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  • Stinky Robots On Kickstarter!

    Jun 12, 2014

    Stinky Robots launch on Kickstarter ! Stinky Robots is a project to write a book about the story of Stinky Robots, a new book by a father and son team from California. The two of them developed the story and were in need of illustrations.

  • Génération Robots distributes Baxter in Europe

    Sep 21, 2013

    Rethink Robotics has chosen Génération Robots to promote the research and education of the collaborative robot Baxter in Europe. The company aims to automate easy, repetitive tasks in small companies.

  • 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.

  • Powering-Up Emergency Responder Robots

    Jan 14, 2015

    Sandia National Laboratories’ newest emergency responder robots will address problems with degraded physical environments and energy efficiencies.

  • ARCAS Develops Flying Robots With Arms

    Sep 18, 2014

    The EU project ARCAS has developed autonomous flying robots that features an innovative arm, which is able to manipulate objects without the help of a remote human controller.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Thai Rescue Robots To Brazil

    Jun 20, 2014

    BART LAB Rescue, the robotics team from The Center for Biomedical and Robotics Technology, is now looking forward to attend the RoboCup 2014 Competition. To facilitate the transport costs they initiated a Fundraising Campaign

  • European Robotics Week 2014

    Nov 18, 2014

    On November 24 - 30, the 4th edition of the European Robotics Week will take place in a range of locations throughout Europe featuring a variety of robotics-related activities for the general public.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • RoboCup is going to Brazil

    Jun 18, 2014

    A week after the FIFA World Cup has ended, RoboCup is taking place in João Pessoa, Brazil. The games will start on july 19th with 2 days of set up, followed by the actual competitions on the 21th till 24th and a Symposium on the 25th.

  • RoboCup 2013: Let the games begin !

    Jun 26, 2013

    As of today, The RoboCup 2013 games have officially started. Teams from all over the world show their latest robot and have them compete against each other.

  • Space Games: Zero Robotics Tournament

    Jul 22, 2014

    If you like Space Games, get ready for the Annual Zero Robotics tournament. Finalists in this Zero Robotics tournament will compete at the International Space Station using Spheres robots to avoid obstacles, as well as complete a space mission.

  • Aldebaran Introduces Companion, Pepper

    Jun 10, 2014

    Aldebaran Robotics introduces Companion Robot, Pepper, a robot that can sense and show emotions. Pepper is programmed to recognize human emotions from facial expressions, body language combined with your chosen words and can react accordingly.

  • 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.

  • Robot Plants Growing Roots

    Oct 10, 2014

    PLANTOID is a robotics project with the aim to design and build a new generation of robotics hardware and software technologies inspired by plants.

  • 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.

  • Another Robot Bound To Run

    Sep 16, 2014

    MIT Biomimetic Robotics Laboratory researchers have developed a special computer process for bounding, which enables the Cheetah v. 2 to run faster and untethered

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Dutch Innovator Developing Autonomous Robot Birds

    Aug 29, 2014

    Clear Flight Solutions, developed remote-controlled robot birds to scare away other birds, a necessary practice in many industries that could use a more effective way to scare off unwanted birds.

  • 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

  • How To Get A Robotics Job

    Aug 28, 2014

    The need for workers skilled in robotics in the manufacturing sector is growing. Those interested in STEM would be wise to consider a career in robotics. Here is everything you need to know about pursuing a career in the robotics field.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Robotic Fire Fighting scout helps rescuers

    Jun 05, 2013

    At the Coordinated Robotics Lab. new image processing techniques have been developed for a Fire Fighting Robot that can explore a building which is on fire. These techniques combine the information gathered and present them as a 3-D map.

  • TUSExpo Reveals Speakers Line-up

    Dec 16, 2014

    TUSExpo, the first fully integrated European trade show and conference focused on the Unmanned Systems industry, has revealed its line-up of speakers.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • QUT Students Develop Robot Boat

    Aug 25, 2014

    Students at Queensland University of Technology have developed an autonomous robotic boat. They will be competing in the Maritime RobotX Challenge in Singapore this October.

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