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New Army technology enables simultaneous multiple drone control

07/10/17, 05:38 AM | Personal & Service Robots , Unmanned & Other Topics | drones, Military and Security
Kris Osborn for Defense Systems: "SCORCH is a system consisting of intelligent UAS autonomous behaviors and an advanced user interface that allows a single operator to effectively control up to three UAS simultaneously,"

Teaching Robots to 'Feel with Their Eyes'

07/07/17, 05:54 AM | Industrial Robotics, Personal & Service Robots | soft robotics, Technology Discussions, Training and Education
Penn's School of Engineering and Applied Science: Burka hopes to build up a database of one thousand surfaces to help coach robots on how to identify objects and also to know what they're made of and how best to handle them.

Torc Robotics unveils self-driving system for consumer cars

07/06/17, 05:44 AM | Personal & Service Robots , Unmanned & Other Topics | autonomous vehicles, self driving
Darrell Etherington for TechCrunch: Now Torc is setting its sights on the consumer car market, with a self-driving car project based on its decade of experience

Fastbrick signs a deal with Caterpillar to develop bricklaying robots

07/05/17, 06:45 AM | Personal & Service Robots , Unmanned & Other Topics | Construction
Jessica Sier for The Sydney Morning Herald: Fastbrick is building a commercial version of its robot bricklaying machine, Hadrian X, which will cost about $2 million when it goes into full production in 2019.

ETH zurich builds DFAB HOUSE using robots and 3D printers

07/03/17, 05:30 AM | Personal & Service Robots , Unmanned & Other Topics | 3D Printing, Construction
DesignBoom.com: Built using a two-meter high construction robot, the machine works by moving autonomously on caterpillar tracks.

The one law of robotics: Humans must flourish

06/30/17, 06:20 AM | Personal & Service Robots , Unmanned & Other Topics | Research and Reports, service robots, Technology Discussions
Pallab Ghosh for BBC News: "The thriving of people and communities needs to be put first, and we think Asimov's principles can be subsumed into that."

A Job Plan for Robots and Humans

06/29/17, 05:30 AM | Industrial Robotics, Personal & Service Robots | Jobs / Employment, Technology Discussions | Fetch Robotics
Tom Simonite for MIT Technology Review: Melonee Wise's of Fetch Robotics spoke with San Francisco bureau chief Tom Simonite.

Deepest Underwater Consumer Drone from Blueye Robotics Reveals Ocean Depths Previously Unseen by Non-Scientists

06/28/17, 05:38 AM | Personal & Service Robots , Unmanned & Other Topics | drones, ROV, UAV
Blueye Pioneer Dives to 150 Meters; Robust, Stable HD Camera Delivers True Colors with Super-Clear Image Quality

Robotics Software Could Be a $140B Opportunity

06/27/17, 05:29 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation
Wayne Duggan for U.S. News: The shift toward automation will no doubt raise demand for robotics hardware, but Loup Ventures analyst Andrew Murphy says the robotics software industry could be even bigger.

UK Robotics Week to demonstrate the nation's world-leading robotics and AI research

06/26/17, 05:24 AM | Industrial Robotics, Personal & Service Robots | national robotics week
The UK's world-leading robotics research will be showcased at the second UK Robotics Week, which begins on Saturday, 24 June, 2017 and runs until Friday, 30 June.

The industrial robotics market will nearly triple in less than 10 years

06/23/17, 05:37 AM | Industrial Robotics, Factory Automation | cobots, Collaborative Robots, Industrial and Manufacturing, Research and Reports
April Glaser for RECODE: Collaborative robots are expected to account for a third of that market.

Misty Robotics Raises $11.5 Million To Put Robots In Every Home

06/22/17, 05:26 AM | Personal & Service Robots , Unmanned & Other Topics | Financing, Home Robots, Investment, service robots
Alex Knapp for Forbes: Misty wants to build robots like R2-D2 or Rosie from The Jetsons - useful companions with personality.

Germany's Kuka plans move into world of personal assistant robots

06/21/17, 05:30 AM | Industrial Robotics, Personal & Service Robots | service robots
Patrick McGee for Financial Times: Industrial robotics maker will team up with Chinese parent Midea

In China, a robot has started delivering packages to people

06/20/17, 05:33 AM | Personal & Service Robots , Unmanned & Other Topics | drones
Echo Huang for Quartz: Designed by JD, the white, four-wheeled droid can carry five packages at once and travel 20 km (12.4 miles) if fully charged.

Please and Thank You: How DARPA Is Teaching Robots Manners

06/19/17, 05:22 AM | Personal & Service Robots , Unmanned & Other Topics | Artificial Intelligence, Darpa, Technology Discussions
Kacey Deamer for Live Science: Researchers created a machine-learning algorithm that allowed robots to "intuit" how to behave like humans in certain situations, like being quiet in a library.

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