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  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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