siegel's insight:See also: Virginia Tech students demo firefighting humanoid robot on US Navy shipSee i...
Uber, CMU announce strategic partnership and creation of Advanced Technologies Center in Pittsburgh | CMU News
Hallie Siegel
23 Feb 2015
Hallie Siegel's insight:See also these posts from Brad Templeton:Uber and Google are not breaking up quite yetUber to collaborate with CMU on robocarsUber’s legal battles and robocarsSee it on S...
Bringing texture to flat touchscreens: CMU and Northwestern researchers provide new insight into how brain understands data from fingers | CMU News
Hallie Siegel
23 Feb 2015
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Whole brain emulation (WBE): What happens when we get there? | Ars Technica
John Payne
22 Feb 2015
“Long the domain of science fiction, researchers are now working to create software that perfectly models human and animal brains. With an approach known as whole brain emulation (WBE), the...
Building a real-life Baymax | Gizmag
John Payne
22 Feb 2015
“The recent animated feature Big Hero 6 is more than a collection of comic book fantasies – there's some hard science behind the soft robots. Baymax, the inflatable robot designe...
HorseFly: Truck-based drone delivery | Zero Moment
John Payne
22 Feb 2015
“The FAA's requirement that unmanned aircraft stay within a human's unbroken line of sight throughout its operation is a deal-breaker for Prime Air, as is the restriction on carrying external pa...
Michael Wagner: Developing trust in autonomous robots | CMU RI Seminar
John Payne
21 Feb 2015
Michael Wagner writes: “For decades, our lives have depended on the safe operation of automated mechanisms around and inside us. The autonomy and complexity of these mechanisms is increasing dra...
Rise of the Fembots: Why artificial intelligence is often female | LiveScience
Hallie Siegel
20 Feb 2015
From Apple's iPhone assistant Siri to the mechanized attendants at Japan's first robot-staffed hotel, a seemingly disproportionate percentage of artificial intelligence systems have female personas. W...
Hello Barbie: Internet connection the latest trend in toys | Toronto Star
Hallie Siegel
19 Feb 2015
New version of the classic doll, which can chat with children, makes her debut at New York Toy Fair.See it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
A distributed robot garden system | MIT CSAIL
John Payne
19 Feb 2015
The Robot Garden is a system that functions as a visual embodiment of distributed algorithms, as well as an aesthetically appealing way to get more young stu...Source: www.youtube.comSee on Scoop.it -...
HitchBOT rolls through Germany on euro road trip | Toronto Star
Hallie Siegel
19 Feb 2015
The Canadian-made hitchhiking robot is travelling around Germany, sponsored by a local prime-time science TV showSee it on Scoop.it, via Robotics...
Sensitive prosthetics from Barrett and SynTouch on PBS
Andra Keay
19 Feb 2015
Barrett and SynTouch's sensitive prosthetics on PBS NewsHourSource: campaign.r20.constantcontact.comSensitivity has been missing from prosthetics until now. This is exciting research.See on Scoop.it -...
SkyProwler convertible drone, quad or fixed wing, doing well on Kickstarter | Gizmag
John Payne
19 Feb 2015
“Like a quadcopter, the SkyProwler has four horizontal propellers that allow it to perform vertical take-offs and landings, and to hover in mid-air. … If users want to make it r...
Automate Launch Pad Startup Competition
Andra Keay
17 Feb 2015
The Automate Launch Pad Startup Competition seeks out these startup companies to generate awareness of their technology and funding.Source: www.automateshow.comGreat opportunities for early stage robo...
RBR50 – Robotics Business Review
Ioannis K. Erripis
17 Feb 2015
Source: www.roboticsbusinessreview.comA list of the most influential public & private companies in the global robotics industry!See on Scoop.it - Robohub...
Open Bionics makes Top 50 robotics list
Ioannis K. Erripis
17 Feb 2015
The Robotics Business Review unveiled the Top 50 robotics companies to watch and ranked Open Bionics amongst Google and Dyson for their 3D printed hands.Source: www.openbionics.comSee on Scoop.it - Ro...
Robots4Us Student Contest | DRC
Reno Tibke
17 Feb 2015
Source: www.theroboticschallenge.orgDARPA's Robots4Us Student Video Contest on the Societal Implications of Robotics - get the kids involved!See on Scoop.it - AI, NBI, Robotics & Cybernetics & Android...
Drones and satellites spot lost civilizations in unlikely places | Science
John Payne
17 Feb 2015
“What do the Sahara desert and the Amazon rainforest have in common? Until recently, archaeologists would have told you they were both inhospitable environments devoid of large-scale human settl...
Apple studies self-driving car | Reuters
John Payne
15 Feb 2015
“Technology giant Apple is looking beyond mobile devices to learn how to make a self-driving electric car, and is talking to experts at carmakers and automotive suppliers, a senior auto industry...
