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Robot wars: 'I think we'll do pretty well'
Curated from www.bbc.com - April 5th, 2019 by RobotShop

Five pupils, one robot and a competition against 400 school teams from around the world.

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Robot can feed people with disabilities
Curated from www.bbc.com - April 5th, 2019 by RobotShop

The device is able to identify food and works out the best way of feeding it to the person.

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What Do Mars Rovers Sound Like?
Curated from gizmodo.com - April 4th, 2019 by RobotShop

Before meeting its end in a planet-circling dust storm, the Opportunity rover traversed nearly 30 miles over the perilous Martian surface. In some ways, we traveled along with Oppy thanks to the thousands of images it sent back to Earth. But what did Oppy’s journey sound like?

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Lego's Spike Prime kits give kids the confidence to code
Curated from www.engadget.com - April 4th, 2019 by RobotShop

STEM has a bit of an image problem: Despite efforts to make it colorful and friendly, it's still intimidating to a lot of students. When there are parent

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XYZ Robotics speeds up putwall, picking operations
Curated from www.therobotreport.com - April 4th, 2019 by RobotShop

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Should AI ever replace human creativity?
Curated from www.telegraph.co.uk - April 4th, 2019 by RobotShop

Author and senior research fellow, Paula Boddington, on why the real risk of AI is its potential to remove human creativity and turn us into passive consumers.

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DeepMind has made a prototype product that can diagnose eye diseases
Curated from www.technologyreview.com - April 4th, 2019 by RobotShop

It’s a device that scans a patient’s retina to diagnose potential issues in real time.

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Google Teaches Robot to Toss Bananas Better Than You Do - IEEE Spectrum
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - April 4th, 2019 by RobotShop

TossingBot, developed by Google and Princeton, can teach itself to throw arbitrary objects with better accuracy than most humans

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» James Bruton builds a force-controlled gripper!
Curated from blog.arduino.cc - April 4th, 2019 by RobotShop

In a variety of robotic situations, you’ll need some sort of gripper. In this project, James Bruton attempts to create a force-controlled, three-fingered assembly using an Arduino Uno along with a trio of servos.

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U.S. Robot Sales Set Record for 8th Straight Year, IFR Says
Curated from www.roboticsbusinessreview.com - April 4th, 2019 by RobotShop

The International Federation of Robotics said robot density for U.S. manufacturers is now more than double that of China.

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Softbank-Backed Brain Corp. Expands Its Robot “Brain” Beyond Floor Cleaning To Autonomous Delivery
Curated from www.forbes.com - April 2nd, 2019 by RobotShop

Softbank-funded Brain Corp. moves beyond robotic floor scrubbers with the launch of software for delivery robots.

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Toyota's Cue 3 robot can't slam dunk or even dribble, but it shoots a mean 3-pointer
Curated from www.japantimes.co.jp - April 2nd, 2019 by RobotShop

Toyota’s basketball robot hardly ever misses a free throw or a 3-pointer.

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We Interviewed the Guy Who Dreams up NASA’s Martian Robot Arms
Curated from futurism.com - April 2nd, 2019 by RobotShop

"There is an exploration gene in humanity — whether it's getting to the top of Mount Everest or probing the reason for existence or exploring our solar system."

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Get Ready for National Robotics Week - IEEE Spectrum
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - April 2nd, 2019 by RobotShop

It's the tenth year of the most popular robotics celebration in the U.S.

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Omron offerings for flexible manufacturing and traceability at Automate 2019
Curated from www.therobotreport.com - April 2nd, 2019 by RobotShop

Omron Automation Americas, a global leader in end-to-end solutions for industrial automation, will be at the upcoming Automate Show to demonstrate applications for the factory of today and that of the future. Omron’s diverse technologies on display will feature solutions for traceability and flexibl...

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UPS Drones Are Now Moving Blood Samples Over North Carolina
Curated from www.wired.com - April 1st, 2019 by RobotShop

The FAA's first sanctioned, revenue-generating drone delivery service involves speeding up the movement of blood and tissue samples.

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March 2019 robotics investments include surgical, self-driving systems
Curated from www.therobotreport.com - April 1st, 2019 by RobotShop

In March 2019, robotics transactions included funding for surgical robotics, self-driving vehicles and sensors, and cleaning robots.

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A Bus-Sized Robot Will Soon Be Mining the Ocean Floor
Curated from singularityhub.com - March 29th, 2019 by RobotShop

The robust robot in question is called the Patania II.

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Electric actuators for better robotic-vehicle steering
Curated from www.therobotreport.com - March 29th, 2019 by RobotShop

Steering design for advanced logistics vehicles and autonomous mobile robots starts with understanding design requirements.

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The Age Of Automation Is Here: How To Navigate The New World Of Work
Curated from www.forbes.com - March 29th, 2019 by RobotShop

The age of automation is here and there’s no turning back. The future of work holds many opportunities for those willing to learn and adapt.

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Play Ball! Robots Chalk Baseball Foul Lines for Fields
Curated from www.roboticsbusinessreview.com - March 29th, 2019 by RobotShop

Municipalities with multiple fields find benefits from adding robots to the grounds crew for the mundane task of line-chalking.

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Robots Help Bees Talk to Fish - IEEE Spectrum
Curated from spectrum.ieee.org - March 28th, 2019 by RobotShop

Using robots as intermediaries, a school of zebrafish communicate with a colony of bees

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Kraken reels in $1-M federal contract for its ThunderFish robot | Business | The Telegram
Curated from www.thetelegram.com - March 28th, 2019 by RobotShop

Kraken Robotic Systems Inc., has been awarded a $1-million contract with the federal government its ThunderFish 300 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV).Kraken Robotic Systems Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kraken Robotics Inc.The

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Boston Dynamics’ Handle robot brings mobile manipulation to logistics
Curated from www.therobotreport.com - March 28th, 2019 by RobotShop

Boston Dynamics' Handle robot has a new look and application in mind. Handle is now being called a "mobile manipulation robot designed for logistics."

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