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VEX Robotics World Championship: U.S. Army to Showcase Cutting-Edge STEM Technology

The U.S. Army, a leader in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) announced today that it will showcase top Army scientists and engineers and cutting-edge STEM technology to thousands of students from around the world at the 2015 VEX Robotics World Championship, taking place April 15-18, 2015, in Louisville, Ky.

15 Apr 2015

New Deep-Learning Algorithm Enables Robot to Operate a Machine that it has Never Seen Before

In the near future we may have household robots to handle cooking, cleaning and other menial tasks. They will be teachable: Show the robot how to operate your coffee machine, and it will take over from there.

15 Apr 2015

Northwestern University Experts to Demonstrate Cutting-Edge Robots at National Robotics Week

Northwestern University robotics experts and their students -- including students from Northwestern’s new Master of Science in Robotics program -- will demonstrate some of their cutting-edge robots as part of a National Robotics Week program (April 4 to 12) at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (MSI).

13 Apr 2015

FIRST to Host Two Robotic Championship Events Beginning in 2017

In response to continually increasing interest and participation in FIRST® programs and the annual FIRST Championship, the not-for-profit, international K-12 organization will host two Championship events beginning in 2017.

10 Apr 2015

PCS Edventures Launches New Product in Discover Robotics Series

PCS Edventures!.com, Inc., (PCSV) a leading provider of K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs, today announced the launch of a new product in its Discover Robotics product series.

10 Apr 2015

GeckoSystems Signs Linchpin Agreements with Qingdao Yuanqi Intelligent Robotics

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. announced today the signing of linchpin agreements with Dr. Peng Xu, CEO of Qingdao Yuanqi Intelligent Robotics Co., Ltd. For over seventeen years GeckoSystems has dedicated itself to development of "Mobile Robot Solutions for Safety, Security and Service(tm)."

From GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. 8 Apr 2015

Novel Software Allows Service Robot to Learn With the Guide of the User

"A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings except if they harm another person,” in order to turn the second law of robotics into a reality, Mexican Eduardo Morales Manzanares developed robots with artificial intelligence that don’t require specialized personnel to be controlled.

2 Apr 2015

Research on Multi-Robot Systems by Dr Dylan Shell Receives NSF CAREER Grant

Dr. Dylan Shell, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at Texas A&M University, received a CAREER grant from the NSF Information & Intelligent Systems' Robust Intelligence Program to investigate the limitations of traditional ways of programming groups of robots to cooperate in order to solve problems together. The grant for "CAREER: Bridging Self-Organized and Algorithmic Approaches to Multi-Robot Systems," is funded till the end of February 2020.

30 Mar 2015

The University of Sheffield Professor Addresses Parliamentary Symposium on Implications of Robots Caring for Elderly

One of the world’s leading experts on artificial intelligence and robotics is addressing a parliamentary symposium this week (24 March 2015) to highlight the impact and implications of robots caring for humans in old age.

26 Mar 2015

Robots on Reins with Tactile Sensors to Guide Firefighters in Emergency Situations

Firefighters moving through smoke-filled buildings could save vital seconds and find it easier to identify objects and obstacles, thanks to revolutionary reins that enable robots to act like guide dogs.

26 Mar 2015

Consumer Robotics News

VEX Robotics World Championship: U.S. Army to Showcase Cutting-Edge STEM Technology

New Deep-Learning Algorithm Enables Robot to Operate a Machine that it has Never Seen Before

Northwestern University Experts to Demonstrate Cutting-Edge Robots at National Robotics Week

FIRST to Host Two Robotic Championship Events Beginning in 2017

PCS Edventures Launches New Product in Discover Robotics Series

GeckoSystems Signs Linchpin Agreements with Qingdao Yuanqi Intelligent Robotics

Novel Software Allows Service Robot to Learn With the Guide of the User

Research on Multi-Robot Systems by Dr Dylan Shell Receives NSF CAREER Grant

The University of Sheffield Professor Addresses Parliamentary Symposium on Implications of Robots Caring for Elderly

Robots on Reins with Tactile Sensors to Guide Firefighters in Emergency Situations

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

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

Soft Robot Achieves Complex Movement Without AI or Electronics

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

How NASA Helped Build Autonomous AI for Critical Infrastructure

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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