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Open science: Preaching what I practice
Open science isn't one thing - it is a set of practices that range from making sure your papers are openly accessible (which is relatively easy), to open notebook science, which makes the process ope...
22 January 2015, by
Alan Winfield
Robotics, AI in the spotlight at #WEF15 World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos is on. [tweetquote]What are experts telling world leaders at WEF15 about robotics, AI and Big Data?[/tweetquote]...
21 January 2015, by
Hallie Siegel
How much interaction with a robot is socially acceptable?
We have a tall order when it comes to dreaming up a trustworthy care robot: a robot could clean the house, find and fetch objects, and even keep seniors company. But if robots take on so many daily c...
13 January 2015, by
Open Roboethics Initiative
Canada’s regulations for foreign commercial UAV operators
Canada’s relatively favorable framework for commercial UAV operations is attracting interest among foreign operators who are frustrated with restrictions in their home jurisdictions. The following p...
12 January 2015, by
Diana Marina Cooper
Island Forum 2014: Advancements in robotics and artificial intelligence
The Singapore Ministry of Defence convened the sixth edition of the Island Forum in November 2014 to explore the emerging future of artificial intelligence and robotics, developments that could have e...
06 January 2015, by
LEE Chor Pharn and Aaron MANIAM
CompuGirls: Young women have role to play in technology field
If one of the keys to building a future technology workforce is finding new ways to engage women and minorities in computer science, giving teenage girls an understanding of what the field is, and how...
16 December 2014, by
the National Science Foundation (NSF)
New CAA rules govern use of drones in built up areas
The UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced updated rules that will give operators an annual permission to operate in built up areas....
09 December 2014, by
Ben Fisher
The Drone Center’s Weekly Roundup: Weekly Roundup 12/8
At the Center for the Study of the Drone
In 2007, Addie Wagenknecht started using drones to make abstract paintings. Her works both challenge and celebrate the aerial robot and its power. In an in-...
09 December 2014, by
Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College
National Science Foundation and federal partners award $31.5M to advance co-robots in US
From disaster recovery to caring for the elderly in the home, scientists and engineers are developing robots that can handle critical tasks in close proximity to humans, safely and with greater resili...
20 November 2014, by
the National Science Foundation (NSF)
Transport Canada relaxes commercial drone regulations, increases focus on academic use
Last week, Transport Canada announced upcoming changes to the regulatory framework surrounding drones. Transport Canada’s exemption notification simultaneously signals a relaxation of commercial dro...
10 November 2014, by
Diana Marina Cooper
Robocars: A natural fit for retirement communities
As people get older, they start losing their ability to drive: they start having trouble seeing in the dark and they stop driving at night; they also make mistakes, causing other people to hit them, a...
18 October 2014, by
Brad Templeton, Robocars.com
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Engaging Girls in Robotics, with Hannah and Rachael Tipperman, Ross Mead and Elizabeth Croft
Earlier this year, the Robots Podcast team came across a story about two 17 year old twin sisters who started their own robotics outreach group. The story about the Tipperman sisters got us curious. W...
17 October 2014, by
AJung Moon
Livestream: Cato Institute on “Policy implications of self-driving cars”
October 14, 2014 12:00PM EST Featuring Randal O’Toole, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute; Marc Scribner, Research Fellow, Competitive Enterprise Institute; and Adam Thierer, Senior Research Fellow, ...
14 October 2014, by
Robohub Editors
Nursing Grandma with a robot
[tweetquote]All this talk about being replaced by robots is getting old.[/tweetquote]...
13 October 2014, by
Mark Stephen Meadows
Reader poll: How much control should a bathing robot have?
http://youtu.be/0ac2qwStrdo
A few years ago, researchers at the University of British Columbia (AJung Moon, Peter Danielson and Mike Van der Loos) studied the public acceptance of a number of diff...
01 October 2014, by
Open Roboethics Initiative
Commercial drone regulations: Canada vs. US
When Canadians attempt to characterize aspects of Canadian culture, it’s not uncommon to draw comparisons with the US. I recently noticed that as I respond to questions about the Canadian regulation...
29 September 2014, by
Diana Marina Cooper
Snapshot of US UAV situation
The impact on businesses of the ongoing US ban on commercial UAV operation can be seen in a snapshot of this week’s drone news. Drones are very affordable these days, and there is nothing to stop an...
25 September 2014, by
Andra Keay
Reader poll: Will autonomous cars create more jobs than they displace?
One of the most popular questions when it comes to discussing robotics is the jobs question. Will robots create more jobs, or replace them? Recently, we’ve seen a lot of discussions on the topic o...
03 September 2014, by
Open Roboethics Initiative
CSAIL study finds that human subjects prefer when robots give the orders | MIT News
http://youtu.be/GJ0Pmk_UDY4
New research coming out of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) suggests that letting robots have control over human tasks in manufac...
28 August 2014, by
Hallie Siegel
Does the Small UAV industry need its own coalition?
Last week USA Today reported that Amazon, 3D Robotics, Parrot and DJI had banded together to form a "Small UAV Coalition", hiring DC-based lobbying firm Akin Gump to represent their interests...
22 August 2014, by
Hallie Siegel
Video: The future of robotics, as seen by roboticists
At Automatica 2014 in Munich this year, the ECHORD++ project asked roboticists like Vijay Kumar, Uwe Haass, Pere Homs, and Christian Schlegel one simple question: “What do you think is the future of...
22 August 2014, by
Robohub Editors
The Neighbourhood Elevator and a new vision of urban density | Robocars
I’ve been musing more on the future of the city under the robocar, and many visions suggest we’ll have more sprawl. Earlier I have written visions of Robocar Oriented Development and outlined all ...
05 August 2014, by
Brad Templeton, Robocars.com
If courts are going to treat corporations like humans, they should do the same for robots | Slate
The idea of “legal personhood” existed in America originally to promote the work of the country’s first corporations: banks, insurance companies, water companies, and transportation companies. ...
04 August 2014, by
Hallie Siegel
The two cultures of robocars
I have many more comments pending on my observations from the recent AUVSI/TRB Automated Vehicles Symposium, but for today I would like to put forward an observation I made about two broad schools of ...
24 July 2014, by
Brad Templeton, Robocars.com
Drones against illegal fishing
Image source: Flickr
With industry losses worth US$23 billion per year, illegal fishing represents a major global problem. One out of three bluefin tunas are caught illegally, as are around 20% of a...
24 July 2014, by
Dronologista
Could Jibo developer Cynthia Breazeal be the Steve Wozniak of robots? | Ryan Calo
VideoBill Gates once predicted we would have a robot in every home to go with our personal computer. James Temple of is calling Jibo—a new personal robot to be sold commercially in 2015—&l...
23 July 2014, by
Andra Keay
Flying Donkey Challenge on hold as Kenyan authorities cope with Westgate Mall fallout
Today organizers announced that the first edition of the Flying Donkey Challenge in Kenya, which had preliminary sub-challenges slated to begin this November, is on hold indefinitely due to delays in ...
18 July 2014, by
Hallie Siegel
Deploying automated vehicles
In 2012, the Nevada DMV issued the first license to test autonomous vehicles on public roads in the US. The red license plates are only for autonomous test vehicles and are meant to make the cars easi...
16 July 2014, by
Bryant Walker Smith
Amazon requests FAA permission to test delivery drones
In April this year, Amazon.com issued a shareholder letter that stated: “The Prime Air team is already flight testing our 5th and 6th generation aerial vehicles…″ Fast forward three months to t...
14 July 2014, by
Dronologista
Amazon seeks FAA permission to test drones outdoors near Seattle
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is seeking permission from U.S. regulators to test its delivery drones near Seattle, as part of a rapid expansion of a program that has sparked widespread deba...
13 July 2014, by
Andra Keay
