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by Frank Tobe

18 June 2011

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… Google and Android team up with iRobot and their AVA platform to add tablet and apps to AVA. [Robotland]
… U.S. Senator calls robot projects wasteful. Robots call Senator wasteful. [IEEE Spectrum Automaton]
… Great video about a new Japanese ball-copter—better than Parrot’s AR.Drone. [Everything-Robotic]
… The Datron Scout UAV is a military version of the AR.Drone and blog shows the tactical uses. [Gizmag]
… Economic conditions and opportunities bode well for robotics market. [Robotics Online]
… Has AI finally taken a turn to be able to keep up with the mechanical, electronics and systems side of robotics? [Everything-Robotic]
… Will the big robot manufacturers be able to transition to producing service and personal robot? [Everything-Robotic]

Frank Tobe is the owner and publisher of The Robot Report, and is also a panel member for Robohub's Robotics by Invitation series.

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