robotics

Google unveils ten-year plan to build its robots of the future

Posted in Hardware on 18th May, 2014
by Alex Muller

Rubin has bought up seven robotics companies and says that using their technology a mobile robot dexterous enough for manufacturing or supply chain management can be built.

'Killer robots' to be debated at UN

Posted in Software on 10th May, 2014
by Alex Muller

Killer robots will be debated during an informal meeting of experts at the United Nations in Geneva.

China set to become worlds largest robot market

Posted in Business on 5th May, 2014
by Alex Muller

Robots are playing an increasingly important role in the manufacturing sector, especially after the severe labor shortage in eastern China.

Increasingly, Robots of All Sizes Are Human Workmates

Posted in Hardware on 27th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller

Even conventional industrial robots are becoming safer to work around, making them more likely to collaborate with humans.

Improving the human-robot connection

Posted in Hardware on 15th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller

Researchers at the University of British Columbia enlisted the help of a human-friendly robot named Charlie to study the simple task of handing an object to a person.