“European start-up Relayr believes that its WunderBar, a hardware kit comprised of seven smart modules, could provide app developers with the toolbox to bring networks of interoperating gadgets ...
“Back in the early ’80s, when Hinton and his colleagues first started work on this idea, computers weren’t fast or powerful enough to process the enormous collections of data that ne...
"Bryant Walker Smith, a Stanford fellow and member of the school's Center for Automotive Research, has been looking into and blogging on those issues. He thinks self-driving cars are a certainty, but ...
“A world wide web for robots to learn from each other and share information is being shown off for the first time. Scientists behind RoboEarth will put it through its paces at Eindhoven University i...
“NREC is developing automated equipment to trim blossoms and remove weeds from strawberry plants. Lassen Canyon Nursery (LCN), one of California’s largest strawberry plant growers, i...
A new, naturally stable flying robot moves through the air like a jellyfish swims through the water. The robot could be useful for tasks such as air quality monitoring and surveillance.See on www.live...
Finally a robot for the home that is not a vacuum cleanerThe Robot Launch Pad's insight:Very aggressively priced too at only $995 -- at least for the first 1000 units!See on spectrum.ieee.org...
“…the Nimbus Portfolio, a hardware-focused segment of the Vegas Tech Fund, Zappos founder Tony Hsieh’s $50 million early stage investment vehicle. Nimbus has jumped into hardware in...
in addition to the most visible and flashy robotics projects, there is a burgeoning world of robotics development out there set to spark the imaginations of another generation of nerd and engineering ...
She's basically my nerd superhero right now.The Robot Launch Pad's insight:Marita Cheng's new startup 2Mar is doing robot arms. Her first startup was Robogals doing robot education for girls. Go Aussi...
The Robot Launch Pad's insight:There are very few robotics companies with good IP and lots of potential stacks left it seems. Now the consumer robotics onslaught commences.See on investor.google.com...
Since 1967, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has been a showcase for our high-tech future. Language translators, virtual reality systems, and even robots have graced the many different convention h...
The tech industry is riddled with vaporware -- those products that get a big public announcement, but never actually find their way to stores. And it's always been this way.The Robot Launch Pad's insi...
The Friday, January 10th episode of Farming Today includes an interview with Professor Simon Blackmore, Head of Engineering at Harper Adams University, beginning at 0:28. Professor Blackmore has long ...
“As the machines become increasingly adept, the role of humans will gradually shift from full command, to partial command, to oversight and so on” (Anderson and Waxman, 2013). Automated sy...
“The Sphero 2B will be the next robot toy from Orbotix, maker of the Sphero smartphone-controlled balls. A departure from the ball-like form of its stablemates, the 10 mph (16 km/h) tubular robo...
BMW has revealed a new autonomous driving assistant system that is capable of operating a car in a range of different driving situations -- even...See on www.autoweek.com
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“Today, emerging military technologies—including unmanned aerial vehicles, directed-energy weapons, lethal autonomous robots, and cyber weapons—raise the prospect of upheavals in mil...
New car technologies on show at the Consumer Electronics Show promise to deliver self-driving vehicles offering a range of app-powered new features.The Robot Launch Pad's insight:The software standard...
Reserve your 2B today to be one of the first to own this awesome new Sphero robot.Ioannis K. Erripis's insight:(this is a link to the manufacturer's website)See on www.gosphero.com...
See on Scoop.it - Cultibotics“Harvest Automation Inc. a global leader and innovator in mobile autonomous robots for agriculture and SBI Software the premier provider of ERP systems to the Nurser...
There’s always been little doubt that drones make great toys — the problem is that they’re far from cheap. Now the makers of the AR.Drone are revealing two new toys built from their....
“Follow robotics closely enough, and every year seems like a big year. But these tipping points are often false, or at the very least over-reported, as dispatches from academic labs are confused...
“In a world of delicate, experimental nano-drones, the Black Hornet is the first operational system deployed. A hand-launched observation drone, it can resist gusting winds, fly for 25 minu...
This past weekend, eight robots distinguished themselves from the rest at the DARPA Robotics Challenge, earning them a place at the 2014 Grand Challenge. Here's what you need to know about these great...
Recent Google acquisition, Schaft, a spin-off from Tokyo University, attained the highest score in the DARPA Robotics Challenge trials and wins $1 million to work towards the final challenge at the en...
“Inside a nondescript office park in Silicon Valley, a robotic arm is running a test. With rapid, precise movements, the arm pipettes colored liquids into wells on a tray. Within a few minutes i...
A team of Japanese roboticists was among eight selected to move on to compete for a chance at the $2 million prize in an international competition to pave the way for a new generation of rescue robots...
A ban on smart robots on the battlefield might lay to rest our fear of Terminators, but our increasing use of robots is forcing us to ask difficult questions about the morality of technology.See on ww...
December 6, 2013, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata and robot astronaut Kirobo held a conversation experiment on board the International Space Station (ISS).Ioanni...