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MassRobotics startup Ori raises $20M for robotic furniture
Curated from www.therobotreport.com - September 10th, 2019 by RobotShop

Ori raised $20 million in funding for its robotic furniture. The funding will allow it to partner with builders on designing flexibile urban spaces.

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Soft Robotics, 6 River Partner Up for Mobile Picking System
Curated from www.roboticsbusinessreview.com - September 10th, 2019 by RobotShop

A new mobile picking system application would integrate mobile robots with a robot arm picking system to help e-commerce fulfillment operations.

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CIMON the Flying Brain Is Back on Earth After 14 Months in Space
Curated from www.digitaltrends.com - September 9th, 2019 by RobotShop

A robotic assistant called CIMON recently returned to Earth after spending 14 months on the ISS. The floating robot uses artificial intelligence to interact with astronauts, helping them with tasks and generally behaving like a regular crew member. A more advanced version is now being developed.

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DARPA is Sending Robots Underground to Teach Them to Save Lives
Curated from www.digitaltrends.com - September 9th, 2019 by RobotShop

What does the ultimate search-and-rescue robot look like? And how would it cope in an underground disaster zone? That's what DARPA set out to discover in its Subterranean Challenge. Here's what you need to know about the competition that's attracting the world's top research labs.

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Why American Workers Need to Be Protected From Automation | WIRED
Curated from www.wired.com - September 9th, 2019 by RobotShop

Opinion: As President, I would issue a robot tax for corporations displacing humans, and create a federal agency to oversee automation.

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5 Uses for Underwater Robotics | 
Curated from www.robotshop.com - September 9th, 2019 by RobotShop

Most of the ocean is still unexplored. With underwater robotics, scientists can finally access the true final frontier.

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A robot and a Westworld actor who plays a robot walk into a bar...
Curated from www.cnet.com - September 6th, 2019 by RobotShop

"We only live once ... allegedly," Sophia the humanoid robot tells unsettled Westwood star Evan Rachel Wood.

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Electronic glove offers 'humanlike' features for prosthetic hand users
Curated from techxplore.com - September 6th, 2019 by RobotShop

People with hand amputations experience difficult daily life challenges, often leading to lifelong use of a prosthetic hands and services.

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Robot suits help the paralysed walk for free | Ireland | The Times
Curated from www.thetimes.co.uk - September 6th, 2019 by RobotShop

The exoskeleton helps people with paralysis to stand up and walk, aided by a robotic frame that is strapped to the body.

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Obstacle avoidance to get sharper vision with UMass Amherst research
Curated from www.therobotreport.com - September 6th, 2019 by RobotShop

The Jackal UGV is being used to develop machine learning for obstacle avoidance in a research project at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

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Exclusive Interview: Why Facebook Is Training Robots To Think
Curated from www.forbes.com - September 5th, 2019 by RobotShop

Facebook is leading an effort to teach robots how to think for themselves and develop human-like intuition that will enable them to navigate unknown circumstances. The approach is called embodied AI.

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World’s largest humanoid robot is too tall to leave its warehouse
Curated from www.guinnessworldrecords.com - September 5th, 2019 by RobotShop

A gigantic humanoid vehicle has been designed and built by a Japanese mechanical company.

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Bell's Self-Flying APT 70 Cargo Drone Hauls a Heavy Load | WIRED
Curated from www.wired.com - September 5th, 2019 by RobotShop

The all-electric APT 70 can tote up to 70 pounds, cruise at 75 mph, and cover 35 miles with a fully charged battery.

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Samsung's robot chef arms just helped make me a delicious meal at IFA
Curated from www.cnet.com - September 5th, 2019 by RobotShop

The cBot Chef, which is part of Samsung's AI push, did have some help from Michelin-starred chefs.

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RT Corp raises $3.8M for Foodly lunch-packing humanoid
Curated from www.therobotreport.com - September 4th, 2019 by RobotShop

RT Corporation, a Tokyo-based developer of service robots, raised 400 million yen ($3.8 million) in for its food-picking collaborative robot Foodly.

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Reach Robotics is closing up shop
Curated from techcrunch.com - September 4th, 2019 by RobotShop

Reach Robotics, the company behind the spider-like MekaMon robot you might’ve seen on the shelves at the Apple Store, is closing down.

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Hyundai's new exoskeleton eases the burden of overhead tasks
Curated from newatlas.com - September 4th, 2019 by RobotShop

While automated technologies have certainly lightened the load in car factories around the world, hard labor and long hours on the part of human workers is still a big part of the manufacturing mix. Hyundai has been developing different types of assistive exoskeletons to give its factory workers a…

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Soft robotics breakthrough manages immune response for implanted devices
Curated from news.mit.edu - September 4th, 2019 by RobotShop

An advance in soft robotics could help patients requiring in-situ (implanted) medical devices. The discovery could enable longer-lasting and better-functioning devices — including pacemakers, breast implants, biosensors, and drug delivery devices.

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The wall-climbing robot inspired by a leech
Curated from www.wevolver.com - September 3rd, 2019 by RobotShop

LEeCH is capable of elongating and bending its body without any constraints and, thanks to its flexible structure (made of a shower hose material) and two suction cups, the robot has successfully climbed up and down a vertical wall and transitioned horizontally to reach the other side. 

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Bear Robotics is raising big bucks for robots that deliver food to restaurant patrons
Curated from techcrunch.com - September 3rd, 2019 by RobotShop

was founded to address the “increased pressure faced by the food service industry around wages, labor supply, and cost efficiencies.”

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Parrot's latest drone includes an immersive cockpit headset
Curated from www.engadget.com - September 3rd, 2019 by RobotShop

Parrot launched its 4K Anafi drone last year with the view to balancing a decent camera and plenty of features with a price tag that wasn't prohibitivel

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Robotic bird inspired by seagull steals show at World Robot Conference in China /
Curated from boingboing.net - September 3rd, 2019 by RobotShop

The fifth annual World Robot Conference was open to the public in Beijing last Thursday, August 22, and this bionic flying bird based on a herring gull was one of the more spectacular sights. Other…

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Autonomous robots collect precise soil samples, help farmers improve yields, reduce environmental impact
Curated from techxplore.com - September 2nd, 2019 by RobotShop

Collecting precise soil samples is essential for farmers because a small amount of soil determines the amount of nutrients needed for acres of crops and can determine crop yields.

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Scientists Grew Tiny Human Brains and Hooked Them up to Robots
Curated from futurism.com - September 2nd, 2019 by RobotShop

Scientists found that lab-grown mini-brains on the International Space Station are giving off brain waves, potentially posing a new ethical dilemma.

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