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An Industry Proudly Comes of Age at Boston Event Business conclaves are always an excellent barometer of the state of the industry they’re focused on. And the Robotics Trends RoboBusiness Leadership Summit 2011, held last week in Boston, was no exception. Optimism reigned supreme throughout the two-day event, reflecting a view that the robotics industry was now back and stronger than ever, following months of slowed performance brought on by the recession. |
Shape-Shifting Robots 
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Posted on October 21 2011 by Julie Beck
Building flexible, intelligent, multipurpose devices from thousands - or millions - of cell-like components.
Building flexible, intelligent, multipurpose devices from thousands - or millions - of cell-like components.
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Dark Day For Drones
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Posted on October 10 2011
in security and defense robotics by Emmet Cole
Keystroke logging malware has infected the U.S. Air Force’s Predator and Reaper drones according to a report in Wired’s Danger Room blog.
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Keystroke logging malware has infected the U.S. Air Force’s Predator and Reaper drones according to a report in Wired’s Danger Room blog.
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University Researchers Focus on Eldercare Innovations
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Posted on October 07 2011 by Geoffrey Oldmixon
College of Engineering professors mentor University of Missouri students in developing practical, automated solutions for mitigating health risks among seniors.
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College of Engineering professors mentor University of Missouri students in developing practical, automated solutions for mitigating health risks among seniors.
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Holy Sonar, Batman!
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Posted on September 23 2011 by Emmet Cole 
European scientists have developed a highly accurate sonar system that that could enable robots to map their environment in situations where normal vision is unsuitable or ineffective.
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European scientists have developed a highly accurate sonar system that that could enable robots to map their environment in situations where normal vision is unsuitable or ineffective.
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Every Car a Robot
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Posted on September 22 2011 by Mikell Taylor
Enabling technologies such as improved sensors, image recognition, and wireless communications will hasten the spread of autonomous land vehicles from military to civilian use, changing the world’s transportation systems forever. Robotics companies will be front and center throughout the transition.
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Enabling technologies such as improved sensors, image recognition, and wireless communications will hasten the spread of autonomous land vehicles from military to civilian use, changing the world’s transportation systems forever. Robotics companies will be front and center throughout the transition.
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How Robots Saved the Gulf of Mexico
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Posted on September 08 2011 by David L. Levine
Months before Japan’s Fukushima reactor disaster illustrated why the nuclear industry needs better emergency-response robots, another environmental accident half a world away brought home the same lesson to offshore drilling. Now, more than a year after the Deepwater Horizon crisis, the full account of robotics’ key role in capping one of the world’s worst oil spills can be told.
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Months before Japan’s Fukushima reactor disaster illustrated why the nuclear industry needs better emergency-response robots, another environmental accident half a world away brought home the same lesson to offshore drilling. Now, more than a year after the Deepwater Horizon crisis, the full account of robotics’ key role in capping one of the world’s worst oil spills can be told.
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Exoskeletons: A Primer
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Posted on August 25 2011 by Barbara Donohue
With applications ranging from the military to medical rehabilitation to life-changing assistance for the handicapped, several companies are betting their new-generation exoskeletons will become robotics’ next big thing—provided design challenges that include battery life, lightness, and ease of movement can be successfully overcome.
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With applications ranging from the military to medical rehabilitation to life-changing assistance for the handicapped, several companies are betting their new-generation exoskeletons will become robotics’ next big thing—provided design challenges that include battery life, lightness, and ease of movement can be successfully overcome.
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Academics Weigh in on National Robotics Initiative Opportunities
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Posted on August 15 2011 by Esther Shein
Robotics thought leaders see the NRI as a catalyst for technological breakthroughs and growth in the industry.
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Robotics thought leaders see the NRI as a catalyst for technological breakthroughs and growth in the industry.
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A Spherical Underwater Inspection Robot in Development at MIT
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Posted on August 08 2011 by Barbara Donohue
The remotely operated robot that looks like a small cannonball could safely and inexpensively inspect the cooling water pipes within nuclear power plants.
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The remotely operated robot that looks like a small cannonball could safely and inexpensively inspect the cooling water pipes within nuclear power plants.
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Anatomy of an Intuitive Interface
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Posted on July 13 2011 by Alan S. Brown
Head-aimed cameras from Chatten Associates bring immersive realism to robot control, and increase a robot operator’s performance by 200 to 400 percent. (Photo: Chatten Associates)
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Head-aimed cameras from Chatten Associates bring immersive realism to robot control, and increase a robot operator’s performance by 200 to 400 percent. (Photo: Chatten Associates)
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