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    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

    Why social robots will change your life
    It is a fantastic time for technology. We live in a more connected world, and compared to even a few decades ago, we have vastly improved access to information and content, and have dramatically expan...
    24 June 2014, by and

    SoftBank + Aldebaran = Pepper
        The latest creation from Aldebaran Robotics - Pepper - is designed to live with humans. It doesn’t clean or cook but it talks, is mobile, can read emotions, and reacts aut...
    06 June 2014, by

    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

    17% compound annual growth rate forecast for home cleaning, remote presence and home entertainment robots
        A recent Business Insider article, Beyond Factory Robots: Market Forecast and Growth Trends for Consumer and Office Robots, concludes that for the period from now until 2019, ...
    02 June 2014, by
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    Russian robotics, with Roman Luchin and Andrew Gryaznov

    In this episode, Sabine speaks with Andrew Gryaznov, co-founder of Cubic Robotics and Roman Luchin, CEO of CyberTech Labs, about robotics in Russia. They provide us with an inside view on robotics edu...
    30 May 2014, by



    Technology to help adults age in place just a few years away | The Star
    “There still is a stigma with seniors and this idea of them being averse to technology,” says Rosalie Wang, a post doctorate fellow who works in robotics at Toronto Rehab. “The truth is that, li...
    13 May 2014, by

    Is surveillance the new business model for consumer robotics?
    A discussion with Ryan Calo on Google, your personal data, and the consumer robotics market Can someone tell me: What's Google doing, making robots? Or at least: What is it doing, making such acqui...
    06 May 2014, by

    Robot helps 94-year-old Italian grandmother live independently at home
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pTPrA9nH6E EU invests in new technology to support silver generation At 94, Grandma Lea could not live alone anymore, but she wanted to stay at home. She still doe...
    05 May 2014, by

    Consumer AI devices entering the marketplace
        Talking mobile personal robots in our homes such as the robot seen in the movie “Robot and Frank” may be in our future but they don’t presently exist except in research l...
    04 April 2014, by

    Snowden BEAMs into TED: How robotic telepresence disrupts borders
    Chris Anderson interviews Edward Snowden, who appears at TED 2014 in Vancouver via BEAM telepresence robot from an unknown location in Russia. Travel in some parts of the world, or for some people, c...
    19 March 2014, by and

    Are telepresence robots really robots? Part II
        Edward Snowden BEAMed into a TED Talk earlier this week with attention-grabbing headlines. With much less fanfare, this writer participated in a panel in Lyon, France while...
    19 March 2014, by

    Are telepresence robots really robots?
    Are telepresence robots really robotic? Is the da Vinci robotic surgical system robotic? Is a car with adaptive cruise control acting robotically? Well … no to all three questions. All thre...
    14 March 2014, by

    NAO Next Gen now available for a wider audience
    As of yesterday, you can get the adorable and versatile humanoid robot NAO from Aldebaran Robotics for yourself, even if you are not an academic or a hardcore developer. According to Génération R...
    13 March 2014, by

    Putting the IV into Intelligent Virtual Assistants
    The incoming second wave of contextual agents There's a virtual lobby of Intelligent Virtual Assistants (IVAs) waiting to help us these days. These multi-million dollar systems include Yahoo's Don...
    06 March 2014, by

    Beam+ remote presence robots becoming affordable
    Suitable Technologies just announced their new Beam+ remote presence robot and is offering the first 1,000 units at a price of $995 (thereafter it will be $1,995). First shipments are scheduled for Su...
    21 January 2014, by

    Doggone it, there are no exciting consumer robots
    If CES shows us anything it’s that consumer robots aren’t exciting, they’re appliances. But it’s exciting that we have a growing field of consumer robots, smart devices and appliances. Accordi...
    21 January 2014, by

    7 consumer robots to look out for from CES 2014
    This year’s CES in Las Vegas showcased some of the latest technologies from both established and up-and-coming robotics companies.  Drones, telepresence robots, automated cleaning devices and enter...
    11 January 2014, by

    Eureka! There are academic startups at CES 2014
    Eureka Park at International CES 2014 is the zone for innovation, for startups and for spinoffs from university and grant funded research. Eureka Park is sponsored by Indiegogo and by the National Sci...
    09 January 2014, by

    Robots at home: Interview with Assistobot CEO Tjin Van Der Zant
    Tjin Van Der Zant helped found “Robocup at Home” in 2006, and since then the organization has spread to include a number of new locations everywhere from Brazil to Thailand. As a professor at the ...
    05 January 2014, by and

    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

    8 robotic toys for the holidays (2013)
    Frank Tobe's holiday gift ideas for robot fans....
    25 November 2013, by

    The scourge of the RoboTroll is already upon us
    When a robot ethics working group met nearly three years ago one of the things we fretted about was privacy. We were concerned especially about personal companion robots. Whatever their purpose, be it...
    22 August 2013, by

    Orbotix introduces Sphero 2.0
    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...
    15 August 2013, by

    SparkFun Redbot
    http://youtu.be/AGVsV4abajo The ready-made platform (kit) options just keep getting better. Here SparkFun shows off its new Redbot kit, which includes everything you need to put together a basic mo...
    09 August 2013, by

    2 cute robots: one funded by Japan’s Space Agency the other by Kickstarter
    Japan’s cute talking robot will take off August 4th for the Space Station. Kirobo, a 13” 2# mini-humanoid robot remembers faces, can move its head and arms, and is expected to help keep company an...
    30 June 2013, by

    iRobot stock jumps 15% on Q1 earnings and 2013 projections
    iRobot’s stock (ISRG:NASDAQ) jumped 15% today on yesterday’s earnings report which exceeded analysts’ expectations for both the quarterly earnings and the annual projections....
    24 April 2013, by

    Romo on the move
    Romotiv, the maker of the Romo robot, is moving from Las Vegas to San Francisco. CEO Rinaudo wrote the reason behind the move, which will take place over the next three months, was the company’s des...
    16 March 2013, by

    2013 robotic gimmicks, gadgets and toys
    Toys often precede more serious inventions. So, putting judgement aside, and withholding laughs and other "tells", here are some new robotic toys and gadgets hitting the market this year....
    26 February 2013, by

    Management shakeup at Adept Technology
    ... Rob Cain replaces John Dulchinos as CEO of Adept Technology. Cain has worked with Adept for the past few months as an advisor and representative of Hale Capital Partners and crafted a restructurin...
    25 February 2013, by

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