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Drones for modesty (video)

Hallie Siegel 14 Dec 2015

We've heard of drones for good, and drones for journalism, but this is the cheekiest use of drones we've seen yet. Video by Japanese luxury online retailer Buyma. Enjoy!...

Four classic movie robots that are no longer far fetched

Alex Owen-Hill and Robotiq Inc. 18 Nov 2015

Cinemagoers have long been fascinated by fictional robots, but they're not usually realistic -- until now. Thanks to technological advancements, some of the classic movie robots are now a realistic p...

Courtship of the drone fireflies: A short movie with flying robots and lights

Adrien Briod 08 Oct 2015

Drones, lights and nature combine in Drone Courtship, a short movie about a magical encounter between two flying robots set in a forest of centennial trees. A collaboration between Atelier D. Schlae...

Documentary of a cyborg drummer

Robohub Editors 18 Sep 2015

[focus08] Beautiful short documentary by The Atlantic about amputee drummer Jason Barnes and Georgia Tech professor of music technology Gil Weinberg that explores "how robotics and artificial int...

Creating the voice behind Jibo

Jibo 02 Sep 2015

Jibo may be a robot, but the last thing the team wants is for Jibo to sound like a robot. In these two video interviews, Jibo's design team talks about how they selected Jibo’s voice, how that ...

Firing up The Machine

Cinefex and Graham Edwards 28 Aug 2015

Pick a robot from the movies. Go on, I know you have a favourite. There are plenty to choose from, so I’ll give you a moment …...

Nat Geo’s Robots 3D proves that robots don’t need to be sci-fi to be compelling

Adriana Hamacher 16 Jul 2015

Close up, in 3D, what jumps out at you is not just how astonishing today’s humanoid robots are, but also how miraculous the human body they mimic is. National Geographic’s Robots 3D is showing in ...

Spillikin: a robot love story for our age and a unique campaign

Engineered Arts and Pipeline Theatre 06 Jul 2015

Robotics company Engineered Arts has teamed up with Pipeline Theatre for a new play, Spillikin: a love story between a robot and an elderly woman. The collaborators plan to debut their work at this ye...

The making of sci-fi adventure Robot Overlords

Graham Edwards and Cinefex 03 Jul 2015

In the low-budget British sci-fi adventure, Robot Overlords, alien automatons rule the streets and ordinary citizens are locked under curfew in their homes. Just by stepping outside, you risk being v...

The robots in Ex Machina: VFX Q&A with Andrew Whitehurst

Graham Edwards and Cinefex 26 Jun 2015

Ever since Fritz Lang’s 1927 film Metropolis, the concept of a robot with artificial intelligence has held movie audiences in thrall. Now, as the science fiction dream of AI becomes ever-more plaus...

Summer robot reading: Fact, fiction and debatable

Frank Tobe 25 Jun 2015

Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War, Rise of the Robots; Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future and Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot and the Battle for the Ame...

Humans: New Sci-fi drama unsettles, grips and tackles robot relations head on

Adriana Hamacher 16 Jun 2015

There are two very good reasons to watch Humans, the new robot-themed drama series that premiered in the UK on Sunday. Firstly, it’s a well-made high-energy thriller with a pacy storyline, focusing...

iPetCompanion lets you play with your pets via telepresence

Michael Savoie 22 May 2015

iPetCompanion have developed telepresence technology that allows you to manipulate toys so you can play with your pets while you're away. The team has installed the system in hospitals and animal sh...

True AI, or clever simulation? Transcendence movie has Johnny Depp crossing the Singularity

Michael Savoie 01 May 2015

I was inspired to write this article after recently watching Transcendence starring Johnny Depp and reading this article “Death is Optional.” What will the world look like when we cross the sing...

The real soft robots that inspired Baymax, with Chris Atkeson

Helmut Hauser 28 Apr 2015

Baymax, the lovable, inflatable robot star of Disney’s recent hit, Big Hero 6, is far from a movie fantasy. With their soft cushiony bodies, robots like Baymax have very real prospects as future car...

Underwater Dreams: The story of undocumented teens who win underwater robot competition

Frank Tobe 16 Apr 2015

Underwater Dreams is a documentary that follows a team of undocumented students from an Arizona high school and shows their perseverance and ingenuity to win a NASA- and ONR-sponsored underwater rob...

When is an ice cube not an ice cube?

Frank Tobe 06 Apr 2015

Japanese advertising agency wins award for Suntory Whisky ad campaign using CNC-milled ice cubes and a 3D printing app from Autodesk....

Ability to self-repair isn’t the same as consciousness: Analyzing Automata from a tech standpoint

Michael Savoie 04 Apr 2015

I recently had a chance to view Automata and wanted to share my thoughts on the movie based upon the current and future state of robotics and artificial intelligence. As a film, this was a tough one...

Beware April Fool’s Day robot hoaxes!

Robohub Editors 02 Apr 2015

We had to laugh at some of the robot news spoofs that came out on April Fool's Day yesterday. If you know of any others, please share in the comments below....

Sensor-driven armband used to direct robots

Frank Tobe 21 Mar 2015

ThalmicLabs' MYO gesture-based armband is making inroads driving robots, moving robot arms and on the arms of a Dutch trance music producer, DJ and radio personality....

Ex Machina: When Turing meets Bechdel test

Andra Keay 15 Mar 2015

Alex Garland’s first feature film as a director, Ex Machina, had its US debut at SxSW on March 14. This stylish idea film explores the Turing Test in a very Pinteresque fashion as a young coder fall...

While most robots are either geek or jock, CHAPPiE is a lesson in sexy

Mark Stephen Meadows 03 Mar 2015

Neill Blomkamp's new film CHAPPiE can teach us a lot about how to design robots. That, and how to be sexy. Rolling out in theatres this week....

Keep Calm and Carry Passengers: UK robocar projects level up

Brad Templeton, Robocars.com 13 Feb 2015

The government-baked robocar projects in the UK are going full steam, with this press release from the UK government to accompany the unveiling of the prototype Lutz pod, which should ply the streets...

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Looney the Robot, with Hunter Lloyd

Audrow Nash 23 Jan 2015

In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks with Hunter Lloyd, who is a Professor of Robotics at Montana State University and a comedian. Hunter performs a comedy act for all ages with partner Looney, a NAO ...

RoboThespian co-hosts new robot documentary from CBC – “Roboticize Me”

Hallie Siegel 22 Jan 2015

Roboticize Me is a new documentary co-hosted by Peter Keleghan and his android sidekick RoboThespian. Produced by CBC's Doc Zone, the documentary looks at what’s driving our need to develop intel...

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 ...

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