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IEEE Spectrum September 2010 Erico Guizzo |
When My Avatar Went to Work A robot surrogate or telepresence robot took my place at the office. Here's why one may take yours, too  |
IEEE Spectrum October 2005 Paul Wallich |
I, Roboticist The author expounds on building a robot from a kit and talks about some of the technical difficulties he encountered.  |
IEEE Spectrum December 2011 David Schneider |
Robot Gift Ideas These robotics kits can liven up the holidays -- and give a kid a taste of robotics engineering  |
IEEE Spectrum May 2006 Stephen Cass |
Getting Vexed Vex Robotics Starter Kit: A robot kit that's fun as well as functional. While the kit's target audience is high school kids in classroom and lab settings, it is versatile enough to appeal to a much wider audience.  |
Wired September 2000 |
Telefriend Meet iRobot, the smartest webcam on wheels  |
Popular Mechanics September 30, 2008 Kevin Hall |
5 Homemade Robots That Offer Hope for DIY Geeks (With Video) Ever wanted to build your own bot but didn't think you had the know-how? Take hope and read about average people who built geeky items ranging from automated furniture to a walking webcam.  |
Technology Research News December 31, 2003 Smalley & Patch |
Bots, humans play together Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University are betting that putting humans and robots on the same soccer team will encourage the kind of cooperation that leads to understanding.  |
BusinessWeek February 17, 2011 Drake Bennett |
I'll Have My Robots Talk to Your Robots Telepresence - communications tools that let people "meet" remotely - is coming of age. Will high-def conference rooms and, yes, robots end business travel?  |
IEEE Spectrum October 2012 Guizzo & Ackerman |
How Rethink Robotics Built Its New Baxter Robot Worker Rodney Brooks's new start-up wants to spark a factory revolution with a low-cost, user-friendly robot  |
PC Magazine September 15, 2006 Lance Ulanoff |
LEGO Mindstorms NXT LEGO Mindstorms NXT is an excellent upgrade to an already worthy robot-building kit.  |
Popular Mechanics January 10, 2008 Erik Sofge |
Robot Paradox: Automated Gizmos Are Ready for Home--Are We? Robotics for your home.  |
IEEE Spectrum April 2010 Erico Guizzo |
Hiroshi Ishiguro: The Man Who Made a Copy of Himself A Japanese roboticist is building androids to understand humans -- starting with himself  |
IEEE Spectrum November 2010 David Schneider |
Five DIY Gifts These five DIY gifts are so much fun, kids won't know they're learning  |
IEEE Spectrum July 2008 Erico Guizzo |
Three Engineers, Hundreds of Robots, One Warehouse Kiva Systems wants to revolutionize distribution centers by setting swarms of robots loose on the inventory  |
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004 |
Ready To Buy A Home Robot? For a glimpse into the future, BusinessWeek checked out some of the most intriguing robotic developments -- things your digital home could grow to love.  |
Fast Company April 1, 2011 Rachel Z. Arndt |
Manuela Veloso on Robot Companions The professor of computer science and member of the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University is turning robots from joystick-operated poles on wheels into "CoBots" -- intelligent companions that can navigate and move.  |
IEEE Spectrum August 2007 Steven Cherry |
Robots, Incorporated Microsoft's best and brightest are quietly trying to bring robotics into the mainstream. Good robotics programming is far harder than writing a typical application for personal computers.  |
IEEE Spectrum October 2011 David Schneider |
A DIY On-screen Display Overlaying text on video is easy with an Arduino and a Maxim 7456 chip  |
Home Toys June 2002 Galaasen & Hengl |
Robotic Technology Has Arrived With the increased use of microchips in equipment such as appliances, heating and cooling systems, entertainment systems, fire and burglar alarms and the general trend towards home automation, advanced personal robotics naturally follows.  |
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The New Age of Service Robots: From Fighting Fires to Serving Beer R2-D2 and Rosie the robot maid may be coming soon to a home, or nursing home, near you. Thanks to advances in computing and navigation technology, robots -- including sophisticated robot toys and appliances -- are now being developed to serve people directly.  |
Chemistry World July 9, 2015 Matthew Gunther |
3D printing allows soft robots to rise up Although they may not be taking over the world any time soon, a 3D printed soft robot mimicking the flexible body of an invertebrate has been manufactured by a group of scientists in the US.  |
IEEE Spectrum February 2012 David Schneider |
IR Eye A cheap infrared scanner can replace an expensive thermal-imaging camera  |
IndustryWeek October 1, 2007 John Teresko |
Meet the New Robots The latest generation of robots offers performance advances, growing integration of vision and an enlarging capability to transform manufacturing.  |
IEEE Spectrum March 2011 Erico Guizzo |
Robots With Their Heads in the Clouds A Google researcher argues that cloud computing could make robots smaller, cheaper, and smarter  |
National Defense July 2011 Grace V. Jean |
New Robots Planned for Bomb Disposal Teams Explosive ordnance disposal teams in the next few years will acquire a new family of specially developed robots to fight IEDs, or improvised explosive devices.  |
PC Magazine May 20, 2009 Lance Ulanoff |
The Future of Robots: Prepare to Be Underwhelmed Still waiting for that ultimate robot companion? Don't hold your breath.  |
Technology Research News February 23, 2005 Kimberly Patch |
Humanoid robots walk naturally There's a reason most movie robots have wheels in place of legs or are powered by an embedded human. Making machines walk on two legs is exceedingly difficult.  |
PC Magazine December 20, 2006 Sebastian Rupley |
Robot Showpieces Sure you've seen robots, but how about robot art?  |
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004 |
A Chat With Roomba Man The surprise success of iRobot's Roomba vacuum cleaner marked the arrival of mobile robotic appliances. Yet the company's CEO and co-founder is cautious about the future of more advanced humanoid robots.  |
Wired September 2000 |
At Home With The Androids Robosapiens... SIG... DB... Face Robot... Personal Robot R100... Jack... Robonaut...  |
National Defense May 2013 Valerie Insinna |
Opportunities for Non-Military Robots Increase In the last decade, the U.S. military poured money into unmanned ground systems to help protect troops against improvised explosive devices, but the Defense Department won't need all those robots once the war in Afghanistan comes to a close.  |
Popular Mechanics July 16, 2009 Allie Haake |
5 Useless Robots (And Why We Love Them) Robots are made to assist us and to improve our environments and make our lives easier. In the history of robotic development there have been epic failures and incremental successes.  |
Popular Mechanics February 17, 2009 Joe P. Hasler |
Inside FIRST Robotics 2009: Robots are Now Ready to Rumble On Tuesday, high school robotics teams from around the country concluded the six-week build period ahead of next month's regional FIRST Robotics Competitions.  |
InternetNews March 15, 2004 Alexander Wolfe |
Toyota's Next-Gen Computers: Robots Two-legged 'personal assistant' prototypes to be shown in Japan.  |
IndustryWeek June 1, 2008 John Teresko |
The Future is Now for the Robot Revolution The next wave of robots will be remarkably human in appearance and function.  |
IEEE Spectrum December 2012 Cass & Jones |
High Tech Gifts for the Holidays Presents that geeks will love  |
IndustryWeek October 20, 2010 |
Swifter and Smaller, Robots Finding Wider Application In manufacturing, not only can robots carry heavier loads at faster speeds, they can be easily programmed too.  |
IEEE Spectrum April 2009 Goldman et al. |
March of the SandBots A new generation of legged robots will navigate the world's trickiest terrain  |
IEEE Spectrum June 2010 David Schneider |
The DIY Smart Thermostat Controlling home thermostats can be done on the cheap  |
Popular Mechanics September 29, 2008 Erik Sofge |
MIT Submarine Is Most Autonomous Robot Ocean Researcher Yet On the heels of successful bot building by land and air, the all-new Odyssey IV explores the ocean's depths on its own while fighting strong currents and gathering crucial data.  |
Popular Mechanics April 17, 2009 Erik Sofge |
Robotic Task Force: A Two-Robot, Bomb-Defusing, Riot-Controlling, Firefighting Team Segway presented two robots at Robobusiness 2009 that can defuse dirty bombs, take on riots and fight fires, giving their operators comfortable distance from dangerous situations.  |
IndustryWeek February 1, 2007 John Teresko |
I, Microsoft By providing a common development platform, Microsoft hopes to expand the potential for robotics.  |
PC Magazine November 4, 2003 |
Paging Dr. Robot The Johns Hopkins Hospital's latest physician addition, Dr. Robot, isn't a real doctor. He's a five-foot-tall robot -- a swiveling video camera and computer screen mounted on a mechanical base that allows doctors in remote locations to examine patients.  |
Popular Mechanics February 2010 Erik Sofge |
The Uncertain Future For Social Robots Humans have feared a robotic uprising since the machines first appeared in science fiction. Today, experts caution against a more insidious threat: We might like living with them too much.  |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2002 John Teresko |
Robots Revolution The arrival of robots at General Motors Corp. in 1961 brought the promise of flexible automation. Today's advances in research offer robots the chance to reach their full industrial potential.  |
IEEE Spectrum April 2010 Erico Guizzo |
A Robot in the Kitchen Roboticists in Japan and South Korea are designing the household servants of the future  |
IEEE Spectrum June 2006 Theberge & Dudek |
Gone Swimmin' An amphibious robot explores aquatic environments and could help save coral reefs, too.  |
IndustryWeek December 1, 2002 Jill Jusko |
The Robot Evolution MIT's Rodney A. Brooks is among researchers leading the charge to develop a smarter and more useful artificial creature.  |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2002 John Teresko |
Robots Evolution At GM and Xerox, new applications are redefining both the strategic value and appearance of robots...  |
IEEE Spectrum June 2011 Erico Guizzo |
Send a Tweet to Your Office Door And let your coworkers know what you're up to  |