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HRG displaying its catering robot, Xiao Zhi, at its booth at Automatica 2016

HIT Robot Group (HRG), one of China's top robot producers, is putting its best foot forward in going global as it seeks foreign partners at Automatica 2016, an international exhibition for automation and robotics in Munich, Germany.

23 Jun 2016

Service Robot Floka to be Unveiled to Public for First Time at Automatica 2016

Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology presents its “Home with a Brain” at the Automatica trade fair in Munich.

23 Jun 2016

Many Cutting-Edge Robotic Systems Aim to Help People be Better

Many new robots look less like the metal humanoids of pop culture and more like high-tech extensions of ourselves and our capabilities.

10 Jun 2016

EPFL-Designed Thymio Teaching Robot Makes Inroads in France

Thymio, the teaching robot designed by EPFL and widely used in French-speaking Switzerland, is now making inroads elsewhere in Europe. In France, it has been incorporated in an important initiative to teach digital sciences in nursery and primary schools.

6 Jun 2016

CMU Researchers Develop Software to Help Robots Deal Efficiently with Clutter

Clutter is a special challenge for robots, but new Carnegie Mellon University software is helping robots cope, whether they're beating a path across the moon or grabbing a milk jug from the back of the refrigerator.

19 May 2016

ICRA 2016: Consequential Robotics to Launch Programmable Companion Robot, MiRO

Consequential Robotics has been co-founded by the award-winning designer Sebastian Conran, together with Professor Tony Prescott and Dr Ben Mitchinson from the University of Sheffield.

18 May 2016

Researchers Help Non-Expert Users to Teach Robots Using Animal Training Techniques

Researchers at Washington State University are using ideas from animal training to help non-expert users teach robots how to do desired tasks.

17 May 2016

Georgia Tech Professor Uses Artificial Intelligence to Offer Online Teaching Assistance

College of Computing Professor Ashok Goel teaches Knowledge Based Artificial Intelligence (KBAI) every semester. It’s a core requirement of Georgia Tech’s online master’s of science in computer science program.

10 May 2016

UW Scientists Develop Five-Fingered Robot Hand that Can Learn from Its Own Experience

Robots today can perform space missions, solve a Rubik’s cube, sort hospital medication and even make pancakes. But most can’t manage the simple act of grasping a pencil and spinning it around to get a solid grip.

10 May 2016

EMILY Robots to be Displayed in Action during 2016 Naval STEM Expo and Sea-Air-Space Exposition

She’s tough—capable of punching through 30-foot waves and riptides or smashing into rocks and reefs. But she’s also tender, providing hope to those in peril.

6 May 2016

Consumer Robotics News

HRG displaying its catering robot, Xiao Zhi, at its booth at Automatica 2016

Service Robot Floka to be Unveiled to Public for First Time at Automatica 2016

Many Cutting-Edge Robotic Systems Aim to Help People be Better

EPFL-Designed Thymio Teaching Robot Makes Inroads in France

CMU Researchers Develop Software to Help Robots Deal Efficiently with Clutter

ICRA 2016: Consequential Robotics to Launch Programmable Companion Robot, MiRO

Researchers Help Non-Expert Users to Teach Robots Using Animal Training Techniques

Georgia Tech Professor Uses Artificial Intelligence to Offer Online Teaching Assistance

UW Scientists Develop Five-Fingered Robot Hand that Can Learn from Its Own Experience

EMILY Robots to be Displayed in Action during 2016 Naval STEM Expo and Sea-Air-Space Exposition

New AI Model Sets Benchmark in Skin Cancer Detection with 99.8% Accuracy

Soft Robot Achieves Complex Movement Without AI or Electronics

How NASA Helped Build Autonomous AI for Critical Infrastructure

NASA's Curiosity Rover Just Solved Part of a Mars Mystery—Here’s What it Found Beneath the Surface

The WHO Launches Major Global Initiative to Set Unified Standards for AI in Healthcare

Building the AI Lab: A Guide for Research Institutions

Robotics in Microscopy: Key Innovations in Imaging, Diagnostics, and Drug Delivery

Top 5 Ethical Issues in Drone Surveillance

Thought Leaders

Robot Chef: The Future of Automated Meal Preparation

Tiny Robotic Crab: The Smallest-Ever Remote-Controlled Walking Robot

Resurrecting Ancient Cephalopods with Robots