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Rethink Robotics: Baxter
Andra Keay
18 Sep 2012
Astute. Aware. Affordable. Not words commonly associated with robots. But Baxter, our flagship product, changes all that.
See on rethinkrobotics.com...
DENSO’s VS-series high-speed robotic arms
John Payne
16 Sep 2012
DENSO new VS-Series high-speed robots and next-generation RC8 controller featured at Automatica 2012.
See on www.youtube.com...
Kate Darling on robot rights
Andra Keay
16 Sep 2012
Should we extend legal rights to social robots?.
See on io9.com...
4wd 100mm omni wheel learning kit 10008
John Payne
16 Sep 2012
"This is 4 wheel drive omni wheel mobile robot kit.It includes microcontroller, IO expansion, DC motor with encoder and by varying the speed and direction of each wheel it can move in any direction wi...
Big Dog has come a long way!
John Payne
15 Sep 2012
This video depicts field testing of the DARPA Legged Squad Support System (LS3). The goal of the LS3 program is to demonstrate that a legged robot can unburden dismounted squad members by carrying the...
Research and academics: CMU’s Robot Hall of Fame | Robotics Trends
Andra Keay
13 Sep 2012
Heather and her robot bring theater to the proceedings, highlighting the many innovative ways that robots can communicate like and with people.
See on www.roboticstrends.com...
Study: Intelligent cars could boost highway capacity by 273% | IEEE Spectrum
Andra Keay
10 Sep 2012
See on m.spectrum.ieee.org...
Austin coffee robot Briggo looks to 2013 growth
Andra Keay
10 Sep 2012
Austin-based automated coffee vendor Briggo Inc. — which last week secured $2.8 million in financing — is preparing for an expansion that will bring more coffee robots to Austin next year and othe...
Will robots drive manufacturing back to the US?
Andra Keay
10 Sep 2012
Automated robots are producing manufactured and machined consumer and industrial goods around the world, but obstacles remain for widescale adoption, The New York Times reports.
See on www.thomasnet....
Swarms of robots will roam the land
Andra Keay
10 Sep 2012
In the future, swarm robots could do everything from taking out the garbage to cleaning your arteries...
This April 2012 piece is better overview than some recent swarm articles.
See on www.techweek...
Nescafe Nesbot
John Payne
09 Sep 2012
http://www.plasticpals.com/?p=23334 A beverage service robot developed by Bluebotics for Nescafe.
See on www.youtube.com...
PR2 robot plays pool
John Payne
09 Sep 2012
Willow Garage's Pool Shark team has programmed the PR2 to play pool, in what they call a short hackathon sprint. Using a special bridge and grip, to allow it to power shots with wrist motions, its h...
Robot cheetah beats Usain Bolt; real cheetah still has last laugh
Andra Keay
06 Sep 2012
DARPA 's robotic cheetah has sprinted past another speed milestone: The four-legged robot can now officially run faster than Usain Bolt , the fastest man in the world.
See on www.latimes.com...
Why American women are too smart to become robotics engineers
Andra Keay
05 Sep 2012
The lack of women in robotics is quite palpable. I’m not going to quote statistics about the lack of women in robotics because the readers of this blog have been in robotics engineering shops and ...
Kinect@home project to collect scans of household objects
John Payne
04 Sep 2012
"Swedish researchers are asking people to use their Xbox's Kinect sensor as a scanner to grab detailed 3D images of the stuff in their homes. The Kinect@home project requires mass participation to ac...
Actroid-F android gets a brother, and sight
John Payne
02 Sep 2012
http://youtu.be/DF39Ygp53mQ
AIST has developed a male version of its Actroid-F, introduced last year. Actroids imitate the movements of people they are watching, and are currently being placed in hos...
A robot ankle for amputees
John Payne
01 Sep 2012
"Until recently, an artificial leg was an inert object—a clunky piece of wood or plastic that supported a user, but didn't help much beyond that. But these days artificial limbs can contain advanced...
LiftPort Group space elevator: Technology spinoffs
Andra Keay
30 Aug 2012
LiftPort’s proposed research will develop practical, near-term solutions for construction and expansion of a Lunar Elevator. This is sometimes called 'robots riding a ribbon into space'. Only 2681 d...
How the Tate brought a pioneering art-robot back online
Andra Keay
30 Aug 2012
How the Tate Brought a Pioneering Art-Robot Back Online by Gizmodo UK. Dismantled almost 40 years ago, the robotic art pioneer Edward Ihnatowicz's robo-creation Senster is featured this week in the "T...
WeeBots: Driveable robots for babies who need them | IEEE Spectrum
Andra Keay
30 Aug 2012
Even at just six months old, babies turn out to be proficient robot drivers...
See on spectrum.ieee.org...
Robot professors come with Singularity University’s massive upgrade | Wired Business | Wired.com
Andra Keay
29 Aug 2012
Singulairty University is planning a big expansion into startup incubation, conferences, online community -- and robo-teaching.
See on www.wired.com...
Silicon Valley’s hardware renaissance
Andra Keay
28 Aug 2012
Faster ways to design, finance and build prototypes are cutting the costs and reducing the risks of developing new products, helping Silicon Valley return to its hardware roots.
Great article, but ov...
The Kickstarter that actually happened: How Hexy got made, and fast | Wired Design | Wired.com
Andra Keay
24 Aug 2012
Most college graduates celebrate by buying a new car or a computer; Joe Schlesinger bought a giant laser cutter.
See on www.wired.com...
DENSO Robotics: robot inspects candy eggs
John Payne
24 Aug 2012
A remarkably dextrous, VS-Series six-axis articulated robot performs inspection of candy eggs.
See on www.youtube.com...
‘Talking cars’ tested in Michigan to cut road accidents | BBC
Markus Waibel
23 Aug 2012
About 2,800 cars have been fitted with a kit that lets them communicate with each other and are currently being tested on a US city's roads.
The project's focus is to enable the cars to warn driver...
Stone Spray Project
Andra Keay
22 Aug 2012
The evolution of materials in robotics continues. In the case of the Stone Spray Project, from the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, the new material is the end result of a 3d printing...
Movie review: ‘Robot & Frank’ quietly play nice together
Andra Keay
22 Aug 2012
The combination of having a heavyweight performer (figuratively speaking) paired with a simple concept, can lead to a telling of a calm, yet ponderous, story.
See on www.examiner.com...
Top universities for engineering & technology 2011-2012
Andra Keay
22 Aug 2012
The 50 best Engineering & Technology universities in the World University Rankings published by Times Higher Education. Official 2011-2012 results.
Naturally, I also appreciate Australi...
Excellent talents
Markus Waibel
20 Aug 2012
ETHLife - ETH Zuerich (8 ETH-Wissenschaftstalente erhalten zusammen rund 14 Mio.)...
See on www.ethlife.ethz.ch...
Forget the web, start-ups get real
Andra Keay
20 Aug 2012
As the frenzy over new Web companies like Facebook and Zynga fades, long-shunned consumer-electronics makers are finding new life in Silicon Valley.
The actual stats on Kickstarter for hard...
Stanford’s self-driving car tears it up on racetrack – tops 120 MPH | Singularity Hub
Andra Keay
19 Aug 2012
The current run through Thunderhill is another example of how Stanford and Volkswagen engineers are set on pushing robotic car performance to its limits, quite different from Google’s singular goal ...
Rise of consumer robots: F, GM, GOOG, HMC, IRBT
Andra Keay
19 Aug 2012
According to a research report by MarketsandMarkets, the global industrial robotics market is expected to grow to $32.8 billion by 2017.
See on beta.fool.com...
iRobot to refine inflatable robotic arm to cut costs and improve performance
John Payne
19 Aug 2012
Military & Aerospace Electronics | "iRobot to refine inflatable robotic arm to cut costs and improve performance ...Military & Aerospace ElectronicsiRobot specializes in a wide variety of robo...
Sandia Hand has interchangeable fingers
John Payne
19 Aug 2012
(SandiaLabs) "Sandia National Laboratories has developed a cost-effective robotic hand that can be used in disarming improvised explosive devices, or IEDs. The Sandia Hand addresses challenges that h...
New wave of deft robots is changing global industry
John Payne
19 Aug 2012
(New York Times) "Robots far more adept than those now commonly used by automakers and other industries are replacing workers in both manufacturing and distribution. ... Older robots cannot do such w...
Robotic surgeries on the rise
John Payne
19 Aug 2012
(Times of India) "In the last few years, it has emerged as the safest and almost painless method for surgery and doctors are now using robots for gynae procedures, bypass surgery, cancer treatment and...
