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Boy ‘lived as a robot’ for two months | BBC
Filipe Neves Dos Santos
16 Apr 2013
Sumi Das reports on an eight-year-old boy who lived vicariously through a robot after a bone marrow transplant.Filipe Neves Dos Santos's insight:Avatar robot makes possible the connection betwee...
Design your own 3D printed robot with Mobot-A | 3Ders
Andra Keay
11 Apr 2013
Barobo, Inc., inventor of Barobo mobot, announced today the launch of the Mobot-A robot kit, a 3D printed robot.The Robot Launch Pad's insight:Barobo, a UC Davis spinoff, has launched a platform aimed...
Henrik Christensen interview: Robots are not killing jobs | IEEE Spectrum
Hallie Siegel
10 Apr 2013
IEEE Spectrum's Steven Cherry interviews Henrik Christensen, KUKA Chair of Robotics at Georgia Tech's College of Computing and Director of the Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines. Says Christ...
Liquid Robotics Announces Wave Glider SV3
Andra Keay
09 Apr 2013
The Robot Launch Pad's insight:It's a data center on the waves! Liquid Robotics today announced the introduction of the Wave Glider® SV3, the world’s first hybrid wave and solar propelled u...
Petman tests camo | YouTube
Andra Keay
05 Apr 2013
The PETMAN robot was developed by Boston Dynamics with funding from the DoD CBD program. It is used to test the performance of protective clothing designed f...The Robot Launch Pad's insight:There are...
National Robotics Week is here! | robots.net
John Payne
05 Apr 2013
It's time once again for National Robotics Week in the United States. Hundreds of local events are planned by robot clubs, schools, libraries, museums, and other groups throughout the week of 6-14 Apr...
B9Creator great performance/price, offers upgrade | Gizmag
John Payne
03 Apr 2013
Gizmag likes B9Creator, that much is immediately clear from their recent article, in which they describe its operation, compare it with other 3D printers, and announce the availability of a range of u...
Noel Sharkey: Ban the killer robots before it’s too late | CNN
Hallie Siegel
03 Apr 2013
As wars become increasingly automated, we must ask ourselves how far we want to delegate responsibility to machines. Where do we want to draw the line?
Noel Sharkey on CNN....
‘E-puck’ robot swarm moves objects with minimum of information | Wired UK
Hallie Siegel
02 Apr 2013
Robotics researchers at the University of Sheffield have developed a swarm of hockey puck-like robots that can self-organise and work together to transport large objects.
Read more: Wired U...
Billionaire building robotic Jurassic Park | Wired UK
Hallie Siegel
02 Apr 2013
Australian billionaire Clive Palmer has stepped up his efforts to create a real life Jurassic Park by purchasing 117 animatronic dinosaurs.
Read more: Wired UK...
Mayor Bloomberg to NYC: Domestic drones are inevitable | NBC News
CIS Blog
01 Apr 2013
When asked if drone use by the NYPD would be a good idea, New York City mayor Bloomberg replied, "It's not a question of whether I think it's good or bad. I just don't see how you could stop that beca...
Journalism schools start teaching students to fly drones | RT
CIS Blog
01 Apr 2013
Next generation’s Walter Cronkites won’t be learning the traditional tricks and tips used by the journalists of today. Drones could be the next big tool for newsgathering, and some journalism stud...
Why driverless cars are ‘probably’ legal | The Atlantic Cities
CIS Blog
01 Apr 2013
The biggest roadblock facing a driverless world isn't necessarily technology, but legality. The question of who would be liable in the event of an accident — the human "driver," the car's owner, the...
BionicOpter | Festo
John Payne
30 Mar 2013
With the BionicOpter, Festo has technically mastered the highly complex flight characteristics of the dragonfly. Just like its model in nature, this ultralig...John Payne's insight:There are all kinds...
‘The Most Powerful Arm Ever Invented’ | Campaign Brief
Andra Keay
28 Mar 2013
Finch and Havas Worldwide, Sydney have created the world's first petition signing bionic arm for the Save Our Sons and the Duchenne Foundation to raise awareness for young sufferers of Duchenne Muscul...
The more Americans know about drones, the less they like them | Reason.com
CIS Blog
27 Mar 2013
In an influential 2011 article, "The Drone as Privacy Catalyst," law professor Ryan Calo predicted that the dystopian images that drones evoke could spur much-needed reforms to American privacy law. ...
Robots aren’t the problem: It’s us | The Chronicle of Higher Education
John Payne
27 Mar 2013
Automation will engender neither utopia nor dystopia. Humans alone are responsible for our society's economic future.See on chronicle.com...
Interview with TurtleBot inventors | IEEE Spectrum
Hallie Siegel
27 Mar 2013
We sat down with Melonee Wise and Tully Foote last week and talked to them about where the idea for TurtleBot came from, how it went from a fun side project to thousands of robots in production, and w...
Court denies Intuitive Surgical’s bid to throw out lawsuit | Bloomberg
Hallie Siegel
27 Mar 2013
A Washington state court yesterday denied Intuitive’s bid to throw out a lawsuit over the death of a patient operated on using the company’s da Vinci surgical system, according to court filings. ...
How to build a robot arm out of cardboard | CNET
Hallie Siegel
25 Mar 2013
Tired of picking things up off the floor? Want to turn your living space into a life-sized claw machine game? A new Instructable shows you how to turn a bunch of old boxes into a robotic crane arm wit...
The Twitternet of things? | Digital Trends
Hallie Siegel
25 Mar 2013
Spambots are a vile scourge, but other bots on Twitter could turn out to be enormously helpful.
Read more on Digital Trends....
Senators told current laws may offer little shield against drones | New York Times
CIS Blog
25 Mar 2013
"There’s very little in American privacy law that wouldlimit the use of drones for surveillance,” said one witness, Ryan Calo, an assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Law....
Alone together with man’s new best friend | NPR Technology Podcast
John Payne
21 Mar 2013
In the latest (March 20th) episode of NPR's Technology Podcast, the first two segments are devoted to addressing the questions “Are We Plugged-In, Connected, But Alone?” and “Will Man's Best Fri...
2013 Edition of U.S. Robotics Roadmap presented to Congressional Robotics Caucus | US-OSTP
John Payne
21 Mar 2013
The 2013 Edition of "A Roadmap for US Robotics: From Internet to Robotics" was presented to the Congressional Robotics Caucus, Wednesday morning, March 20th. This is an update of an earlier roadmap do...
Robots to spur economy, improve quality of life, keep responders safe | GTech
John Payne
20 Mar 2013
“Robots are being used more widely than expected in a variety of sectors, and the trend is likely to continue with robotics becoming as ubiquitous as computer technology over the next 15 years.”
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Don’t call ’em drones: The wide world of unmanned flying machines | NBC News
Hallie Siegel
20 Mar 2013
There are different types of unmanned flying machines, and no one agrees which are drones and which aren't. Some say drones are dumb, like the radio-controlled planes used for target practice in World...
Major funding boost announced for French robotics sector | Wired UK
Hallie Siegel
20 Mar 2013
At the European Robotics Forum in Lyon, France's minister for industrial renewal Arnaud Montebourg announced new fund for the French robotics sector that will help make up for "lost competitiveness...
Robot Combat League, Tuesdays on Syfy | Automaton
John Payne
19 Mar 2013
http://youtu.be/LRnInU2ZhJs
If you saw the movie Real Steel, you'll already have some notion of what Robot Combat League must be like. However there's one major difference. Unlike most of the robot...
Lego paper plane folding machine | CNET News
John Payne
19 Mar 2013
http://youtu.be/TDiIOTjyHzU
Looking much like a Rube Goldberg design, this machine built from Lego parts takes paper through a two-stage folding process before sending it flying off into space. The...
Drones, ethics and the armchair soldier | NYT
Sabine Hauert
18 Mar 2013
Does the advent of drone warfare, which keeps active soldiers out of harm’s way, require a new brand of moral responsibility?See on opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com...
Better living through technology | Engadget
Andra Keay
18 Mar 2013
Emerging technologies have the potential to impact our health and well being, and we'll be talking with Ekso Bionics' Co-founder & CTO Russ AngoldThe Robot Launch Pad's insight:Both speakers talk ...
cSpring bipedal robot platform | Engadget
Andra Keay
18 Mar 2013
Those looking to tinker with humanoid robots aren't exactly lacking for options these days, but Cognitive Spring is taking a slightly different approachThe Robot Launch Pad's insight:A low cost humano...
Printable robots | NSF Science Nation
John Payne
17 Mar 2013
http://youtu.be/VwKD4d03fBM
Printable bots from MIT professor Daniela Rus....
MLB’s Pentagon-backed “Bat Drone” | Slate
Andra Keay
16 Mar 2013
It’s not quite the Batplane. But a new Pentagon-backed autonomous “bat drone" that can use a long claw to pluck objects off of the ground is ready for deployment.See on www.slate.com...
Nourishing the Planet: Agroecology | blogs.worldwatch.org
John Payne
15 Mar 2013
Infographic: Nourishing the Planet | Worldwatch InsituteJohn Payne's insight:This infographic accompanied the Christensen Fund article, "A Better Way to Feed the World" about work being done...
Japan’s Robot Renaissance (Fukushima’s Silver Lining)
John Payne
15 Mar 2013
This piece is not a memorial, but hopefully a brief insight into how a terrible natural disaster has invigorated Japan’s robotics industry and brought to light a problem affecting all industrial...
