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ESA confirms primary landing site for Rosetta | ESA News
Robohub Editors
15 Oct 2014
ESA has given the green light for its Rosetta mission to deliver its lander, Philae, to the primary site on 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko on 12 November, in the first-ever attempt at a soft touchdown o...
Dronecode: Open, community-maintained firmware for UAVs | Boing Boing
John Payne
15 Oct 2014
Dronecode started as 3D Robotics' free/open codebase for UAVs, and it has grown to the point where it has flown off on its own, with a formal, community-run board and an ambitious roadmap for the futu...
3D-printed UAV now sports ducted fan motors | Gizmag
John Payne
15 Oct 2014
“Back in April, we first heard about a 3D-printed UAV airframe that could be fabricated within 24 hours. Created by a Boeing-assisted team at the University of Sheffield's Advanced Man...
Next Big Trend: Robots That Follow You Around | WIRED
Andra Keay
14 Oct 2014
At the RoboBusiness conference in Boston next week, dozens of robots will descend upon the Back Bay. A few of them may even try to follow you home.Source: www.wired.comSee on Scoop.it - The Robot Time...
Move over, humans, the robocars are coming | Washington Post
CIS Blog
14 Oct 2014
My prediction is that in fewer than 15 years, we will be debating whether human beings should be allowed to drive on highways. After all, we are prone to road rage; rush headlong into traffic jams; b...
Wearable technology that feels like skin | Wall Street Journal
Hallie Siegel
14 Oct 2014
When it comes to the future of computing, there is one major known and a principal unknown.
The known, with almost guaranteed certainty, is that the next era of computing will be wearables. The unk...
Open Bionics founder Joel Gibbard wins Young Design Engineer of the Year Award
Hallie Siegel
14 Oct 2014
Open Bionics founder, Joel Gibbard, won a prestigious award last week at the British Engineering Excellence Awards.
The awards celebrate UK companies and individuals that have shown the skills, in...
Autonomous naval drones in testing | TestTube
John Payne
14 Oct 2014
The U.S. is testing heavily armed autonomous drones for combat... and they're working. These computer controlled weapon carriers operate solely on their own ...Source: www.youtube.comWhile there are o...
Raspberry Pi: Nearly 4 million sold | TechCrunch
John Payne
13 Oct 2014
“Sales of low cost, open source microcomputer have now passed 3.8 million, according to the Pi Foundation. And while that pales in comparison to sales of consumer electronic devic...
EVENT REMINDER: Japan Robot Week 2014
Reno Tibke
12 Oct 2014
It's almost here, and oh yes - we'll be there in full robo-geeky force! #JAPAN #ROBOTSSource: akihabaranews.comSee on Scoop.it - AI, NBI, Robotics & Cybernetics & Android Stuff...
Michael Kaess : Real-time mapping for autonomous robots | CMU RI Seminar
John Payne
11 Oct 2014
“In this talk [Professor Kaess presents his] recent research on robust and efficient optimization techniques for real-time robotic mapping. [He focuses] on our recently developed incremental non...
James Gosling : Self-sustaining ocean-going robots | CMU RI Seminar
John Payne
11 Oct 2014
“James Gosling--CMU alumnus, inventor of Java, and noted software expert-- [talks] about his recent work with ocean-going and driving robots, especially from his unique software perspective. His...
Takara Tomy – Entertainment Robot – Robi jr – for 15000 yen
Reno Tibke
09 Oct 2014
New Robi Jr. entertainment robot is much better at conversation than locomotion. #ROBOTSource: akihabaranews.comSee on Scoop.it - AI, NBI, Robotics & Cybernetics & Android Stuff...
Town for driverless cars being built in Michigan | MIT Technology Review
John Payne
07 Oct 2014
“A mocked-up set of busy streets in Ann Arbor, Michigan, will provide the sternest test yet for self-driving cars. Complex intersections, confusing lane markings, and busy construction crews wil...
Tiny 3D Printed Robots Make Teleoperation Cheap and Simple – IEEE Spectrum
Andra Keay
06 Oct 2014
Little model robots make teleoperation a cinchSource: spectrum.ieee.orgProgramming made intuitive! One more gem of a project from IROS. See on Scoop.it - The Robot Times...
Simple 3D Printed Grip Makes Household Robots a Little More Realistic – IEEE Spectrum
Andra Keay
06 Oct 2014
A cheap adapter neatly solves problems that robots have with using human toolsSource: spectrum.ieee.orgThen combine it with RFID tag or QRcode (as previously discussed on Spectrum).See on Scoop.it - T...
Arduino enters open source 3D printing | Gizmag
John Payne
03 Oct 2014
“Arduino may be known for revolutionizing open source hardware platforms, but this week enters the 3D printer market with the small and (relatively) affordable Materia 101. Produced in partnersh...
IFR Statistics – World Robotics 2014
Andra Keay
30 Sep 2014
Source: www.worldrobotics.orgStrong growth in robot sales across all sectors - figures are in from 2013....
Robot jurisprudence: How to judge a ’botm | The Economist
Hallie Siegel
29 Sep 2014
The concern for policymakers is creating a regulatory and legal environment that is broad enough to maintain legal and ethical norms but is not so proscriptive as to hamper innovation. It was with thi...
Robotic Toy Carmaker Anki Raises $55 Million
Andra Keay
29 Sep 2014
The round was led by J.P. Morgan.Source: recode.netSee on Scoop.it - The Robot Times...
A lyrical introduction to Hod Lipson’s dream of self-aware robots | Salon
John Payne
28 Sep 2014
“Hod Lipson is the only man I know whose first name means “splendor” in Hebrew and a V-shaped wooden trough for carrying bricks over one shoulder in English. The paradox suits him ph...
Kevin Dowling : Learning through startups | CMU RI Seminar
John Payne
27 Sep 2014
“Dr. Dowling is the VP of Engineering for 4moms, a fast-growing Pittsburgh-based company that develops and markets advanced high-tech juvenile products. Previously he was Vice-President of Resea...
Drone Exemptions for Hollywood Pave the Way for Widespread Use | NYT
Sabine Hauert
26 Sep 2014
The decision by the Federal Aviation Administration has implications for industries like agriculture, energy and online retailing.Source: www.nytimes.com...
Robots Dance in Synchronization While Balancing on Balls
Reno Tibke
25 Sep 2014
Source: akihabaranews.comSee on Scoop.it - AI, NBI, Robotics & Cybernetics & Android Stuff...
GelSight sensor measures deformation of flexible manipulator surface | MIT News
John Payne
25 Sep 2014
“A GelSight sensor — both the original and the new, robot-mounted version — consists of a slab of transparent, synthetic rubber coated on one side with a metallic paint. The rubber c...
Facebook Lays Out Its Roadmap for Creating Internet-Connected Drones | WIRED
Andra Keay
24 Sep 2014
If tech companies like Facebook and Google have their way, everyone in the world will have access to the internet within the next few decades. But one thing's certain: it's going to be a bumpy ride.So...
‘Person of Interest’ Season 4 will tackle big questions about AI | Mashable
Hallie Siegel
24 Sep 2014
For three seasons, CBS's Person of Interest has tried to raise questions about who's watching us. But starting Tuesday, the show will shine a light on a subject producers think no one is keeping an ...
Drone delivery: DHL ‘parcelcopter’ flies to German isle | Reuters
Ioannis K. Erripis
24 Sep 2014
BERLIN (Reuters) - Logistics firm DHL is using a drone to fly parcels to the German island of Juist, in what it says is the first time an unmanned aircraft has been authorized to deliver goods in Euro...
Delivery by drone: DHL testing service with 12-kilometre flight to German island | CTV News
Hallie Siegel
24 Sep 2014
Deutsche Post DHL says it is starting Germany's first drone package delivery service, a test program transporting medicine to a pharmacy on a North Sea island. The company said the quad-rotor "DHL Pa...
Death, drones and driverless cars: how Google wants to control our lives
Andra Keay
23 Sep 2014
Google seems to be reaching out of the internet and into every corner of the world. So what exactly does it want – and can it really be good for us?Source: www.theguardian.comGoogle is now the 2...
We need to pass legislation on artificial intelligence early and often | Slate
Hallie Siegel
23 Sep 2014
Economists and historians traditionally claim that the technological advances of the Industrial Revolution led to the creation of a large middle class in the United States. That’s only partly true. ...
Problems with precautionary principle-minded tech regulation & a Federal Robotics Commission
Hallie Siegel
23 Sep 2014
If there are two general principles that unify my recent work on technology policy and innovation issues, they would be as follows. To the maximum extent possible:
We should avoid preemptive and...
RoboLaw: EU roadmap for developing guidelines on regulating robotics
Hallie Siegel
23 Sep 2014
The investigation on the interplay between robotics and regulation moves from a request for a legal framework that can accompany the developments of robotics. The request is coming from the very actor...
This Robot Tastes Better Than A Wine Critic | TechCrunch
Andra Keay
23 Sep 2014
Robots might be unseating the cherry job of wine critics soon. Researchers in Denmark have created an artificial tongue to find out whether expensive wine..Source: techcrunch.comA bit of hype in the h...
A radical but possible plan to connect African nations with cargo drones | WIRED
Hallie Siegel
22 Sep 2014
In Phase 1, starting in 2016, drones will serve hospitals and humanitarian emergencies. Other early adopters will deliver small payloads to government offices, mines, oil and gas installations, ranche...
Microsoft layoffs claims Robotics Research team over the weekend | Neowin
Hallie Siegel
22 Sep 2014
Microsoft is in the middle of a massive restructuring right now, with around 18,000 employees being let go. And while most of those employees are redundant thanks to the Nokia purchase, it looks l...
