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Why drones are good for business
Ben Fisher
20 Jan 2015
Drones have made a huge splash over the last couple of years and grabbed a lot of headlines. This has mostly been due to strong consumer products coming onto the market from hardware manufactures s...
Robocar parking
Brad Templeton, Robocars.com
19 Jan 2015
In my earlier article on robocar challenges I gave very brief coverage to the issue of parking. Challenged on that, I thought it was time to expand. The world “parking” means many things, and the ...
A cruel waste of STEM talent
Frank Tobe
19 Jan 2015
"Spare Parts" is a new movie showing grit, creativity, determination, and leadership in robotics through teamwork and individual success.
The movie has a Hollywood ending: teacher and kids inspire ...
Who will buy your bot? End user opportunities
Adriana Hamacher
16 Jan 2015
Unless robotics is just a hobby, commercial and funding opportunities should be at the forefront of every developer's mind and at the root of these are the end users and their needs. But who are the e...
Robot bodies and how to evolve them
Alan Winfield
16 Jan 2015
Evolutionary robotics has been around for about 20 years: it's about 15 years since Stefano Nolfi and Dario Floreano published their seminal book on the subject. Yet, surprisingly the number of real,...
SoftBank/Aldebaran Pepper robots go on sale in February
Frank Tobe
15 Jan 2015
IEEE/Spectrum Senior Editor Erico Guizzo describes in a recent post (and two videos) how Aldebaran's two-year Pepper project is coming to fruition....
Slow down that runaway ethical trolley
Bryant Walker Smith
13 Jan 2015
The runaway trolley has chased automated motor vehicles into the new year.
In early 2012, I raised a variation of the classic thought experiment to argue that there is not always a single absolu...
How much interaction with a robot is socially acceptable?
Open Roboethics Initiative
13 Jan 2015
We have a tall order when it comes to dreaming up a trustworthy care robot: a robot could clean the house, find and fetch objects, and even keep seniors company. But if robots take on so many daily c...
A startup perspective on exhibiting at CES
Bill Culley, Empire Robotics
12 Jan 2015
Exhibiting at big events takes both time and money. [tweetquote]Is it worth it for a robotics startup to invest in big expos like CES?[/tweetquote] We asked Bill Culley of Empire Robotics - the comp...
CES 2015: The ‘amazing’ autonomous Mercedes
Paul Godsmark
12 Jan 2015
The unveiling of the long sleek Mercedes Benz F 015 at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES 2015) in Las Vegas was quite something. It was amazing. Mercedes told us that they have been developing autonom...
How robotics is changing the face of Business Process Outsourcing
Andrew Burgess
07 Jan 2015
In my world (I am an outsourcing advisor) the robots I deal with do not have arms and legs, or wheels, but are set to have just a big an impact on my industry as any of the physical robots have had on...
Robocars at CES: Mercedes concept
Brad Templeton, Robocars.com
07 Jan 2015
There is reasonable volume of robocar related stuff to see here at CES. I just had a few hours today, and went to see the much touted Mercedes F105 “Luxury in Motion.” This is a concept, and no...
Island Forum 2014: Advancements in robotics and artificial intelligence
LEE Chor Pharn and Aaron MANIAM
06 Jan 2015
The Singapore Ministry of Defence convened the sixth edition of the Island Forum in November 2014 to explore the emerging future of artificial intelligence and robotics, developments that could have e...
Pics everywhere: Top 2014 robot pictures
Frank Tobe
05 Jan 2015
This is the time when many suggest their list of top 2014 robotic pictures in various settings. Drones, humanoids, telepresence, home robots, vacuums, toys and robotic camel jockeys! Good recaps and ...
Robocars driving when the map is wrong
Brad Templeton, Robocars.com
02 Jan 2015
Yesterday’s note on Here’s maps brought up the question of the wisdom of map-based driving. While I addressed this a bit earlier let me add a bit more detail.
A common first intuition is that b...
Cars in the UK, China, LA, CES and here : Robocar news update
Brad Templeton, Robocars.com
01 Jan 2015
I see new articles on robocars in the press every day now, though most don’t say a lot new. Here, however, are some of the recent meaningful stories from the last month or two while I’ve been on t...
Uber’s legal battles and robocars
Brad Templeton, Robocars.com
26 Dec 2014
Uber is spreading fast, and running into protests from the industries it threatens, and in many places, the law has responded and banned, fined or restricted the service. I’m curious [tweetquote]wha...
The important role of robotic gaming in STEM’s evolving landscape
Silas Adekunle
19 Dec 2014
The importance of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) in the future of the UK and US business and industry cannot be overstated. But before we can expect today’s generation to have a ...
Robotics 2014 in a word: MORE
Frank Tobe
18 Dec 2014
The list of top stories in robotics for 2014 is a story of "MORE": MORE uses of and for robots; MORE serious discussions about robots; MORE robots in unusual places; MORE news in the financial press; ...
From literature to living rooms: Perceptions of robots in society
Diana Marina Cooper
18 Dec 2014
As drones have become increasingly accessible, media outlets have been preoccupied with news stories that fuel our fears about the prospect of privacy invasion and physical harm. Although drones have ...
Robot simulators and why I will probably reject your paper
Alan Winfield
18 Dec 2014
Dear robotics and AI researcher,
Do you use simulation as a research tool? If you write papers with results based on simulation and submit them for peer-review, then be warned: if I should review y...
Robot Startup Series #7: Interview with Soft Robotics’ Carl Vause
Andra Keay
18 Dec 2014
[tweetquote]Soft robotics is finally leaving the research lab and entering the real world. [/tweetquote] One of the companies leading the way is a Boston-based startup that is commercializing the inn...
CompuGirls: Young women have role to play in technology field
the National Science Foundation (NSF)
16 Dec 2014
If one of the keys to building a future technology workforce is finding new ways to engage women and minorities in computer science, giving teenage girls an understanding of what the field is, and how...
Future driving: Business models for robocars
Brad Templeton, Robocars.com
11 Dec 2014
When I talk about robocars, I often get quite opposite reactions:
Americans, in particular, will never give up car ownership! You can pry the bent steering wheel from my cold, dead hands.
I can...
5 tips on how NOT to run your crowd-funding campaign
Open Bionics
11 Dec 2014
Four successful startups and the president of Robohub have some advice for future crowdfunders. They've been there and offered the perk T-shirt, so listen up....
New CAA rules govern use of drones in built up areas
Ben Fisher
09 Dec 2014
The UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced updated rules that will give operators an annual permission to operate in built up areas....
Kidbotics review: Thymio II
Kidbotics
05 Dec 2014
This is Kidbotics, [tweetquote]a new educational robotics review series for kids who, like me, are just coming into the robotics scene.[/tweetquote] I am 12 years old, and these reviews are meant to g...
Robo-Wars: The regulation of robotic weapons
Alexander Leveringhaus and Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
05 Dec 2014
Robotic weapons, whether autonomous or remote controlled, have generated widespread controversy in recent years.
Alex Leveringhaus, James Martin Fellow, Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed ...
Philae: A proof of concept for cometary landing
Alan Winfield
01 Dec 2014
We asked Alan Winfield what the first successful landing on a comet means for the future of space mining. Find out his answer below.
The successful landing of Philae on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasim...
NSF’s 40-year history supporting US robotics research
the National Science Foundation (NSF)
27 Nov 2014
The fundamental research in computing and engineering that has enabled robotics to develop in the US has been supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) since its inception. Yet despite these ...
Readers optimistic about role of robots as care assistants for seniors
Open Roboethics Initiative
25 Nov 2014
Developing robots that are capable of taking care of seniors is the goal of an increasing number of robotics companies. While there are many economic and social factors to encourage this trend, the ...
One giant leap: Rosetta and the space mining frontier
Kris Zacny
24 Nov 2014
The Rosetta mission’s dramatic rendezvous with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko captured the attention and imagination of the world earlier this month. It was thrilling to see an ambitious 10-year pr...
25 holiday gift ideas for RoboGeeks (2014)
Robohub Editors
21 Nov 2014
[tweetquote]Need some gift ideas for that special robot geek in your life?[/tweetquote] We polled the Robohub team for their favorite ideas, from stocking stuffers to once-in-a-lifetime gifts, so you'...
Small UAV Coalition urges FAA to focus on regulations that enable domestic UAV innovation
Michael Drobac and the Small UAV Coaltion
20 Nov 2014
[tweetquote]Recent court cases distract from timely and safe integration of small UAVs.[/tweetquote]...
NERVE Center: The robot playground
Clearpath Robotics
19 Nov 2014
By Meghan Hennessey
What’s the NERVE Center, you ask? It’s the robot testing facility at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and THE place to be when visiting the Boston area. We couldn...
Call for holiday robot videos
Robohub Editors
17 Nov 2014
Is it that time of year already!?!? It must be given that your Editors woke up to snow on the ground this morning. Robohub will once again be featuring robot videos this holiday, so send your submiss...
