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An Australian teenager's simple idea that would allow a complete quadriplegic to control a wheelchair by voice has earned her international recognition and a top science award for school students, handed out by Commonwealth science agency CSIRO.
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16 yr old Yaya Lu documents her 8 years of robotics competitions and her learning journery at her website yayalu.net . She is a complete champion.
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Gita is an autonomous robot that carries things for people
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Very smart use of robot vision in human partnerships which will advance the field. And be a useful robot.
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ALAMEDA (California) — Two robotic sailboats trace lawnmower-style paths across the violent surface of the Bering Sea, off the coast of Alaska. The boats are counting fish — haddock, to be specific — with a fancy version of the fish finder sonar you would find on a bass fishing boat.
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Aquatic robotics is an undervalued area... aside from the investments in Saildrone and Liquid Robotics.
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As Detroit car makers and Silicon Valley tech giants vie to bring driverless cars to U.S. roads, one of the world’s largest tractor makers is looking to do the same down on the farm.
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Agricultural giants showing off their autonomous vehicle concepts.
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Some of the Willow Garage history as retold by a visiting roboticist.
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Robot startup Abundant Robotics, a spin-of of SRI International based in California, is using machine vision and a robot arm to build an autonomous apple picker
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Excellent to see more agricultural robotics startups getting traction.
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Should machines have a concrete Mr Spock-like regard for logic or are there times when the best decision is a more human one?
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We want our cake and to eat it too.
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Catch up with past winners: CleverPet (2015), Preemadonna/Nailbot (2015 runner-up), and Leka (2014).
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A Pittsburgh startup wants to build a robot that can pick items off of shelves, the holy grail of warehouse fulfillment Via Jean-Philippe BOCQUENET
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Anki are really starting to bring variety into their robot range.
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Robots capable of autonomous movement while completing assigned tasks are beginning to appear on sidewalks and in parking lots, hotels, and stores. Used for security, delivery, and inventory, they may also displace humans who currently do the same jobs.
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The author notes that the appearance of a robot is (or should be) formed for its function.
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In the popular media, we talk a lot about robots stealing jobs. But when we stop speculating and actually look at the real world of work, the impact of..
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The subtle shifts of how does the work and what is valuable when robots work alongside people.
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This robot can do everything your phone or tablet can do, and a little bit more, but is it enough?
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Absolutely agree with Evan - the demos only show the best possible working robot interaction and the reality of the next crop of social robots is almost certainly going to be far less functional or rewarding. So why would we want one?
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When picturing the autonomous delivery services of the near-future, you'll likely imagine drones buzzing overhead with packages in tow. But some ground-based robots are making a push into this area too, such as a conceptual robotic bike messenger that could ride right up to your door.
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Piaggio Fast Forward is a Boston startup within Piaggio, the Italian company behind Vespa motorini and Mot
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Four people involved in the creation of an industry partnership say its intent will be clear: to ensure that A.I. research is focused on things that will benefit people, not hurt them.
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if the big guys are doing it it must be good, right?
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Cybathlon adds robots to olympics
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Where automated workers are most likely to become reality
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What sort of kitchen jobs will robots really do? Some good insights here.
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Pepper, the humanoid robot created by Aldebaran Robotics and SoftBank Mobile, is slowly making its way to the US — and it’s starting in Silicon Valley. The robot was seen in action this week a
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Good points - how much will a connected robot in a store know about customers?
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Papert’s work was dedicated to using technology to help kids learn.
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Papert made so many great contributions to robotics and AI but his holistic focus on making robotics accessible and fun at the same time continues to inspire us all.
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Starship Technologies CEO Ahti Heinla takes a self-driving robot on a test delivery to a Silicon Valley resident.
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OpenAI is teaching warehouse robots to do your household chores.
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A new generation of robots is heading out of the factory and into urban settings to help you get packages and snacks.
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And Manuela Veloso adds that these robots need to incorporate feedback about their behavior in public.
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Robots made by startups such as Savioke and Fetch could soon be put to work in warehouses and hotels everywhere
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It's hard enough for a grown human to figure out how to navigate a crowd sometimes — so what chance does a clumsy and naive robot have? To prevent future..
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WE need a lot more data on moving in human environments.
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Howdy.
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Look closely you'll see another quirky robot name. "Rippa" is aussie slang for really good.
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