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.
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.
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.
Kickstarter campaign RoboCORE features a robot building system for anyone to create their own personal robot
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.
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.
The Future of Life Institute (FLI) released an open letter addressing the opportunities and challenges presented by the potential of artificial intelligence.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ringo is a small robot that could teach children to love technology. Ringo's main purpose is to act as an introduction to robotics and programming.
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.
In July, the Henn-na Hotel in the Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Japan will open with most of the staff being robots
At the European Robotics Forum (ERF) in Vienna, Stephen Sanders (Oxford Technologies) gave a presentation on the use of dexterous manipulators in hazardous environments
Reach Robotics is developing the world’s first robot gaming system, controlled via a smartphone app, called "Mecha Monsters".
SeaBED AUV: successful test of an autonomous underwater vehicle producing 3D maps of the underside of Antarctic sea ice.
Researchers have been working on a social robot that collaborates with caretakers and relatives to support elderly to maintain an independent life.
Iowa State University uses a robot rover for Enviratron, a research concept in which the growth of plants under varying environmental conditions is monitored by a robot.
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.
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
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.
MIT Biomimetic Robotics Laboratory researchers have developed a special computer process for bounding, which enables the Cheetah v. 2 to run faster and untethered
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.
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
The SUNRISE project has developed a team of aquatic robots that are able to work together to scan the sea floor and communicate via the 'Internet of underwater things'
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.
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.
JIBO, the newest family robot, is making waves in the robotics world for how quickly it has been able to secure funding on Indiegogo.
MecklerMedia Announces Launch of 3DPrinting@home and Robot@home at CEATEC in Tokyo; Japan’s Largest Consumer Electronics Show, October 7-10, 2015
