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    Robotiq launches DoF: A community for robotics professionals
    Robotiq has just launched a new community called DoF. This is an open community where industrial automation professionals share their know-how and get answers to accelerate their robotics projects....
    12 September 2016, by

    Installing and running time synchronization, with chrony
    Time synchronization affects many robots. Robots have more computers and sensors, so keeping everything in sync is important. Trying to look through log files where all of the times are skewed is not...
    26 August 2016, by

    Make your own Dtto Modular Robot – Assembly instructions (Part 3 of 3)
    Dtto v2.0 is a modular self-reconfigurable robot focused on bio-inspired locomotion mechanisms. This tutorial shows how to assemble a fully working Dtto Modular Robot module....
    24 August 2016, by

    Make your own Dtto Modular Robot – Assembly instructions (Part 2 of 3)
    Dtto v2.0 is a modular self-reconfigurable robot focused on bio-inspired locomotion mechanisms. This tutorial shows how to assemble a fully working Dtto Modular Robot module....
    23 August 2016, by

    Make your own Dtto Modular Robot – Assembly instructions (Part 1 of 3)
    This tutorial shows how to assemble a fully working Dtto Modular Robot module....
    22 August 2016, by

    Marty: the little walking robot that’s more than a toy
    Update: Only 4 days left to crowdfund Marty! They are over 70% towards reaching their goal! ...
    08 August 2016, by



    Wall-climbing robots create a carbon fiber hammock (with video, images)
    Maria Yablonina's project, called Mobile Robotic Fabrication System for Filament Structures, demonstrates a new production process for filament structures, like carbon fiber, by crawling up the wall ...
    04 August 2016, by

    Hello Pepper: Getting started to program robots on Android
    I didn’t get to meet Pepper the humanoid Robot at Google I/O but I watched the video afterwards: A new development frontier: Android + Pepper the interactive robot. Love the robots’ dance! I was s...
    03 August 2016, by

    Pros and cons for different types of drive selection
    In the past, we have looked at wheel design and the kinematics of skid steer and mecanum wheels. In this post, we will take a quick look at different types of mobility types (ie. wheels, tracks) and h...
    29 July 2016, by

    Drive kinematics: Skid steer and mecanum (ROS twist included)
    I am often in need of the basic kinematic motion equations for skid steer vehicles. I have also recently been working with mecanum wheeled vehicles. The skid steer equations are fairly simple and easy...
    19 July 2016, by

    Teaching the teachers: Study focuses on how teachers perceive educational robots in classrooms
    Despite phenomenal advances in the field of robotics in recent years and specifically the field of robots for use in the classroom, there is still a large shortfall in the number of teachers who activ...
    13 July 2016, by

    Anki’s new Cozmo SDK turns toy robots into sophisticated research tools
    Anki’s new robot Cozmo (with free SDK) shows that this consumer robotics startup has got bigger plans than simply dominating the smart toy category. Founded in 2010 by Carnegie Mellon Robotics Insti...
    12 July 2016, by and

    NASA Robonaut 2 simulation: Placing an ISS panel in The Construct
    By Miguel Angel One of the most wanted robot simulations is a robot that can be used for anything. Robonaut is one like this. NASA kindly gave this simulation for public use and we thought here in ...
    24 June 2016, by

    How to make a printed circuit board using a diode laser with a 3D printer
    3D-printers have opened endless possibilities for home production and rapid prototyping. You can easily create practically any model in a 3D-program and 3D print it. But until now, only a few people ...
    20 June 2016, by

    Infographic: The making of a collaborative robot
    By: Nisha Cooch, NSF This month marks the fifth anniversary of the National Robotics Initiative (NRI). The National Science Foundation (NSF) has been an active leader in the program since it was l...
    10 June 2016, by

    U of Washington Tech Policy Lab answers the question: What is a robot?
    What is a robot? There are business, legal, insurance and safety considerations which make that definition important and the Tech Policy Lab at the University of Washington gave it a try with an inter...
    06 June 2016, by

    Antenna separation: How close can you go?
    When building a new robot mechanical engineers always ask me: how close can different antennas be to one another? It is not uncommon to try squeezing 5+ antennas on a single robot (GPS, GPS2 for headi...
    03 June 2016, by

    Book Review: ‘Peer Reviews in Software, A Practical Guide,’ by Karl Wiegers
    I have been part of many software teams where we desired to do code reviews. In most of those cases the code reviews did not take place, or were pointless and a waste of time. So the question is: how ...
    01 June 2016, by

    In automation we trust: senior thesis project examines concept of over-trusting robotic systems
    By Adam Zewe Hollywood is to be believed, there are two kinds of robots, the friendly and helpful BB-8s, and the sinister and deadly T-1000s. Few would suggest that “Star Wars: the Force Awakensâ...
    26 May 2016, by

    Robotics narratives: Here, there, and everywhere
    UW-Madison Science Narratives and partners have joined together to create a 5-month video and audio adventure, exploring the work of Dr Bilge Mutlu and colleagues as they craft robots from a human per...
    25 May 2016, by

    MIT student robots battle it out, revolutionary-style
    by Jennifer Chu On Thursday evening, just before nightfall, a revolution was afoot at MIT. The battleground was set, the munitions were stocked, the targets were marked, and the soldiers were … r...
    07 May 2016, by

    Robotics narratives: If I only had a brain
    UW-Madison Science Narratives and partners have joined together to create a 5-month video and audio adventure, exploring the work of Dr Bilge Mutlu and colleagues as they craft robots from a human per...
    27 April 2016, by

    How to benefit from the robotic skill shortage
    Robotics is going to be one of the biggest job creators in modern history. But are there enough qualified people to fill those jobs? As various sectors announce skill shortages, we looked at how robot...
    22 April 2016, by and

    Root: A robot to empower the next generation of coders
    Computing is currently the fastest growing segment in the STEM fields, yet education in this area has lagged behind technological progress and demand. In early 2016, President Barack Obama unveiled hi...
    18 April 2016, by
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    Mecha Monsters, with Silas Adekunle

    Transcript below. In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews Silas Adekunle, Co-founder and CEO of Reach Robotics. They speak about Reach Robotics’ first product, Mecha Monsters: legged, gaming robo...
    17 April 2016, by

    Robotics narratives: Look alive
    UW-Madison Science Narratives and partners have joined together to create a 5-month video and audio adventure, exploring the work of Dr Bilge Mutlu and colleagues as they craft robots from a human per...
    30 March 2016, by

    Weekly smiles from the queen of useless robots
    Simone Giertz, the 25-year-old Swedish inventor who lives on a houseboat in Stockholm, is called ‘the queen of shitty robots.’ She has attracted thousands of followers with her quirky contraptio...
    24 March 2016, by

    Robotics narratives: Your move, robot
    UW-Madison Science Narratives and partners have joined together to create a 5-month video and audio adventure, exploring the work of Dr Bilge Mutlu and colleagues as they craft robots from a human per...
    22 March 2016, by

    Book Review: Mastering ROS for Robotics Programming, by Lentin Joseph
    Mastering ROS for Robotics Programming is a good book that will help you learn ROS and take advantage of some of the powerful nodes (programs) that are out there. The book covers both a 7 DOF robot ar...
    21 March 2016, by

    Robotics narratives: Birth of the bots
    UW-Madison Science Narratives and partners have joined together to create a 5-month video and audio adventure, exploring the work of Dr Bilge Mutlu and colleagues as they craft robots from a human per...
    15 March 2016, by

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