Robots News
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When asked to write an Op-Ed on the subject of robotics, one over-arching thought came to mind:
The robots are coming, people — get on board or get left behind.
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Toronto -
DJ Kid Koala returns to the Luminato Festival in Toronto for a second consecutive year, this time with a live version of his graphic novel, 'Nufonia Must Fall.' The performance will integrate music, puppetry, and a live filming, projected for audiences.
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Kinshasa -
Can giant robots with a deep voice and massive arms be the answer to easing traffic chaos in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo?A small cooperative, which developed the novel solution and is testing two robots at key intersections, thinks ...
In the Media
by Marc Jourdier (AFP)
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A video demonstrating the power of Cubli, a cube capable of balancing on edges and vertices, jumping into an upright position and even "walking," has quickly gone viral.
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Human lifeguards may become a thing of the past, as scientists have developed and successfuly tested a drone capable of saving drowning victims at sea.
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Google has acquired Boston Dynamics, the robotics and engineering company that developed the Cheetah, the world's fastest robot.
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Last weekend a virtual sex simulator, dubbed the "VR Tenga," debuted in Japan. It's a joint effort from Tenga, an adult toy company, and Oculus VR, a virtual reality pioneer.
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New York -
In New York City on November 12, as an extension of its corporate messaging on innovation, General Electric will present a live concert by Compressorhead - a rock and roll band composed entirely of robots.
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A repeat winner sits atop the box office heap as the two newcomers couldn't push past those minions. "Despicable Me 2" was able to outlast "Grown Ups 2" and "Pacific Rim."
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The video shows the PETMAN robot, an eerily lifelike robot created by Boston Dynamics to test the performance of protective clothing designed for hazardous environments. The robot is also designed to test other military equipment.
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"A coming wave of robots could redefine our jobs. Will that redefine us?" It can do if we use a little lateral thinking, and take on board the thoughts of Major Douglas.
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Osaka University Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro talks about the importance of robotics in modern day Japanese culture. Ishiguro compares and contrasts robots in regards to western culture vs. eastern culture.
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The science fiction magazine SFX has produced a list of the top 50 robots of all times, drawn from movies and television shows. The list was produced from an opinion poll of readers of the magazine.
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The US-Mexico border crossing at the Big Bend National Park, Texas, closed in 2002 will be reopened on Jan. 28 with fully automated facilities. The computerized border station will ease the burden for human agents at the border crossing, officials say.
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The preview for the second season of the ongoing Japanese anime series called "Robotics;Notes" has been made for viewing. Season 2 airs on January 10.
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A new trailer has been unveiled for this upcoming anime series called "Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet" which focuses on a teenage soldier from the future ending on a completely water-covered Earth and struggles to deal with peace.
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The launch trailer for "Gundam Online," which is supposed to be the largest Gundam game at the moment, has been made available for viewing.
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The official trailer for the upcoming summer film called "Pacific Rim" has been released for viewing. Everything is explained in the trailer.
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Sydney -
OK, this one will give the science fiction writers a few things to think about. A real transformer robot has been developed by MIT and friends, and it’s far more flexible than even the cartoon Transformers.
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Prior for its Japanese theatrical release in February 2013, "Star Driver the Movie" has released a full trailer available for online streaming.
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Researchers from France and Japan have collaborated on creating mind-controlled robots for various medical applications. This is still a work in progress.
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The captcha system was first introduced to combat spam. It stands for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart. It is in use today on countless websites to prevent the endless spamming of posts and accounts.
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Tokyo -
From the country which gave the world Godzilla, Mechagodzilla, Nomura Securities and Transformers comes everyone’s most useful household appliance- A 4.5 ton, 4 metre tall robot which can be told to open fire by smiling into your smart phone.
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Driverless cars are coming close to entering the consumer market, demonstrating a real probability machines can take over typical tasks humans perform. Could robots that handle everyday jobs, such as pizza deliveries, be far behind?
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After singing and dancing his way across the stages of Broadway, Toronto and his native Sydney, the part-time' X-Men' mutant Wolverine has returned to motion pictures with the thrilling robot-boxing movie 'Real Steel' (now on Blu-ray & DVD).
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The new bigger and smarter AlphaDog version of the BigDog rough terrain robot being developed for military use by Boston Dynamics has been profiled by tech bloggers as extremely scary and creepy, but the video must be fun to watch - it soon went viral.
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Shenzhen -
Foxconn, which is the largest manufacturer of various Apple products, such as the iPad and iPhone, has established an automation robotics division. The plan could be to replace workers with nearly one million robots over three years.
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Edinburgh -
Researchers from the United Kingdom are creating one of the nation's first teams to compete in the 2011 Robot Football World Cup.
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Mountain View -
Automated cars are being driven down California's fabled Highway 1. Seven test cars, six modified Toyota Priuses and one Audi TT, have been driven thousands of miles without the direct control of a driver as part of a little known project led by Google.
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In the face of a spin-off from Time Warner next month, AOL's CEO Tim Armstrong shed light on his vision for the future of the company's editorial content - saying that he will largely replace his editorial staff with robots.
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EFT Robotics
The ECCERobot project team met in Zurich in late February 2012 accompanied by their Embodied in Cognition Compliantly Engineered Robots.
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YouTube
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NASA
Robonaut2 – or R2 for short – is the next generation dexterous robot, developed through a Space Act Agreement by NASA and General Motors
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Engadget
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AJ Korkidakis
“There’s twelve people onstage all running around,” San explains of the live 'Nufonia' presentation. “It’s proper chaos, but what is reflected hopefully on the screen is a fully-realized, tranquil cinematic experience.”
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