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    Mimicking the Five Senses, On Chip, with Rob Telson

    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.
    23 March 2022, by
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    333

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    Snake-like Robot as a Worker Companion, with Matt Bilsky

    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...
    27 May 2021, by
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    315

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    Exploring from a Distance, with Muralidharan Arikara

    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...
    28 July 2020, by

    RoboBusiness 2017: What’s cooking in robotics?
    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...
    05 October 2017, by
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    CUJO – Smart Firewall for Cybersecurity, with Leon Kuperman

    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...
    04 September 2017, by

    SMART trials self-driving wheelchair at hospital
    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...
    26 July 2017, by



    Tertill: A weed whacking robot to patrol your garden
    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...
    06 July 2017, by

    Programming your NAO robot for human interaction
    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[/...
    09 May 2017, by

    Developing ROS programs for the Sphero robot
    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...
    13 March 2017, by

    Programming for robotics: Introduction to ROS
    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...
    07 March 2017, by

    Leg over wheels: Ghost robotics’ Minitaur proves legged capabilities over difficult terrain
    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, ...
    07 March 2017, by

    Wearable AI that can detect the tone of a conversation
    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...
    01 February 2017, by

    Looking towards service robotics in 2017
    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...
    30 December 2016, by

    Jibo look-alike appears on Chinese websites
    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....
    29 December 2016, by

    Why are some social robots selling well, whilst others are stalled or failing?
    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...
    18 November 2016, by

    Care-O-bot 4 celebrates its premiere as a shopping assistant
    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...
    14 November 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

    Sweep: a low cost LiDAR sensor for smart consumer products
    UPDATE: Only 7 days left to back Sweep! They are now almost 80% funded....
    04 April 2016, by

    iRobot’s $199 floor mopper designed for Chinese markets
    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...
    31 March 2016, by

    Robotics, AI and automation in “Forbes 30 under 30”
    [clear] 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...
    26 January 2016, by

    #CES2016: Noise, hype, hustle … and business as usual
    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...
    21 January 2016, by

    Foxconn shopping for robot manufacturer to keep pace with brisk Pepper sales
    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...
    05 January 2016, by

    Blue River Technology, Jibo and others get holiday funding
    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...
    18 December 2015, by

    Four influential technologies with roots in robotics
    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....
    29 October 2015, by and

    Robots in Depth: Grishin Robotics’ Valery Komissarova on getting funding
    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 ...
    23 October 2015, by and
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    Fotokite Phi, with Sergei Lupashin

    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...
    04 September 2015, by

    Fotokite Phi GoPro-carrying quadcopter: Friendly, compact, light and affordable
    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 ...
    19 August 2015, by

    194 Chinese robot companies
    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...
    18 August 2015, by

    Telcos vs. big data companies: Which sector will drive consumer robotics?
    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...
    30 July 2015, by and

    Robotic flatbread maker gets $11.5 million from two venture funds
    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...
    22 July 2015, by

     
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