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Cornell Engineers Join Team ViGIR for DARPA Robotics Challenge

Cornell engineers are adding their expertise in robot autonomy to the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC), a multi-year, international prize competition sponsored by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

18 Nov 2014

SVForum Announces Upcoming Conference on ‘iHuman: The Future of Minds and Machines’

SVForum, Silicon Valley’s premiere nonprofit dedicated to startup connections and education, announced today its upcoming half-day conference “iHuman: The Future of Minds and Machines,” to be held on December 4th, 2014, in Silicon Valley, California.

17 Nov 2014

Research Unplugged Talk on the Future of Robot-Human Relationships

John M. Jordan, clinical professor of supply chain and information systems in Penn State’s Smeal College of Business, will give a Research Unplugged talk, “Rise of the Robots: Imagining the Future of Robot-Human Relationships” at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at Schlow Centre Region Library.

6 Nov 2014

Gaming Technique Adopted to Improve Remote Control of Emergency Response Robots

A method borrowed from video gaming can make remote-controlled emergency response robots easier to use – enabling the operator to focus more on the dangerous situations they face.

31 Oct 2014

Fort Hays State University Purchases Two Nao Autonomous, Programmable Humanoid Robots

Recently Fort Hays State University purchased two Nao robots that will be introduced into the curriculum in various ways.

27 Oct 2014

GDR Robotique Rewards Thesis on Knowledge Representation for Interactive Robots

Séverin Lemaignan’s PhD thesis was selected as the best of 2012 by GDR Robotique.

26 Sep 2014

Researchers Study How Children with ASD React to Humanoid Robots

This week, a team of researchers from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering will share results from a pilot study on the effects of using humanoid robots to help children with autism practice imitation behavior in order to encourage their autonomy.

30 Aug 2014

Heriot-Watt University Hosts 2014 International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication

A major international symposium at Heriot-Watt University this week will be considering the future development of robots as they provide care for the elderly and infirm, conduct emergency rescue and security work in inhospitable environments, learn to work increasingly independently and react to human body language to become more effective human companions.

26 Aug 2014

New Insight on Future of US Government Robotics

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Future of US Government Robotics" report to their offering.

26 Aug 2014

Aldebaran to Showcase Latest Generation of NAO, NAO EVOLUTION at RoboCup

From July 21st until July 24th, Aldebaran, the World leader in humanoid robotics, will be showcasing at the RoboCup in Joao Pessoa (Brazil) its latest generation of NAO, NAO EVOLUTION, with its NAOqi 2.0™ operating system.

22 Jul 2014