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15 official world records set by robots
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...
05 November 2015, by
Robotiq Inc. and Alex Owen-Hill
R2T2, a collaborative rescue action at the crossroads between education, robotics and space exploration LIVE STREAM
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...
04 November 2015, by
Francesco Mondala
Blueberry picking robot could win $250,000 prize
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...
29 October 2015, by
Silicon Valley Robotics
Lots of great events lined up for EU Robotics Week #ERW15
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 ...
26 October 2015, by
Sabine Hauert
Final days to register for $1m UAE competition
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...
19 October 2015, by
Adriana Hamacher
Robo Wunderkind: A robot anyone can build
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...
16 October 2015, by
Rustem Akishbekov
#ShowUsYourAI – AAAI Video Competition – Deadline extended to October 23!
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...
15 October 2015, by
Sabine Hauert
Tweets from #ICRW2015 International Collaborative Robotics Workshop 2015
The Robotic Industry Association's International Collaborative Robotics Workshop is on today in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Check out tweets from the event....
15 October 2015, by
Robohub Editors
Key take-aways from the DroneApps Forum
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 ...
02 October 2015, by
Markus Waibel
ROSCon Livestream Oct. 3-4
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...
02 October 2015, by
Open Source Robotics Foundation
euRathlon 2015 announces Grand Challenge winners
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...
29 September 2015, by
Marta Palau Franco
Live tweets and pictures from #IROS2015
The 2015 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) is taking place this week in Hamburg, Germany....
29 September 2015, by
Sabine Hauert
Day Four at euRathlon 2015: Video recap
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...
25 September 2015, by
Marta Palau Franco
Day Three at euRathlon 2015: Video recap
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...
24 September 2015, by
Marta Palau Franco
#RoboBusiness Day 1: Computing to change from transaction processing to cognition processing
"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...
24 September 2015, by
Frank Tobe
Meet the winners of #RobotLaunch2015
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...
23 September 2015, by
Andra Keay and Hallie Siegel
Day Two at euRathlon 2015: Video recap
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...
23 September 2015, by
Marta Palau Franco
Day One at euRathlon 2015: Video recap
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...
21 September 2015, by
Marta Palau Franco
Live tweets from #RobotLaunch2015 Finals
The Robot Launch 2015 Finals are on! Follow the event live on twitter #RobotLaunch2015. ...
18 September 2015, by
Hallie Siegel
#eurathlon2015 tests robotic air/land/sea systems in realistic emergency response scenarios
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...
16 September 2015, by
Marta Palau Franco
Tweets from #DroneApps
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 ...
14 September 2015, by
Robohub Editors
First champion crowned for FPV drone racing UK nationals
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...
09 September 2015, by
David Stock
Robotics and AI prominent in MIT’s annual 35 Innovators Under 35
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...
02 September 2015, by
Adriana Hamacher
#RobotLaunch2015 Finals announced, plus final round of Readers Pick
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...
02 September 2015, by
Andra Keay
Robot Launch 2015 – Robohub Readers’ Pick round three
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...
26 August 2015, by
Andra Keay
Robot Launch 2015 – Robohub Readers’ Pick round two
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...
19 August 2015, by
Andra Keay
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Mobile Microrobotics Challenge, with Leanne King and Ioan Alexandru
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)....
07 August 2015, by
Audrow Nash
#IJCAI15 brings together leading researchers in AI
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). ...
28 July 2015, by
Sabine Hauert
Automated Vehicles Symposium recap (Part 2)
From small beginnings, over 800 people are here at the Ann Arbor AUVSI/TRB Automated Vehicles symposium. Let’s summarize some of the news....
27 July 2015, by
Brad Templeton, Robocars.com
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Cheetah 2, with Sangbae Kim
Transcript included.
In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews Sangbae Kim, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), at the International Conference of Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 201...
24 July 2015, by
Audrow Nash
