Monthly Archives: January 2012

Robot and Frank

Take a sneak peek at a favourite from this year’s Sundance Film Festival Robot and Frank premiered this week at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Directed by Jake Schreier and written by Christopher Ford, this dramatic … Continue reading

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Robots Mean Business

Robotic advancements are boosting existing industries and paving the way for entirely new ones. In the business world, robots are basically placed in either one of two categories: industrial or service. Industrial robots are the ones that help us manufacture … Continue reading

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A Bit of Bacteria Goes a Long Way

The U.S.’s  Naval Research Laboratory  powers mini robots with microorganisms All sorts of robots are used to help us explore outer space but bigger isn’t always better when it comes to extraterrestrial explorers. These machines require loads of energy and … Continue reading

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ROBOLAW

Europe supports more research on robotics and the law The two year European project  ROBOLAW (Regulating Emerging Robotic Technologies in Europe: Robotics facing Law and Ethics) is scheduled to start in March of this year. The main goal of this … Continue reading

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Robots at School

“What would happen if robots were a part of your everyday life—at school and beyond?” Latitude, an international research consultancy, asked  nearly 350 children in Australia, France, Germany, South Africa, the UK and the USA to draw a picture and … Continue reading

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Shakespeare and Robots

A Midsummer Night’s Dream’s Mechanical cast members The video above features a special performance of a Shakespearean classic put on by Texas A&M University several years ago. The students and professors involved in the production thought this would be a … Continue reading

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Telepresence Robots = Omnipresent Humans

If you can’t make the meeting… send in your robot! The American company Anybot has created telepresence robots that can be used in variety of scenarios. Whether at home or work, who says you can’t be in two places at … Continue reading

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Robots Vs Humans !

Check out some of the bots at this year’s  CES Tradeshow in Las Vegas while CNET’s Luke Westaway entertains us with several duels of man Vs machine

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iCub Never Forgets a Face…

Check out a new model for face recognition software from SPECS! Many mammals have an amazing ability to recognize objects under distinct conditions. Tasks that may seem simple are in fact only possible thanks to the great complexity of the … Continue reading

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Robots Shed Light on Evolutionary Processes

Machines give us clues about communication in the animal kingdom Chimps, birds and bees are just a few of the many animals that communicate with each other when searching for food. Since everyone’s got to eat, communication during foraging is … Continue reading

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