PITTSBURGH—Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) has been selected as a prime contractor or subcontractor on four major new federal research projects totaling more than $11 million over the next three years. The projects range from research on a wheel that can transform into a track to automated stress testing for critical software. […]
SumoBoy is the world’s first mini sumo robotics kit that consists of two parts: a programmable fight robot & the prototyping board set. A team of robotics experts and champions has come together to create the world’s first mini sumo robotics kit and has launched a campaign to raise money for mass production. […]
Deep learning is a relatively new but cery powerful concept for machine intelligence. Combined with cloud robotics, where robots share what they learn with each other immediately, this has huge potential in getting robots much more involved in our lives. Note that the artice discusses about industrial robots here, but, domestic robots will very soon […]
2016 RobotArt Contest is first of five annual challenges that hope to inspire the creation of true artificial creativity. Seattle, Washington, January 27, 2016 (Newswire.com) – In the tradition of recent Technological Grand Challenges, RobotArt has pledged over half a million dollars in prizes over 5 years to competitors in a new Robotic Grand Challenge. […]
International Climbing Machines, (ICM) of Ithaca New York has entered into a commercial agreement with NDIC of Japan. NDIC is one of the largest providers of Non-Destructive Inspections in Japan, employing approximately 1,500 people. A great deal of Japan infrastructure is composed of concrete, from building construction to large spans of highway. Regular testing of […]
Surgical Robotics Market is Expected to Reach $28.8 Billion, Globally, by 2020 – Allied Market Research According to a new report by Allied Market Research, titled, “World Surgical Robotics Market – Opportunities and Forecasts, 2014 – 2020,” the global sales of surgical robotic systems is projected to reach $6.4 billion by 2020. The gynecology application […]
Here is a good read about robots and AI slowly but surely replacing doctors in hospitals – not to say that we will not need doctors anytime soon. http://singularityhub.com/2016/02/10/robots-in-health-care-could-lead-to-a-doctorless-hospital/?utm_content=buffer0aa18&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
DRONE VOLT robotized drones through its Software for iOS “DRONE VOLT PILOT(R)” VILLEPINTE, France, Feb. 9, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DRONE VOLT SOFTWARE, a new division at DRONE VOLT, launches its new and innovative drone piloting application, DRONE VOLT Pilot(R). This simple and intuitive application provides novice drone pilots with many new features that will […]
Looks like robot cooks are getting closer to reality: http://www.techinsider.io/robot-chefs-at-ramen-restaurant-cooking-robotics-2016-2
Drones are now starting to be use din many areas of life. Here is another application that is thought by Microsoft, which is to use it against diseases: http://interestingengineering.com/microsoft-building-an-army-of-drones-to-stop-mosquito-epidemics/