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USC Researcher Awarded Grant to Create Brain-Computer Interface for Treatment of Stroke Survivors

To accomplish this task, your brain will send a signal that will pass from neuron to neuron all the way down your arm to your hand to your fingers, which will grasp the latte, bring it to your lips and, ah, frothy, caffeinated goodness.

3 Feb 2016

MIT Researchers Present New Chip Specifically Designed to Implement Neural Networks

In recent years, some of the most exciting advances in artificial intelligence have come courtesy of convolutional neural networks, large virtual networks of simple information-processing units, which are loosely modeled on the anatomy of the human brain.

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

CubeSat to Study Solar Particles to Launched from NASA’s Space Launch System in Late 2018

Just a bit bigger than a box of cereal, one of the first CubeSats to travel in interplanetary space will be NASA’s miniature space science station, dedicated to studying the dynamic particles and magnetic fields that stream from the sun.

3 Feb 2016

NASA Successfully Inspects International Space Station’s Robotic Arm, Canadarm2

Gas station attendant, electronics installer, home inspector: is there any fix-it job that NASA’s Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) can’t tackle during its four-year career? As NASA takes a break in RRM operations, it’s looking back on past achievements and celebrating one of its latest accomplishments - the successful inspection of Canadarm2, the International Space Station’s (ISS) robotic arm. In time, this visual inspection capability may help future servicing ventures at other orbits inspect for damage and failures on their spacecraft.

2 Feb 2016

Older Adults Fear Autonomous Robot Helpers

Senior citizens would likely accept robots as helpers and entertainment providers, but are leery of giving up too much control to the machines, according to researchers.

2 Feb 2016

Fraunhofer Researchers Design Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Seabed Exploration

Autonomous underwater vehicles are essential for tasks such as exploring the seabed in search of oil or minerals. Fraunhofer researchers have designed the first robust, lightweight and powerful vehicle intended for series production.

2 Feb 2016

Hansen Medical Elaborates on Evaluation of Catheter Contact Force Measurements Using RNS in Recent Publication

Hansen Medical, Inc., the global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced the latest publication in the Journal of Cardiac Electrophysiology: Analysis of catheter contact force during atrial fibrillation ablation, using the robotic navigation system: results from a randomized study.

From Auris Surgical Robotics Inc. 2 Feb 2016

UEA-led Researchers Get €3.5 Million to Research on Deictic Communication

A major new €3.5million research initiative led by the University of East Anglia will aim to improve understanding of a fundamental part of communication in humans.

1 Feb 2016

EPFL Scientists Incorporate Electroadhesion in Soft Robotics to Grasp Objects

Have you ever rubbed a balloon in your hair to make it stick to the wall? This electrostatic stickiness called electroadhesion may change robotics forever.

1 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

Intelligent Energy Sign LOI to Develop Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Drones

CES showstopper Intelligent Energy has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with a major drone manufacturer to develop hydrogen fuel cell powered drones. The deal will see the two companies work together in the first quarter of 2016 to develop technological solutions to increase drone flight time. The goal is for the deal to lead to a formal commercial arrangement for the solutions’ rollout.

29 Jan 2016

IRPA Announces Date for Upcoming Automation Innovation Conference "2016, The Year of the Robot"

IRPA (The Institute for Robotic Process Automation), an independent professional association and knowledge forum for the robotic process automation (RPA) industry, today announced its Automation Innovation Conference "2016, The Year of the Robot," will be held December 7, 2016 in New York and December 13, 2016 in London.

29 Jan 2016

FlyMotion's TRIDENT Drone Command and Control Vehicle Integrates LiveU's Hybrid Bonded Cellular Technology

With the introduction TRIDENT, a drone command and control vehicle, collection and distribution of video has reached new heights.

28 Jan 2016

New Festo Modular Handling Platform for Electronics, Laboratory Automation

Screwdriving, dispensing, testing, soldering, gripping, opening and closing containers and much more: the Festo modular handling platform forms the basis for a wide variety of desktop applications. This well-matched system kit, comprising kinematics, a controller and software, saves you money and reduces your time to market – from development to programming and commissioning.

28 Jan 2016

Robotics News

USC Researcher Awarded Grant to Create Brain-Computer Interface for Treatment of Stroke Survivors

MIT Researchers Present New Chip Specifically Designed to Implement Neural Networks

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

CubeSat to Study Solar Particles to Launched from NASA’s Space Launch System in Late 2018

NASA Successfully Inspects International Space Station’s Robotic Arm, Canadarm2

Older Adults Fear Autonomous Robot Helpers

Fraunhofer Researchers Design Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Seabed Exploration

Hansen Medical Elaborates on Evaluation of Catheter Contact Force Measurements Using RNS in Recent Publication

UEA-led Researchers Get €3.5 Million to Research on Deictic Communication

EPFL Scientists Incorporate Electroadhesion in Soft Robotics to Grasp Objects

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

Intelligent Energy Sign LOI to Develop Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Drones

IRPA Announces Date for Upcoming Automation Innovation Conference "2016, The Year of the Robot"

FlyMotion's TRIDENT Drone Command and Control Vehicle Integrates LiveU's Hybrid Bonded Cellular Technology

New Festo Modular Handling Platform for Electronics, Laboratory Automation

News Categories

ISS Crew Tackles Health, Robotics, and System Upgrades to Support Long-Duration Missions

AI Framework from University of Sheffield and AstraZeneca Enhances Protein Design for Drug Development

New Hydrophilic Magnetic Soft Robot Enables High-Speed, Precise Droplet Manipulation for Biomedical and Chemical Applications

New, Low-Cost AI Method for Faster and More Accurate Cancer Monitoring

Tiny Robot Duo Could Change the Way We Inspect Complex Machinery

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

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