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and those who make it happen
  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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