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  • Drones Keeping An Eye On Peace

    Oct 28, 2014

    The CamCopter S-100 drone is being used in Eastern Ukraine to ensure proper involvement of pro-Russian separatists and Russia in accordance with the Minsk Protocol

  • ACHIRES: Watch That Robot Run!

    Sep 05, 2014

    Professor Masatoshi Ishikawa and his colleagues at the Ishiwaka Watanabe Laboratory of the University of Tokyo developed a bipedal walking robot that is one of the fastest robots ever made: ACHIRES

  • Phenox Funded

    Jun 11, 2014

    Phenox has reached its crowdfunding funding goal today with a phenomenal 23.000 USD ! Phenox is an intelligent programmable flying robot from the Tokyo based Phenox Lab.

  • One more day to RoboCup 2013

    Jun 25, 2013

    Only one more day to go untill this years Robocup soccer competition will start in the Dutch city of Eindhoven, The Netherlands. RoboCup is the largest international robotics event which is held every year.

  • Lil'Bot is crowdfunding with Kickstarter

    Jun 06, 2014

    Lil'Bot is a robotics project which aims to build a low-cost, open-source, balancing robot that is easy to program. In order to fund this robotics project, its creator Chris Hakim started a crowdfunding program using Kickstarter.

  • Robots To Staff Hotel In Japan

    Feb 03, 2015

    In July, the Henn-na Hotel in the Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Japan will open with most of the staff being robots

  • ICARUS Uses UAV For Demining

    Jun 16, 2014

    To protect deminers and save time, ICARUS has started to use Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for mapping and detecting. One of the major issues facing flood-hit areas is the widespread presence of unexploded devices from the war.

  • The Future Of Robotics - Seen By Roboticists

    Aug 20, 2014

    At Automatica trade fair 2014 in Munich the team of the EU-funded robotics project ECHORD++ asked the visitors of their booth one simple question: “What do you think is the future of robotics?” Well-known roboticists shared their thoughts

  • CIROS Promotes the Leaping Development of Robotics

    Jun 17, 2015

    With its global renowned exhibitors, CIROS has become the most important annual event of the domestic robotics industry while promoting and leading the transformation of manufacturing in China.

  • Edison Robot Raises 400% of Crowdfunding Goal

    Aug 22, 2014

    Robot Edison raises more than 400% of its crowdfunding goal in a Kickstarter campaign. Edison is an easy-to-program robot intended to be used in schools as a fun and engaging way to educate students about robotics and programming.

  • Techfest 2014 IIT Bombay Greater Than Ever.

    Sep 09, 2013

    From jan 3rd till jan 5th, 2014 the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay will have it's yearly "Techfest" festival. It is Asia's largest science and technology festival and has become a great place for anyone related to robotics to find out what has been achieved in the past year.

  • Water testing Robots from TESC

    Jul 10, 2014

    Taihei Environmental Science Center (TESC) has developed a new robotic system that automates the entire process of water testing using a series of 3 individual robots.

  • The Rise Of The Chief Robotics Officer

    Mar 02, 2015

    The answer to robotics in the corporate sphere, as well as the ultimate target for robotic industry vendors will make its debut at the third edition of RoboBusiness Europe, taking place in Milan (Italy) on April 27-30, 2015

  • ABB Unveils Collaborative Robot: YuMi

    Sep 09, 2014

    ABB has unveiled the world’s first truly collaborative robot: YuMi®, an Innovative and human-friendly, dual-arm robot with breakthrough functionality that unlocks vast global additional automation potential in the robotics industry.

  • Ekso Bionics Delivers 80 Exoskeletons For Veterans

    Oct 03, 2014

    SoldierSocks, an organization dedicated to assisting veterans, will purchase 80 Ekso GT model exoskeletons from Ekso Bionics in the next three years. The Ekso GT exoskeleton is a wearable bionic suit that can be used by individuals with a variety of lower extremity weakness.

  • RoboCup's new initiative: RoboParty!

    Jun 29, 2014

    RoboParty is a unique educational project that helps young people interested in robotics. This year, the RoboParty event is part of the Robocup 2014 event and is held from July 21st - 23rd, 2014.

  • NSK robot to guide blind people

    Sep 07, 2011

    NSK has recently announced that they are developing a quadrupedal robot that could act as a guide dog helping people who are visually impaired.

  • Bipedal robot rides bicycle.

    Nov 04, 2011

    Dr. Guero has come up with a bipedal robot built to ride a custom made bicycle. It is capable of riding the bike without falling, just like a real human being does when balancing and riding a bicycle

  • Honda showcased brand new ASIMO robot

    Nov 07, 2011

    Honda recently unveiled the all-new ASIMO humanoid robot which is equipped with the latest autonomous behavior control technology, allowing it to move without being controlled by an operator.

  • RoboUniverse Seoul Announces Agenda

    Jun 13, 2015

    MecklerMedia announced the preliminary agenda for its RoboUniverse Conference and Expo in Seoul taking place at the Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX) on June 24-26, 2015.

  • Mars Rovers Compete In Poland

    Aug 06, 2014

    Two dozen international teams will meet in Poland for the first European Rover Challenge from September 5th till 7th. Organized by the Polish Mars Society it attracted a lot of international attention that resulted in a lot of international participants.

  • Aldebaran Robotics shares source code

    Nov 14, 2011

    Aldebaran has expressed its intent to share their source code for programming NAO with the programming community. Robot NAO is very popular with universities and has become an innovative tool in teaching about robotics.

  • CoWriter: Children Using Robots To Learn Writing

    Mar 08, 2015

    CoWriter is a system developed by researchers from EPFL to help children improve their handwriting skills by using a robot which makes it possible for them to learn in a more positive environment.

  • Service Robots at AUTOMATICA 2014

    Apr 04, 2014

    During AUTOMATICA 2014 from june 3rd till 6th, the main focus wil be the marketable B2B service robots which will have its own exhibition sector where manufacturers and research organisations demonstrate their service-robots and applications.

  • Social Robots Are Getting Emotional

    Feb 13, 2015

    Researchers have been working on a social robot that collaborates with caretakers and relatives to support elderly to maintain an independent life.

  • TUSExpo Opens Its Doors In 5 days

    Jan 31, 2015

    TUSExpo 2015 opens it’s doors in 5 days. Make sure you benefit from this great opportunity to meet key industry players.

  • ECHORD++ Integrates Public Bodies

    Nov 14, 2014

    Project ECHORD++ will hold two market consultation days in order to inform about its Pre-Commercial Procurement Pilots on November 20th in Barcelona and on 3rd December in Munich.

  • Lely Installs Twenty Thousandth Milking Robot

    Nov 13, 2014

    Lely, which has succeeded in providing a revolutionary innovation to the dairy business, announced that 2014 marks the twenty thousandth Lely Astronaut milking robot being installed.

  • Harvesting Robot Picks Peppers

    Oct 13, 2014

    Project CROPS developed a robotic system that is able to selectively spray and harvest sweet peppers while autonomously navigating through a greenhouse.

  • SWARMIX: Robots, Humans And Animals Collaborating

    Oct 05, 2014

    IMDEA Networks Institute and ETH Zürich signed a collaboration agreement for project SWARMIX to research and develop "mixed swarms", systems that consist of a combination of humans, animals, and robots.

  • Robonaut 2 Is Getting Space Legs

    Sep 01, 2014

    Space Robot Robonaut 2 has just received his space legs, which allow him to assist astronauts with chores inside and outside the station, freeing up time for astronauts to do more research and other tasks.

  • Short Movie "Amp" Seeks Funding

    Jun 20, 2014

    "Amp" is a story about a robot that is trapped performing monotonous tasks. You can help this project take off, and get a look behind the scenes

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