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So long, and thanks for all the bots!

Markus Waibel 12 Feb 2013

So, depending on who you ask, Willow Garage is shutting down, pursuing commercial interests, or changing direction. But things are not as dire as some may think: ROS is fine (the OSRF will support it)...

RobotsLab launches BOX at TCEA 2013

Andra Keay 06 Feb 2013

We all know that robots are the gateway to STEM education, so what's not to love about getting 4 robots in a box, complete with lessons preloaded on a tablet. As both the US and UK undergo core curric...

MIT spin-off Robot Rebuilt working on sensitive robotic hands | Gizmag

John Payne 03 Dec 2012

An MIT spin-off called Robot Rebuilt wants to build robot hands with human-like sensitivity.See on www.gizmag.com...

Robot startup series #1: Autom and Cory Kidd

Andra Keay 26 Oct 2012

Consumer robotics had a watershed moment just a few days ago, when Autom, the robot weightloss coach, was launched at Dublin Web Summit. I’m very excited to open our Robot Startup Series with an int...

Episode 1: Robot Launchpad’s lean year

Andra Keay 08 Oct 2012

I thought I’d document our somewhat unusual journey through lean startup methodology and robotics. I founded Robot Launchpad almost a year ago to test the assumption that robotics and lean went toge...