Google to Buy Artificial Intelligence Startup DeepMind for $400M
From Recode:
Google is shelling out $400 million to buy a secretive artificial intelligence company called DeepMind.
Google confirmed the deal after Re/code inquired about it, but declined to specify a price.
Based in London, DeepMind was founded by games prodigy and neuroscientist Demis Hassabis, along with Shane Legg and Mustafa Suleyman... cont'd
Additionally, a recently published paper by DeepMind entitled Playing Atari with Deep Reinforcement Learning.
Prosthesis The Anti-Robot
From the Prosthesis projects Indiegogo campaign:
Prosthesis: the world's 1st, human controlled racing robot. Formula 1, meet the future. Let the races begin.
We are trying to save the future for the humans. With the relentless and unchecked automation of everything we do, we are trying to remind people that technology was invented to improve our quality of life, and that doesn't always mean just doing everything for you. Sometimes that means doing something really, really challenging. Sometimes that means taking on something that many have dreamed of, but no one has dared try before. Like building and learning to pilot a two story tall, 3500kg walking machine that you use your whole body to control, without computers to help you.... cont'd at homepage and Indiegogo.
Comau Joins Ford Motor Company to Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Moving Assembly Line
Comau to showcase its technology within Ford's display at the North American International Auto Show
---Comau - Ford relationship dates back over 40 years
---With the use of industry software and automation technology, the U.S. automotive sector is leading a manufacturing renaissance
Robotic VISION Technologies and Intellectual Ventures Enter into Strategic Partnership
To develop new inventions and advance the commercialization of RVT's technologies
Evana Automation Completes Motoman Robots Integration Project For Leading Wheel Manufacturer
Systems Integrator also launches brand new website at evanaautomation.com
NEI Corporation Introduces Prototyping Service for Electrospinning of Fibers
Electrospinning is a technique to form fibers by the use of a voltage potential between a solution of the material and a grounded collector.
New High Accuracy Magnetic Encoder
Vert-X 51 Series encoders are ideal for harsh environments
2014 RIA Board of Directors Election Results Announced
ROBOT USED FOR LIFESAVING HUMANITARIAN RESEARCH
University of Coimbra aims to rid the world's landmines with mobile robots
Rugged PCI/104-Express SBC with Intel N2800 CPU Offers Exceptional I/O Capabilities; Advanced Processing
Board's dual-core CPU and advanced cooling ideal for harsh environments
Diversified Machine Systems (DMS) Announces Fagor Automation's 8065 CNC Controller with Sophisticated Tool Path Variable Advancements (ARFS)
Colorado Springs-based 3 & 5 Axis CNC router designer & manufacturer, Diversified Machine Systems (DMS) announces the Fagor 8065 CNC Controller with Sophisticated Tool Path Variable Advancements (ARFS) by international automation partner, Fagor Automation. Fagor CNCs Controllers are standard features on most DMS machine centers.
Army Corps, Woolpert Conduct Unmanned Aerial Test Flights
Woolpert, a national geospatial, architecture and infrastructure firm headquartered in Dayton, announced it has conducted an unmanned aerial system (UAS) joint test flight at Wilmington Air Park with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mobile District.
Draganfly Innovations Partners with Pix4D to Provide 3D Terrain Mapping and Modeling Package Using the Draganflyer sUAS
A new partnership between Draganfly Innovations and Pix4D is resulting in a new aerial system aimed at acquiring accurate aerial imagery for surveying, mapping, and 3D modeling terrain.
Intertech Foundation Expands Giving to FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Teams
Any FIRST team in the United States can apply for a grant from Intertech Foundation.
Robots to Take the Lead in IT Sector in 2014
Leading IT and Technology Career Site, ITJobsWeb.com, Shares Employment Trends in the IT Industry from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' December 2013 Employment Situation Report including "the rise of machines"
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Robotmaster 2024
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