Engadget:
It started off innocently enough. Personal transporters, they told us, just robots to make life easier. Now look at them -- Toyota's Partner Robots are set for upgrades that include back-mounted solar chargers, spring-loaded jumping mechanisms, and a design hardy enough to withstand lunar temperature drops. Intended for the (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Instead of replacing the St. Louis Zoo's deceased polar bears with live ones, zoo officials put robots up in their place. This a slightly-better-than-average yard display will surely be remembered as the humble beginning of the robot bear uprising. The robot polar bears are part of the zoo's holiday exhibit, and it's unclea (Read More)
Engadget:
You know what we love? Dancing robots and Christmas tunes. So combining the two and throwing the video up on YouTube would be akin to heaven, right? Well, as you'll see in the amazing video after the break: it doesn't get much better than this. In fact, it might even be enough to clear the "bah humbug" out of us for good.C (Read More)
Engadget:
Shakespeare's plays have a long, long history of being modded to fit the times. We've seen Macbeths do the running man, and Cordelias dressed like Susie Sioux -- and we've also seen Forbidden Planet, so we know that Robby was just a tinned up Ariel. So robots in Shakespeare? Sure, we've seen that before, but what haven't we (Read More)
Engadget:
Shakespeare's plays have a long, long history of being modded to fit the times. We've seen Macbeths do the running man, and Cordelias dressed like Susie Sioux -- and we've also seen Forbidden Planet, so we know that Robby was just a tinned up Ariel. So robots in Shakespeare? Sure, we've seen that before, but what haven't we (Read More)
Gizmodo:
The Milipol exhibition in Paris is where all the pros play with the military-industrial complex's hottest toys. I used special commando skills (and a press badge) to infiltrate the premises and show you the world's freshest, most mind-blowing security tech. To bypass the gallery format, click here. And no, this is not a hol (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
Twitter turned on its long-awaited Geolocation API today, meaning that users can opt-in to having their messages annotated with their exact locations. The significance of this is made clear by comparing it with last week's release of 500 million time-stamped Twitter messages for analysis."You take this data, mash it up wi (Read More)
Robotics & Automation:
1.1 For the purpose of this Standard the following definitions apply.1.2 AUTOMATIC OPERATION (AUTO MODE) . The time when a robot is performing its programmed tasks through continuous program execution.1.3 AWARENESS SIGNAL . A device that warns a person of an approaching or present hazard by an audible or visible means. A vi (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
Our own Marshall Kirkpatrick's dreaded brain chip for controlling computers and mobile devices may be closer than even he suspected.Intel researchers in Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh! - told journalists today that brain implants are harnessing human brain waves to surf the Internet, manipulate documents, and much more. And just a (Read More)
Robotics & Automation:
-------------------------------------------------------------------CALL FOR PARTICIPATIONIEEE ICRA 2010 Robot ChallengeVirtual Manufacturing Automation Competition (VMAC)http://www.vma-competition.com/-------------------------------------------------------------------Image via WikipediaEntries are sought for the 2010 Virtua (Read More)
Robotics & Automation:
==============================================CALL FOR PAPERSSpecial Issue on Space RoboticsIntelligent Service RoboticsImage by Honda News via FlickrEditor-in-Chief: Junku YuhISSN: 1861-2776 (print version)ISSN: 1861-2784 (electronic version)Journal no. 11370, Springerhttp://www.springer.com/engineering/robotics/journal/11 (Read More)
Robotics & Automation:
Since Panasonic launched its robotics unit last year, the biggest headlines to emerge have been that of a robot with arms so sensitive it can wash dishes without so much as a scratch.Beyond the rush of glee from husbands around the world, the development is significant for another reason. Panasonic is getting serious about (Read More)
Robotics & Automation:
Title: Research Engineer/Developer – Intelligent Technology and Robotics for Autistic ChildrenLocation: Downtown Toronto, CanadaDate: November, 2009Closing Date: December 15, 2009Intelligent Assistive Technology and Systems LabImage via WikipediaDescription:The Intelligent Assistive Technology and Systems Lab (IATSL) at th (Read More)
Robotics & Automation:
OPEN POSITIONS FOR PHD STUDENTS IN THE FIELD OF UNDEImage by SasaSi via FlickrRWATER ROBOTICS=====================================================================The underwater robotics lab (CIRS) of the Computer Vision and Robotics Research Group (VICOROB) at the university of Girona (Spain) is looking for PhD student can (Read More)
Robotics & Automation:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS FROM ANIMALS TO ANIMATS 11The 11th International Conference on the SIMULATION OF ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR (SAB'10) 24-28 August 2010, Paris, FranceImage by Puggles via (Read More)