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Robots may save the global economy

Frank Tobe 13 Dec 2016

A recent article in The Washington Post by Morgan Stanley strategist and author of "The Rise and Fall of Nations" Ruchir Sharma, provides a nuanced overview of the issues of jobs, robots, productivi...

NSF and partners award $37M to advance nation’s co-robots

the National Science Foundation (NSF) 18 Dec 2015

Yesterday, the National Science Foundation (NSF) -- in partnership with the Department of Defense (DOD), the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the National Aeronautics and Space Admi...

How robots can help build better doctors

the National Science Foundation (NSF) 10 Apr 2015

A young doctor leans over a patient who has been in a serious car accident and invariably must be experiencing pain. The doctor's trauma team examines the patient's pelvis and rolls her onto her side ...

Virginia Tech students demo firefighting humanoid robot on US Navy ship

The College of Engineering at Virginia Tech 06 Feb 2015

In fall 2014 in Mobile Bay, Alabama, Virginia Tech engineering students made history during a five-minute demo that placed an adult-sized humanoid robot with a hose in front of a live fire aboard a U...

NSF’s 40-year history supporting US robotics research

the National Science Foundation (NSF) 27 Nov 2014

The fundamental research in computing and engineering that has enabled robotics to develop in the US has been supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) since its inception. Yet despite these ...

Firmer footing for robots with smart walking sticks

the National Science Foundation (NSF) 26 Nov 2014

Anyone who has ever watched a humanoid robot move around in the real world — an "unstructured environment," in research parlance — knows how hard it is for a machine to plan complex movements, bal...

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)...

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