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Novel Method Can Reduce Human Error and Bugs that Occur in Programming Swarm Robots

Researchers from Sheffield Robotics have applied a novel method of automatically programming and controlling a swarm of up to 600 robots to complete a specified set of tasks simultaneously.

26 Feb 2016

TOTY Awards 2016: VEX Robotic Arm by HEXBUG Receives Educational Toy of the Year Award

The VEX Robotic Arm by HEXBUG received the award for Educational Toy of the Year at the Toy Industry Association's 16th annual Toy of the Year (TOTY) Awards, also known as the "Oscars" of the toy industry. This distinguished honor is granted annually to a toy that best enables learning through play. Receiving the 2016 Educational TOTY further cements HEXBUG and VEX Robotics as continued world leaders in innovative toys and robotics.

25 Feb 2016

Research Groups Develop Virtual Coaching Space for Physical Rehabilitation

A new system in a virtual training room is helping users practice and improve sports exercises and other motor activities: six research groups from the Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC) at Bielefeld University are working on the ICSPACE project to develop this virtual coaching space.

19 Feb 2016

Latest Developments in Limb Prosthetics, Assistive Robotics, and Brain Computer Interfaces Revealed at AAAS 2016

Slicing bread, pouring a cup of coffee, and sitting down at the kitchen table are a part of everyday life for most people, but for people with physical impairments such as limb amputations or neurological lesions, these tasks can present an insurmountable challenge without support. Pooling their efforts, researchers from the engineering and medical sciences are on a quest for smarter, more precise assistive devices ultimately piloted by the patients' minds.

16 Feb 2016

West Point Robotics Workshop Helps CFES Scholars Learn STEM

"You will leave today saying, 'Wow,'" said West Point's Dr. Kendall Williams as he introduced the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) robotics workshop held at the College For Every Student (CFES) headquarters.

12 Feb 2016

Telemedicine Robot Assists Player Showing Signs of Concussion

When the UA Wildcats hosted Northern Arizona University at the teams’ 2013 football season opener in Tucson, a new NAU “team member” stood on the sidelines, ready to make a bit of medical history.

11 Feb 2016

Konica Minolta Installs Savioke Relay Robot at Two Hospitality Properties

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc., (Konica Minolta) announced today that it has completed installations of Savioke's hospitality robot, called Relay, at two hospitality properties.

4 Feb 2016

Royal Reesink Reaches Agreement for Acquisition of Lely Turf Care Activities

On February 1st Royal Reesink N.V. and Lely Holding S.àr.L (‘Lely’) have reached agreement in principle with regarding the acquisition of the turf care activities of Lely in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark.

3 Feb 2016

Fellow Robots, Nihon Unisys Team Up to Provide Autonomous Service Robots for Use in Yamada Denki

Fellow Robots, a privately-held Silicon Valley robotics company, has teamed up with Nihon Unisys, Ltd. (Headquarters: Koto-Ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Shigeru Kurokawa), to provide Autonomous Service Robots for use in retail establishment Yamada Denki Co. Ltd. (Headquarters: Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture; President & CEO: Noboru Yamada) in Tokyo area starting February 1, 2016.

3 Feb 2016

Quadrant 4 Partners with RoboKind Robots to Release Social Robot for STEM Instruction

Quadrant 4 System Corporation (QFOR) ("Quadrant 4" or the "Company"), a technology company offering SaaS (Software as a Service) and PaaS (Platform as a Service) based Exchange Solutions today releases Jett, the social robot for STEM instruction in collaboration with RoboKind Robots. Jett is a one-of-a-kind ROBOTS4STEM curriculum delivered by QFOR’s Education Exchange for K-12, EmpowerED Solutions.

29 Jan 2016

Consumer Robotics News

Novel Method Can Reduce Human Error and Bugs that Occur in Programming Swarm Robots

TOTY Awards 2016: VEX Robotic Arm by HEXBUG Receives Educational Toy of the Year Award

Research Groups Develop Virtual Coaching Space for Physical Rehabilitation

Latest Developments in Limb Prosthetics, Assistive Robotics, and Brain Computer Interfaces Revealed at AAAS 2016

West Point Robotics Workshop Helps CFES Scholars Learn STEM

Telemedicine Robot Assists Player Showing Signs of Concussion

Konica Minolta Installs Savioke Relay Robot at Two Hospitality Properties

Royal Reesink Reaches Agreement for Acquisition of Lely Turf Care Activities

Fellow Robots, Nihon Unisys Team Up to Provide Autonomous Service Robots for Use in Yamada Denki

Quadrant 4 Partners with RoboKind Robots to Release Social Robot for STEM Instruction

A Brain-Inspired Robot Navigation System Cuts Energy Use By 99 Percent

A New AI Tool Accelerates and Enhances Early Dementia Diagnosis

New Soft Robotic Add-On Provides Safer, More Comfortable Colonsocopy

Nidec Drive Technology’s Omnidirectional Drive Unit to be Adopted for Use in Honda’s New “UNI-ONE”

Tethered Caps: KHS Optimizes Its Inspection Technology with the Help of Artificial Intelligence

What Big Pharma Isn’t Telling You About AI Labs

AI Governance Frameworks for Scientific Applications

Inside the Cross-Sector Collaborations Driving AI in Biotech

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