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Grishin Robotics invest in RobotAppStore
For Grishin Robotics, the future is in the clouds....
10 December 2012, by
Andra Keay
Robot competitions, challenges and awards
Robotdalen is accepting submissions for their International Innovation Award 2013, aimed at innovators with commercially viable robotics solutions. The Innovation Award replaced the previous Robotdale...
06 November 2012, by
Andra Keay
Isaac Asimov explains his three laws of robotics
For those of you who aren't familiar with Asimov's Laws of Robotics: First Law: A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.See on io9.com...
06 November 2012, by
Andra Keay
How an autonomous driving bill becomes law
Two years ago, no state legislature had even contemplated self-driving cars. Now, three states have passed legislation, several more are considering it, and Nevada's DMV has issued the world's first a...
06 November 2012, by
Andra Keay
Man climbs Chicago skyscraper with bionic leg
CHICAGO (AP) — The metal on Zac Vawter bionic leg gleamed as he climbed 103 floors of Chicago's iconic Willis Tower, becoming the first person ever to complete the task wearing a mind-controlled pro...
05 November 2012, by
Andra Keay
Robotic future of retail
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University see the future of retail — with AndyVision, technology that helps to improve the shopping experience for both customers and retail staff.
AndyVision is a...
01 November 2012, by
Wolfgang Heller
Robot shows how to jump high
A simple robot demonstrates the timing and motion necessary to make the highest jumps, with parallels to human jumping.
See on physics.aps.org...
30 October 2012, by
Andra Keay
Registration opens for the 2013 NASA-WPI Sample Return Robot Challenge – WPI
The objective of the competition is to encourage innovations in automatic navigation and robotic manipulator technology. The competition offers as much as $1.5 million in prize money.
See on www.wpi....
29 October 2012, by
Andra Keay
Old flutist robot
It's always interesting to see robot creations from many years ago. You can learn a lot from some old ideas, and what people did when they didn't have the technology (or access to it) that we have tod...
03 October 2012, by
RobotGrrl
Snakes on a plane slither in engines | New Scientist
After algorithms spot a problem, snake-like robots may one day be used to investigate faulty engines, saving time and money...
See on www.newscientist.com...
28 September 2012, by
Andra Keay
Hotel robot creates art from sleeping patterns of guests
The hotel chain ibis is offering guests a unique experience that combines technology and art.
See on mashable.com...
28 September 2012, by
Andra Keay
Toyota unveils new robot aimed at helping the elderly and disabled in the home
Toyota has developed a new product that seeks to give the elderly and disabled a hand — a robotic one, that is.
Toyota worked with the Japan Service Dog Association to determine which household tas...
27 September 2012, by
Andra Keay
Rethink Robotics launches Baxter the Robot
Yesterday was the launch of Rethink Robotics' Baxter shop assistant robot.
Many reporters, including myself, saw Baxter at Rethink's headquarters in Boston in the past two months but were embargoed...
19 September 2012, by
Frank Tobe
Human robot hand | NYTimes.com
MECHANICAL REACH Engineers at the University of Washington are working on a human-scale robot hand.
See on www.nytimes.com...
19 September 2012, by
Andra Keay
The “Start Here” robot
Over at LetsMakeRobots.com, they have a great community of robot builders. They also have a fantastic example of how to get in to robotics, with the "Start Here" robot.
Read on for a video tutorial...
13 September 2012, by
RobotGrrl
WeeBots: Driveable robots for babies who need them | IEEE Spectrum
Even at just six months old, babies turn out to be proficient robot drivers...
See on spectrum.ieee.org...
30 August 2012, by
Andra Keay
A #botiful evening at Robotics Meetup
Claire Delauney’s Botiful Kickstarter campaign is in its last hours and as she crosses the funded line, Claire shares with us some of her strategies and insights into running a successful Kickstarte...
22 August 2012, by
Andra Keay
Kickstarter and robots – not always #botiful
SF Bay Area Robotics meetup – August 21 7pm – 8.30pm at Lemnos Labs – is a kickstarter edition. Claire Delauney will share her experience with Botiful, as she reaches the final 12 hours of her K...
14 August 2012, by
Andra Keay
Cardboard robots are coming
Ken Ihara’s creation “The Cardboard Robot” has just been funded on Kickstarter. The Cardboard Robot is a giant industrial sized robot arm with a reach just shy of 6 feet. Attach the smart pho...
09 August 2012, by
Andra Keay
Control a robot with thoughts from inside a brain scanner | SmartPlanet
A man inside an fMRI machine in Israel can move a little robot in France. This could allow paralyzed patients to interact through a surrogate body.
See on www.smartplanet.com...
09 July 2012, by
Andra Keay
The new Honda ASIMO
The most famous humanoid robot, Honda’s ASIMO has a new version. A few days ago Honda presented a more advanced model and performed a small display of its new capabilities. Meanwhile the robotics se...
20 November 2011, by
Ioannis K. Erripis
Prioria Maverick, flexible wing UAS
Maverick is a small uav made by Prioria, a company founded in 2003 by business and engineering graduates from the University of Florida. It is portable, very light and has most of the features a comme...
30 May 2011, by
Ioannis K. Erripis
