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Activelink Power Loader gives HAL some competition, but who’s going to Fukushima?

Reno Tibke 22 Jan 2013

New Japanese exoskeleton pushing into HAL's (potential) marketshare We of the robot/technology nerd demo are well aware of the non-ironically, ironically named HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) exoskelet...

Analysis: Robot learning in the cloud

Markus Waibel 21 Jan 2013

Cloud robotics, a shorthand for the idea of leveraging the Internet for robots, offers unprecedented opportunities for robot learning. Apart from using the World Wide Web for faster communication or f...

CES gets robots all wrong

Andra Keay 15 Jan 2013

In my opinion, the International Consumer Electronics Show used robots gratuitously, out of context and without benefit to robotics companies. It’s a category problem more than anything else and is ...

Rethinking drones

Eric Wind 15 Jan 2013

To have this discussion, there are a couple of things to keep in mind. One, "drone" is a wide-ranging term that technically means any remote-controlled vehicle. Second, it's probably fair to say that ...

Filling a need… or feeding a diversion

Frank Tobe 02 Jan 2013

Today's robotics industry could use some strategic guidance, particularly in the area of healthcare. It is clear to me that the next big markets for robotics are: SMEs (robot...

Robotics year in review: Top 10 stories of 2012

David Pietrocola 26 Dec 2012

The past year was a watershed moment for robotics. From defense to exploration, startups to legislation, we saw products, laws, and investments that have shifted robotics out of the lab and into our l...

Robot know thyself

Alan Winfield 27 Jun 2012

How can we measure self-awareness in artificial systems?...