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2014 January

Dassault and BAE Systems welcome Anglo-French UCAV pact – 1/31/2014 – Flight Global

31 January 2014, by Ioannis K. Erripis

Mission to Mars, Part 5

31 January 2014, by Jim Haas

Drone can perch and walk like a bird | New Scientist

30 January 2014, by Andra Keay

GuardBot: From protecting territory to playing with dolphins

30 January 2014, by Daniel Faggella and TechEmergence

ShanghAI Lectures: Wenwei Yu “A Simulation Study on Reflexive Responses during Walking”

30 January 2014, by Nathan Labhart

ROS 101: Intro to the Robot Operating System

29 January 2014, by Clearpath Robotics

APRICOT project develops fish filleting robot | Gizmag

29 January 2014, by John Payne

Lakemaid Beer tests drone delivery to ice fishermen

29 January 2014, by John Payne

Competing sales reports for industrial robotics

29 January 2014, by Frank Tobe

Competing Sales Reports for Industrial Robotics

28 January 2014, by Frank Tobe

Robot love: Spike Jonze’s new sci-fi film ‘Her’ may be closer to reality than you think

28 January 2014, by Mark Stephen Meadows

The new bot on the block | O’Reilly Radar

28 January 2014, by John Payne

Robot soldiers are coming! | DNews

28 January 2014, by John Payne

Hardware crowdfunding platform Dragon Innovation offers $100K to projects that raise $1M | TechCrunch

27 January 2014, by John Payne

The driverless city | Project Syndicate

27 January 2014, by Hallie Siegel

In the news: Intuitive Surgical

27 January 2014, by Frank Tobe

Bloomberg Businessweek says: “Factory Jobs Are Gone. Get Over It.”

27 January 2014, by Frank Tobe

Google to buy artificial intelligence startup DeepMind | Re/code

26 January 2014, by John Payne

Robogenesis by Daniel H. Wilson

25 January 2014, by John Payne

Swarms of drones could be the next frontier in emergency response | NBC News

25 January 2014, by Sabine Hauert

Startup Funding

24 January 2014, by Per Sjöborg

3D photolithography using lasers | Gizmag

24 January 2014, by John Payne

University of Coimbra developing minesweeping robot | Gizmag

24 January 2014, by John Payne

Mission to Mars, Part 4

24 January 2014, by Jim Haas

‘Unconscionable’ automation: beware the backlash | Ars Technica

23 January 2014, by John Payne

ShanghAI Lectures: Sukhan Lee “Cognitive Recognition for Service Robots”

23 January 2014, by Nathan Labhart

Robots Can Now Teach Other Robots, Thanks To RoboEarth

22 January 2014, by Andra Keay

Marvin Minsky honored for lifetime achievements in artificial intelligence | MIT News

22 January 2014, by Sabine Hauert

What’s hidden among the Internet of Things? | CBC Radio, The Current

22 January 2014, by Hallie Siegel

Rosetta awakes and prepares to chase comet | Science

22 January 2014, by John Payne

E-Whiskers: Berkeley researchers develop highly sensitive tactile sensors

22 January 2014, by John Payne

How biotech might pool the power of the human brain – with Proteo.me CEO Ivo Georgiev

22 January 2014, by Daniel Faggella and TechEmergence

ShanghAI Lectures 2013, Part 2: Embodied intelligence

21 January 2014, by Fabio Bonsignorio

Beam+ remote presence robots becoming affordable

21 January 2014, by Frank Tobe

Anti-poaching illustrations inspired by one artist’s love for animals, mecha and robotics

21 January 2014, by Robert Chew

Doggone it, there are no exciting consumer robots

21 January 2014, by Andra Keay

Robots with “soul” | TED

21 January 2014, by Andra Keay

PLEASED project working on “plant-borgs” to act as environmental biosensors | Gizmag

21 January 2014, by John Payne

FAA selects state for drone testing | Laughlin Nevada Times

21 January 2014, by CIS Blog

WunderBar: break off a piece of the Internet of Things | Gizmag

20 January 2014, by John Payne

Robot tourism coming soon to Korea: Masan Robot Land project finally breaks ground

20 January 2014, by Jong-Oh Park

Robot farmers are the future of agriculture | The Guardian

19 January 2014, by John Payne

Geoffrey Hinton brings deep learning to Google | Wired

19 January 2014, by John Payne

Seegrid adds vision-guided lifting and stacking to product line

19 January 2014, by Frank Tobe

RoNeX unboxing | The Shadow Robot Co.

19 January 2014, by John Payne

Down the road, the car will take you out for a spin | LA Times

18 January 2014, by CIS Blog

Harvest Automation rolls out bots for nurseries

17 January 2014, by Frank Tobe

RoboEarth tested in life-like scenario | BBC

17 January 2014, by John Payne

Mission to Mars, Part 3

17 January 2014, by Jim Haas

Brainlike computing: Something big is happening

17 January 2014, by Frank Tobe

Watch Zero Robotics SPHERES Challenge live

17 January 2014, by Ioannis K. Erripis

NREC to automate strawberry blossom and weed removal

17 January 2014, by John Payne

ShanghAI Lectures: Alois Knoll, Mary Ellen Foster, Manuel Giuliani “Joint-Action Science and Technology”

16 January 2014, by Nathan Labhart

A discussion on deploying drones for international development

16 January 2014, by Matthew Schroyer

Tiny Robot Flies Like a Jellyfish

15 January 2014, by Andra Keay

Ekso Bionics goes public for $20.6 million

15 January 2014, by Andra Keay

Home telepresence Beam+ launches for $995 – IEEE Spectrum

15 January 2014, by Andra Keay

Clearpath Robotics accepts PR2 support role – IEEE Spectrum

15 January 2014, by Andra Keay

If you could enhance yourself with some robotic accessory or implant, what would it be?

15 January 2014, by RBI Editors

Mark Stephen Meadows on “If you could enhance yourself with some robotic accessory or implant, what would it be?”

15 January 2014, by Mark Stephen Meadows

AJung Moon on “If you could enhance yourself by some robotic accessory or implant, what would it be?”

15 January 2014, by AJung Moon

Daniel H. Wilson on “If you could enhance yourself by some robotic accessory or implant, what would it be?”

15 January 2014, by Daniel Wilson

Emotive communication with things – EmoShape Founder Patrick Levy Rosenthal

14 January 2014, by Daniel Faggella and TechEmergence

Tony Hsieh’s quiet plan to bankroll hardware startups | Xconomy

14 January 2014, by John Payne

What to Expect from Robotics in 2014: Google, Japan, and Much More

14 January 2014, by Reno Tibke

The coolest girl at CES is the Aussie robot engineer

13 January 2014, by Andra Keay

Google acquires Nest for $3.2 billion

13 January 2014, by Frank Tobe

Why Google bought Nest: A theory | The Atlantic

13 January 2014, by Sabine Hauert

Google getting more roboticists with Nest acquisition

13 January 2014, by Andra Keay

ShanghAI Lectures 2013, Part 1 – Intelligence: Things can be seen differently

13 January 2014, by Fabio Bonsignorio

Google to acquire Nest | Google

13 January 2014, by Andra Keay

Are investments in robotics capital intensive?

13 January 2014, by Frank Tobe

Swiss to invest almost CHF30 million in digital fabrication research over next 4 years

13 January 2014, by Hallie Siegel

New-tech grippers hit the market

13 January 2014, by Frank Tobe

And more robots from CES past

11 January 2014, by Andra Keay

Robot vaporware from CES past

11 January 2014, by Andra Keay

7 consumer robots to look out for from CES 2014

11 January 2014, by Shima Rayej

Interdisciplinary Teams

10 January 2014, by Per Sjöborg

Interview with Simon Blackmore | BBC Radio4 Farming Today

10 January 2014, by John Payne

Mission to Mars, Part 2

10 January 2014, by Jim Haas

The greatest myth about the robotics industry | IEEE Spectrum

9 January 2014, by Sabine Hauert

Eureka! There are academic startups at CES 2014

9 January 2014, by Andra Keay

Stopping killer robots | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

9 January 2014, by John Payne

ShanghAI Lectures: Samia Nefti-Mezziani “Non-rational Particle Swarm Optimization”

9 January 2014, by Nathan Labhart

CES 2014 – Robotics on the Runway

8 January 2014, by Andra Keay

Sphero 2B tubular robot toy will reach speeds of 10 mph | Gizmag

8 January 2014, by John Payne

Self drifting BMW shows off in new video from CES – Autoweek

7 January 2014, by Ioannis K. Erripis

Micro-robotics and medicine: Interview with Toshio Fukuda

7 January 2014, by Hallie Siegel

Are new technologies undermining the laws of war? | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

7 January 2014, by John Payne

CES 2014: Please don’t run me down!

7 January 2014, by Andra Keay

GLXP Update: Penn State Lunar Lions now in #3 spot

7 January 2014, by Robert Morris

Video: Panel discussion celebrating 10 years of the Mars Exploration Rover

6 January 2014, by Robohub Editors

Sphero 2B: The newest addition to the Sphero family of connected toys | Sphero Robot Ball

6 January 2014, by Ioannis K. Erripis

Harvest Automation and SBI Software announce cooperative agreement

6 January 2014, by John Payne

Snap 2014: Aerial drones and 3D mapping software for civil engineering surveying

6 January 2014, by Frank Tobe

new flying drone and two-wheeler built from Parrot | The Verge

6 January 2014, by Ioannis K. Erripis

Robots at home: Interview with Assistobot CEO Tjin Van Der Zant

5 January 2014, by TechEmergence and Daniel Faggella

Mission to Mars

3 January 2014, by Jim Haas

ShanghAI Lectures: Christopher Lueg “Scaffolding & Embodiment: Perspectives in Human Computer Interaction”

2 January 2014, by Nathan Labhart

The need to be open: U.S. laws are killing the future of robotics | Mashable

1 January 2014, by John Payne

The year in robotics | Popular Science

1 January 2014, by John Payne

Protecting jobs by adding robots

1 January 2014, by Frank Tobe

2013 December

Outreach activities: Making nanoparticle robots to ‘treat cancer’

29 December 2013, by Sabine Hauert

Prox Dynamics PD-100 Black Hornet nanocopter | Popular Science

29 December 2013, by John Payne

Teams and Tasks

27 December 2013, by Per Sjöborg

ShanghAI Lectures: Weidong Chen “Modeling and Control of Mobile Robot Networks”

27 December 2013, by Nathan Labhart

Michael McMaster talks robots, building and his new project

26 December 2013, by Ajay Arora

Meet the eight astounding finalists of DARPA’s Robotics Challenge | io9

25 December 2013, by John Payne

Taking your first steps in robotics with the Thymio II

25 December 2013, by Mike Hamer

Robot Holiday Videos 2013

25 December 2013, by Robohub Editors

Robot Holiday Video 2013: Aldebaran Robotics

24 December 2013, by Sabine Hauert

Japanese Team Schaft Gets Highest DRC Score

24 December 2013, by Frank Tobe

Robot Holiday Video 2013: Michael McMaster

24 December 2013, by Robohub Editors

Happy Holidays from the Robohub team

24 December 2013, by Jim Haas and Robohub team

Mapping in the Cloud

23 December 2013, by Markus Waibel and Gajan Mohanarajah

Discovering social robotics with the Aisoy1

23 December 2013, by Mike Hamer

International Robot Olympiad 2013 wraps up

23 December 2013, by John Payne

Transcriptic: Robotic laboratory science | The Verge

22 December 2013, by John Payne

Japanese team dominates competition to create rescue robots | NYT

22 December 2013, by Sabine Hauert

Robots of death, robots of love | TechRepublic

22 December 2013, by John Payne

▶ Robot Astronaut Kirobo Takes Part in Conversation Experiment – YouTube

22 December 2013, by Ioannis K. Erripis

Automaton’s overview of the first day of the DRC trials | IEEE Spectrum

21 December 2013, by Sabine Hauert

Japanese Robots: The DARPA Robotics Challenge is Underway – Go Team SCHAFT, GO! (VIDEO)

20 December 2013, by Reno Tibke

The future is all robots, but will we even notice? | Forbes

20 December 2013, by John Payne

Watch the DARPA Robotics Challenge Live – IEEE Spectrum

20 December 2013, by Andra Keay

FRE2014 to be held in conjunction with DLG Field Days

20 December 2013, by John Payne

DARPA Robotics Challenge

20 December 2013, by Frank Tobe

Cubli – A cube that can jump up, balance, and walk across your desk

20 December 2013, by Gajan Mohanarajah and Markus Waibel

DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials live broadcast

20 December 2013, by Ioannis K. Erripis

China’s moon landing and rover tip of iceberg

20 December 2013, by Frank Tobe

KUKA buys 51% of Reis Robotics with option to buy remainder

20 December 2013, by Frank Tobe

Robot Holiday Video 2013: LASA, EPFL

20 December 2013, by Robohub Editors

DARPA Robotics Challenge trials: What you should (and shouldn’t) expect to see | IEEE Spectrum

19 December 2013, by Sabine Hauert

ShanghAI Lectures: Eugen Elmiger “Drives for Intelligent Robots”

19 December 2013, by Nathan Labhart

China’s Moon Landing and Rover Tip of Iceberg

19 December 2013, by Frank Tobe

Robotic hand changer enables high-precision docking through dual surface resting

19 December 2013, by DigInfo TV

Still looking for last-minute holiday gifts? 15 ideas for robot fans (2013)

19 December 2013, by Ioannis K. Erripis

KUKA buys 51% of Reis Robotics with option to buy remainder

18 December 2013, by Frank Tobe

Robot Holiday Video 2013: Ascending Technologies

18 December 2013, by Robohub Editors

Robot Holiday Video 2013: Networked and Embedded Systems Lab, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt

18 December 2013, by Torsten Andre

International Robot Olympiad 2013: Robots in agriculture

18 December 2013, by John Payne

ShanghAI Lectures 2013 Edition: Live webcast on Thursday, 09:30 CET

18 December 2013, by Fabio Bonsignorio

The 400lb CHIMP in the room: CMU’s Tartan Rescue Team prepares for the DRC

17 December 2013, by Shima Rayej

Robot Holiday Video 2013: Autonomous Systems Lab, ETH Zurich

17 December 2013, by Robohub Editors

Google’s robotics program has legs, but where is it going? | The Verge

17 December 2013, by Andra Keay

▶ New York City 2 – Team Black Sheep

17 December 2013, by Andra Keay

IRO Competition: Opening day | Denver Post

17 December 2013, by John Payne

Russia looks inward and outward at Moscow’s 2013 Open Innovations Forum

17 December 2013, by Hallie Siegel

Google’s robotics program has legs, but where is it going? | The Verge

17 December 2013, by CIS Blog

Is Silicon Valley automating our obsolescence?

16 December 2013, by Andra Keay

Foxconn plans factory in PA and funds robotics research at CMU

16 December 2013, by Frank Tobe

New grants to help more students pursue STEM (Science, Technology, Enginerring, Math) careers | The National Law Review

16 December 2013, by Andra Keay

Foxconn plans factory in PA and funds robotic research at CMU

16 December 2013, by Frank Tobe

Fully autonomous flapping-wing micro air vehicle weighs about as much as 4 sheets of A4 paper

16 December 2013, by Guido de Croon

The 2013 International Robot Olympiad in Denver

15 December 2013, by John Payne

KUKA opens Shanghai factory and announces orders

15 December 2013, by Frank Tobe

KUKA opens Shanghai factory and announces orders

15 December 2013, by Frank Tobe

Kate Darling on near-term ethical, legal, and societal issues in robotics

15 December 2013, by Andra Keay

Rethink Robotics downsizing: 23% lay off

14 December 2013, by Frank Tobe

Rethink Robotics is downsizing

14 December 2013, by Frank Tobe

Google makes 8 big robotic investments

14 December 2013, by Frank Tobe

Apple, Amazon and now Google: It’s a pretty exciting day for robotics!

14 December 2013, by Frank Tobe

Google buys Boston Dynamics | New York Times

14 December 2013, by Sabine Hauert

Soft robotics in space

14 December 2013, by Alan Winfield

Rethink Robotics downsizing: 23% laid off

13 December 2013, by Frank Tobe

The DARPA Robotics Challenge

13 December 2013, by Sabine Hauert

The hour of code is here | code.org

12 December 2013, by Andra Keay

ShanghAI Lectures: Josh Bongard “Resilient Machines”

12 December 2013, by Nathan Labhart

The childhood toys that inspired female engineers and scientists | Washington Post

11 December 2013, by Andra Keay

Andra Keay on “What were the top stories in robotics from 2013?”

11 December 2013, by Andra Keay

What were the top stories in robotics from 2013?

11 December 2013, by RBI Editors

Frank Tobe on “What were the top stories in robotics from 2013?”

11 December 2013, by Frank Tobe

Connected big-rigs: Google Ventures-backed KeepTruckin upgrades the trucking industry | Venture Beat

11 December 2013, by Andra Keay

The Internet of things is coming on faster than ever thanks to a new, huge alliance | Venture Beat

11 December 2013, by Andra Keay

AJung Moon on “What were the top stories in robotics from 2013?”

11 December 2013, by AJung Moon

NSW government looks to drones for shark attack prevention