The little robot that could
Root is controlled using an iPad app that has three different levels of coding, allowing students as young as... Read More →
Spotting objects amid clutter
Robots currently attempt to identify objects in a point cloud by comparing a template object — a 3-D dot... Read More →
What’s New In Robotics? 21.06.2019
Good morning. In this week’s news mix: Gibson Engineering teases new cobot, Toyota embraces cobot technology and why the... Read More →
5 Unusual Vacuum Grippers Which Innovated Robotics
In March 2019, a group of researchers from MIT and Harvard announced their latest unusual robot gripper… made of... Read More →
How 4D radar could impact autonomous vehicles
Coke vs. Pepsi. Nike vs. Adidas. Great product innovation does not come without a debate, even more so when... Read More →
The Significance of Technology-based Evidence in Sexual Violence Investigations
Sexual assault cases. Harassment cases. Stalking cases. Extortion cases. Nonconsensual image violations. Threats of violence. These are just a... Read More →
Improving Fire System Performance and False Alarm Reduction with Multisensor Detection
Until recently, standard fire detectors relied on a single sensor to detect the presence of heat or smoke to... Read More →
[N] Weekly Robotics #43
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Photonic chip could run optical neural networks 10 million times more efficiently
A new photonic chip design drastically reduces energy needed to compute with light, with simulations suggesting it could run... Read More →
MIT algorithm helps robots better predict human movement
A new algorithm helps robots predict the paths people take in structured environments. | Credit: MIT News In 2018,... Read More →
The Cobot Experience: Lionel P Robert Jr. & The Risks and Rewards of Human-Robot Interaction
The University of Michigan’s Lionel P Robert Jr. talks human-robot interaction, anthropomorphism, the importance of education and the potential... Read More →
[P] I took a HoverBot to a skate park and added dramatic music to it falling over, so it went on IEEE Spectrum Video Friday
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[MISC] Automated Gantry System with FANUC LR Mate 200iD Robot – FLT’s New LGR-3 Demo Gantry Cell
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New York No Longer Allows Religious Exemptions for Vaccines
In response to the nation’s worst measles outbreak in 25 years, New York will no longer allow non-medical exemptions... Read More →
What’s New In Robotics? 14.06.2019
Good morning. In this week’s news mix: MIT algorithm predicts human movement, a prototype medical cobot is unveiled, and... Read More →
Ex-Janitor Charged for Bringing Gun to Milwaukee School, Injuring Student
A former janitor has been charged after bringing a loaded gun into a middle school in Milwaukee in early... Read More →
Wake Forest Univ. to Use ScheduleAnywhere for Officer, Staff Scheduling
Atlas Business Solutions, Inc. announced today that the Wake Forest University Police Department, Winston-Salem, N.C., has implemented ScheduleAnywhere as... Read More →
MiR launches RaaS program for autonomous mobile robots
Mobile Industrial Robots has launched a leasing program for its autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). The robots as a service... Read More →
Medtronic offers hints about upcoming surgical robot
Mazor X Stealth robot-assisted spinal surgery system. Source: Medtronic Medtronic PLC won’t unveil its new robot-assisted surgery platform until... Read More →
Former MSU Dean Convicted of Neglect of Duty in Handling of Nassar
On Wednesday, a former Michigan State University dean was found guilty of neglect of duty and misconduct in office... Read More →
9 of the Dullest, Dirtiest & Most Danger-Loving Robots!
In appreciation of all the boredom, ill health and danger that robots have spared us, come celebrate 9 of... Read More →
Piab’s piSOFTGRIP vacuum-based soft gripper handles delicate objects
Piab has introduced piSOFTGRIP, a new soft gripping tool developed with food industry automation in mind. The vacuum-based soft... Read More →
How Manufacturing Automation Can Reduce Workplace Injuries and Improve Morale
One of the primary challenges facing manufacturers today continues to be their inability to fill open positions, which strains... Read More →
[N] DJI’s first educational robot is a $500 drone tank
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Recycling Cosmo? [D]
A thought occurred to me recently. Given the recent collapse of the Anki company, Cosmo and Vector robots are... Read More →
[Question] What are the 3 output wires of a BEC?
So, I’m designing electronics now for a robot. I plan on using an up Board for compute on the... Read More →
MassRobotics, SICK partner to assist robotics startups
SICK, Inc., a manufacturer of sensor solutions for industrial applications, has partnered with MassRobotics. With this partnership, local and... Read More →
Q1 2019 robotics orders dip in North America, but RIA remains confident
Source: RIA The Robotic Industries Association today reported that robot orders in North America for the first quarter of... Read More →
IKEA Robotic Furniture Launching in Japan and Hong Kong in Early 2020 [N]
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Student Sexual Assault Survivors Fight for Anonymity
As more universities are facing federal Title IX lawsuits, more are asking the court to prohibit the use of... Read More →