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Airwheel Entering into Robot and Artificial Intelligence Business with Launch of Self-Balancing Wheeled Service Robot

Airwheel, a leading smart transportation vehicle manufacturer, recently announced that the company will enter the robot and artificial intelligence business. The company launched Airwheel S9, a self-balancing wheeled service robot, at the recently concluded CeBIT in Germany, marking its first step in the artificial intelligence area.

30 Mar 2016

New Self-Balancing Robot Teaches Coding to Kids and Adults

Codeybot is an exciting two-wheel self-balancing robot that teaches the fundamentals of coding in a fun and playful way, and has been created by the robotics experts at Makeblock.

30 Mar 2016

Elementary School Students to Visit SFU’s Surrey Campus to Learn Building Sumo-Wrestling Robots

This March and July, elementary school students from six schools across Surrey will learn to build and program sumo-wrestling robots at SFU’s Surrey campus as part of Surrey Schools' Sticks and Stars and Girls in Action programs.

22 Mar 2016

FIRST Robotics Finger Lakes Regional to be Held at Rochester Institute of Technology

Robotic teams are mobilizing for “Stronghold,” the 2016 FIRST Robotics competition. More than 40 high school teams will meet for the Finger Lakes Regional on March 25-26 at the Gordon Field House and Activities Center at Rochester Institute of Technology.

18 Mar 2016

Manchester Professor to Demonstrate Principles behind Robot Orchestra in New Interactive Show

One person’s junk can be someone else’s Robot Orchestra – an engineering pioneer from The University of Manchester will reveal how discarded technology and everyday items from around the home can be put to new and exciting uses.

17 Mar 2016

Socially Assistive Robot Helps Children Learn Through Personalized Interactions

Parents want the best for their children's education and often complain about large class sizes and the lack of individual attention.

15 Mar 2016

Fujifilm to Launch HF-12M Series Machine Vision Lenses in Mid-June 2016

FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Shigehiro Nakajima) has announced that it will launch the FUJINON HF-12M series (hereinafter “HF-12M”) in mid-June 2016 as a top-of-the-range machine vision lens for use in product inspections and measurements in production lines.

15 Mar 2016

Sam M. Walton College of Business Seeks Interns to Assist with Robotics Research Project

The Sam M. Walton College of Business is seeking student summer interns to assist with a robotics research project that will require travel in Fayetteville and on the East Coast from May through August.

14 Mar 2016

Edison Electric Institute Sponsors Student Teams Participating in FIRST Robotics and FIRST Tech Initiatives

Following a successful first year in 2015, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) today announced it will again sponsor student teams participating in the FIRST® Robotics competitions and the FIRST® Tech Challenge. The “Get Into Energy, Get Into STEM” program will be supported by 12 energy companies and is managed by the Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD), a consortium of electric, natural gas, and nuclear companies and their associations, including EEI.

11 Mar 2016

Robot Designers may Want to Incorporate Features Reminding Older Adults of Robots in Media

Remembering robots from film portrayals may help ease some of the anxiety that older adults have about using a robot, according to Penn State researchers.

10 Mar 2016

Consumer Robotics News

Airwheel Entering into Robot and Artificial Intelligence Business with Launch of Self-Balancing Wheeled Service Robot

New Self-Balancing Robot Teaches Coding to Kids and Adults

Elementary School Students to Visit SFU’s Surrey Campus to Learn Building Sumo-Wrestling Robots

FIRST Robotics Finger Lakes Regional to be Held at Rochester Institute of Technology

Manchester Professor to Demonstrate Principles behind Robot Orchestra in New Interactive Show

Socially Assistive Robot Helps Children Learn Through Personalized Interactions

Fujifilm to Launch HF-12M Series Machine Vision Lenses in Mid-June 2016

Sam M. Walton College of Business Seeks Interns to Assist with Robotics Research Project

Edison Electric Institute Sponsors Student Teams Participating in FIRST Robotics and FIRST Tech Initiatives

Robot Designers may Want to Incorporate Features Reminding Older Adults of Robots in Media

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

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

Top 5 Ethical Issues in Drone Surveillance

How Feedback Systems Make Robots Smarter, Safer, and More Human-Aware

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