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Stephen Wolfram blog: Kids, arduinos and quadricopters
Ioannis K. Erripis
04 Oct 2012
Presentation at Maker Faire by Christopher Wolfram shows off Mathematica with a potentiometer hooked up on the Arduino board and by flying a quadricopter drone in one line of code.
See on blog.stephe...
Workshop pictures from DIY Drones
Ioannis K. Erripis
04 Oct 2012
Amanda DeMatto, a writer for Gizmodo.com is working on a series called "Where the Magic Happens", she requested workshop pictures from the DIYdrones community and the result is a very interesting thre...
Tokyo University of Science shows off robotic suit powered by pneumatic artificial muscles (video)
Andra Keay
03 Oct 2012
What can one do with a robot suit? Well, it's certainly not limited to just lifting sacks of rice, but that was exactly what we got to do at CEATEC courtesy of Koba Lab from Tokyo University of Sc...
Rescue Me, Robot: Machines ready for firefighting duty | Danger Room – Wired.com
Andra Keay
03 Oct 2012
Imagine if you saw a pimped up and remote controlled mini tank zooming to extinguish a flaming wreck. You'd be forgiven for thinking it was the beginnings of a B-rate sci-fi movie. But within just a ...
Cowabunga: Swiss boffins working on robot turtle | IEEE Spectrum
Andra Keay
03 Oct 2012
Naro-Tartaruga is a robotic sea turtle from ETH Zurich. The reason to go with a sea turtle, as opposed to something boring like a fish, is because sea turtles are both easier to construct and better f...
Vigilant robots autonomous security camera sensation | Grishin Robotics
Andra Keay
03 Oct 2012
Denver based company Vigilant Robots get the security industry excited about robots at ASIS2012. There is potential for both indoor and outdoor work, including in areas like server farms or clean room...
Ex-NASA/Apple engineers come together to make $11,000 coffee machine
Andra Keay
02 Oct 2012
Apple design and NASA engineering have finally come together to make the Blossom One -- but it's not a sexy-looking space shuttle that's really easy to fly.
From Battlebots to Blossom Coffee, robotic...
Robot artist learns masters’ brush strokes
Andra Keay
02 Oct 2012
"We have been able to teach this robot to successfully copy the brush strokes of a master of calligraphy," said Seiichiro Katsura, an associate professor of system design engineering at Keio Universit...
FIU’s Discovery Lab developing telepresence patrol robots for disabled police officers
John Payne
01 Oct 2012
It isn't quite the sensory immersion of the movie Surrogates, but these telepresence robots being developed at Florida International University can help put disabled police officers and military vets ...
Moving objects on a tray without falling off
John Payne
01 Oct 2012
Keeping the tray level is not enough... http://www.willowgarage.com/ for more info.
See on www.youtube.com...
IEEE Robotics journal compares open source FCs | DIY Drones
Andra Keay
30 Sep 2012
Doug Weibel writes: I just got the most recent issue of IEEE Robotics and Automation magazine, which has a theme of quadcopters as robotics research platforms.…...
See on diydrones.com...
Artificially intelligent game bots pass the Turing Test on Turing’s centenary | U Texas
Andra Keay
30 Sep 2012
An artificially intelligent virtual gamer created by computer scientists at The University of Texas at Austin has won the BotPrize by convincing a panel of judges that it was more human-like than half...
These $10 Robots will change robotics education – Wired Design
Andra Keay
30 Sep 2012
Ken Goldberg and Ayorkor Korsah asked if a $10 robot could change education in Africa. Now, with the conclusion of their African Robotics Network's design challenge, we're starting to see the robots t...
Snakes on a plane slither in engines | New Scientist
Andra Keay
28 Sep 2012
After algorithms spot a problem, snake-like robots may one day be used to investigate faulty engines, saving time and money...
See on www.newscientist.com...
Hotel robot creates art from sleeping patterns of guests
Andra Keay
28 Sep 2012
The hotel chain ibis is offering guests a unique experience that combines technology and art.
See on mashable.com...
ABB Robotics Fanta Can Challenge – Level II: Superior motion control
John Payne
27 Sep 2012
Superior motion control is the hallmark of all ABB industrial robots. In the first FANTA Can Challenge we set a test that none of our competitors could come ...
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Can robots bring manufacturing jobs back to the US? | TIME
John Payne
27 Sep 2012
TIME Business asks whether the use of robots can result in an increase in manufacturing jobs in the U.S., and offers some reasons why this might be so.
See on business.time.com...
The Danish robot that doesn’t need sensors | Robotics Trends
Andra Keay
27 Sep 2012
Universal Robots’ lightweight robotic arms make their US debut...
Rightly compared to Baxter, the UR5 and UR10 differ mainly in being single arms with a unique non sensor based technology, measurin...
Toyota unveils new robot aimed at helping the elderly and disabled in the home
Andra Keay
27 Sep 2012
Toyota has developed a new product that seeks to give the elderly and disabled a hand — a robotic one, that is.
Toyota worked with the Japan Service Dog Association to determine which household tas...
Suitable Technologies introduces Beam Remote Presence System | IEEE Spectrum
Andra Keay
26 Sep 2012
Suitable unveils their new telepresence platform...
This article opens discussion on the difference between the growing number of telepresence platforms and their varied price points.
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SARTRE project concludes, reveals blissful future of car travel | IEEE Spectrum
Andra Keay
26 Sep 2012
Volvo has an operational system that lets cars you can buy today drive themselves on highways...
Pertinent to the US, with the California autonomous vehicle legislation passing yesterday.
See on spe...
Motorized tread skateboard at World Maker Faire NYC 2011
John Payne
25 Sep 2012
World Maker Faire NYC 2012 is September 28 & 29 at the New York Hall of Science. Visit http://makerfaire.com for more information. An off-road machine from...
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Google car zooms toward legal status | baycitizen.org
Sabine Hauert
25 Sep 2012
After lobbying by Google, California passes legislation to allow autonomous cars on highways.
See on www.baycitizen.org...
Robot culture blossoms in Bay Area | SiliconValley.com
Andra Keay
24 Sep 2012
They may not look exactly like their goofy, gangly ancestors on 60s TV, but the robots have begun to arrive -- and many of them are being sired right here in the Bay Area.
See on www.siliconvalley.c...
Brainwave-controlled cat tails for humans move according to moods | Wired UK
Andra Keay
24 Sep 2012
The Japanese company that gave us mind-controlled cat ears has upped the ante with a new line of detachable cat tails for humans that move according to a wearer's mood...
See on www.wired.co.uk...
Be The Robot (BERO): Bluetooth controlled open source robot
Andra Keay
24 Sep 2012
BERO - A 4" multi-motor animated mobile robot with sound for being controlled by an Open Source Android / iOS APP via Bluetooth.
See on www.kickstarter.com...
Shimi: A smart musical robot for your iPhone
Andra Keay
24 Sep 2012
It’s a robot... It’s a speaker dock... It’s Shimi!
The first smart musical robot that digs music as much as you do.
See on www.kickstarter.com...
Robots join the fight against cancer | BBC
Markus Waibel
23 Sep 2012
Snake robots could be as minimally invasive as possible with today's technology - they would use body orifices or local incisions as points of entry, says Rob Buckingham, managing director at OC Robot...
Is this tuna-bot the future of US harbor security? | Gawker
Markus Waibel
23 Sep 2012
The BIOSwimmer is an unmanned underwater vehicle designed after the tuna and increased underwater mobility. In addition to harbor patrol, Boston Engineering hopes to eventually devlop a commercial ver...
“Lettuce Bot” rolls through crops, terminates weeds it visually identifies | Singularity Hub
Andra Keay
19 Sep 2012
"This agricultural robot is the product of Blue River Technology, an Indiana-based startup founded last year by two Stanford alums. The company looks to disrupt the herbicide industry by using sophist...
NASA funds 8 robotics projects to aid space exploration
Andra Keay
19 Sep 2012
NASA will award a total of $2.7 million to eight advanced robotics projects, in an effort to push forward the frontiers of space exploration, agency officials announced Friday (Sept. 14).
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How Rethink Robotics built its new Baxter robot worker | IEEE Spectrum
Andra Keay
19 Sep 2012
Like others who track robotics, we’d heard the rumors: Rethink was focusing on manufacturing; its robots would be so inexpensive every factory would be able to afford one; the robots would help make...
Robots bring jobs back to the US | Kuka Robotics
Andra Keay
19 Sep 2012
See on www.kukaconnect.com...
Human robot hand | NYTimes.com
Andra Keay
19 Sep 2012
MECHANICAL REACH Engineers at the University of Washington are working on a human-scale robot hand.
See on www.nytimes.com...
iRobot buys rival Evolution Robotics for $74 million to expand hard-floor cleaning tech
Andra Keay
19 Sep 2012
iRobot celebrated Roomba's 10th birthday quietly teeing up a $74 million acquisition of rival Evolution Robotics Inc.
See on www.engadget.com...
A Robot with a delicate touch
Andra Keay
18 Sep 2012
Researchers are developing less threatening machines that can mingle safely with humans. One, called Baxter, will be on sale in October.
See on www.nytimes.com...
