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A robot and software make it easier to create advanced materials
Curated from phys.org - December 17th, 2019 by RobotShop

A Rutgers-led team of engineers has developed an automated way to produce polymers, making it much easier to create advanced materials aimed at improving human health.

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Guardian XO: A powered exoskeleton that makes you 20 times stronger
Curated from www.cnet.com - December 17th, 2019 by RobotShop

Superhuman strength is now possible for us mere mortals.

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Why the ‘Queen of Shitty Robots’ Renounced Her Crown | WIRED
Curated from www.wired.com - December 17th, 2019 by RobotShop

YouTuber Simone Giertz gave up wildly popular but barely functioning machines and confronted her fears of imperfection (while facing her own mortality and making an awesome Truckla EV).

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DARPA Scientist: Engineers Must Stop Making Autonomous Weapons
Curated from futurism.com - December 17th, 2019 by RobotShop

DARPA-funded scientist Christoffer Heckman argues that some sort of new guidelines are needed to keep engineers from building autonomous weapons.

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Alphabet Is Developing a Robot to Take Over Boring Everyday Tasks
Curated from singularityhub.com - December 16th, 2019 by RobotShop

Every day, 30 robots toil away in what’s been dubbed the “playpen” sorting trash, then at night virtual robots continue to practice in a simulation.

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Ocado's robot warehouses are now heading to Japan
Curated from www.zdnet.com - December 16th, 2019 by RobotShop

The British online supermarket has signed the deal with Japanese supermarket retailer Aeon.

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The NHS robots performing major surgery
Curated from www.bbc.com - December 16th, 2019 by RobotShop

It all seems futuristic but 2019 has seen a boom in the use of cutting edge robotic technology.

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ESA to send Clearspace-1 robot to clear space debris
Curated from edition.cnn.com - December 16th, 2019 by RobotShop

A self-destructing robot will be sent into orbit on the world's first space cleanup mission, European scientists announced Monday, a fresh approach to fixing up the galaxy's junk graveyard.

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KT launches service robot in hotel
Curated from www.zdnet.com - December 14th, 2019 by RobotShop

KT's N bot can get on elevators on its own to deliver goods to guests at their rooms.

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This robot lets you remotely surveil your cat and track its daily step count
Curated from www.theverge.com - December 14th, 2019 by RobotShop

If you needed proof that the surveillance society is truly ubiquitous, look no further than Ebo — a robot that live-streams HD video of your pet straight to your phone and can even track your furry friend’s daily step count. It can autonomously entertain your cat using light, sounds, and a feather o...

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Walmart Will Begin to Use Electric, Autonomous Cars to Deliver Groceries
Curated from www.digitaltrends.com - December 14th, 2019 by RobotShop

Your Walmart groceries might soon be delivered via an autonomous vehicle thanks to the retail giant’s new partnership with Nuro. The partnership kicks off in the coming weeks as a pilot program in Houston and will deliver groceries using Nuro’s self-driving technology and fleet of electric vehicles.

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Pooper Scooper Robot Will Find, Detect And Automatically Pick Up Your Dog’s Poo - UNILAD
Curated from www.unilad.co.uk - December 14th, 2019 by RobotShop

robot that finds, detects and automatically scoops up your dog’s poop, so you’ll never have to do the dirty work ever again.

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Smart farming: This weed-hunting robot is taking to the fields
Curated from www.zdnet.com - December 12th, 2019 by RobotShop

Agri-tech startup launches a commercial robotic weed-mapping service, with environment-friendly non-chemical weeding to follow.

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How to design and control robots with stretchy, flexible bodies
Curated from news.mit.edu - December 12th, 2019 by RobotShop

Computer scientists invented a model that efficiently optimizes control and design of soft robots for target simulated tasks with minimal human intervention, traditionally a monumental undertaking in computation. The advance was developed out of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence L...

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Flexoskeleton printing: Fabricating flexible exoskeletons for insect-inspired robots
Curated from techxplore.com - December 12th, 2019 by RobotShop

Insects typically have a variety of complex exoskeleton structures, which support them in their movements and everyday activities. Fabricating artificial exoskeletons for insect-inspired robots that match the complexity of these naturally-occurring structures is a key challenge in the field of robot...

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Robot sales in North America tick up during Q3 2019
Curated from www.therobotreport.com - December 12th, 2019 by RobotShop

The Robotic Industries Association (RIA), part of the Association for Advancing Automation, recently reported that North American robot sales increased 5.2% through the third quarter, compared to 2018 results.

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NASA will launch a ‘robot hotel’ to the Space Station on its next SpaceX resupply mission
Curated from techcrunch.com - December 12th, 2019 by RobotShop

NASA is going to be sending something it calls a “robot hotel” to the International Space Station aboard the next commercial resupply mission, which is set to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket this week. The robot hotel is more formally known as the “Robotic Tool Stowage” unit, or the RiTS for ...

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Meet CIMON-2: The floating A.I. brain that lives on the ISS
Curated from www.digitaltrends.com - December 12th, 2019 by RobotShop

The International Space Station recently received its newest resident: an artificial intelligence-powered flying robot called CIMON-2. Here is how it can be used to help out astronauts aboard the ISS -- including carrying out tasks and even understanding their emotions.

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Japanese Researchers Teaching Robots To Repair Themselves IEEE Spectrum - IEEE Spectrum
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - December 8th, 2019 by RobotShop

Whether for maintenance or augmentation, robots that can use tools on themselves are more independent and capable

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Video Friday: This Robot Refuses To Fall Down Even If You Hit, Shove It IEEE Spectrum - IEEE Spectrum
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - December 8th, 2019 by RobotShop

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Cafe Staffed by Robots Opens in Japan
Curated from futurism.com - December 8th, 2019 by RobotShop

SoftBank Robotics has opened the Pepper PARLOR, a cafe where robots work alongside human staff to serve and entertain customers.

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Grocery-carrying robots are coming. Do we need them? –
Curated from www.denverpost.com - December 6th, 2019 by RobotShop

The first cargo-carrying robot marketed directly to consumers is on sale this holiday season. But how many people are ready to ditch their second car to buy a two-wheeled rover that can follow them around like a dog?

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The artificial skin that allows robots to feel
Curated from www.cnn.com - December 5th, 2019 by RobotShop

Robots are one step closer to gaining a human sense that has so far eluded them: Touch.

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The Case for Sending Robots to Day Care, Like Toddlers | WIRED
Curated from www.wired.com - December 5th, 2019 by RobotShop

Robots are terrible at manipulating objects and adapting to new environments. A potential solution? Let them grow up playing, like children.

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