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WunderBar: break off a piece of the Internet of Things | Gizmag

  20 Jan 2014
“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 ...

Robot farmers are the future of agriculture | The Guardian

  19 Jan 2014
UK farming conference hears how 'farmbots' will bring efficiencies and benefits and an end to back-breaking tasksSee on www.theguardian.com...

Geoffrey Hinton brings deep learning to Google | Wired

  19 Jan 2014
“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...

RoNeX unboxing | The Shadow Robot Co.

  19 Jan 2014
Introducing the contents of the RoNeX Starter Kit. For more information visit: http://shadowrobot.com/products/ronexSee on www.youtube.com...

Down the road, the car will take you out for a spin | LA Times

  18 Jan 2014
"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 ...

RoboEarth tested in life-like scenario | BBC

  17 Jan 2014
“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 to automate strawberry blossom and weed removal

  17 Jan 2014
“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...

Tiny Robot Flies Like a Jellyfish

  15 Jan 2014
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...

Home telepresence Beam+ launches for $995 – IEEE Spectrum

  15 Jan 2014
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...

Clearpath Robotics accepts PR2 support role – IEEE Spectrum

  15 Jan 2014
Afraid of breaking your PR2? Don't worry, support is availableSee on spectrum.ieee.org...

Tony Hsieh’s quiet plan to bankroll hardware startups | Xconomy

  14 Jan 2014
“…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...

What to Expect from Robotics in 2014: Google, Japan, and Much More

  14 Jan 2014
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 ...

The coolest girl at CES is the Aussie robot engineer

  13 Jan 2014
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...

Why Google bought Nest: A theory | The Atlantic

  13 Jan 2014
At its core, Nest is a robotics company.See on www.theatlantic.com...

Google to acquire Nest | Google

  13 Jan 2014
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...

And more robots from CES past

  11 Jan 2014
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...

Robot vaporware from CES past

  11 Jan 2014
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...

Interview with Simon Blackmore | BBC Radio4 Farming Today

  10 Jan 2014
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 ...

The greatest myth about the robotics industry | IEEE Spectrum

  09 Jan 2014
And how debunking it could help robotics take offSee on spectrum.ieee.org...

Stopping killer robots | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

  09 Jan 2014
“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...

Sphero 2B tubular robot toy will reach speeds of 10 mph | Gizmag

  08 Jan 2014
“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...

Self drifting BMW shows off in new video from CES – Autoweek

  07 Jan 2014
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 http://www.youtube.com/wat...

Are new technologies undermining the laws of war? | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

  07 Jan 2014
“Today, emerging military technologies—including unmanned aerial vehicles, directed-energy weapons, lethal autonomous robots, and cyber weapons—raise the prospect of upheavals in mil...

CES 2014: Please don’t run me down!

  07 Jan 2014
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...

Sphero 2B: The newest addition to the Sphero family of connected toys | Sphero Robot Ball

  06 Jan 2014
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...

Harvest Automation and SBI Software announce cooperative agreement

  06 Jan 2014
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...

new flying drone and two-wheeler built from Parrot | The Verge

  06 Jan 2014
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....

The need to be open: U.S. laws are killing the future of robotics | Mashable

  01 Jan 2014
The next step in transformative technology is already here, and the United States runs the risk of being left behind.See on mashable.com...

The year in robotics | Popular Science

  01 Jan 2014
“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...

Prox Dynamics PD-100 Black Hornet nanocopter | Popular Science

  29 Dec 2013
“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...

Meet the eight astounding finalists of DARPA’s Robotics Challenge | io9

  25 Dec 2013
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...

Japanese Team Schaft Gets Highest DRC Score

  24 Dec 2013
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...

Transcriptic: Robotic laboratory science | The Verge

  22 Dec 2013
“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...

Japanese team dominates competition to create rescue robots | NYT

  22 Dec 2013
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...

Robots of death, robots of love | TechRepublic

  22 Dec 2013
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...

▶ Robot Astronaut Kirobo Takes Part in Conversation Experiment – YouTube

  22 Dec 2013
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...





 

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