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The Ford factor: Mad scientists and corporate villains
Source: HBO, Westworld Please note: The following article may contain spoilers up to Episode 5 of Westworld. HBO’s Westworld (on Sky Atlantic here in the UK) is progressing nicely, though even now at...
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Craft breweries and robots
Credit: “Brewing Beer with Robots” Brew Age/YouTube Craft brewing could be the perfect industry for collaborative robots. But, does automation mean losing your artisan status? We find how craft...
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US auto industry installed 135,000 robots and added 230,000 jobs
Source: IFR.org In the last six years, (2010–2015), according to the IFR (International Federation of Robotics), US industry has installed around 135,000 new industrial robots. The principal driver is...
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Robots may save the global economy
A recent article in The Washington Post by Morgan Stanley strategist and author of “The Rise and Fall of Nations” Ruchir Sharma, provides a nuanced overview of the issues of jobs, robots, productivity...
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White House report: Artificial intelligence, automation, and the economy
The White House released a new report on the ways that artificial intelligence will transform the US economy over the coming years and decades. Below is shortened version from the original post. On...
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#CES2017 in pictures
CES 2017 has come and gone. As a first-timer in attendance, I couldn’t help but marvel at the featured robots and all robotics related gadgets, toys, start-ups, wearables, and AI coming to market....
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TERESA project adds a vital component to human-robot interaction: social...
TERESA project. Photo credit: Claire Cocano TERESA is a 3-year research project funded by the European Union and carried out by six institutions from four European countries. Its goal is to develop a...
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ENRICH will test robots in real world radiological and nuclear scenarios
The Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant in Austria was completely built but never put into operation. Reactor supervision and decommissioning is one important operational area for robots in the RN domain....
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Yves Behar designs a security robot for Cobalt Robotics
Cobalt Robotics has launched their stylish security robot. The robot was designed by Yves Behar and as a fabric covered robot, it’s putting a new spin on soft robotics! Behar’s goal was to create a...
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Engineers design “tree-on-a-chip”
Engineers have designed a microfluidic device they call a “tree-on-a-chip,” which mimics the pumping mechanism of trees and other plants. Trees and other plants, from towering redwoods to diminutive...
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Classroom robotics: Training teachers to code
*All images credit: ROBBO 30 teachers arrived, excited to learn. They rolled up their sleeves and placed laptops and Robot kits on the floor. The room filled with excitement (and laughter!) as...
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Toward printable, sensor-laden “skin” for robots
Researchers have designed and built a device that responds to mechanical stresses by changing the color of a spot on its surface. Image: Subramanian Sundaram In this age of smartphones and tablet...
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42 companies empowering robots and humans to work side-by-side
There is growing demand for more flexibility in factories and shops. Collaborative robotics, a sub-set of service robotics in labs, manufacturing and material handling, is where the action is today...
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The Drone Center’s Weekly Roundup: 4/10/17
Verizon and American Aerospace Technologies tested a drone designed to provide network coverage in emergencies. Credit: Verizon April 3, 2017 – April 9, 2017 Public Safety Drones Police and first...
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CSAIL launches artificial intelligence initiative with industry
MIT Professor Daniela Rus, director of CSAIL, said the goal of a new SystemsThatLearn@CSAIL initiative is “to create a new generation of AI tools that are deeply rooted in systems.” Photo: Jason...
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Crash Course Computer Science video series
Credit: Crash Course/YouTube Crash Course is a video channel you can access through YouTube. Crash Course Computer Science is an ongoing playlist of fast-moving videos that begin with the most basic...
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Recap from International Robotics Week
It was the event we have worked towards since the founding of RoboValley: the International Robotics Week. Last week, we were able to show the whole world what RoboValley has built in the past years...
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Thoughts on the EU’s draft report on robotics
NAO robot. Photo courtesy: Paul Bremner/UWE I was asked to write a short op-ed on the European Parliament Law Committee’s recommendations on civil law rules for robotics. In the end, the piece didn’t...
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On the future of human-centered robotics
“The new frontier is learning how to design the relationships between people, robots, and infrastructure,” says David Mindell, the Dibner Professor of the History of Engineering and Manufacturing, and...
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The Drone Center’s Weekly Roundup: 5/22/17
Latvian drone manufacturer Aerones organized the world’s first drone skydive. Credit: Aerones/YouTube News A U.S. Court of Appeals has struck down the Federal Aviation Administration’s drone...
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Faster, more nimble drones on the horizon
Engineers at MIT have come up with an algorithm to tune a Dynamic Vision Sensor (DVS) camera, simplifying a scene to its most essential visual elements and potentially enabling the development of...
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Giving robots a sense of touch
A GelSight sensor attached to a robot’s gripper enables the robot to determine precisely where it has grasped a small screwdriver, removing it from and inserting it back into a slot, even when the...
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Engineers design drones that can stay aloft for five days
The Jungle Hawk Owl team. Photo: Sally Chapman/MIT In the event of a natural disaster that disrupts phone and Internet systems over a wide area, autonomous aircraft could potentially hover over...
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Robots offer the elderly a helping hand
Humanoid robots under development can be programmed to detect changes in an elderly person’s preferences and habits. Image credit: GrowMeUp by Helen Massy-Beresford Low birth rates and higher life...
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Survey: Examining perceptions of autonomous vehicles using hypothetical...
Driverless car merging into traffic. How big of a gap between vehicles is acceptable? Image credit: Jordan Collver I’m examining the perception of autonomous cars using hypothetical scenarios. Each of...
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