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2012 August

LiftPort Group space elevator: Technology spinoffs

30 August 2012, by Andra Keay

How the Tate brought a pioneering art-robot back online

30 August 2012, by Andra Keay

WeeBots: Driveable robots for babies who need them | IEEE Spectrum

30 August 2012, by Andra Keay

Robot professors come with Singularity University’s massive upgrade | Wired Business | Wired.com

29 August 2012, by Andra Keay

Silicon Valley’s hardware renaissance

28 August 2012, by Andra Keay

Thomas Friedman breaks secrecy about Rethink Robotics’ new robot

27 August 2012, by Frank Tobe

Robotic start-up companies: A glimpse at our robotic future

25 August 2012, by Frank Tobe

The Kickstarter that actually happened: How Hexy got made, and fast | Wired Design | Wired.com

24 August 2012, by Andra Keay

DENSO Robotics: robot inspects candy eggs

24 August 2012, by John Payne

Robotics festival

24 August 2012, by Podcast team

‘Talking cars’ tested in Michigan to cut road accidents | BBC

23 August 2012, by Markus Waibel

7 automation/robotics stocks to profit from global automation

22 August 2012, by Frank Tobe

Credit Suisse picks 7 automation/robotics stocks

22 August 2012, by Frank Tobe

Stone Spray Project

22 August 2012, by Andra Keay

Movie review: ‘Robot & Frank’ quietly play nice together

22 August 2012, by Andra Keay

Top universities for engineering & technology 2011-2012

22 August 2012, by Andra Keay

A #botiful evening at Robotics Meetup

22 August 2012, by Andra Keay

Two different approaches to spawn robotics; one common thread

22 August 2012, by Frank Tobe

New wave of deft robots is changing global industry | NY Times

21 August 2012, by Markus Waibel

Two different approaches to spawn robotics; one common thread

21 August 2012, by Frank Tobe

Two different approaches to spawn robotics, one common thread

21 August 2012, by Frank Tobe

Excellent talents

20 August 2012, by Markus Waibel

Forget the web, start-ups get real

20 August 2012, by Andra Keay

Stanford’s self-driving car tears it up on racetrack – tops 120 MPH | Singularity Hub

19 August 2012, by Andra Keay

Rise of consumer robots: F, GM, GOOG, HMC, IRBT

19 August 2012, by Andra Keay

iRobot to refine inflatable robotic arm to cut costs and improve performance

19 August 2012, by John Payne

Sandia Hand has interchangeable fingers

19 August 2012, by John Payne

New wave of deft robots is changing global industry

19 August 2012, by John Payne

Robotic surgeries on the rise

19 August 2012, by John Payne

Sharks tracked by surfing robot

18 August 2012, by Andra Keay

ETH summer school on soft robotics

17 August 2012, by Markus Waibel

Robot App Store | Robopedia – Robotics encyclopedia

17 August 2012, by Andra Keay

Chameleon robot changes color depending on surroundings

17 August 2012, by Markus Waibel

Swiss researchers invent system to spray wolf repellant, text shepherds when their sheep are under attack

16 August 2012, by Markus Waibel

New breed in autonomous fleet-based storage and fulfillment (AF/SF)

16 August 2012, by Andra Keay

Disney Research Switzerland’s new “face cloning” technique promises more realistic humanoids

16 August 2012, by Markus Waibel

Kickstarter and robots – not always #botiful

14 August 2012, by Andra Keay

AUVSI Las Vegas show: Focus broadens beyond the military

14 August 2012, by Frank Tobe

Parrot invests in two Swiss spin-offs

14 August 2012, by Frank Tobe

Three different worlds, one big show

13 August 2012, by Frank Tobe

Robotic start-up companies: A glimpse at our robotic future

13 August 2012, by Frank Tobe

Robotic start-up companies: A glimpse at our robotic future

13 August 2012, by Frank Tobe

Robotic start-up companies: A glimpse at our robotic future

13 August 2012, by Frank Tobe

Mazor Robotics to get $15 million equity funding; Medrobotics gets $8

12 August 2012, by Frank Tobe

Field robotics

10 August 2012, by Podcast team

Cardboard robots are coming

9 August 2012, by Andra Keay

GA Tech’s extensive robotics program

6 August 2012, by Frank Tobe

GA Tech’s extensive robotics program

6 August 2012, by Frank Tobe

Curiosity lands safely and In working order

6 August 2012, by John Payne

Upcoming robotic events

2 August 2012, by Frank Tobe

Parrot invests in SenseFly and Pix4D

1 August 2012, by John Payne

Look what they’ve cobbled together now

1 August 2012, by Frank Tobe

4-armed robot playing drums

1 August 2012, by John Payne

The beginning of something important: InTouch Health and iRobot’s RP-VITA

1 August 2012, by Frank Tobe

The beginning of something important: InTouch Health and iRobot’s RP-VITA

1 August 2012, by Frank Tobe

The beginning of something important: InTouch Health and iRobot’s RP-VITA

1 August 2012, by Frank Tobe

2012 July

Quote from Clay Johnson, author of “The Information Diet”

30 July 2012, by John Payne

QNA’s tactical robot controller

28 July 2012, by John Payne

Mazor Robotics’ Renaissance okayed for brain surgery

27 July 2012, by John Payne

InTouch Health & iRobot announce RP-VITA

27 July 2012, by John Payne

JPL Open House 2012

27 July 2012, by Podcast team

Robot Launchpad on Robots Podcast

26 July 2012, by Andra Keay

2011 was a good year for Korean robotics

25 July 2012, by Frank Tobe

2012 (2nd annual) Robot Film Festival

24 July 2012, by John Payne

To open source or not

21 July 2012, by Frank Tobe

A factory of robots to make uniforms

20 July 2012, by Frank Tobe

Smart headlights see through rain

20 July 2012, by Frank Tobe

Headlights that see through rain; A robotic seamstress

20 July 2012, by Frank Tobe

Headlights that see through rain; A robotic seamstress

20 July 2012, by Frank Tobe

Explosive motions

16 July 2012, by Sabine Hauert

Toddler robot with realistic facial expressions

16 July 2012, by John Payne

Artificial cerebellum

15 July 2012, by John Payne

Aeroponics (using mist in place of full submersion)

15 July 2012, by John Payne

Aldebaran’s Shape the World recruiting video

15 July 2012, by John Payne

Launching startups

13 July 2012, by Podcast team

Join the wild ride

13 July 2012, by Frank Tobe

Fascinating projections: $100 billion robotics industry by 2020

13 July 2012, by Frank Tobe

Robotics for small industry

9 July 2012, by Andra Keay

Video: new remote sensors from Agri Con at DLG Field Days

9 July 2012, by John Payne

Exploring the relationship between art and machines

9 July 2012, by Andra Keay

Future Talk 32-1, Artificial Intelligence

9 July 2012, by Andra Keay

Pilotless robot plane smart enough to navigate through bad weather

9 July 2012, by Andra Keay

Control a robot with thoughts from inside a brain scanner | SmartPlanet

9 July 2012, by Andra Keay

African Robotics Network (AFRON)

9 July 2012, by Andra Keay

European Robotics Forum 2013 in Lyon, France

9 July 2012, by Andra Keay

LinkNotes: Biologically accurate walking robot legs

9 July 2012, by Andra Keay

Hizook on video ethics in robotics research

8 July 2012, by John Payne

3D printing blood vessels and metal

8 July 2012, by John Payne

Curiosity update with Scott Maxwell

8 July 2012, by John Payne

Mahoro performs dangerous lab work

8 July 2012, by John Payne

The Robot Report startup map

7 July 2012, by Andra Keay

2012 Boca Bearing innovation contest

6 July 2012, by John Payne

TE+ND Rover in Boca Bearings competition

5 July 2012, by John Payne

Field Robot Event 2012 in video

5 July 2012, by John Payne

2012 June

SoftWear Automation awarded $1.25 million DARPA contract

29 June 2012, by John Payne

Tovbot’s Shimi at Google I/O

29 June 2012, by John Payne

Knowledge engineering

29 June 2012, by Podcast team

Robots and ethical choices

28 June 2012, by Frank Tobe

10th annual Field Robot Event underway

28 June 2012, by John Payne

Robot know thyself

27 June 2012, by Alan Winfield

6,000 job ads for robotics in May

27 June 2012, by Frank Tobe

Quadrotor light show

27 June 2012, by John Payne

Liquid Robotics joint ventures with oil & gas technology provider Schlumberger

23 June 2012, by Frank Tobe

USC researchers make SynTouch BioTac perform

21 June 2012, by John Payne

Heartland Robotics gets $30 million, a new name and provides an outline of their new product

19 June 2012, by Frank Tobe

Apple to invest $7 billion in robots

18 June 2012, by Frank Tobe

Nikolaus Correll at TEDx Front Range 2012

16 June 2012, by John Payne

2012 Field Robot Event, June 28th – 30th

16 June 2012, by John Payne

New venture fund specifically for service robotic startups

16 June 2012, by Frank Tobe

EPFL aerial crash recovery

15 June 2012, by John Payne

Three-fingered hand with one actuator

15 June 2012, by John Payne

Swiss robotics

15 June 2012, by Podcast team

Joggobot will keep you moving

15 June 2012, by John Payne

Robot lawnmowers still a work in progress

14 June 2012, by Frank Tobe

Some robotic stocks are defying the down markets

14 June 2012, by Frank Tobe

Robotic zebrafish influences real fish

14 June 2012, by John Payne

First Kiva Systems and now Intelligrated! Who’s next?

9 June 2012, by Frank Tobe

Four approaches by industrial robot makers to transition to service robotics

7 June 2012, by Frank Tobe

Flexible, intelligent robotics debuted in materials handling marketplace

7 June 2012, by Frank Tobe

Companies transitioning from industrial to service robots

7 June 2012, by Frank Tobe

Companies transitioning from industrial to service robots

7 June 2012, by Frank Tobe

Hansen Medical receives FDA clearance for it’s Magellan robotic system

6 June 2012, by Frank Tobe

Robot Launchpad Grand Challenge 2012

4 June 2012, by Andra Keay

Robert J. Wood interview

3 June 2012, by John Payne

What’s happening to the big industrial robot stocks?

2 June 2012, by Frank Tobe

Robot and Frank review

1 June 2012, by Andra Keay

Floating Sensor Network: putting water online

1 June 2012, by John Payne

Teledyne Technologies acquires BlueView

1 June 2012, by Frank Tobe

Robotic fish and mannequins

1 June 2012, by Podcast team

2012 May

2012 IERA Invention and Entrepreneurship awarded to RoboCoaster and Universal Robots

31 May 2012, by Frank Tobe

MIT’s Cheetah acquires new gates

31 May 2012, by John Payne

Juggling two balls with one hand & fast vision

31 May 2012, by John Payne

Global robot sales up 37% for 2011

30 May 2012, by Frank Tobe

Aggressive flight using laser scanner, IMU, & 3D map

30 May 2012, by John Payne

Catching up with robots

28 May 2012, by John Payne

Ingredients for autonomous construction

28 May 2012, by Sabine Hauert

TE+ND Rover Indiegogo campaign

27 May 2012, by John Payne

UAV’s finding uses outside of military, space and defense

26 May 2012, by Frank Tobe

Hexy the Hexapod on Kickstarter

24 May 2012, by John Payne

ROSCon 2012: Keynote cont. (part 2 of 2)

24 May 2012, by John Payne

ROSCon 2012: Keynote (part 1 of 2)

24 May 2012, by John Payne

Cali Lewis in robot heaven

23 May 2012, by John Payne

PolyPlus: the future of batteries

23 May 2012, by John Payne

Wackiness and STEM-stimulation at MakerFaire

21 May 2012, by Frank Tobe

TurtleBot 2 at ROSCon

21 May 2012, by John Payne

Exhibits at ICRA 2012

21 May 2012, by John Payne

The future of robot companions

18 May 2012, by Podcast team

Open source robotics foundation announced

17 May 2012, by John Payne

Paralyzed woman finishes London Marathon

17 May 2012, by John Payne

Navy buys eight $33 million Fire Scout unmanned copters

15 May 2012, by Frank Tobe

Finally a launch date for Heartland Robotics!

14 May 2012, by Frank Tobe

Mako Surgical’s stock takes a big hit

14 May 2012, by Frank Tobe

Why robot startups now? Part 2

11 May 2012, by Andra Keay

Why robot startups now? Part 1

10 May 2012, by Andra Keay

Women who tech infographic

10 May 2012, by Andra Keay

Largest robotics program in DARPA’s history

9 May 2012, by Frank Tobe

Silicon Valley: In search of a robotics cluster

7 May 2012, by Frank Tobe

New spin-off from SRI: Grabit gaining traction

6 May 2012, by Frank Tobe

Meka Robotics + Willow Garage + SRI = Redwood Robotics

4 May 2012, by Frank Tobe

Robopocalypse

4 May 2012, by Podcast team

Coming soon to a salon near you

3 May 2012, by John Payne

MIT Mediated Matter Group: CNSILK

3 May 2012, by John Payne

Festo ExoHand at Hannover Messe

3 May 2012, by John Payne

Recon Robotics: In the news with sales and acquisitions

2 May 2012, by Frank Tobe

List of publicly-traded robotics stocks

2 May 2012, by Frank Tobe

2012 April

2012 Robotics H.S. Championships energize thousands

30 April 2012, by Frank Tobe

Catching up with robots

30 April 2012, by John Payne

iRobot stock plunges again on Q1 earnings report… but then rebounds

26 April 2012, by Frank Tobe

AeroVironment gets additional Puma orders

21 April 2012, by Frank Tobe

Robots are good but roboticists are better!

20 April 2012, by Andra Keay

Bringing them to market

20 April 2012, by Podcast team

Learning acrobatic maneuvers for quadrocopters

17 April 2012, by Sabine Hauert

John Foley: The Other Inconvenient Truth

17 April 2012, by John Payne

Robots. Startups. Women. Opportunity.

17 April 2012, by Andra Keay

Agricultural robotics at the European Robotics Forum 2012

16 April 2012, by John Payne

History and outlook

6 April 2012, by Podcast team

Being startup robot shoes

4 April 2012, by Andra Keay

Health Robotics has banner 1st quarter

3 April 2012, by Frank Tobe

2012 March

GM Robo-Glove to help workers relieve hand stress

28 March 2012, by Frank Tobe

Mega Startup Weekend with robots

28 March 2012, by Andra Keay

“Robots Ate My Job” airs all week on PBS

26 March 2012, by Frank Tobe

Military ground robotics displayed in San Diego

25 March 2012, by Frank Tobe

Military still doling out orders and getting attention for drones and robots

25 March 2012, by Frank Tobe

Horto domi: The open garden by Outer Babylon

25 March 2012, by John Payne

Dynamic systems

23 March 2012, by Podcast team

Closed vs. open source for robotics?

23 March 2012, by Frank Tobe

iRobot and Willow Garage debate closed vs. open source robotics at cocktail party

22 March 2012, by Frank Tobe

iRobot and Willow Garage debate closed vs. open source robotics at cocktail party

22 March 2012, by Frank Tobe

Turkish start-up for paraplegics

22 March 2012, by Frank Tobe

Why are we doing this?

20 March 2012, by Andra Keay

Another big robot acquisition: Amazon buys Kiva Systems

19 March 2012, by Frank Tobe

Softbank acquires Aldebaran… maybe

15 March 2012, by Frank Tobe

Winners of Cloud Robotics Hackathon

13 March 2012, by Andra Keay

Korean company to produce 20,000 window-cleaning robots

11 March 2012, by Frank Tobe

FAA told to integrate UAVs into airspace by 2015

11 March 2012, by Frank Tobe

Dexterous manipulation and morphogenesis

9 March 2012, by Podcast team

3 robotics companies included in 50 most innovative list

5 March 2012, by Frank Tobe

Cloud Robotics Hackathon update

5 March 2012, by Andra Keay

$160 million for VC-Funded robotic projects in 2011

5 March 2012, by Frank Tobe

Platform for agricultural robotics development

5 March 2012, by John Payne

The wacky (and not so wacky) robots of Innorobo 2012

4 March 2012, by Frank Tobe

$160 million for 14 VC-funded robotic companies in 2011

3 March 2012, by Frank Tobe

$160 million for 14 VC-funded robotic companies in 2011

3 March 2012, by Frank Tobe

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