innovation

ARM Institute West Coast meeting review

Andra Keay and Silicon Valley Robotics 29 Jun 2017

Robotics manufacturing in the US will be getting federal support to match business or startup investments via the new Advanced Robotics Manufacturing (ARM) Institute. Perhaps more importantly, the ARM...

Space for the masses as helium balloons and remote control planes reach through the stratosphere

Horizon Magazine 21 Nov 2016

Space will soon be within the grasp of everyday people, small countries, researchers or start-up companies thanks to a fleet of low-cost launch vehicles under development across Europe. From remote...

Proletarian robots getting cheaper to exploit

Frank Tobe 06 Mar 2014

After laughing uncomfortably at the headline from The Moscow Times reporting about the recent Skolkovo Robotics Conference, I parsed through the wording and found the intended meaning. But that proces...

Don’t blame technology for persistent unemployment | Slate

John Payne 06 Oct 2013

Posting on the Slate blog Future Tense, James Bessen takes issue with the notion that technology causes unemployment, illustrating his point by debunking a pair of frequently cited examples, textile w...

International Robotdalen Innovation Award

Andra Keay 06 Nov 2012

The award is aimed towards researchers, inventors and entrepreneurs with commercially valid robotics solutions.See on www.roboticstrends.com...