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    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

    What are the right disability rules for robotaxis?
    Robocars are broadly going to be a huge boon for many people with disabilities, especially disabilities that make it difficult to drive or those that make it hard to get in and out of vehicles. Exist...
    26 December 2016, by

    Designing robots with bugs??
    Ask a child to design a robot, and they’ll produce a drawing that looks a little like you or I—the parts may be gray and boxy, but it will have two arms, two legs, and a head (probably with an ant...
    26 December 2016, by

    What if the city ran Waze and you had to obey it? Could this cure congestion?
    I believe we have the potential to eliminate a major fraction of traffic congestion in the near future, using technology that exists today which will be cheap in the future. The method has been outlin...
    09 December 2016, by

    Robohub roundtable: Robotic bee swarms from Black Mirror – what’s hype, what’s real?
    In this roundtable edition, we watched the Black Mirror episode “Hated in the Nation” and asked our Robohub team members: with many institutions focused on developing aerial drone technology, and ...
    06 December 2016, by

    Why watching Westworld’s robots should make us question ourselves
    For a sci-fi fan like me, fascinated by the nature of human intelligence and the possibility of building life-like robots, it’s always interesting to find a new angle on these questions. As a re-ima...
    21 October 2016, by



    Automation should complement professional expertise, not replace it
    Will your next doctor be an app? A cost-cutting NHS wants more patients to act as “self-carers,” with some technologized assistance. A series of flowcharts and phone trees might tell parents whose...
    19 October 2016, by

    The new Westworld: Humanizing the un-human, or dehumanizing humankind?
    HBO’s latest offering (on SkyAtlantic here in the UK) is an update of Michael Crichton‘s 1973 film Westworld; this time brought to us as a ten-part television series by sci-fi re-booter extraordin...
    18 October 2016, by

    Philae: A proof of concept for cometary landing
    We asked Alan Winfield what the first successful landing on a comet means for the future of space mining. Find out his answer below. The successful landing of Philae on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasim...
    01 December 2014, by

    RoboLaw: Why and how to regulate robotics
    The issue is often raised whether robotics needs to be regulated. While some believe that there is no need to intervene because regulation may stifle innovation, others believe that indeed there is ne...
    29 October 2014, by

    Driven by care needs, will it be the booming senior population that spurs wider acceptance of robots?
    Tony Prescott, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Director of the Sheffield Center of Robotics believes that [tweetquote]the medical industry could be at the forefront of changing the public per...
    19 October 2014, by

    New quadrocopter video points to a future for flying machines in entertainment
    We've seen robots on stage before: Humanoids have been featured in theater productions in Switzerland, Austria, and Japan, and industrial robots have played parts in dance performances and other stage...
    22 September 2014, by

    How important is the FAA’s first commercial licence approval?
    On June 10th, the FAA issued a press release announcing their approval of the first commercial UAS flight over land. According to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, this represented an "important ...
    16 June 2014, by

    Schunk to Google: Welcome to the robotics game
    The continuing interest of Google in robotics over the last years and its newest activities in this regard confirms what all players active in robotics will confirm: service robotics is on the thresho...
    12 March 2014, by

    Machine consciousness: Fact or fiction?
    My workday is over. What do I want to do now? I picture calling my wife to suggest dinner at that nice Italian restaurant and imagine the taste of gnocchi quattro formaggi. Then I remember promising ...
    10 March 2014, by and

    7 consumer robots to look out for from CES 2014
    This year’s CES in Las Vegas showcased some of the latest technologies from both established and up-and-coming robotics companies.  Drones, telepresence robots, automated cleaning devices and enter...
    11 January 2014, by

    UAV innovation is in the Cloud; 3 precision Ag innovations to watch for in 2014
    Did you know that the world’s population is set to increase from seven billion people to more than nine billion in the next 40 years? In order to meet this growing demand, agricultural producers wil...
    12 November 2013, by

    Don’t blame technology for persistent unemployment | Slate
    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...
    06 October 2013, by

    Classroom robotics: Motivating independent learning and discovery
    Sharon Marzouk with a class of excited youngsters and their Thymio-based creations. Sharon has found classroom robotics is an excellent motivator for independent learning and discovery: “The way I ...
    03 October 2013, by

    Getting started in robotics, an educational concern
    I am profoundly convinced that if we are able to preserve the natural curiosity of early childhood in growing up individuals, without fail they will develop a durable attraction to science, technology...
    23 September 2013, by

    Science without borders: Becoming cross-disciplinary
    Those who move away from home, for long enough, know that you end up not belonging anywhere. The more you move the easier it becomes. Looking back, you realize that you've learned new languages and cu...
    14 June 2013, by

    How will robots shape the future of warfare?
    Updated March 17, 2013 | This month we've asked our experts to weigh in on the future of robotics in warfare, and the broadness of this topic has prompted some of our panelists to push back and reques...
    15 March 2013, by

    Why we didn’t plan for Women’s Day
    International Women's Day crept up this year, and no one on our team planned for it. As it turned out, we didn't need to. Making STEM fields attractive for women, giving them a voice, and helping them...
    08 March 2013, by

    Know your robot space torsos: Justin, Robonaut, SAR-400, & AILA
    Astronauts: awesome, but only human It's cold out there beyond the blue. Full of radiation. Low on breathable air. Vacuous. It's hard to keep machines and organic creatures functioning and/or alive....
    04 March 2013, by

    ExOne IPO Successful: Shareholders Contribute Random Passers-by
    Before I start bashing bankers, I’d like to congratulate the ExOne Company on a successful initial public offering (IPO).  I haven’t seen much about ExOne [NASDAQ:XONE] on the robotics sites, b...
    21 February 2013, by

    Europeans attitudes towards robots 2012
    Credit: Infonaut, AEC Europeans attitudes towards robots Overall EU citizens have a positive view of robots: more than two-thirds of Europeans are of this opinion, according to a Special Eur...
    04 November 2012, by

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