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A brief history of awesome robots | Mother Jones
Hallie Siegel
13 May 2013
From futuristic cities to a 1980s Chinese restaurant, a peek back at the real and fictional robot icons of the last century.
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Robotic Justice | Huffington Post
CIS Blog
13 May 2013
From Roombas to drones, scientists are developing machines to be more and more self-sufficient. But even if they’re programmed to do good—what happens when something goes wrong? If a robot 'accide...
First clear image of China’s new Stealth drone | The Aviationist
Ioannis K. Erripis
10 May 2013
Coming from the Chinese Internet, the following image shows the the, Lijian ("sharp sword"), China's first weaponized stealth drone. via Secretprojects.co.uk/Danger Room According to Duowei News, t......
Why teaching a robot to fetch a cup of coffee matters | IEEE Spectrum
Hallie Siegel
10 May 2013
Since it’s the failure cases that reveal what the real challenges to autonomy are, it’s important to find a task (like coffee retrieval) that you can use to test the robot out in the real world .....
Gliding robot mimics flying fish | New Scientist
Hallie Siegel
10 May 2013
The Jump Glider could be the first in a new generation of robots, harnessing aerodynamic lift to travel further than it would if it simply hopped, and without using additional energy. Alexis Lussier ...
Do you stink? This robot will tell you | Mashable
Hallie Siegel
10 May 2013
If you’re headed to an important meeting or big date, it’s probably a good idea to make sure you don’t stink. Don’t burden your friends or family members with the heinous job of sniffing your ...
Correcting misconceptions about autonomous vehicles | Openmarket.org
CIS Blog
10 May 2013
In the June issue of Reason, one of my favorite publications, Greg Beato has an article discussing the public policy implications of autonomous vehicles, such as Google’s Self-Driving Car. While ...
Boston bombings show future use for drones | Tulsa World
CIS Blog
10 May 2013
Boston Police Chief Edward F. Davis said he wants to use drones at next year's Boston Marathon, calling them "a good idea." Using a drone to pursue fleeing suspects like the Tsarnaev brothers would b...
Can Super Mario save artificial intelligence? | New Yorker
Hallie Siegel
08 May 2013
Earlier this month, Dr. Thomas Walter Murphy VII put out a machine that could learn to play not one game but many, without any specialized prior knowledge about any particular game. Murphy’s invent...
The man behind the Google Brain: Andrew Ng and the new AI | WIRED UK
Hallie Siegel
08 May 2013
In tandem with other researchers at Google, Ng is building one of the most ambitious artificial-intelligence systems to date, the so-called Google Brain. Ng leads a new field of computer science res...
Envisioning The Future With Inventor Cori Lathan | NPR
Andra Keay
07 May 2013
This enterprising technologist is designing for a future where computers are intuitive and anticipate our every need. We're not there yet, but she has started a company that aims to imagine, build and...
Why we often view digital culture through insect metaphors | WIRED UK
Hallie Siegel
04 May 2013
Says media theorist and author Jussi Parikka in his book Insect Media "Why do we constantly talk about digital culture and networks through insect metaphors? Is it just a metaphoric relation? …...
iRobot yields impressive results for DARPA’s ARM program | Gizmag
John Payne
03 May 2013
Robot vacuum cleaner company iRobot has developed a surprisingly effective and inexpensive hand for DARPA's Autonomous Robotic Manipulation (ARM) program.See on www.gizmag.com...
Online Master of Science in Robotics Engineering | WPI
John Payne
03 May 2013
“WPI's Online Master of Science in Robotics Engineering focuses on imparting students with: 1) A solid understanding of the fundamentals of computer science, electrical and computer en...
Turn your kid into a real-life Mecha with this Japanese robot walker | WIRED UK
Hallie Siegel
01 May 2013
A Japanese company has produced a robotic mecha suit for kids, and yes, it is exactly as awesome as it sounds.
The Kid’s Walker Cyclops is bright green, and has a cockpit where one lucky guy or...
Kelly the Robot helps kids tackle autism | WebMD
Hallie Siegel
01 May 2013
Using a kid-friendly robot during behavioral therapy sessions may help some children with autism gain better social skills, a preliminary study suggests.
The study, of 19 children with autism sp...
DARPA shows off cheap, adaptable, resilient robot hand | ExtremeTech
Hallie Siegel
01 May 2013
After more than three years of development, it seems DARPA’s ARM program is finally coming to fruition. The ARM (Autonomous Robotic Manipulation) program was created in 2010 with the purpose of crea...
Quadruped robot ‘cheetah’ learns to walk using animal gait patterns | IEEE Spectrum
Hallie Siegel
29 Apr 2013
This work shows that it's possible to derive gait primitives from motion-capture of an actual animal and adapt them to a robot.
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Snake robot teams up with search-and-rescue dog in US | BBC News
Hallie Siegel
29 Apr 2013
The search-and-rescue test involved sending the dogs through a concrete pipe into the "collapsed building" at an emergency-response training centre. They had been trained to bark when they found a po...
Raven Slingshot API implementation with ZedX, Inc.
John Payne
27 Apr 2013
Raven Industries (Nasdaq:RAVN) has announced a new Slingshot API implementation with ZedX, Inc., a leader in agricultural information technology solutions.John Payne's insight:Raven Industries's Sling...
Near-term applications of technology to crops and livestock | PostStarNews
John Payne
27 Apr 2013
“From smartphone apps to self-driving machinery to tracking devices for farm animals, the face of agriculture has changed in recent years as technology has become more advanced and affordable.&r...
Robot hands gain a gentler touch — Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Andra Keay
26 Apr 2013
Inexpensive tactile sensing technology builds on tiny barometer chips that are widely availableThe Robot Launch Pad's insight:An extension of inflatable robotics!See on www.seas.harvard.edu...
Turtle-inspired robot to help researchers learn how animals evolved to walk on land | LiveScience
Hallie Siegel
24 Apr 2013
Challenging environments for robots to cross include sand, gravel, soil, mud and other unstable granular surfaces that can deform around legs in complex ways. To learn new ways to navigate such grou...
Study finds that humans feel empathy for robots | CTV News
Hallie Siegel
24 Apr 2013
Scientists at the University of Duisburg Essen say participants in two studies registered similar emotional reactions when they witnessed humans and robots being treated poorly. When asked ho...
Giant mantis ‘spider’ robot | BBC
Andra Keay
23 Apr 2013
A British man who spent four years designing and building an enormous diesel-powered hexapod robot admits it has no purposeSee on www.bbc.co.uk...
MAKE’s first International Robot Meetup
Andra Keay
23 Apr 2013
Calling all robots and the people who love them: MAKE is hosting its first International Robot Meetup Thursday, April 25, in the MAKE offices and live on Google+. Joining us on a special Google+ h.....
iRobot shipped 421.000 home robot units in Q1, 2013
Wolfgang Heller
23 Apr 2013
iRobot Corp., the leader in home consumer robotics, has shipped 421.000 home robot units in the first quarter of 2013, compared with 392.000 for the same quarter one year ago, according to data releas...
Stopping the deployment of “killer robots” | Humans Rights Watch
Mike Hamer
23 Apr 2013
In November last year, the Human Rights Watch released the "Losing Humanity" report (which we've already covered on Robohub). This report discussed the role of robots in armed conflict, summarized th...
An insider’s look at why ethics, policy, and law matter to current and future warfare | The Atlantic
CIS Blog
22 Apr 2013
Contrary to popular opinion, ethics is more than "gut reactions" or intuitions, but it's about drawing out and applying broader principles that ought to guide our actions, such as maximizing...
Robots and jobs, a nuanced issue | ABB Conversations
John Payne
21 Apr 2013
Judging by some of the headlines around the world it would be easy to conclude that robots are the source of our employment problems. The reality is far more nuanced.John Payne's insight:The expense o...
Opportunities for non-military robots increase | National Defense
John Payne
21 Apr 2013
“In the last decade, the U.S. military poured money into unmanned ground systems to help protect troops against improvised explosive devices, but the Defense Department won’t need all thos...
Will robots create new jobs when they take over existing ones? | MIT Technology Review
John Payne
21 Apr 2013
“A new class of industrial robot is appearing. These robots are smart, affordable, and safe enough to work alongside humans, and they can do many tasks that human workers perform today. But...
Daniel H. Wilson : Sci-fi destroys the future, science builds it
John Payne
21 Apr 2013
Daniel H. Wilson, New York Times Bestselling Author and Roboticist, delivering the Teruko Yata Memorial Lecture in Robotics, at the CMU School of Computer Science, April 18, 2013.S...
Genesis Angels, a new $100M AI and robotics fund | TechCrunch
Hallie Siegel
19 Apr 2013
Co-founded by Moshe Hogeg and Kenges Rakishev, Genesis is still raising money for its first fund, with the total in play currently close to $100 million. Among those contributing to the fund are merc...
April 25 to 28: 13th Portuguese National Festival of Robotics | Robotica 2013
Filipe Neves Dos Santos
16 Apr 2013
The Portuguese National Festival of Robotics main goal is to promote science and technology among youngsters of all cycle of studies, investigators, teachers and the general public, though...
Stanford Robot Block Party 2013 – IEEE Spectrum
Andra Keay
16 Apr 2013
We've got video highlights of the Stanford Robot Block PartyThe Robot Launch Pad's insight:The Robot Block Party was a great success - even sandwiched between so many other great events during Nationa...
