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2014 October

Google news: Rubin leaves; Pichai promoted to #2; and Google invests in Magic Leap

31 October 2014, by Frank Tobe

Robotics then and now: Interview with Peter Corke

31 October 2014, by International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems (IJARS)

Video: Robotics at Skolkovo

31 October 2014, by Robohub Editors

Nylon Fishing Line Actuator

31 October 2014, by Ron Vanderkley

Robot car toy maker Anki hires Skylanders and EA veterans as key executives

30 October 2014, by Andra Keay

Android creator Andy Rubin is leaving Google

30 October 2014, by Andra Keay

Former Android Boss Andy Rubin is Leaving Google | the Next Web

30 October 2014, by Ioannis K. Erripis

First TRADR EU FP7 Joint Exercise (TJEx)

30 October 2014, by Zoe Fragoulopoulou

RoboLaw: Why and how to regulate robotics

29 October 2014, by Andrea Bertolini

Antares orb-3 accident

29 October 2014, by Ioannis K. Erripis

Rethinking iRobot, Samsung and Dyson robotic vacuum cleaners

29 October 2014, by Frank Tobe

GridBot robot takes just 5 hrs to remove wood log stuck in high-pressure powerplant pipe

29 October 2014, by Frank Tobe

How a bunch of startups are trying to make a business case for robotics in India | TechCircle

29 October 2014, by Hallie Siegel

Just launched: Fellow Robots’s OSHbot

28 October 2014, by Andra Keay

When it comes to regulating robotics, multiple questions are at issue

28 October 2014, by Frank Tobe

Skyward announces first commercial drone network demonstration | SUAS News

28 October 2014, by Hallie Siegel

Opensource 3D printed “Poppy” humanoid enables experimentation in robot design

28 October 2014, by Hallie Siegel

2013 IFR stats; RIA Q3 results for US set new records

27 October 2014, by Frank Tobe

Luxembourg & China launch private mission to the Moon | The Daily Beast

27 October 2014, by John Payne

Elon Musk interviewed at MIT AeroAstro Centennial event | Mashable

27 October 2014, by John Payne

IBM reinvents itself by establishing a frontier homestead for cognitive computing | Forbes

27 October 2014, by Hallie Siegel

Google adds to DeepMind, acquiring 2 UK startups and partnering with Oxford U

27 October 2014, by Frank Tobe

A horse of a different color: Ryan Calo on What robotics can learn from cyberlaw | Slate

27 October 2014, by CIS Blog

Monkeybar project using aerial drones to get on top of malaria | Gizmag

26 October 2014, by John Payne

RobotX competition | AUVSI Foundation

26 October 2014, by John Payne

Drones: How UAV’s have taken over our airspace | Journeyman Pictures

25 October 2014, by John Payne

CyPhy Works’ new tethered mini-drone flies for 2 hours | IEEE Spectrum

25 October 2014, by John Payne

Seegrid files for Chapter 11 protection

24 October 2014, by Frank Tobe

Designing Jibo: Subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful

24 October 2014, by Bill Webb and Jibo

Xenex updates protocols for germ-zapping robots in response to Ebola threat | Gizmag

24 October 2014, by John Payne

NRL takes delivery of SA-400 Jackal | Scion UAS

24 October 2014, by John Payne

SMART begins live public robocar tests in Singapore today

23 October 2014, by Brad Templeton, Robocars.com

Scientists consider repurposing robots for Ebola | NYT

23 October 2014, by Sabine Hauert

This military robotics company vows to never make a killer robot | Fast Company

23 October 2014, by CIS Blog

Medrobotics, Monsieur and Arago get funding

22 October 2014, by Frank Tobe

Tesla’s auto lane-changing, Audi’s self-driving race car and other recent announcements

22 October 2014, by Brad Templeton, Robocars.com

Michigan latest state to ban direct Tesla sales | The Verge

22 October 2014, by Hallie Siegel

OpenStreetMap support in Gazebo

22 October 2014, by Open Source Robotics Foundation

Wasp’s 3D printers produce low-cost houses made from mud | Gizmag

22 October 2014, by John Payne

Algorithm enables robots to discern between humans and rubble | Gizmag

22 October 2014, by John Payne

Bionic Bird: A smartphone-controlled flapping-wing device | Indiegogo

22 October 2014, by John Payne

Robots That Are Ready to Work, in Pictures | Xconomy

22 October 2014, by Andra Keay

RoboBusiness: Workhorse Robots, Starter Kits, and Internet of Bots | Xconomy

22 October 2014, by Andra Keay

When women stopped coding | NPR

22 October 2014, by John Payne

Drones For Good Award announces semi-finalists

21 October 2014, by Dronologista

UAE starts process of building Arab region’s first Mars probe | Gulf Business

21 October 2014, by Hallie Siegel

ROSCon 2014 videos and slides available

20 October 2014, by Open Source Robotics Foundation

KUKA acquires Swisslog for $357 million

20 October 2014, by Frank Tobe

Disaster relief this year’s theme at University of Maryland | The Diamondback

20 October 2014, by Robohub Editors

Gladiator robots coming soon? | Business Insider

19 October 2014, by John Payne

Driven by care needs, will it be the booming senior population that spurs wider acceptance of robots?

19 October 2014, by Abate De Mey

How one boy with autism became B.F.F.’s with Apple’s Siri | NYT

19 October 2014, by Sabine Hauert

Robocars: A natural fit for retirement communities

18 October 2014, by Brad Templeton, Robocars.com

Tim Barfoot: Long-term visual route following | CMU RI Seminar

18 October 2014, by John Payne

Air traffic control system for drones | MIT Technology Review

18 October 2014, by John Payne

The feeling of what it is like to be a robot

17 October 2014, by Alan Winfield

Engaging Girls in Robotics

17 October 2014, by AJung Moon

Fotokite: A quad on a tether | In The Making

17 October 2014, by John Payne

Friday Q&A: Law Professor Ryan Calo | Roll Call

17 October 2014, by CIS Blog

RE.WORK: Meeting the challenges of commercialising robotics

16 October 2014, by Adriana Hamacher

Robots use UV to help prevent spread of infections in hospitals, may help contain ebola | DNews

16 October 2014, by John Payne

RoboBusiness startup Pitchfire winners

16 October 2014, by Frank Tobe

Bipedal robot uses high-speed vision to run

15 October 2014, by Masatoshi Ishikawa

25 women in robotics you need to know about (2014)

15 October 2014, by Women In Robotics, Andra Keay and Hallie Siegel

Balance of privacy and control key to acceptance of robot bath assistants

15 October 2014, by Open Roboethics Initiative

4 reports predict steady growth for robotics

15 October 2014, by Frank Tobe

NEXTAGE robot makes coffee! | Kawada Robotics Blog

15 October 2014, by Andra Keay

Qualcomm Robotics Accelerator

15 October 2014, by Andra Keay

Qualcomm launches robotics accelerator | ZDNet

15 October 2014, by Andra Keay

iRobot unveils tablet-based universal control system | Gizmag

15 October 2014, by John Payne

Robots are not here to take your jobs | USA Today

15 October 2014, by Hallie Siegel

ESA confirms primary landing site for Rosetta | ESA News

15 October 2014, by Robohub Editors

Dronecode: Open, community-maintained firmware for UAVs | Boing Boing

15 October 2014, by John Payne

3D-printed UAV now sports ducted fan motors | Gizmag

15 October 2014, by John Payne

Next Big Trend: Robots That Follow You Around | WIRED

14 October 2014, by Andra Keay

Move over, humans, the robocars are coming | Washington Post

14 October 2014, by CIS Blog

What would you want your robot home to do for you?

14 October 2014, by Open Roboethics Initiative

Wearable technology that feels like skin | Wall Street Journal

14 October 2014, by Hallie Siegel

Open Bionics founder Joel Gibbard wins Young Design Engineer of the Year Award

14 October 2014, by Hallie Siegel

Autonomous naval drones in testing | TestTube

14 October 2014, by John Payne

RobotShop continues acquisition spree

14 October 2014, by Frank Tobe

UCSD investing in robotics

14 October 2014, by Frank Tobe

Livestream: Cato Institute on “Policy implications of self-driving cars”

14 October 2014, by Robohub Editors

Raspberry Pi: Nearly 4 million sold | TechCrunch

13 October 2014, by John Payne

Nursing Grandma with a robot

13 October 2014, by Mark Stephen Meadows

EVENT REMINDER: Japan Robot Week 2014

12 October 2014, by Reno Tibke

Michael Kaess : Real-time mapping for autonomous robots | CMU RI Seminar

11 October 2014, by John Payne

James Gosling : Self-sustaining ocean-going robots | CMU RI Seminar

11 October 2014, by John Payne

Breakout Labs looking for robots that can change the world

9 October 2014, by Andra Keay

Drone startups: Anura pocket drone

9 October 2014, by Dronologista

Registration now open for Cybathlon 2016

9 October 2014, by NCCR Robotics

Takara Tomy – Entertainment Robot – Robi jr – for 15000 yen

9 October 2014, by Reno Tibke

Video: The making of an Ant Intelligent Robot (AIR)

8 October 2014, by Dan Novischi

Self-driving car test sites

8 October 2014, by Frank Tobe

CoCoRo CeBIT

8 October 2014, by Thomas Schmickl

Video: Rise of the nanorobot, with Brad Nelson

7 October 2014, by ETH Zurich

Town for driverless cars being built in Michigan | MIT Technology Review

7 October 2014, by John Payne

Winners of euRathlon 2014 sea competition recap: Day 3, 4 and 5

7 October 2014, by Marta Palau Franco

Robohub Digest September 2014: Robo-vacuums, regulation, IROS and more

6 October 2014, by Jana Witt and Hallie Siegel

Tiny 3D Printed Robots Make Teleoperation Cheap and Simple – IEEE Spectrum

6 October 2014, by Andra Keay

Simple 3D Printed Grip Makes Household Robots a Little More Realistic – IEEE Spectrum

6 October 2014, by Andra Keay

British National Oceanographic Centre launches major unmanned exploration mission

6 October 2014, by Dronologista

Quest for Computer Vision

3 October 2014, by Audrow Nash

Real-time appearance-based mapping in action at the Microsoft Kinect Challenge, IROS 2014

3 October 2014, by Mathieu Labbé

Arduino enters open source 3D printing | Gizmag

3 October 2014, by John Payne

Safety concerns for collaborative robots

3 October 2014, by Frank Tobe

3D printed robotic prosthetic hand makes Intel finals

2 October 2014, by Joel Gibbard

ScratchDuino DIY magnetic robotics kit on Kickstarter

2 October 2014, by Andrey Smirnov

Stepping motor with battery-free absolute sensor enables accurate positioning

2 October 2014, by DigInfo TV

euRathlon 2014 Sea competition recap: Day 1 and 2

2 October 2014, by Marta Palau Franco

How is Robohub doing? Take our 2nd annual reader survey

1 October 2014, by Hallie Siegel

Robohub turns two!

1 October 2014, by Robohub Editors

Reader poll: How much control should a bathing robot have?

1 October 2014, by Open Roboethics Initiative

2014 September

IFR Statistics – World Robotics 2014

30 September 2014, by Andra Keay

Experiments designing an ethical robot

30 September 2014, by Alan Winfield

Building a robotics company

30 September 2014, by Clearpath Robotics

SV-ROS, Pi Robot win 1st place in IROS 2014 Microsoft Kinect Challenge

29 September 2014, by Patrick Goebel

Poll shows bots seen more as appliance than companion, but still good for whole family

29 September 2014, by Open Roboethics Initiative

Robot jurisprudence: How to judge a ’botm | The Economist

29 September 2014, by Hallie Siegel

Robotic Toy Carmaker Anki Raises $55 Million

29 September 2014, by Andra Keay

Commercial drone regulations: Canada vs. US

29 September 2014, by Diana Marina Cooper

Vision-enabled package handling

29 September 2014, by Frank Tobe

Robots dance in synchronization while balancing on balls

29 September 2014, by DigInfo TV

A lyrical introduction to Hod Lipson’s dream of self-aware robots | Salon

28 September 2014, by John Payne

Kevin Dowling : Learning through startups | CMU RI Seminar

27 September 2014, by John Payne

IROS Webcam: Research pitches from the interactive sessions (Part 3)

26 September 2014, by Robohub Editors

#ShowUsYourAI – AAAI Video Competition – Deadline Oct 15

26 September 2014, by Sabine Hauert

Drone Exemptions for Hollywood Pave the Way for Widespread Use | NYT

26 September 2014, by Sabine Hauert

Robots Dance in Synchronization While Balancing on Balls

25 September 2014, by Reno Tibke

Snapshot of US UAV situation

25 September 2014, by Andra Keay

Artificial General Intelligence that plays Atari video games: How did DeepMind do it?

25 September 2014, by Kristjan Korjus, Ilya Kuzovkin, Ardi Tampuu and Taivo Pungas

GelSight sensor measures deformation of flexible manipulator surface | MIT News

25 September 2014, by John Payne

Facebook Lays Out Its Roadmap for Creating Internet-Connected Drones | WIRED

24 September 2014, by Andra Keay

Quadrotors vs CGI: A Q&A with the makers of Sparked

24 September 2014, by Hallie Siegel

DHL UAS parcel delivery gets first test

24 September 2014, by Frank Tobe

A call for debate on robot policy

24 September 2014, by Andra Keay

Six teams to participate in euRathlon 2014 sea competition next week

24 September 2014, by Marta Palau Franco

‘Person of Interest’ Season 4 will tackle big questions about AI | Mashable

24 September 2014, by Hallie Siegel

Drone delivery: DHL ‘parcelcopter’ flies to German isle | Reuters

24 September 2014, by Ioannis K. Erripis

Delivery by drone: DHL testing service with 12-kilometre flight to German island | CTV News

24 September 2014, by Hallie Siegel

Live webstream: Risks and opportunities for the auto re/insurance industry

24 September 2014, by Robohub Editors

Liquid Robotics continues its growth by partnering with Boeing

24 September 2014, by Frank Tobe

Death, drones and driverless cars: how Google wants to control our lives

23 September 2014, by Andra Keay

Hot topic: Regulating robotics

23 September 2014, by Hallie Siegel

We need to pass legislation on artificial intelligence early and often | Slate

23 September 2014, by Hallie Siegel

Problems with precautionary principle-minded tech regulation & a Federal Robotics Commission

23 September 2014, by Hallie Siegel

RoboLaw: EU roadmap for developing guidelines on regulating robotics

23 September 2014, by Hallie Siegel

ROS 101: Creating a publisher node

23 September 2014, by Clearpath Robotics

Attaining “embodiment” in brain-machine interface technologies: gTec’s Christoph Guger

23 September 2014, by Daniel Faggella

This Robot Tastes Better Than A Wine Critic | TechCrunch

23 September 2014, by Andra Keay

A radical but possible plan to connect African nations with cargo drones | WIRED

22 September 2014, by Hallie Siegel

Microsoft layoffs claims Robotics Research team over the weekend | Neowin

22 September 2014, by Hallie Siegel

Jibo campaign ends, takes in almost $2.3M

22 September 2014, by Hallie Siegel

HelloSpoon: A fun, affordable mealtime assistant for people with upper limb disabilities

22 September 2014, by Luis Garcia

Colias: tiny, low-cost, autonomous swarming robots | Gizmag

22 September 2014, by John Payne

New RFID technology helps robots find household objects | Georgia Tech

22 September 2014, by Sabine Hauert

Tiny humanoid robot learning to fly real airplanes | IEEE Spectrum

22 September 2014, by Andra Keay

Watch this crazy drone with arms fly and turn a wheel in mid-air | TIME

22 September 2014, by Andra Keay

New quadrocopter video points to a future for flying machines in entertainment

22 September 2014, by Markus Waibel

AirDog

21 September 2014, by Audrow Nash

IROS 2014 Webcam: Research pitches from the interactive sessions (Part 2)

20 September 2014, by Robohub Editors

John Kaag: The moral hazard of drones | Berkman Center

20 September 2014, by John Payne

Automata: The new “sci-fi” blockbuster set to put robot ethics under a spotlight

19 September 2014, by Adriana Hamacher

PrecisionHawk raises $10M

18 September 2014, by Hallie Siegel

10 best quotes from IROS 2014 Industry Forum

18 September 2014, by Shima Rayej

IROS 2014 Webcam: Research pitches from the interactive sessions (Part 1)

17 September 2014, by Robohub Editors

Reader poll: Home robots — appliance or companion?

17 September 2014, by Open Roboethics Initiative

Women in engineering at IROS 2014

16 September 2014, by Andra Keay

The case for a federal robotics commission | Ryan Calo via Brookings Institute

16 September 2014, by Andra Keay

Stanford & UCBerkeley create ant-sized radios powered by ambient radio energy | Stanford

16 September 2014, by John Payne

Who goes where? Simulated robot boats self-organize to defend against attacks

16 September 2014, by Autonomous Robots Blog

MINIX 3.3.0 includes ARM support | Slashdot

16 September 2014, by John Payne

Project Hieroglyph: Science fiction for better futures

16 September 2014, by Joey Eschrich

Robots reborn: Upcycled illuminated robot sculptures by +Brauer

15 September 2014, by Robohub Editors

Drone Social Innovation Award Winners

15 September 2014, by Andra Keay

Impact of robocars perceived as net positive even if jobs are displaced

15 September 2014, by Open Roboethics Initiative

These Korean guys have unleashed a robot cheetah! | Akihabara News

15 September 2014, by Reno Tibke

ReWalk IPO gets $36 million; Corindus private placement gets $26.6

15 September 2014, by Frank Tobe

Unbounded robotics closes down

15 September 2014, by Frank Tobe

Clearpath introduces Jackal, their new unmanned ground vehicle

15 September 2014, by Clearpath Robotics

Google buys ‘smart’ spoon maker Lift Labs | PCworld

15 September 2014, by Ioannis K. Erripis

ROS to support Qualcomm Snapdragon Processors | OSRF

13 September 2014, by John Payne

Machine ethics: Programming ethical behavior | UConn Today

13 September 2014, by John Payne

“Drone Art” – an excerpt from The Drone Primer

12 September 2014, by Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College

ShanghAI Lectures: Inman Harvey “Metaphorical homunculi: we don’t really have little men inside our heads”

11 September 2014, by Nathan Labhart

Augmented reality Hardhat 2.0 for industrial workers | Wallstreet Journal

10 September 2014, by Hallie Siegel

Closing the high-tech gender gap | Sangeeta N. Bhatia via MIT Technology Review

10 September 2014, by Hallie Siegel

Why is Japan the first to get Dyson’s new 360 Eye?

10 September 2014, by Reno Tibke

Recent robotic vacuum launches change industry from niche to mainstream

10 September 2014, by Frank Tobe

Boca Bearings 2014 Innovation Competition

9 September 2014, by Hallie Siegel

In praise of robot football

9 September 2014, by Alan Winfield

Your robot chauffeur has arrived | RobotsLab Blog

9 September 2014, by Hallie Siegel

On internal models, consequence engines and Popperian creatures

8 September 2014, by Alan Winfield

Robotic raptors look and fly like the real thing | Gizmag

8 September 2014, by Hallie Siegel

Open Brain-Computer Interface: An Interview with Conor Russomanno

8 September 2014, by Corrina Underwood and TechEmergence

CUTE: Headless robot chasing a laser pointer

8 September 2014, by Reno Tibke

Drones set to revolutionise surf lifesaving

8 September 2014, by Andra Keay

The robot revolution has already begun | World Economic Forum Blog

8 September 2014, by Hallie Siegel

What does the second machine age mean for our jobs? | Erik Brynjolfsson via World Economic Forum Blog

8 September 2014, by Hallie Siegel

Katsushi Ikeuchi: From shape-from-shading through e-Heritage | CMU RI Seminar

7 September 2014, by John Payne

M-Blocks

5 September 2014, by Audrow Nash

If your avatar could talk, what would it say?

5 September 2014, by Mark Stephen Meadows

Housework 2.0: The battle of the robot vacuum cleaners begins!

5 September 2014, by Hallie Siegel

UPCOMING EVENT: Japan Robot Week 2014

5 September 2014, by Reno Tibke

UAV Surveys Argyle Diamond Mine in Australian | Aibotix

4 September 2014, by Hallie Siegel

ShanghAI Lectures: Kevin Warwick “AI with biological brains”

4 September 2014, by Nathan Labhart

Announcing the Winners of the IROS 2014 Baxter Contest! | Rethink Robotics

4 September 2014, by Hallie Siegel

Ollie Is Here! | Sphero