AI in our lives as much as water and electricity
http://m.techradar.com/news/software/applications/is-artificial-intelligence-becoming-a-commodity-1108639
Irobot acquires Evolution Robotics
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2012/09/17/irobot-acquires-evolution-creating-cleaning-robot-empire/
Mind controlled robotic leg
http://www.kurzweilai.net/first-mind-controlled-leg-prothesis?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=a87ba7e89e-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email
Robot runs faster than humans
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19506130
Will DARPA Amp Up Robotic Power Efficiency By 2000%?
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is finding new and radical ways to meet its new challenging goal. Their new objective is to increase the robotic power efficiency by a whopping 2000% in the coming time. This new goal has been set up shortly after the DARPA launched new robots that can successfully lend […]
Grid Computation to fight diseases
http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=OFFR_TM_EN&ACTION=D&DOC=3&CAT=OFFR&QUERY=0136a6ab8ea3:d4d7:20419232&RCN=8319
Reconrobotics acquires Xollai
http://reconrobotics.com/contact/press_news_4-4-12.cfm
DARPA’s Latest Robot
The robot developed by DARPA to manipulate objects reached another milestone. The goal of the robot is to function better than human operated robots when manipulating objects. Currently it is able to complete 18 different movements. See the video at the link: http://mashable.com/2012/03/02/darpas-robot/
Boca Bearing Innovation Competition
See following link for Boca Bearing Innovation Competition, which also includes robotics entries. http://www.bocabearings.com/innovation-contest/
Tallest humanoid robot to be built
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-12/japanese-roboticists-aim-build-13-foot-tall-robot-tallest-humanoid-ever