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Research & Academia Resource Center
PCS Edventures; Year 3 Contract with Idaho SySTEMic
Provider of educational programs receives contract from Idaho's Boise State University SySTEMic Solution program. Read more.
The facility will provide a base to develop and test swarm robotic systems. View New Robotics Lab to Open at the University of York




Research & Academia News
Robotic Arm Weaves a Structure Like a Spider
Researchers from MIT’s Media Lab created a robotic arm that can weave.

A Modest Proposal: A National Robotics ‘Decade’
Ten years of immersive robotics in an immersive environment: Robot City

PCS Edventures Announces Year 3 Contract with Idaho SySTEMic Solution
Provider of educational programs receives contract from Idaho's Boise State University SySTEMic Solution program.

New Robotics Laboratory Set to Open at the University of York
The facility will provide a base to develop and test swarm robotic systems.

Open Hardware Standards Gain Ground
Will standardized platforms boost robotics development the way IBM's PC architecture accelerated the deployment of desktop computers?

Toward a World Wide Web for Robots
RoboEarth aims to create a Wikipedia for robots, a giant database where robots can share information and learn from each other about their behaviors and their environments.

RE2 wins Phase II SBIR to Develop a Highly Dexterous Manipulation System
The company was selected by the U.S. Army to create a dual-arm manipulation system to improve robotic ordnance disposal capabilities.

Survey: Motion Control Market Grows 19 Percent in 2011
However, Q3 year-over-year growth was just 4.2 percent.

AIA Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Korean Machine Vision Assoc.
The two groups will exchange market data, provide mutual support for trade shows, and co-promote leading global standards.

Liquid Robotics Ocean Robots Embark on Pacific Journey
Virgin Oceanic and Ocean in Google Earth Join to Promote Innovative Scientific and Commercial Applications for Ocean Science

The Cocktail Party Effect
New algorithm models techniques the human brain uses to process complicated auditory scenes, may one day enable robots to better understand and distinguish voices in a crowd.

Singularity University Appoints New CEO
Silicon Valley tech executive Rob Nail to lead international growth of SU programs.

University Researchers Focus on Eldercare Innovations
College of Engineering professors mentor University of Missouri students in developing practical, automated solutions for mitigating health risks among seniors.

Teams from Cal Poly, CSU Long Beach Track Sharks Using Underwater Robotics
The work is being funded by a three-year, $490,000 grant from the National Science Foundation's Robust Intelligence program.

First RoboBowl Competition Takes Place at Carnegie Mellon
Start-up and early stage healthcare and quality-of-life robotics ventures can win $25,000



Special Focus: Humanoid Robots
Humanoid Robots

Robots based on a humanoid form factor will eventually join us at home, in the workplace and in public places. Here’s what’s news in humanoid robotics.


Robots May Help Kids with Special Needs

Bio-Inspired Robots Impact Commercial and Research Sectors

Windfall for Human-robot Communication Systems

Robots and Human Attachment

Robots May Help Kids with Special Needs
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Army orders 1,100 micro-robots for $13.9 million

Prototyping Robots with 3D Printers