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Automata: The new “sci-fi” blockbuster set to put robot ethics under a spotlight
A major new sci-fi movie, Automata, promises to not only provide a feast for the eyes (see below for a clip from the film), but an overdue opportunity to spotlight some of the ethical dilemmas arising...
19 September 2014, by
Adriana Hamacher
Project Hieroglyph: Science fiction for better futures
It seems like our most popular visions of the future always end with environmental collapse, authoritarian oppression … and the ever-popular zombie apocalypse. Science fiction, what Clive Thompson c...
16 September 2014, by
Joey Eschrich
Robots reborn: Upcycled illuminated robot sculptures by +Brauer
Bruno Lefevre-Brauer (known as +Brauer), is a graphic designer living in Paris. Over the past 20 years he has designed numerous album covers for French and international artists and pursued his person...
15 September 2014, by
Robohub Editors
“Drone Art” – an excerpt from The Drone Primer
This is an excerpt from The Drone Primer: A Compendium of the Key Issues, a free, one-stop, handbook addressing the basic and fundamental questions around drones in all their contexts, from foreign th...
12 September 2014, by
Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College
Algorithm looking at art finds connections art historians had never noticed | Medium
Of course, Saleh and co do not claim that this kind of algorithm can take the place of an art historian. After all, the discovery of a link between paintings in this way is just the starting point for...
03 September 2014, by
Hallie Siegel
The flixels are coming! The flixels are coming!
The Orlando Sentinel reported that the [tweetquote]Walt Disney Company filed for three patents involving flying entertainment robots[/tweetquote], a growing segment in the emerging service robotics in...
28 August 2014, by
Frank Tobe
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Birdly, with Max Rheiner
In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews Max Rheiner from Zurich University of the Arts (ZHDK) about his project Birdly. Birdly explores the experience of a bird in flight with several methods. Unl...
22 August 2014, by
Audrow Nash
Why do people love robots? Find out in this Botscar-winning Robot Film Festival short
"Why We Love Robots" is a 5-minute short documentary film co-directed by UC Berkeley Prof. Ken Goldberg and his wife, award-winning filmmaker Tiffany Shlain. The film was nominated for an Emmy Award a...
11 August 2014, by
Ken Goldberg and Tiffany Shlain
New sci-fi short “Robot” seeks crowdfunding
'Robot' is a short film directed by up and coming West Australian director Zenon Samuels. Set in a post-apocalyptic future, Robot explores the relationship an isolated war veteran has with a mysteriou...
11 August 2014, by
Aaron Vanderkley
Martha Stewart: Why I love my drone | TIME
Last year, while celebrating my birthday in Maine, I was given a drone fitted with a high-definition camera. After a quick introduction to the mechanics of operating the contraption and a few words ab...
30 July 2014, by
Hallie Siegel
Mind of life: An excerpt from Daniel Wilson’s new sci-fi novel, Robogenesis
This excerpt is from my novel Robogenesis, in which humankind is trying to put together the pieces of a shattered civilization after a war between men and machines. In the aftermath of the robopocalyp...
29 July 2014, by
Daniel Wilson
Lights, camera, action at the Robot Film Festival
Bringing together people and robots for an amazing social event, the 4th annual Robot Film Festival was held on Saturday July 19 at Bot & Dolly studio in San Francisco. The Festival opened with th...
23 July 2014, by
Andra Keay
Revisiting telepresence robots at Robot Film Festival
What happens when you attend school via telepresence robot? This heartwarming Japanese science fiction film is now close to becoming science fact. In spite of winning a swathe of awards in Japan, Hino...
08 July 2014, by
Andra Keay
The thriving drone community of South Africa
Source: Skylab Productions
A couple of years ago, while I was living in Cape Town, I met a group of people who were so into drones and aerial filming that they managed to initiate me into the world ...
30 June 2014, by
Dronologista
On Pepper, Aldebaran and emotional robotics: Interview with Bruno Maisonnier
Bruno Maisonnier at TedExConcorde. Photo credit: Rodrigo SEPÚLVEDA SCHULZ.
Last week I dropped by Aldebaran’s studio to get a glimpse of Pepper in action, and was pretty excited about this robot. ...
24 June 2014, by
Mark Stephen Meadows
Robot selfies, and the road to self-recognition
People take selfies with smartphones and digital cameras (or even with flying robots), and share them on social media, blogs, microblogs and image platforms for social purposes, and though selfies m...
09 June 2014, by
Oliver Bendel
SoftBank’s humanoid robot Pepper knows how you’re feeling | ComputerWorld
Pepper is a cute, wisecracking personal robot designed to bring joy to everyone, and Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank wants people to start buying it next year for the price of a high-end PC.
Its...
05 June 2014, by
Hallie Siegel
There’s no business like show business
Robotic Arts, a Las Vegas designer and integrator of robots used in novel ways for entertainment purposes, and Royal Caribbean International, are working together to provide a unique hi-tech robotic e...
26 May 2014, by
Frank Tobe
The People’s Bot: Robotic telepresence for the public good
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...
26 April 2014, by
Kate Darling
No drone experts were harmed in the making of this video … Or were they?
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...
28 March 2014, by
Hallie Siegel and Ioannis K. Erripis
ShanghAI Lectures: Louis-Philippe Demers “Embodiment and robotic arts”
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...
21 March 2014, by
Nathan Labhart
Robot love: Spike Jonze’s new sci-fi film ‘Her’ may be closer to reality than you think
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...
28 January 2014, by
Mark Stephen Meadows
Anti-poaching illustrations inspired by one artist’s love for animals, mecha and robotics
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 ...
21 January 2014, by
Robert Chew
Robot tourism coming soon to Korea: Masan Robot Land project finally breaks ground
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...
20 January 2014, by
Jong-Oh Park
Michael McMaster talks robots, building and his new project
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...
26 December 2013, by
Ajay Arora
Robot Holiday Video 2013: Aldebaran Robotics
Awesome interactive video from Aldebaran Robotics:
Happy New Year 2014!...
24 December 2013, by
Sabine Hauert
Robot Holiday Video 2013: Michael McMaster
From Michael McMaster:
Merry Christmas from our droids, to yours!...
24 December 2013, by
Robohub Editors
Cubli – A cube that can jump up, balance, and walk across your desk
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...
20 December 2013, by
Gajan Mohanarajah and Markus Waibel
Still looking for last-minute holiday gifts? 15 ideas for robot fans (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...
19 December 2013, by
Ioannis K. Erripis
