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    Flying robots perform 100th show on Broadway, using new localization technology and algorithms
    Since April, a troupe of eight flying machines has been performing in a Cirque du Soleil Broadway show called Paramour. This group of quadcopters has now completed its first 100 shows in front of a li...
    29 July 2016, by and

    SoftBank jumpstarts IoT by buying ARM for $32 billion
    The announcement that SoftBank will spend $32 billion to acquire ARM Holdings means the Japanese firm is buying the most important company in the world of mobile processors for smartphone and Intern...
    19 July 2016, by

    RoboThespian gets its own YouTube channel
    The team behind RoboThespian, a life-sized humanoid robot designed for human interaction in a public environment, have launched a new YouTube channel: Robot's World. The robot is very much real an...
    24 June 2016, by

    #ICRA16 duckies and robots: a poetic tribute
    ICRA is the largest conference on Robotics and Automation. This year, the robotics community reflected on the strong and natural relationship between robots and rubber duckies. This is the result: ...
    04 May 2016, by

    Where should robots go when they retire?
    Most robots, when their creators are done with them, meet one of two fates. Either they’re stashed away, in some corner of a lab, closet or basement, or they’re cannibalized to make another robot....
    12 April 2016, by

    AI, deep learning and 3D printing produce ‘The Next Rembrandt’
    From the Smithsonian comes news - and a must-see fascinating video - about a painting created using data from more than 168,000 fragments of Rembrandt's work, trained to paint in Rembrandt's signature...
    08 April 2016, by

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    15 robot portraits taken with an 1880s camera
    Amsterdam-based photographer Wanda Tuerlinckx feels inspired by the slow style of classic photography. So influenced, in fact, you can find her observing all her subjects through an old-fashioned...
    05 April 2016, by

    April Fools’ Day hijinks with robots
    Lots of companies have been promoting hilarious robot news pranks. Here are a few that caught our eye. What are some of your favourites?...
    01 April 2016, by

    2016 New York City Drone Film Festival winners
    The New York City Drone Film Festival's mission is to help progress the art of aerial cinematography using drones. The 2016 festival had a very successful sophomore year. Check out all the NYCDFF win...
    11 March 2016, by

    SPARKED wins at New York City Drone Film Festival
    SPARKED: A Live Interaction Between Humans and Quadcopters won the 2016 New York City Drone Film Festival (NYCDFF) Featuring Drones category. NYCDFF is the world's first event exclusively dedicated ...
    07 March 2016, by

    WeRobot 2015 Keynote: The future of robotics, with R2D2 maker Tony Dyson
    UPDATED 4 Mar: We're sad to report that Professor Tony Dyson, who built the original Star Wars R2-D2 droid, has died. We’re reposting this excellent video of his keynote at WeRobot to highlight his...
    04 March 2016, by

    Holiday robot videos 2015: Part 4
    From Boston Dynamics, Universal Robots, ZenRobotics, and Artiminds. Have a holiday robot video of your own that you’d like to share? Send your submissions to info [at] robohub.org!...
    23 December 2015, by

    Holiday robot videos 2015: Part 2
    New videos from the Bristol Robotics Lab and KU Leuven. Have a holiday robot video of your own that you’d like to share? Send your submissions to info [at] robohub.org!...
    22 December 2015, by

    Holiday robot videos 2015: Part 1
    Have a holiday robot video of your own that you’d like to share? Send your submissions to info [at] robohub.org!...
    21 December 2015, by

    Drones for modesty (video)
    We've heard of drones for good, and drones for journalism, but this is the cheekiest use of drones we've seen yet. Video by Japanese luxury online retailer Buyma. Enjoy!...
    14 December 2015, by

    Four classic movie robots that are no longer far fetched
    Cinemagoers have long been fascinated by fictional robots, but they're not usually realistic -- until now. Thanks to technological advancements, some of the classic movie robots are now a realistic p...
    18 November 2015, by and

    Pittsburgh’s Robot Film Festival: Preview
    The fifth Annual Robot Film Festival takes place in Pittsburgh on Saturday, 7 November 2015, at Row House Cinema. Pittsburgh loves robots so much that I like to think of it as a little island of Japa...
    06 November 2015, by

    Courtship of the drone fireflies: A short movie with flying robots and lights
    Drones, lights and nature combine in Drone Courtship, a short movie about a magical encounter between two flying robots set in a forest of centennial trees. A collaboration between Atelier D. Schlae...
    08 October 2015, by

    Documentary of a cyborg drummer
    [focus08] Beautiful short documentary by The Atlantic about amputee drummer Jason Barnes and Georgia Tech professor of music technology Gil Weinberg that explores "how robotics and artificial int...
    18 September 2015, by

    Creating the voice behind Jibo
    Jibo may be a robot, but the last thing the team wants is for Jibo to sound like a robot. In these two video interviews, Jibo's design team talks about how they selected Jibo’s voice, how that ...
    02 September 2015, by

    Firing up The Machine
    Pick a robot from the movies. Go on, I know you have a favourite. There are plenty to choose from, so I’ll give you a moment …...
    28 August 2015, by and

    Evolved virtual creatures as content
    Do you like cat videos? Or maybe you prefer golden eagles hunting goats by throwing them off cliffs? Or perhaps you favor strange new life forms, recently discovered at the bottom of the Pacific? Wha...
    28 August 2015, by

    Nat Geo’s Robots 3D proves that robots don’t need to be sci-fi to be compelling
    Close up, in 3D, what jumps out at you is not just how astonishing today’s humanoid robots are, but also how miraculous the human body they mimic is. National Geographic’s Robots 3D is showing in ...
    16 July 2015, by

    Spillikin: a robot love story for our age and a unique campaign
    Robotics company Engineered Arts has teamed up with Pipeline Theatre for a new play, Spillikin: a love story between a robot and an elderly woman. The collaborators plan to debut their work at this ye...
    06 July 2015, by and

    The making of sci-fi adventure Robot Overlords
    In the low-budget British sci-fi adventure, Robot Overlords, alien automatons rule the streets and ordinary citizens are locked under curfew in their homes. Just by stepping outside, you risk being v...
    03 July 2015, by and

    The robots in Ex Machina: VFX Q&A with Andrew Whitehurst
    Ever since Fritz Lang’s 1927 film Metropolis, the concept of a robot with artificial intelligence has held movie audiences in thrall. Now, as the science fiction dream of AI becomes ever-more plaus...
    26 June 2015, by and

    Summer robot reading: Fact, fiction and debatable
    Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War, Rise of the Robots; Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future and Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot and the Battle for the Ame...
    25 June 2015, by

    Humans: New Sci-fi drama unsettles, grips and tackles robot relations head on
    There are two very good reasons to watch Humans, the new robot-themed drama series that premiered in the UK on Sunday. Firstly, it’s a well-made high-energy thriller with a pacy storyline, focusing...
    16 June 2015, by

    iPetCompanion lets you play with your pets via telepresence
    iPetCompanion have developed telepresence technology that allows you to manipulate toys so you can play with your pets while you're away. The team has installed the system in hospitals and animal sh...
    22 May 2015, by

    Architectural robots: The shape of the robots that will shape your home
    While robots are being deployed in factories at a high pace, their presence on construction sites is close to nil. However, there are many architectural robotics research projects in academia, and du...
    21 May 2015, by and

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