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You better read this post up to the end to get the scoop Cloud robotics is proving to be the most natural and efficient way to create and manage modern robotics technology. Robots are no longer limited to their physical, onboard components, instead, they are able to access an ever-broadening arr
This section is intended to provide you with an overview of the history of robotics. As you may have guessed, the history of robotics is intertwined with the history of technology, science and the basic principle of progress. Technology used in computing, electricity, even pneumatics and hydraul…
Robotics is more than a passing trend. Just as Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak (founders of Apple Computers) were part of the "Homebrew Computer Club" before personal computers were widespread, robotics enthusiasts are coming together to form robotics clubs around the world. The ideas, pr…
Global Cloud Robotics Hackathon The 2013 Global Cloud Robotics Hackathon has been announced! This year, the organizers are addressing the issue of robot remote monitoring via MyRobots.com: Robots are intended to be autonomous agents that go about minding their own business and accomplishing t
The Human Brain Project The human brain is arguably the most intriguing and complex part of our bodies and the way it works has puzzled scientists for most of human history. Enter The Human Brain Project; a European commission charged with the task of recreating a human brain inside a super
It's time once again to give away some cool robot prizes to celebrate the 10th birthday of GoRobotics! If you didn't win last month's contest, have no fear, try again this month (and the month after!). We have some great robot prizes from our sponsors, SuperDroid Robots, Ap…
For a robot to react to its environment, it must first obtain information about its surroundings. Robots are not limited to just sight, sound, touch, smell and taste. Robots can not only sense but give accurate values for a variety of environmental factors that humans are otherwise unaware of or…
Bob May, the actor that played "Robot" from the original Lost in Space TV show has died. He died at the age of 69 from congestive heart failure. Lost in Space debuted in 1965, and is a retelling of the Swiss Family Robinson story, in space. Apparently May got the part because, " .…
The Robot Hall of Fame honors the highest accomplishments of robots in science and science fiction. Their first group of robots inducted into the Hall of Fame in November 2003 represents the best of imagined and real robots. The Hall of Fame celebrates landmark scientific achievements as well as ap…
Arduino, the very popular open source microcontroller from Italy, is making headlines again. This time, its own documentary has been released and is free for everybody to watch. Arduino Documentary The documentary was independently made and depicts the origins, the philo…
Minds + Machine TV Add General Electric has released what might be the most epic robot-themed TV ad ever. Take a look below. The ad features many well known real robots as well as robots from science-fiction. The fictional robots include Robbie, B-9 (Lost in Space), the original K.I.T.T.
MakerBot Replicator 2 3D printers are types of robots that are revolutionizing the manufacturing sector. They make product creation accessible to (almost) everyone by taking care of the precise and often cost-prohibitive work involved in building a physical object. In the same way regular com…
Autom Diet Robot Autom is a small companion robot created by Intuitive Automata. Its main goal is to encourage people to have a healthy diet, and exercise regularly with the objective of loosing weight and staying healthy. This robot uses its social capabilities, which include speech and eye-
Heartland Robotics, founded by Rodney Brooks as reported before, changed its identity to Rethink Robotics. And rethinking robotics they do as they recently released Baxter, a robot with common sense as they brand it. Baxter overview Baxter redefines industrial robots since it allows small an
ALIZ-E Project Nao Human-Robot Interaction The Forbes web site started a new column about the future of robotics. Unlike other news sources, instead of focusing on the latest technological advances and research, they are interested in the real-world application of robotic technology. In other
Kinect@Home Discerning shapes and recognizing objects takes humans several years to learn and it is an essential skill to survive and interact with the world around us. Machines also need to learn this important skill and although some researchers have made progress in recognizing objects, shap