To Hell With Dancing Robots
Robots Are Their Own Worst Enemies
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The Deal That Shocked Robotics
Amazon buys Kiva Systems for $775 million. This changes everything!
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The $78 Robot with a Multi-million Dollar Upside
Meshing Smartphones with robots opens a vast new marketplace of possibility
IEEE Spectrum Outlines Robotic Developments to Watch For in 2012
From cloud robotics to 3D fabrication and more.
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Aircraft in Search of Robotic Assembly
A robotic assembly-line system based on tweaked automotive robots
Amazon Acquires Robotic Inventory Technology
Pays $750 million in cash for Kiva Systems, Inc.
Where No Robot Has Gone Before
Is it time to stop sending humans on scientific space missions?
‘Is the Dream of Having a Robot Companion Over?’ Not by a Long Shot!
New technologies could make the long-held vision a reality, and sooner than many realize.
Finding the Unfindable
As robots probe the ocean depths, earth’s last unexplored places disappear.
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‘Disaster Bots’ Controlled by Multi-touch
A universal easy-to-learn robot control interface for emergency first responders
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Robot Waiters: No Tipping, Please
Although not quite ready for prime time, robo-waiters are on the rise in Asian restaurants and showing an upside for commercialization.
Majority Stake in Aldebaran Robotics Sold to Softbank
The roughly $100m deal could help prove to investors that there’s money to be made in consumer and service robotics.
A Tuned-In Robotic Tutor
Learning software developed by a Notre-Dame led team can detect and react to student emotions, and it could serve as a model interface for robots and other intelligent devices.
Driving Untethered
California, home to Google and its autonomous cars, is moving to become the second state in the nation to legalize such vehicles.
AeroVironment Receives $11.1 Million Order for RQ-11B Raven Logistics Support
U.S. armed forces use Raven systems extensively for missions such as base security, route reconnaissance, mission planning and force protection.
Robots and the Law
First Contact: A Primer on Robots, the Law and Humans
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