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Nasa to Power ISS Robots With Google’s Project Tango 3D Smartphones
Andra Keay
07 Jul 2014
Nasa plans to use the handsets to beef up its Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites, or SPHERES robots.Source: gadgets.ndtv.comLaunching on July 11...
Mercedes-Benz is teaching autonomous cars how to speak | Daimler Media
Hallie Siegel
07 Jul 2014
Alexander Mankowsky, a futurologist at Daimler AG: "We see the car that drives itself - the autonomous robot - embedded in the overall picture of future mobility, with humans playing the main role in ...
Autonomous cars: less sexy, better for sex | NYT
Sabine Hauert
06 Jul 2014
In inventing a self-driving car, Google has in one fell swoop struck a blow at masculinity, female empowerment and romance.Source: www.nytimes.comThis article by the New York Times fits great in our o...
What is a robot? The answer is constantly evolving
Andra Keay
05 Jul 2014
We are already surrounded by bots in the form of ATMs, GPS systems and Nest thermostats. Our appliances will become autonomous one by one, but we’ll still refuse to call them robots.Source: giga...
AVC 2014 condensed to 11 minutes of highlights | SparkFun
John Payne
05 Jul 2014
“The SparkFun Autonomous vehicle competition is an annual race between home-made autonomous vehicles. This year SparkFun held its annual Autonomous Vehicle Competition at the Boulder Reservoir. ...
Radar : A sensory mode on the horizon | Make
John Payne
04 Jul 2014
“The radar creates a doppler map, and recognizes not only the vehicle, but how far away it is and how quicky it’s approaching. It communicates this to the cyclist by a system of LEDs, and ...
North Korea Drones On | 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea
Ioannis K. Erripis
04 Jul 2014
Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. examines the development of North Korea's unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV or drone) development over time, pointing to what could now be force that could pose serious security prob...
America is running out of farm workers: Will robots step in? | Vox
John Payne
04 Jul 2014
“The United States is likely to face a serious shortage of farm labor in the years ahead — especially as Mexico gets richer and sends fewer low-wage workers our way. …&nbs...
FAA Will Miss UAS/NAS Integration Deadline | UAS Vision
Hallie Siegel
03 Jul 2014
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is in danger of missing a Congressionally mandated deadline for expanding the use of non military UAS in the US, according to a report that was conducted by t...
Building machines from muscle: University of Illinois demonstrates “walking” bio-robot | Gizmag
John Payne
03 Jul 2014
If you're going to deploy robots in biological settings – for example, inside the body – it makes a lot of sense to build those robots out of actual biological body parts. Muscle, for exam...
BugJuggler: The 70 ft tall car-juggling robot | Gizmag
John Payne
03 Jul 2014
“BugJuggler is a 70 ft (21 m) tall robot that its designers claim will hurl full-size cars into the sky and catch them again in mid-air. Designed to use a diesel generator, enormous hydraulic ra...
“Ladybird” autonomous robot to help out down on the farm | Gizmag
John Payne
02 Jul 2014
“The University of Sydney’s Ladybird robot is capable of conducting mobile farm reconnaissance, mapping, classification, and detection of problems for a variety of different crops. &h...
Cartwheeling Spider Robots on Sand Dunes – Automaton IEEE Spectrum
Ioannis K. Erripis
01 Jul 2014
Robots inspired by cartwheeling spiders traverse sand dunes in MoroccoSource: spectrum.ieee.org...
Keeping jobs in-country | NY Times
Frank Tobe
01 Jul 2014
One of robotics' most colorful proponents is Drew Greenblatt, President of Marlin Steel. In a recent NY Times article he vividly describes how he has used robots to automate ...
The Most Important People Working In Robotics Today
Andra Keay
30 Jun 2014
From academics to boots-on-the-ground entrepreneurs.Source: www.businessinsider.comA very US centric but interesting list....
The man making silicon valley go crazy for hardware | WIRED
John Payne
29 Jun 2014
Making hardware will never be easy, but PCH hopes to make it just easy enough to nurture a new generation of multibillion-dollar businesses.Source: www.wired.com...
Automaton on DARPA robotics challenge finals
John Payne
29 Jun 2014
“Program manager Gill Pratt spent over an hour explaining what we have to look forward to in Southern California (yes, the Finals will be held in California!) next June (yes, the Finals are ...
Simultaneous localization and detailed mapping | University of Sheffield
John Payne
29 Jun 2014
“Flying robots that can show true autonomy – and even a bit of politeness – in working together and venturing into hostile environments are being developed by engineers at the Univer...
FRE2014: More complete overview
John Payne
29 Jun 2014
Field Robot Event 2014Source: www.youtube.comMore videos, more robots, still all courtesy ofhttps://www.youtube.com/user/robotikaczAll I've done has been to reorder them....
VC funding for robotics in 2013 | Hizook
Hallie Siegel
27 Jun 2014
Robotics companies raised at least $216 Million in 2013, which compares very favorably to the $190 Million from 2012 … Here's our tally for VC funding for robotics in 2013.
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ReWalk exoskeleton gets FDA approval for home use | Gizmag
John Payne
27 Jun 2014
“Following multiple clinical studies, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the way for the ReWalk to be sold for personal use in the US. This makes the ReWalk the first m...
Intel to sell kits for 3D-printed robots | ITworld
John Payne
26 Jun 2014
“A family of robot kits for 3D printers is being developed by Intel, with the first, named "Jimmy," due out in September. The 45-centimeter-tall "social robot" will cost US$1,500. The walki...
FAA grounds Amazon’s drone delivery plans | Ars Technica
John Payne
25 Jun 2014
“The Federal Aviation Administration has said that online shopping powerhouse Amazon may not employ drones to deliver packages, at least not anytime soon. … The revelation was buried...
Bird-inspired drones may be able to perch on power lines to recharge | Gizmag
John Payne
24 Jun 2014
“Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are currently being considered for many applications, although one factor that a lot of people tend to gloss over is the aircrafts' limited battery range –...
Robotic early detection of pipeline leaks: Faster & cheaper
John Payne
23 Jun 2014
“Clearly, an efficient method for detecting and repairing damaged pipelines is overdue. Engineers based out MIT's Mechatronics Research Laboratory have been developing a concept that m...
AVC 2014 | SparkFun
John Payne
22 Jun 2014
Continuation of Sparkfun's 2014 AVC coverage!Source: www.youtube.comAt one hour sixteen minutes, this video is sure to contain most of the highlights of AVC 2014, and, due to the use of telephoto lens...
FRE2014: Early videos | YouTube
John Payne
22 Jun 2014
Source: www.youtube.comAll five videos in this playlist are from a single source. Hopefully, more will be posted, but this is enough to provide a sense for what FRE2014 was like....
The National Park Service ordered a ban on drones in the 401 national parks.
Andra Keay
21 Jun 2014
The National Park Service ordered a ban on drones in the 401 national parks, the latest battleground over the proliferation of drones in U.S. skies.Source: online.wsj.comWe could see this coming - see...
3D printed vehicle competition | Virginia Tech
John Payne
19 Jun 2014
“Virginia Tech hosted a university-wide competition for students to design on-demand, remote controlled 3-D printed aircraft and ground vehicles. The Goal was to build an operational, remotely p...
Minibuilder robots print large-scale structures on site | Gizmag
John Payne
19 Jun 2014
“3D printers are great at creating small objects – and some can even be pressed into doing larger things, such as cars – but a 3D printer able to print a full-sized house w...
Elon Musk is worried that AI research could produce a real-life Terminator | The Verge
John Payne
19 Jun 2014
“Appearing on CNBC yesterday, Musk explained that he's invested in more than one AI research company not in hopes of an eventual payoff, but mostly to give himself the best possible vantage poin...
SoftBank has another humanoid robot – IEEE Spectrum
Andra Keay
18 Jun 2014
The Japanese telecom giant is betting big on roboticsSource: spectrum.ieee.orgQuite a degree more complex than Pepper - although I'm also hearing great things about how much more sophisticated Pepper ...
Airdog: Yet another Follow-Me copter on Kickstarter!
Andra Keay
18 Jun 2014
Given that this is the third Follow-Me announcement of the day, AirDog's claim to be the world's first auto-follow action sports drone may not be quite acc…Source: diydrones.com...
A Drone Designed To Follow And Film You Is Smashing Its Kickstarter Goal
Andra Keay
18 Jun 2014
Sure to be a hit among GoPro wielding snowboarders.Source: www.businessinsider.comOne of the 'follow me' droids launched this weekend....
Follow-Me Mode: Available Today, Free in DroidPlanner 2.0
Andra Keay
18 Jun 2014
3D Robotics is thrilled to introduce the Follow Me feature, the latest adventure in autonomous flight. Follow Me mode allows you to be your own one-man aeria…Source: di...
Robots With Origami Wheels | Automaton – IEEE Spectrum
Ioannis K. Erripis
18 Jun 2014
Wheels that fold and unfold enable complex functionality from simple structuresSource: spectrum.ieee.org...
