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Russia looks inward and outward at Moscow’s 2013 Open Innovations Forum
I was invited last month to moderate a panel discussion on the “Robotics Renaissance” at the 2013 Open Innovations Forum in Moscow. The brainchild of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, the Fo...
17 December 2013, by
Hallie Siegel
The DARPA Robotics Challenge, with Paul Oh
Link to audio file (40:39)In this episode, Sabine Hauert interviews Paul Oh, the Director of the Drexel Autonomous Systems Lab at Drexel University. His team, spanning 10 universities, is competing in...
13 December 2013, by
Sabine Hauert
Startup Series #5: Rodney Brooks, Steve Cousins & Pioneers Festival
Robolution panel at the Pioneers Festival in Vienna.
It’s not every day you get to ask pioneering robot startup founders about their journey. The Robolution panel at the Pioneers Festival in Vien...
10 December 2013, by
Andra Keay
iRobot, 3D Systems and Makerbot recognized at Economist’s 2013 Innovation Awards
Earlier this week, the Economist held its Innovation Awards in London. In the "No Boundaries" category — created for technology-based products or services that don't fit neatly into the usual catego...
09 December 2013, by
Hallie Siegel
In case you missed the Uncanny Valley session at IROS
Many of us from the Robohub team were at the landmark Uncanny Valley session at IROS this year - it turned out to be one of those wish-I'd-been-there events for anyone unlucky enough to have missed it...
20 November 2013, by
Hallie Siegel
We the Geeks: Whitehouse hangouts celebrate robots, maker culture and more
Last spring the Whitehouse launched We the Geeks, a series of Google Hangouts meant to highlight the future of American science, technology, and innovation. The latest hangout, playfully titled Don't...
15 November 2013, by
Robohub Editors
Is this the right time for robotic startups?
Last month the Pioneers Festival took place in the Imperial Palace, Vienna, Austria. According to its website, the festival is Europe's premium event for entrepreneurship and future technologies. Star...
14 November 2013, by
Torsten Andre
What were the highlights at IROS/iREX this year?
Photo credit: Taichi on Wikimedia Commons.
Robohub team members just returned from an exciting trip to Tokyo, where we attended the 2013 IROS conference and the concurrent iREX robot expo. With so ma...
13 November 2013, by
RBI Editors
Lynne Parker on “What were the highlights at IROS/iREX this year?”
I found the plenary speeches at IROS to be especially interesting. Marc Raibert gave an entertaining talk on the robots being developed at Boston Dynamics. It's encouraging to see that robots are beco...
13 November 2013, by
Lynne Parker
Frank Tobe on “What were the highlights at IROS/iREX this year?”
Two images remain in my mind from IROS 2013 last week in Tokyo. The respect for Professor Emeritus Mori and his charting of the uncanny valley in relation to robotics, and the need for a Watson-type s...
13 November 2013, by
Frank Tobe
Andra Keay on “What were the highlights at IROS/iREX this year?”
For me, the highlight of IROS was the Uncanny Valley special session, although the sheer size of the IROS conference and the parallel iRex industrial and service robot expo also gave much food for tho...
13 November 2013, by
Andra Keay
IROS2013 is not just funny robot videos
If the latest funny videos of robots falling over is all you hear about IROS2013, it's understandable. This is the 26th year of IROS, the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Sy...
04 November 2013, by
Andra Keay
Live Coverage of IROS Workshop on Science Communication
Don't miss our live coverage on "Understanding Robotics and Public Opinion: Best Practices in Public Science Communication and Online Dissemination" at the IROS conference in Tokyo. LIVE NOW No...
04 November 2013, by
Sabine Hauert
Robotics Expo 2013, Moscow
The bleak autumn Moscow day didn’t seem to have dampened the enthusiasm of the crowds of people making the journey to the 2013 Moscow Robotics (and advanced technologies) Expo http://robot-ex.ru/en...
02 November 2013, by
Frank Tobe
RoboBusiness: Day Two
On a rare overcast day in San Jose, RoboBusiness got down to business with keynotes and the general exhibition in full swing. The morning held keynote speakers, breakouts in the afternoon, and then ...
26 October 2013, by
Robert Morris
RoboBusiness: Day one in the heart of Silicon Valley
RoboBusiness started Wednesday, with mostly panels, although Robohub's very own Andra Keay spiced things up quite a bit with a "Pitchfire" event showcasing robotics start-ups. Two themes were very m...
24 October 2013, by
Robert Morris
DARC talks about the elephants in the room – freight planes and fighters
It was fitting that Missy Cummings had the last word at the DARC drones and aerial robotics conference in NY. As an ex-TopGun navy pilot who saw drones taking over her job, she was the one to talk abo...
23 October 2013, by
Andra Keay
Pioneers kickstarts the start-up scene with a hands-on celebration of innovation
Andreas Tschas (far left) and Juergen Furian (far right) present a cheque to the 2012 Startup Challenge winner Poikos (centre). Photo credit: Heisenberg Media.
When founders Andreas Tschas and Juerge...
17 October 2013, by
Hallie Siegel
Call for participation: RoCKIn Camp 2014
RoCKIn Camp 2014
Sapienza University of Rome
Via Ariosto 25, Rome, Italy
January 26th-30th, 2014
Deadline for intention to participate: October 20th, 2013
Application deadline: November20th, 2...
16 October 2013, by
Robohub Editors
Robotics heavyweights keep it entertaining at 2013 Northeast Robotics Colloquium
Prof. Conor Walsh (left) and Dr. Panagiotis Polygerinos (right) discuss a soft robotic glove designed for hand rehabilitation. Photo credit: Kirstin Hagelskjær Petersen.
The 2nd annual Northeast Ro...
09 October 2013, by
Richard Moore and Kirstin Hagelskjær Petersen
Maker Faire European Edition kicks off in Rome
Europe's first Maker Faire will be held in Rome's Palazzo dei Congressi from October 3-6. Billing itself as a "four-day, family-friendly festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness," Make...
02 October 2013, by
Robohub Editors
Robohub turns one!
Anniversaries have a way of inspiring even the most cynical of us to ask ourselves big existential questions: "Why are we here?", "What do we stand for?" and "What's the meaning of all this anyway?" S...
01 October 2013, by
Hallie Siegel
Winners of the euRathlon 2013 land robotics competition announced!
Robot TeodorPrime of team FKIE opening the suitcase that contains explosive material.
Photo credits: euRathlon.
euRathlon is an outdoor robotics competition where teams test the intelligence and aut...
30 September 2013, by
Marta Palau Franco
euRathlon 2013 land robotics competition – Day Four recap
The autonomous robot MuCAR-3 from team MuCAR (University of the Bundeswehr Munich) arrives. Photo credits: Aaron Boardley.
Clouds, mist and rain accompanied the fourth day of euRathlon 2013 civilian ...
29 September 2013, by
Marta Palau Franco
Call for papers: We Robot 2014
We Robot 2014 - Conference on Legal and Policy Issues Relating to Robotics
University of Miami Law School, Coral Gables, FL
April 4-5, 2014
Submission/Registration Deadline: November 4, 2013...
27 September 2013, by
Robohub Editors
euRathlon 2013 land robotics competition – Day Three recap
UAV pilot demostration carried out by CATEC during the euRathlon 2013 workshop. Photo credits: Aaron Boardley.
The sun was shining again on the third day of euRathlon 2013 outdoor robotics competitio...
27 September 2013, by
Marta Palau Franco
There are mobile robots and then there’s KUKA’s MOBILE robot
... At the recent Hannover Messe trade fair, KUKA displayed their concept mobile robot showing how it could work a huge turbine blade.
... The device consisted of a KUKA omnimove mobile platform, a K...
26 September 2013, by
Frank Tobe
euRathlon 2013 land robotics competition – Day Two recap
Fraunhofer FKIE team's robot gets ready to enter the USAR scenario. Photo credits: Aaron Boardley.
The second day of euRathlon competition started with the opening session of the euRathlon 2013 wor...
25 September 2013, by
Marta Palau Franco
Call for posters/demos: Northeast Robotics Colloquium (NERC)
2nd Annual Northeast Robotics Colloquium (NERC)
Harvard University, Cambridge MA
Sunday October 6, 2013
Submission/Registration Deadline: October 1, 2013
The Northeast Robotics Colloquium br...
25 September 2013, by
Robohub Editors
euRathlon 2013 land robotics competition – Day One recap
Robot Telemax of Telerob team, moving the canister full of hazardous material from the loading platform. Photo credit: Aaron Boardley.
euRathlon is a new civilian outdoor robotics competition focused...
24 September 2013, by
Marta Palau Franco
