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Trip planning: 35 remaining 2017 robotics-related events
Frank Tobe
26 Apr 2017
Whether for research, purchasing, education or in conjuncation with a family vacation, going to and attending robotics-related conferences and trade shows can provide real personal and business benefi...
EU-funded robotics technology experiments present their work at Hannover Messe
Robohub Editors
25 Apr 2017
From 24 – 28 April, four ECHORD++ experiments will present their work at Hannover Messe, the world's biggest trade show. You can see the latest advances in EU-funded robotics technology development ...
World Book Day 2017: 20 robot related books to inspire kids and teens
Alex Kirkpatrick
23 Apr 2017
Happy International World Book and Copyright Day! It's a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and reading, held annually on 23 April---a symbolic date coinciding with the anniversary of the ...
ARIAC Qualifier 3 is now open
Open Source Robotics Foundation
21 Apr 2017
We are happy to announce that Qualifier 3 is now open for the Agile Robotics for Industrial Automation Competition (ARIAC)! ARIAC is a simulation-based competition is designed to promote agility in in...
Silicon Valley Robot Block Party attracts over 1000 attendees
Silicon Valley Robotics
20 Apr 2017
The 2017 Silicon Valley Robot Block Party set a new high for attendance with over 1000 robot fans plus investors, exhibitors and media. 45 different companies, organizations and groups were represent...
#ERF2017 workshop: Developing the next level Model Driven Robotic Software Ecosystem
Sara Tucci-Piergiovanni
20 Apr 2017
The first public RobMoSys Workshop took place on at the ERF in Edinburgh with more than 50 participants. The room was packed. When the interaction discussions began, the crowd split into small groups ...
The changing landscape of mobility at the Automate and ProMat trade shows
Frank Tobe
20 Apr 2017
America's retailers are closing stores faster than ever while demand for warehouse workers by online retailers is higher than ever. Retailers and logistics companies have been opening facilities at...
Collaborative robotics at the Automate and ProMat trade shows
Frank Tobe
19 Apr 2017
Six to ten years ago, exhibitors at Automate were promoting bin-picking in many, many booths. Bin picking wasn't mentioned this year because it is an available option these days. For the last six ye...
The startup Launch Pad Competition blasts off at Automate 2017
Oliver Mitchell
13 Apr 2017
What does Magic Johnson and a twenty foot robot have in common? You guessed it, Automate 2017. While this might seem like an odd pairing, it accurately reflects the current state of the robotics indu...
#ERF2017 in tweets
SPARC
12 Apr 2017
The European Robotics Forum in Edinburgh late March brought together over 800 people from industry, academia and government. #ERF2017 is the premier event for European Robotics, with a staggering 1M i...
European Robotics League gearing up for 2017-2018 season
SPARC
11 Apr 2017
The European Robotics League has closed a successful first season. Funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Programme for research, the ERL brings a common framework for two indoor robotics compe...
Registration now open for 2nd annual Robotic Art Competition
Robohub Editors
11 Apr 2017
The 2017 second annual robotic art competition with $100,000 in cash prizes is now open for team registration. An international competition for all ages, the contest’s goal is to challenge teams to ...
Congratulations to Apellix: 2017 Automate Launch Pad winner
Silicon Valley Robotics
11 Apr 2017
Congratulations to Apellix, the winner of Automate 2017 Startup Launch Pad competition. Also, honorable mention goes to Kinema Systems and Sake Robotics. The Apellix received a $10,000 check sponsored...
Robolliance on-hand for ISC West’s Unmanned Security Expo
Robohub Editors
03 Apr 2017
This week (April 05-07, 2017), the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas will host ISC West 2017 in what they say is "the largest security industry trade show in the U.S.", drawing an estimated 29,000+ secur...
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CUBE Tech Fair, with Torsten Oelke
Audrow Nash
02 Apr 2017
In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks with Torsten Oelkes, Executive Chairman of CUBE, about the CUBE Tech Fair. The CUBE Tech Fair is a conference that takes place in Berlin in May that seeks to facili...
Simple, creative robotics: Fotokite and ‘Walk to Beat’ receive top awards for innovative designs at European Robotics Forum
SPARC
28 Mar 2017
The 2017 European Robotics Forum in Edinburgh brought together over 800 people from robotics academia and industry. In an effort to bridge the two, euRobotics hosted an Entrepreneurship and TechTransf...
Living and working with robots: Live coverage of #ERF2017
Sabine Hauert
22 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...
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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IASP 2016: Skolkovo, Waterproof Drones, and Underwater Vehicles, with Albert Efimov, Anastasia Uryasheva and Borris Rozman
Audrow Nash and Christina Brester
05 Mar 2017
In this episode, Audrow Nash and Christina Brester conduct interviews at the 2016 International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation conference in Moscow, Russia. They speak with Alber...
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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...
Cargo drones deliver in the Amazon rainforest
Patrick Meier
16 Feb 2017
The Amazon is home to thousands of local indigenous communities spread across very remote areas. As a result, these sparsely populated communities rarely have reliable access to essential medicines an...
Switzerland invites international startups to disrupt key industries
Robohub Editors
16 Feb 2017
Kickstart Accelerator, one of Europe’s largest multi-corporate, zero-equity technology accelerators and an initiative of digitalswitzerland, has today announced that applications are open to inte...
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...
Artificial intelligence and ethics: Who does the thinking?
Alex Kirkpatrick
27 Jan 2017
On the 15th November 2016, the IEEE’s AI and Ethics Summit posed the question: “Who does the thinking?” In a series of key-note speeches and lively panel discussions, leading technologists, leg...
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 report on the ELS Workshop 2016
The Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects of Social Robots in Healthcare and Education Workshop (also called ELS Workshop) was held in Yokohama the 14th Nov 2016 during the JSAI-isAI Conference. The works...
CES 2017 pre-news: Ford Fusion, Nvidia, MobilEye, HERE, BMW, Intel and other partnerships
Brad Templeton, Robocars.com
05 Jan 2017
Thursday night, and I am heading off to CES, and it’s become the main show it seems for announcing robocar news. There’s already a bunch....
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...
