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Mimicking the Five Senses, On Chip, with Rob Telson
Abate De Mey
23 Mar 2022
Rob Telson dives into the Akida Neural Processor from BrainChip, which is mimicking the five senses from the human brain on a low-powered chip.
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333
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Snake-like Robot as a Worker Companion, with Matt Bilsky
Kate Zhou
27 May 2021
Robohub Podcast · Snake-like Robot as a Worker Companion - FLX BOT
Matt Bilsky, founder and CEO of FLX Solutions, discusses the snake-like robot he invented called the FLX BOT. The FLX BOT consist...
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315
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Exploring from a Distance, with Muralidharan Arikara
Lauren Klein
28 Jul 2020
Robohub Podcast · Exploring From a Distance
In this episode, Lauren Klein interviews Muralidharan Arikara, CEO of Xarpie Labs. Xarpie Labs creates visualization and simulation experiences within t...
RoboBusiness 2017: What’s cooking in robotics?
Oliver Mitchell
05 Oct 2017
Mike Toscano, the former president of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, emphatically declared at the September RobotLab forum that “anyone who claims to know the futur...
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CUJO – Smart Firewall for Cybersecurity, with Leon Kuperman
MeiXing Dong
04 Sep 2017
In this episode, MeiXing Dong talks with Leon Kuperman, CTO of CUJO, about cybersecurity threats and how to guard against them. They discuss how CUJO, a smart hardware firewall, helps protect the home...
SMART trials self-driving wheelchair at hospital
MIT News
26 Jul 2017
Singapore and MIT have been at the forefront of autonomous vehicle development. First, there were self-driving golf buggies. Then, an autonomous electric car. Now, leveraging similar technology, MIT a...
Tertill: A weed whacking robot to patrol your garden
Joe Jones
06 Jul 2017
Update: The response to Tertill’s crowdfunding campaign has amazed and delighted us! Pledges totalling over $250,000 have come from 1000+ backers. We're shipping to all countries, with over a fifth...
Programming your NAO robot for human interaction
Philip English
09 May 2017
Today we are looking at how to program your NAO Robot for Human Interaction. Watch the video and follow the steps below to get interactive with your robot pal!
[embed]https://youtu.be/fT8rNQEs-_w[/...
Developing ROS programs for the Sphero robot
Ricardo Téllez
13 Mar 2017
You probably know the Sphero robot. It is a small robot with the shape of a ball. In case that you have one, you must know that it is possible to control it using ROS, by installing in your computer t...
Programming for robotics: Introduction to ROS
Péter Fankhauser
07 Mar 2017
This handy video-tutorial course gives an introduction to the Robot Operating System (ROS), including many of the available tools that are commonly used in robotics. With the help of different example...
Leg over wheels: Ghost robotics’ Minitaur proves legged capabilities over difficult terrain
Alex Kirkpatrick
07 Mar 2017
Ghost Robotics—a leader in fast and lightweight direct-drive legged robots—announced recently that its Minitaur model has been updated with advanced reactive behaviors for navigating grass, rock, ...
Wearable AI that can detect the tone of a conversation
CSAIL MIT
01 Feb 2017
It’s a fact of nature that a single conversation can be interpreted in very different ways. For people with anxiety or conditions like Asperger’s, this can make social situations extremely stressf...
Looking towards service robotics in 2017
Silicon Valley Robotics
30 Dec 2016
Sophisticated household robots are only just starting to show up in our lives, but all the building blocks for a veritable “Cambrian explosion” of robotics are there, as Gill Pratt described it wh...
Jibo look-alike appears on Chinese websites
Frank Tobe
29 Dec 2016
For all of us who participated in the Jibo IndieGoGo crowdfunding and are anxiously awaiting delivery - which has been delayed again - this Chinese knock-off came as quite a surprise....
Why are some social robots selling well, whilst others are stalled or failing?
Frank Tobe
18 Nov 2016
Amazon's Echo sales have exceeded 4 million and they are ramping up to sell 10 million in 2017; Google's Home has received positive reviews and have just begun selling in large numbers; but SoftBank's...
Care-O-bot 4 celebrates its premiere as a shopping assistant
Fraunhofer IPA
14 Nov 2016
In January 2015, Fraunhofer IPA presented a prototype of the “Care-O-bot 4” service robot. The charming helper is now proving its worth in the real world. “Paul” the robot has been greeting cu...
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Mecha Monsters, with Silas Adekunle
Audrow Nash
17 Apr 2016
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...
Sweep: a low cost LiDAR sensor for smart consumer products
Tyson Messori
04 Apr 2016
UPDATE: Only 7 days left to back Sweep! They are now almost 80% funded....
iRobot’s $199 floor mopper designed for Chinese markets
Frank Tobe
31 Mar 2016
iRobot has been streamlining its operations to focus on consumer products and enhancing shareholder value. Recent moves to divest their defense division, launch a low-cost Braava Jet floor cleaner...
Robotics, AI and automation in “Forbes 30 under 30”
Hallie Siegel
26 Jan 2016
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Forbes has once again expanded their "30 under 30" list this year to celebrate the achievements of the up and coming; the main list now covers 20 different sectors, and an inaugural E...
#CES2016: Noise, hype, hustle … and business as usual
Frank Tobe
21 Jan 2016
CES is truly a global technology event: 3,800 exhibitors (of which 500 were startups); 2.47 million sq feet of exhibit space; 170,000 industry professionals (of which 50,000 were from more than 160 co...
Foxconn shopping for robot manufacturer to keep pace with brisk Pepper sales
Frank Tobe
05 Jan 2016
In an article about the pace of sales for the SoftBank Pepper robot, the China Post reported that Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision (AKA Foxconn) has sent a team of 30 to survey the US market for futu...
Blue River Technology, Jibo and others get holiday funding
Frank Tobe
18 Dec 2015
Jibo got $16 million from Asian VCs to enable Jibo to speak and sell in Japan and China, while Blue River Technology got $17 million from a group of agricultural VCs to expand product development to n...
Four influential technologies with roots in robotics
Alex Owen-Hill and Robotiq Inc.
29 Oct 2015
Robotics research has such strong links with several other research fields that, without it, the modern world might not have some of its most promising consumer technologies....
Robots in Depth: Grishin Robotics’ Valery Komissarova on getting funding
Per Sjöborg and Robots in Depth
23 Oct 2015
Robots in Depth is a new video series featuring interviews with researchers, entrepreneurs, VC investors, and policy makers in robotics, hosted by Per Sjöborg. In this interview, Valery Komissarova ...
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Fotokite Phi, with Sergei Lupashin
Audrow Nash
04 Sep 2015
Transcript included.
In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks with Sergei Lupashin about Perspective Robotics' tethered flying camera, the Fotokite Phi, which is currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo. Th...
Fotokite Phi GoPro-carrying quadcopter: Friendly, compact, light and affordable
Fotokite
19 Aug 2015
Zurich-based robotics company Perspective Robotics this week unveils Fotokite Phi, their first consumer targeted, affordable, accessible, tethered flying camera. The Fotokite Phi is available now for ...
194 Chinese robot companies
Frank Tobe
18 Aug 2015
In China, the robotics industry is booming. Companies are deploying thousands of robots in all types of factories, particularly in the auto industry. Chinese companies that manufacture robots and the...
Telcos vs. big data companies: Which sector will drive consumer robotics?
Hallie Siegel and Robohub Editors
30 Jul 2015
NTT’s recent entry into consumer robotics suggests that it’s not just about Google vs Amazon, or Softbank vs NTT anymore, but about telcos vs big data companies. With two major and distinct sector...
Robotic flatbread maker gets $11.5 million from two venture funds
Frank Tobe
22 Jul 2015
Zimplistic, the Singapore and Silicon Valley startup behind the Rotimatic, a robotic home flatbread maker, sold over $5 million at their launch last year. Today, they have a backlog of $72M in orders...
Building the Jibo prototype: Interview with VP Engineering Andy Atkins
Jibo
08 Jul 2015
Our most recent video update comes from our VP of Engineering Andy Atkins. Take a sneak peak inside the minds of our engineers as they finish our newest Jibo P2s, to find out what kinds of challenges ...
RoCKIn2015: A glimpse into the future of Europe’s domestic and industrial robotics industry
RoCKIn Robotics Challenge
27 Jun 2015
Over the last 20 years, robot competitions have emerged as a powerful means to foster progress in robotics research and development (R&D). RoCKIn is part a of new generation of scientific robotics...
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CyPhy LVL 1 Drone, with Helen Griener
Audrow Nash
12 Jun 2015
In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks with Helen Greiner, CEO and founder of CyPhy Works and co-founder of iRobot, about CyPhy Work’s LVL 1 photography drone. The LVL 1 drone has six propellers that a...
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...
Why Google’s robot personality patent isn’t what it appears to be
Mark Stephen Meadows
16 Apr 2015
[tweetquote]Google’s new patent: Less about creating robot personalities than collecting yours.[/tweetquote]...
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....
