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The People’s Bot: Robotic telepresence for the public good

Kate Darling 26 Apr 2014

Have you ever wanted to attend a conference that was too far away, expensive, or sold out? Whether you're a penniless researcher, interested youth, or a group of elderly people who want to live in oth...

No drone experts were harmed in the making of this video … Or were they?

Hallie Siegel and Ioannis K. Erripis 28 Mar 2014

What's with all the quadrotors in auto advertising these days? And what do quadrotor swarms have to do with cars? Probably not much at all, but apparently associating your auto brand with high-perfor...

ShanghAI Lectures: Louis-Philippe Demers “Embodiment and robotic arts”

Nathan Labhart 21 Mar 2014

The Blind Robot by Louis-Philippe Demers is a reference to the works of Merleau-Ponty and his example of the body extension of the blind man’s cane, where the cane not only senses the world but also...

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

Mark Stephen Meadows 28 Jan 2014

Her is a science fiction movie about love. It's about robot love, about love for robots, and it's also not that fictional. The story you already know: a sentimental writer (Joaquin Phoenix) fall...

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

Robert Chew 21 Jan 2014

The rhino is one of Africa's five big game hunt animals. Illustrator Robert Chew presents Big Five, an imaginative illustration series inspired by his passion for robots, mecha and animals. Robert's ...

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

Jong-Oh Park 20 Jan 2014

With permission finally given to occupy lands that include an existing road and stream, the Masan Robot Land Project that went adrift for almost two years was officially launched on December 7, 2013 w...

Michael McMaster talks robots, building and his new project

Ajay Arora 26 Dec 2013

Michael McMaster and his latest creation - a life-sized Wall-E. If you’re a diehard Star Wars fan, or if you have a background in robotics, you might already know who Michael McMaster is. In the pa...

Robot Holiday Video 2013: Aldebaran Robotics

Sabine Hauert 24 Dec 2013

Awesome interactive video from Aldebaran Robotics: Happy New Year 2014!...

Robot Holiday Video 2013: Michael McMaster

Robohub Editors 24 Dec 2013

From Michael McMaster: Merry Christmas from our droids, to yours!...

Happy Holidays from the Robohub team

Jim Haas and Robohub team 24 Dec 2013

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

Gajan Mohanarajah and Markus Waibel 20 Dec 2013

2022 update: A new, one-wheeled version of the Cubli has been developed. The one-wheel Cubli is a three-dimensional pendulum system that can balance on its pivot using a single reaction wheel, as it i...

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

Ioannis K. Erripis 19 Dec 2013

If you still have holiday shopping to do, these gift ideas from the Robohub team will be sure to please the robot fans in your life. From stocking stuffers to once-in-a-lifetime gifts, you can find so...

Robot Holiday Video 2013: Ascending Technologies

Robohub Editors 18 Dec 2013

From the Ascending Technologies team: Can you imagine drones delivering X-mas presents? We can – with a smile....

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

Torsten Andre 18 Dec 2013

From the Networked and Embedded Systems Lab: What Christmas is all about: fun, family, and robots! ;-) ...

Robot Holiday Video 2013: Autonomous Systems Lab, ETH Zurich

Robohub Editors 17 Dec 2013

The Autonomous Systems Lab at ETH Zurich proudly presents this year’s Robotics Christmas Video: Movement at night and a stolen tree, who the heck let the robots free? They gather and cheer, ...

Bionic Man documentary to air in October in US

Frank Tobe 16 Sep 2013

Photo credit: James Cheadle A real-life million-dollar bionic man with artificial organs, synthetic blood and robotic limbs has been created to (1) showcase what’s possible with modern science and ...

EU Campus Party on now at the O2 Arena in London

Jana Witt 04 Sep 2013

LIVE UPDATES TODAY Campus Party is one of the biggest electronic entertainment events in the world, bringing together young and ambitious “Campuseros” united by the movement’s motto: “The Inte...

The truth is no stranger than fiction when it comes to robots

The Conversation 21 Aug 2013

Killer robots, a problem as old as voodoo. Source: x-ray delta one. By Kathleen Richardson, University College London Robots represent the cutting edge in science. For decades we have been promis...

Orbotix introduces Sphero 2.0

John Payne 15 Aug 2013

http://youtu.be/5Bg88VkWGOQ There's not much more about Sphero 2.0 on the Orbotix website other than this two-minute video, but Evan Ackerman of Automaton has a little more information. The followi...

Robotic bartender assembles personalized drinks, monitors alcohol consumption, and takes social mixing to a whole new level

Hallie Siegel 16 May 2013

You're at a busy bar. You order your personalized cocktail through a smart phone app; a drink dispenser measures out the beverage according to your instructions and a Kuka robotic arm give it a shake ...

The Swinging Blind Juggler

Markus Waibel 03 May 2013

How do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing Ever a child can do! Child's Garden of Verses by Robert L. Stephenson...

Quadcopters advertising new Star Trek movie

Frank Tobe 24 Mar 2013

A squadron of 30 LED-studded Ascending Technologies quadcopters hovered above Potters Fields Park near London’s Tower Bridge and, in conjunction with Earth Hour, formed a three-dimensional Star Trek...

Robot choreographies

Sabine Hauert 27 Feb 2013

Today's TED talk features a troop of NAO robots performing an upbeat choreography....

Surrounded by his quadrocopter drones on stage, Raffaello D’Andrea explains feedback control and talks about the coming Machine Revolution

Markus Waibel 04 Feb 2013

During the 20 minute presentation, Raffaello D'Andrea revealed some of the key concepts behind his group's impressive demonstrations of quadrocopters juggling, throwing and catching balls, dancing, an...