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15 official world records set by robots

Robotiq Inc. and Alex Owen-Hill 05 Nov 2015

Robots have been getting their names in the record books. Whether it's taking the first pictures on the moon or observing the deepest volcanic eruption, robots are setting Guinness World Records alon...

R2T2, a collaborative rescue action at the crossroads between education, robotics and space exploration LIVE STREAM

Francesco Mondala 04 Nov 2015

The scenario of a rescue after a disaster on Mars could be in the movie « The Martian ». But during this collaborative rescue action everything, except Mars, is real: remote controlled robots, commu...

Blueberry picking robot could win $250,000 prize

Silicon Valley Robotics 29 Oct 2015

Here’s an interesting robotics challenge – a coalition of blueberry farmers are offering a $250,000 prize for automation solutions that improve blueberry picking. The deadline for entries in the c...

Lots of great events lined up for EU Robotics Week #ERW15

Sabine Hauert 26 Oct 2015

The European Robotics Week, organised by euRobotics AISBL and taking place Nov 23-29 2015, brings together hundreds of robotics events across Europe. Over the past five years, the event has attracted ...

Final days to register for $1m UAE competition

Adriana Hamacher 19 Oct 2015

The first UAE Artificial Intelligence and Robotic Awards for Good aim to encourage research and development to meet challenges in the health, education and social services sectors. But less than two w...

Robo Wunderkind: A robot anyone can build

Rustem Akishbekov 16 Oct 2015

Robo Wunderkind is a buildable and programmable robot, designed to teach children the basics of robotics and coding through a unique modular design and intuitive app. It has been specifically engineer...

#ShowUsYourAI – AAAI Video Competition – Deadline extended to October 23!

Sabine Hauert 15 Oct 2015

Submit your video to the AAAI Video Competition for a chance to win one of the several Shakey Awards. We'll be voting for the People's Choice Award right here on Robohub. Last year's videos were viewe...

Tweets from #ICRW2015 International Collaborative Robotics Workshop 2015

Robohub Editors 15 Oct 2015

The Robotic Industry Association's International Collaborative Robotics Workshop is on today in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Check out tweets from the event....

Key take-aways from the DroneApps Forum

Markus Waibel 02 Oct 2015

The first DroneApps Forum in Lausanne, Switzerland, recently assembled 150 drone professionals from Europe, the US, Japan, and Australia for a two-day exchange of ideas. What set the event apart was ...

ROSCon Livestream Oct. 3-4

Open Source Robotics Foundation 02 Oct 2015

This year’s ROSCon is nearly upon us and we will be livestreaming presentations free of charge, courtesy of Qualcomm, beginning 9:00 a.m. CEST, 2015, 12:00 a.m. PDT or 3:00 a.m. EDT on October 3, 2...

euRathlon 2015 announces Grand Challenge winners

Marta Palau Franco 29 Sep 2015

Inspired by the 2011 Fukushima accident, the euRathlon competition is the first outdoor competition where teams of land, sea and air robots must cooperate in a realistic disaster-response scenario. F...

Live tweets and pictures from #IROS2015

Sabine Hauert 29 Sep 2015

The 2015 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) is taking place this week in Hamburg, Germany....

Day Four at euRathlon 2015: Video recap

Marta Palau Franco 25 Sep 2015

Weather conditions challenged the teams participating on the second day of euRathlon 2015 two-domain sub-challenges. The morning started with the remaining team that had yet to participate in the la...

Day Three at euRathlon 2015: Video recap

Marta Palau Franco 24 Sep 2015

The first day of euRathlon 2015 two-domain sub-challenges started with the land and air (L+A) combined scenario, followed in the afternoon by the sea and land (S+L), where robots had to search for mis...

#RoboBusiness Day 1: Computing to change from transaction processing to cognition processing

Frank Tobe 24 Sep 2015

"Cognitive computing will be to computing what transaction processing is today.” So said IBM's Robert High in his keynote talk at RoboBusiness yesterday. In less than 10 years the volume of our bu...

Meet the winners of #RobotLaunch2015

Andra Keay and Hallie Siegel 23 Sep 2015

From smart forklifts and web-based simulation interfaces, to assistive walking devices, robotic companions -- even one for your pet! -- the range of mature robotics that made it to the 2015 Robot Laun...

Day Two at euRathlon 2015: Video recap

Marta Palau Franco 23 Sep 2015

Inspired by the 2011 Fukushima accident, euRathlon is a civilian outdoor robotics competition focused on realistic cooperative disaster response scenarios. On the second day of single-domain trials, t...

Day One at euRathlon 2015: Video recap

Marta Palau Franco 21 Sep 2015

Inspired by the 2011 Fukushima accident, euRathlon is a civilian outdoor robotics competition focused on realistic cooperative disaster response scenarios. euRathlon 2015 takes place in the area surro...

Live tweets from #RobotLaunch2015 Finals

Hallie Siegel 18 Sep 2015

The Robot Launch 2015 Finals are on! Follow the event live on twitter #RobotLaunch2015. ...

#eurathlon2015 tests robotic air/land/sea systems in realistic emergency response scenarios

Marta Palau Franco 16 Sep 2015

On March 11, 2011, a tsunami and earthquake struck Fukushima Dai-ichi energy plant causing a major disaster. Since then emergency services have deployed robots to inspect the area and collect data. So...

Tweets from #DroneApps

Robohub Editors 14 Sep 2015

DroneApps is a two-day forum for executives in charge of planning and leading the commercial use of drones in companies looking to increase productivity, reduce risks and conquer new markets, taking ...

First champion crowned for FPV drone racing UK nationals

David Stock 09 Sep 2015

James Bowles has been crowned UK champion following the first UK FPV drone racing national event organised by the British FPV drone racing association. The event was held at RAF Barkston Heath near G...

Robotics and AI prominent in MIT’s annual 35 Innovators Under 35

Adriana Hamacher 02 Sep 2015

The MIT Technology Review’s annual list of 35 Innovators Under 35 aims to illustrate the most important emerging technologies of the moment. Released this August, the 2015 list features a number of...

#RobotLaunch2015 Finals announced, plus final round of Readers Pick

Andra Keay 02 Sep 2015

The Robot Launch competition finals will be held on Friday Sept 18 when a selection of great startups will pitch live to an investor panel. Are Robohub readers on the same wavelength as our expert pa...

Robot Launch 2015 – Robohub Readers’ Pick round three

Andra Keay 26 Aug 2015

For the past two weeks, Robohub readers have been voting for the "Readers' Pick" startup from the Robot Launch competition. This week we publish the final 10 videos from our Top 30. During our live f...

Robot Launch 2015 – Robohub Readers’ Pick round two

Andra Keay 19 Aug 2015

This month, Robohub readers can vote for the "Readers' Pick" startup from the Robot Launch competition. Each week, we're publishing 10 videos from our Top 30. Our ultimate Robohub Readers’ Favorite...

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Mobile Microrobotics Challenge, with Leanne King and Ioan Alexandru

Audrow Nash 07 Aug 2015

Transcript below. In this interview, Audrow Nash talks to two teams from Mobile Microrobotics Challenge at the 2015 International Conference for Robotics and Automation (ICRA)....

#IJCAI15 brings together leading researchers in AI

Sabine Hauert 28 Jul 2015

Over one thousand of the world’s top experts in Artificial Intelligence (AI) are in Buenos Aires this week for the 2015 International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (#IJCAI15). ...

Automated Vehicles Symposium recap (Part 2)

Brad Templeton, Robocars.com 27 Jul 2015

From small beginnings, over 800 people are here at the Ann Arbor AUVSI/TRB Automated Vehicles symposium. Let’s summarize some of the news....

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