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AJung Moon on “If you could enhance yourself by some robotic accessory or implant, what would it be?”

  15 Jan 2014
As a researcher in robotics, I tend to cringe whenever someone asks how long it will take until people start to see terminator-like robots on the streets. It’s a fun question to think about, but it ...

Daniel H. Wilson on “If you could enhance yourself by some robotic accessory or implant, what would it be?”

  15 Jan 2014
The potential of robotic implants is limitless, but I am not interested in super-human powers. Instead, I’d be happy with human powers, and in particular the ability to remember. Growing up, I would...

Emotive communication with things – EmoShape Founder Patrick Levy Rosenthal

and   14 Jan 2014
Photo credit: Image Agency Why do people who use Facebook spend so much of their online time there? Why do people want to share, to comment? Patrick Levy Rosenthal asked himself these answers and wa...

Google acquires Nest for $3.2 billion

  13 Jan 2014
In another surprise release to the press, Google announced the acquisition of Nest Labs, the inventor and manufacturer of the stylish learning thermostat device, for $3.2 billion. According to Aaro...

Are investments in robotics capital intensive?

  13 Jan 2014
In a recent post in IEEE Spectrum Automaton, Robert Morris abstracted a paper he wrote with Richard Green, a finance professor at CMU. The thesis of his article is that robotic ventures are not capi...

New-tech grippers hit the market

  13 Jan 2014
Empire Robotics, a Boston-based start-up, is beginning to sell their VERSABALL kits, a new-tech jamming gripper enabling adaptive gripping operations with a single inexpensive tool. Filled with a g...

7 consumer robots to look out for from CES 2014

  11 Jan 2014
This year’s CES in Las Vegas showcased some of the latest technologies from both established and up-and-coming robotics companies.  Drones, telepresence robots, automated cleaning devices and enter...

GLXP Update: Penn State Lunar Lions now in #3 spot

  07 Jan 2014
What are they putting in the water in the Keystone state?  It turns out that Penn State Lunar Lions team announced plans to get launched to the moon as well.  They have made a deposit for a ride in ...

Snap 2014: Aerial drones and 3D mapping software for civil engineering surveying

  06 Jan 2014
An Irish surveyor tested results (and had those results peer reviewed through the local university) of surveys done by drone and software vs. doing it by hand (which took days longer). The surveyor is...

Protecting jobs by adding robots

  01 Jan 2014
Two different points of view about adding robots to stay competitive. The A3 (Association for Advancing Automation*) has a new website and a video on the subject “Why I Automate”, which shows ...

Discovering social robotics with the Aisoy1

  23 Dec 2013
Aisoy, a spanish robotics startup, is motivated by the goal of building intelligent, personal, "social" robots, which make our lives easier and funnier. Their robot, the Aisoy1, is their first step to...

Still looking for last-minute holiday gifts? 15 ideas for robot fans (2013)

  19 Dec 2013
If you still have holiday shopping to do, these gift ideas from the Robohub team will be sure to please the robot fans in your life. From stocking stuffers to once-in-a-lifetime gifts, you can find so...

Russia looks inward and outward at Moscow’s 2013 Open Innovations Forum

  17 Dec 2013
I was invited last month to moderate a panel discussion on the “Robotics Renaissance” at the 2013 Open Innovations Forum in Moscow. The brainchild of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, the Fo...

Rethink Robotics is downsizing

  14 Dec 2013
Although Rethink Robotics is downsizing, their action is not indicative of the robotics industry, which is booming and hiring. The Boston Globe reported that Rethink Robotics, maker of the $22,000 ...

Apple, Amazon and now Google: It’s a pretty exciting day for robotics!

  14 Dec 2013
There is serious momentum in robotics these days, evidenced by recent news from Apple, Amazon and Google: Apple announced that they were investing $10.5 billion in supply chain robots and automati...

Soft robotics in space

  14 Dec 2013
Space robotics is understandably conservative. When the cost of putting a robot on a planet, moon or asteroid runs into the billions we need to be sure the technology will work. And with very long pro...

Andra Keay on “What were the top stories in robotics from 2013?”

  11 Dec 2013
'David and Goliath' was the most exciting story in robotics this year. 2013 has seen huge companies showing an interest in robotics, starting with Apple launching Anki live on stage at their global de...

What were the top stories in robotics from 2013?

  11 Dec 2013
2013 is drawing to a close, and what a year it's been — not just for robotics news, but robotics-in-the-news too … this year has probably seen more news about robotics in the mainstream press than...

Frank Tobe on “What were the top stories in robotics from 2013?”

  11 Dec 2013
As Editor and Publisher of the Robot Report, I follow robotics news closely, especially in business and finance. Here are my top picks for 2013:...

AJung Moon on “What were the top stories in robotics from 2013?”

  11 Dec 2013
2013 was a year filled with talk of drones. I’m not saying this just because I’m biased by the recent news reporting on how large companies (Amazon, DHL, and UPS to be exact) are exploring t...

Forget the octocopter, let’s talk about Kiva

and   10 Dec 2013
Given all the chatter on drones and automation, we thought it would be a good time to dive deeper into the Kiva opportunity and potential impact on leverage/margins. For the sake of our analysis, we t...

Google Lunar X Prize leader board: Barcelona Moon Team schedules launch ahead of Astrobotic, Moon Express, and Team Indus

  09 Dec 2013
The private space race is on! With the $40M at stake from the Google Lunar X Prize (GLXP) leading other private and pseudo-private investment, this is a real race. I, for one, love racing.  By foot, ...

Jeff Bezos reaches for tip of UAS iceberg

  05 Dec 2013
On Sunday, Charlie Rose from CBS News 60 Minutes, interviewed Jeff Bezos about what is next for Amazon, the world's largest online retailer with more than 225 million customers. Volume can reach 30...

Noisy imitation speeds up group learning

  03 Dec 2013
Broadly speaking there are two kinds of learning: individual learning and social learning. Individual learning means learning something entirely on your own, without reference to anyone else who might...

8 robotic toys for the holidays (2013)

  25 Nov 2013
Frank Tobe's holiday gift ideas for robot fans....

Two ears, one mouth (or, Somatic analytics, and a talk with Dr. Skip Rizzo)

  20 Nov 2013
This article returns to the thread of the last few months by looking at how robots can measure our emotions and body language. My aunt, a Tennessee tobacco grower, used to remind me that God gave m...

Ethical robots: Some technical and ethical challenges

  19 Nov 2013
I've been talking about robot ethics for several years now, but that's mostly been about how we roboticists must be responsible and mindful of the societal impact of our creations. Two years ago I w...

How I helped create Robo-Stox, a new stock index for the robotics community

  18 Nov 2013
Photo: Nasdaq On Tuesday, a sleek robotic arm rang the closing bell of the Nasdaq stock exchange. It was the first time a robot performed the task. The event celebrated the launch of Robo-Stox, a...

We the Geeks: Whitehouse hangouts celebrate robots, maker culture and more

  15 Nov 2013
Last spring the Whitehouse launched We the Geeks, a series of Google Hangouts meant to highlight the future of American science, technology, and innovation. The latest hangout, playfully titled Don't...

What were the highlights at IROS/iREX this year?

  13 Nov 2013
Photo credit: Taichi on Wikimedia Commons. Robohub team members just returned from an exciting trip to Tokyo, where we attended the 2013 IROS conference and the concurrent iREX robot expo. With so ma...

Lynne Parker on “What were the highlights at IROS/iREX this year?”

  13 Nov 2013
I found the plenary speeches at IROS to be especially interesting. Marc Raibert gave an entertaining talk on the robots being developed at Boston Dynamics. It's encouraging to see that robots are beco...

Frank Tobe on “What were the highlights at IROS/iREX this year?”

  13 Nov 2013
Two images remain in my mind from IROS 2013 last week in Tokyo. The respect for Professor Emeritus Mori and his charting of the uncanny valley in relation to robotics, and the need for a Watson-type s...

Andra Keay on “What were the highlights at IROS/iREX this year?”

  13 Nov 2013
For me, the highlight of IROS was the Uncanny Valley special session, although the sheer size of the IROS conference and the parallel iRex industrial and service robot expo also gave much food for tho...

UAV innovation is in the Cloud; 3 precision Ag innovations to watch for in 2014

  12 Nov 2013
Did you know that the world’s population is set to increase from seven billion people to more than nine billion in the next 40 years? In order to meet this growing demand, agricultural producers wil...

From precision farming to autonomous farming: How commodity technologies enable revolutionary impact

  11 Nov 2013
The popular conception of farming as low-tech is woefully out of date. Modern farmers are high-tech operators: They use GIS software to plan their fields, GPS to guide field operations, and auto-steer...

Air, water, energy and food in a nutshell: Space exploration as driver for sustainable robotic agriculture

  04 Nov 2013
University of Colorado's robotic plant growth is demonstrated at the Kennedy Space Center. Source: NASA. Targeting a sustainable presence of humans in outer space will require solving air, water, ...







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