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New wrist-mounted device augments the human hand with two robotic fingers | MIT News
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Researchers at MIT have developed a robot that enhances the grasping motion of the human hand. The device, worn around one’s wrist, works essentially like two extra fing...
18 July 2014, by
Hallie Siegel
Building Social Robots: The Journey of Pleo
Building a robot company is difficult, very difficult. It requires unwavering belief in yourself, in your idea, in your team and ultimately in your product. But it is also one of the most thrilling ex...
11 July 2014, by
Bob Christopher and Jibo
Could software replace your doctor? | USA Today
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10 July 2014, by
Hallie Siegel
Reader poll: How should an autonomous car optimize crashes?
Photo by Roland Dobbins, Wikimedia
A couple of months ago Dr. Patrick Lin, director of the Ethics + Emerging Sciences Group at California Polytechnic State University, wrote an article on autonomous...
08 July 2014, by
Open Roboethics Initiative
How do you want to interface with your autonomous car? Poll results
Those of you who watched the 80’s TV series “Knight Rider” might remember the dialogue between Michael Knight and its super-car, KITT. Some of you might be more familiar with scenes between “J...
07 July 2014, by
Open Roboethics Initiative
The next era of conversational technology
In 1922, the Elmwood Button Co. commercialized a toy that could respond to voice commands. The toy, called Radio Rex, was a dog made of celluloid that would leap out of its house when you called its n...
04 July 2014, by
Roberto Pieraccini and Jibo
On Pepper, Aldebaran and emotional robotics: Interview with Bruno Maisonnier
Bruno Maisonnier at TedExConcorde. Photo credit: Rodrigo SEPÚLVEDA SCHULZ.
Last week I dropped by Aldebaran’s studio to get a glimpse of Pepper in action, and was pretty excited about this robot. ...
24 June 2014, by
Mark Stephen Meadows
Why social robots will change your life
It is a fantastic time for technology. We live in a more connected world, and compared to even a few decades ago, we have vastly improved access to information and content, and have dramatically expan...
24 June 2014, by
Cynthia Breazeal and Jibo
Reader poll: How would you like to interface with your autonomous car?
We interact with gadgets and devices everyday … some have blinking lights, some play sounds, and some can even decipher our voice commands. When it comes to interfacing with a device as exciting an...
24 June 2014, by
Open Roboethics Initiative
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A Code of Ethics for HRI Practitioners, with Laurel Riek
Human-robot interaction is a fascinating field of research in robotics. It also happens to be the field that is closely related to many of the ethical concerns raised with regards to interactive robot...
14 June 2014, by
AJung Moon
An ethical dilemma: When robot cars must kill, who should pick the victim?
Image credit: Craig Berry
We are moving closer to having driverless cars on roads everywhere, and naturally, people are starting to wonder what kinds of ethical challenges driverless cars will pose. ...
11 June 2014, by
Jason Millar
IFR Maker/User Panel at AUTOMATICA
In a crowded back room at AUTOMATICA 2014 in Munich, the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) sponsored a panel of prominent robot users explaining their needs to a panel of executives represent...
11 June 2014, by
Frank Tobe
SoftBank + Aldebaran = Pepper
The latest creation from Aldebaran Robotics - Pepper - is designed to live with humans. It doesn’t clean or cook but it talks, is mobile, can read emotions, and reacts aut...
06 June 2014, by
Frank Tobe
Automated Driving – Something Missing
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29 May 2014, by
Jim Haas
Robot helps 94-year-old Italian grandmother live independently at home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pTPrA9nH6E
EU invests in new technology to support silver generation
At 94, Grandma Lea could not live alone anymore, but she wanted to stay at home. She still doe...
05 May 2014, by
the European Commission
What should a robot do? Designing robots that know right from wrong
A large robot comes out of an office mailroom carrying a package marked “Urgent” to deliver to the boss upstairs. After navigating down the hall at maximum speed, it discovers someone is already w...
29 April 2014, by
AJung Moon and Footnote
Back on Earth, Part 3
Special thanks again to "NateFan", whose comment inspired today's comic.
I hope the characters referenced from NASA are good sports, I figured they'd crack up over Nate's "findings" regarding facia...
16 April 2014, by
Jim Haas
Introducing the Cybathlon
As we have been enjoying amazing scenes from Sochi, Russia where disabled athletes have been completing in the winter Paralympics, researchers in Switzerland have been considering a new route for athl...
24 March 2014, by
NCCR Robotics
Robotics in reach: Your smartphone could be a robot brain
António Câmara is a man with a vision.
Despite the widespread adoption of computers and digital technology over the last few decades, how we interact with that technology, and use technology to i...
18 March 2014, by
Daniel Faggella and TechEmergence
NAO Next Gen now available for a wider audience
As of yesterday, you can get the adorable and versatile humanoid robot NAO from Aldebaran Robotics for yourself, even if you are not an academic or a hardcore developer. According to Génération R...
13 March 2014, by
AJung Moon
Chess, Jeopardy and now… Ping Pong? Kuka robot goes up against table tennis champion Timo Boll
Timo Boll & Agilus robot Photo credit: KUKA
[UPDATE] - KUKA just published the well-advertised video of the table tennis match of top athlete Timo Boll and one of its fastest robots, the KUKA KR ...
11 March 2014, by
Frank Tobe and Ioannis K. Erripis
Back on Earth
I guess all those other Mars rovers just landed in the wrong spot? I had this idea yesterday to try something a little different. In the comments below, tell me, what questions would researchers want ...
28 February 2014, by
Jim Haas
Mission to Mars, Part 8
The mission to Mars concludes now that Nate is back on Earth, but do you think the adventure is really over? Learn more about Nate's wacky life at his Website....
21 February 2014, by
Jim Haas
Mission to Mars, Part 7
Stay tuned next week for the exciting conclusion of Nate's "mission to Mars" experience. As always, remember you can see more at Nate's Website....
17 February 2014, by
Jim Haas
ShanghAI Lectures: Adrianne Wortzel “What’s Love Got to Do With It?”
Guest talk in the ShanghAI Lectures, 2009-12-17
This lecture discusses the relevance of embedding dramatic scenarios and expressive language into methodologies employed in the research and developm...
13 February 2014, by
Nathan Labhart
Mission to Mars, Part 6
I want to thank Robonaut for being a great sport and being willing to appear in this week's comic! When I got done with last week's comic, for fun I sent a tweet to Robonaut asking him to join Nate ...
07 February 2014, by
Jim Haas
ShanghAI Lectures: Sukhan Lee “Cognitive Recognition for Service Robots”
Guest talk in the ShanghAI Lectures, 2009-12-10
Recognition has been a subject of intense research interest to computer vision, AI, cognitive science, as well as robotics communities for, at least,...
23 January 2014, by
Nathan Labhart
Mission to Mars, Part 3
As always, remember you can see more at Nate's Website....
17 January 2014, by
Jim Haas
ShanghAI Lectures: Alois Knoll, Mary Ellen Foster, Manuel Giuliani “Joint-Action Science and Technology”
Guest talk in the ShanghAI Lectures, 2009-12-10
The success of the human species critically depends on our extraordinary ability to engage in joint action. Our perceptions, decisions and behaviour ar...
16 January 2014, by
Nathan Labhart
