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Living and working with robots: European Robotics Forum to focus on robotics markets and future of work
Kassie Perlongo
21 Mar 2017
Over 800 leading scientists, companies, and policymakers working in robotics will convene at the European Robotics Forum (#ERF2017) in Edinburgh, 22-24 March. This year’s theme is “Living and Wor...
Japan’s World Robot Summit posts challenges for teams
Silicon Valley Robotics
20 Mar 2017
Japan is holding a huge robot celebration in 2018 in Tokyo and 2020 in Aichi, Fukushima, hosted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and industry (METI) and the New Energy Industrial Technology Developme...
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RoboUniverse 2016: Drones, AI, and 3D Printing, with Dr. Douglas Stow, Dr. Eugene Izhikevich and Cullen Hilkene
Abate De Mey
19 Feb 2017
In this episode, Abate De Mey interviews speakers from the Artificial Intelligence and Drone tracks at RoboUniverse San Diego and the Inside 3D Printing Conference. Dr. Douglas Stow from the Drones tr...
Lady Gaga, 300 Intel drones, and the Super Bowl
Frank Tobe
07 Feb 2017
Three hundred drones flashed their colored lights and created a flying American flag as Lady Gaga sang a blend of "God Bless America” and "This Land Is Your Land" to 160 million viewers of the Super...
The Frontiers of Machine Learning: Live webcast
Robohub Editors
31 Jan 2017
The webcast will take place on today from 9am-5:30pm EST and February 1st from 9am-5pm EST. Webcast participants are encouraged to submit questions for the presenters by e-mailing Michelle Schwalbe a...
A3 Business Forum: Our takeaways
Robotiq Inc.
23 Jan 2017
by Karine Simard
A few insights from the 2016 A3 Business Forum. As always, a short and sweet event packed with insightful speakers, attendees and A3’s tried-and-true event success recipe. Here...
Responsive and Responsible Leadership given prominance at #WEF17 World Economic Forum
Alex Kirkpatrick
20 Jan 2017
The population of the scenic ski-resort Davos, nestled in the Swiss Alps, swelled by nearly +3,000 people between the 17th and 20th of January. World leaders, academics, business tycoons, press and in...
#CES2017 in pictures
Kassie Perlongo
13 Jan 2017
CES 2017 has come and gone. As a first-timer in attendance, I couldn't help but marvel at the featured robots and all robotics related gadgets, toys, start-ups, wearables, and AI coming to market. I'l...
A look back at Cybathlon 2016
NCCR Robotics
27 Dec 2016
On 8 October 2016, the world's first Cybathlon took place in Zurich, Switzerland. The event, organised by ETH Zurich with NCCR Robotics as presenting sponsor, offered the opportunity for people with d...
Technology is a means not an end: Experts on robotics for elderly care at #ERW2016
SPARC
19 Dec 2016
At the pinnacle event, panellists from Robotics for Elderly Care engaged with audience members in a lively discussion about topics ranging from how quickly technology is developing to how perceptions...
Robots at your service: Empowering healthy aging at European Robotics Week, 2016
Thosha Moodley
08 Dec 2016
The European Robotics Week in 2016 took place from 18 to 22 November in several countries including The Netherlands, Austria, Lithuania, Norway, Portugal, Serbia and many more. This event has been occ...
Considering robot care, ethics & future tech at #ERW2016 European Robotics Week
SPARC
29 Nov 2016
What ethical issues do we face in providing robot care for the elderly? Is there better acceptance with the public? What should we be mindful of when designing human-robot interactions?
At the #ERW...
Bay Area Robotics Symposium 2016
Silicon Valley Robotics
21 Nov 2016
The 2016 Bay Area Robotics Symposium was held at Stanford on November 18th. Each year, the annual event alternates between Stanford and Berkeley with the goal of bringing together roboticists from the...
Air, land, and sea: ERL Emergency Robots competition dates announced
Marta Palau Franco
15 Nov 2016
The European Robotics League (ERL) is pleased to announce the dates for the major tournament of the ERL Emergency Robots competition. The 2017 challenge will be held in Piombino, Italy, from 15-23 Sep...
Robots at your service and empowering healthy ageing at #ERW2016
Robohub Editors
07 Nov 2016
European Robotics Week 2016 (#ERW2016) is kicking off 18-22 November in Amsterdam. The central event 'Robots at your Service' is about focussing on robotic technologies to help ageing populations l...
RoboBusiness 2016: Our takeaways
Samuel Bouchard and Robotiq Inc.
20 Oct 2016
We’re back from our yearly sync with the robotics industry happening at RoboBusiness. As usual, there were great talks and great people to meet. To be honest, I felt less frenzy this year than in th...
European Robotics League posts first major tournament results
Marta Palau Franco
11 Aug 2016
The European Robotics League (ERL) is a European-based common framework for robotics competitions in the fields of Industrial Robots (ERL Industrial Robots), Service Robots (ERL Service Robots) and Em...
ROSCon 2015 recap and videos – Part 5
Open Source Robotics Foundation
09 Aug 2016
ROSCon is an annual conference focused on ROS, the Robot Operating System. Every year, hundreds of ROS developers of all skill levels and backgrounds, from industry to academia, come together to teach...
AUTOMATICA 2016: Digitalization, collaboration and service robotics
Frank Tobe
26 Jul 2016
AUTOMATICA 2016, held in June in Munich at the massive Messe tradefair facility, is a gigantic show focused on automation, mechatronics, robotics and emerging technologies as they relate to the in...
ROSCon 2015 recap and videos – part 4
Open Source Robotics Foundation
21 Jul 2016
ROSCon is an annual conference focused on ROS, the Robot Operating System. Every year, hundreds of ROS developers of all skill levels and backgrounds, from industry to academia, come together to teach...
ROSCon 2015 recap and videos – part 3
Open Source Robotics Foundation
14 Jul 2016
ROSCon is an annual conference focused on ROS, the Robot Operating System. Every year, hundreds of ROS developers of all skill levels and backgrounds, from industry to academia, come together to teach...
Live coverage: Robocup 2016
Robohub Editors
30 Jun 2016
Robocup 2016 kicks off today in Leipzig, Germany. The event brings together 3,500 participants from 45 countries and regions competing in 17 disciplines....
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ICRA 2016 Exhibition (Part 2 of 2), with Greg Burman, Dave Rollinson, Tony Prescott and Xavier Carpentier
Audrow Nash
25 Jun 2016
This is the second of two episodes where Audrow Nash interviews several companies at the International Conference for Robotics and Automation (ICRA). ICRA is the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society...
Overview: Are the sceptics right? Limits and potentials of deep learning in robotics
John McCormac
23 Jun 2016
John McCormac discusses his takeaways from the RSS 2016 Workshop ‘Are the Sceptics Right? Limits and Potentials of Deep Learning in Robotics' and highlights interesting themes and topics from the d...
National Robotics Initiative celebrates five-year anniversary
the National Science Foundation (NSF)
08 Jun 2016
The Congressional Robotics Caucus will host an expo on Thursday, June 9 in Washington, D.C. to promote the progress and promise of collaborative robotics (co-robot) research.
The event will mark t...
Livestream conference: Artificial Intelligence for Social Good
Robohub Editors
06 Jun 2016
The White House announced a series of public workshops on artificial intelligence (AI) and the creation of an interagency working group to learn more about the benefits and risks of artificial intelli...
Winning team story: The ups and downs of building a drilling robot for the Airbus Shopfloor Challenge
Felix von Drigalski and Airbus Group
01 Jun 2016
Felix von Drigalski, leader for Team NAIST, tells us about their robot design, unforeseen challenges, and working together to find a solution to prepare for the Airbus Shopfloor Challenge at ICRA in S...
#ICRA2016 photo essay
Ioannis K. Erripis
30 May 2016
A small photo essay from this year’s ICRA in Stockholm featuring photos from the exhibition hall. At the end, you can watch a video with all the companies, their robots and systems. (All phot...
Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) livestream today
Robohub Editors
30 May 2016
For the very first time, the 6th International Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Meeting Series will offer free remote attendance, via live-stream.
Livestream will be available today, Monday 30 May,...
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INNOROBO 2015 Showcase, with RB 3D, BALYO, Kawada Robotics, Partnering Robotics, and IRT Jules Verne
Audrow Nash
29 May 2016
In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews several companies at last year’s INNOROBO, a conference that showcases innovation in robotics....
Airbus Shopfloor Challenge overview – with video
Airbus Group
24 May 2016
https://youtu.be/FUmx7c8P-gs
3… 2… 1… drill! Who would have thought that drilling could be so exciting. At the Airbus Shopfloor Challenge last week in Stockholm, 7 teams from around the world...
Seven teams from around the world go head-to-head in the Airbus Shopfloor Challenge
Robohub Editors
17 May 2016
Seven teams from around the world go head-to-head in the Airbus Shopfloor Challenge in Stockholm. The challenge is one of the main highlights at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation...
Live coverage of #ICRA16
Robohub Editors
16 May 2016
The next edition of IEEE 2016 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), is kicking off in Stockholm, Sweden. This 5-day event, from 16-21 May, is one of the leading international f...
#ICRA16 duckies and robots video: Mini-micro robots
Robohub Editors
13 May 2016
The robotics community have created a series of video tributes that showcase some of the contributions to ICRA, the largest conference in the field of robotics and automation.
The final video feat...
#ICRA16 duckies and robots video: Incredible machines
Robohub Editors
12 May 2016
The robotics community have created a series of video tributes that showcase some of the contributions to ICRA, the largest conference in the field of robotics and automation. Episode three features 3...
Is Viv the one assistant to rule all robots?
Andra Keay and Silicon Valley Robotics
11 May 2016
Viv is an AI personal assistant launched at TechCrunch Disrupt NY. It promises to radically simplify our interface with everything. Viv is everything that Siri cofounders -- Dag Kittlaus and Adam Che...
