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Open-Source Software Turns Human's Motions into Instructions Robot Can Understand

Madeline Gannon (A 2016), a Ph.D. candidate in Carnegie Mellon University's School of Architecture, has put the power of interacting with robots into our hands — literally.

2 Mar 2016

Research Studies Human-Robot Trust in Emergency Situation

In emergencies, people may trust robots too much for their own safety, a new study suggests. In a mock building fire, test subjects followed instructions from an “Emergency Guide Robot” even after the machine had proven itself unreliable – and after some participants were told that robot had broken down.

1 Mar 2016

KAIST’S K-Glass 3 Allows Users Type Message or Keywords by Offering Virtual Keyboard

KAIST researchers upgraded their smart glasses with a low-power multicore processor to employ stereo vision and deep-learning algorithms, making the user interface and experience more intuitive and convenient.

29 Feb 2016

Kreative Robotik Exhibition: KUKA Robots Demonstrate How Humans and Machines Can Work Creatively Together

The LBR iiwa holds a calligraphy pen. KUKA robots create art at the “Kreative Robotik” exhibition. In the foyer of the Austrian Ars Electronica Centers (AEC), the LBR iiwa and the KUKA KR 16 – an industrial robot for low payloads – demonstrate how humans and machines can work creatively together.

29 Feb 2016

Novel Method Can Reduce Human Error and Bugs that Occur in Programming Swarm Robots

Researchers from Sheffield Robotics have applied a novel method of automatically programming and controlling a swarm of up to 600 robots to complete a specified set of tasks simultaneously.

26 Feb 2016

TOTY Awards 2016: VEX Robotic Arm by HEXBUG Receives Educational Toy of the Year Award

The VEX Robotic Arm by HEXBUG received the award for Educational Toy of the Year at the Toy Industry Association's 16th annual Toy of the Year (TOTY) Awards, also known as the "Oscars" of the toy industry. This distinguished honor is granted annually to a toy that best enables learning through play. Receiving the 2016 Educational TOTY further cements HEXBUG and VEX Robotics as continued world leaders in innovative toys and robotics.

25 Feb 2016

Research Groups Develop Virtual Coaching Space for Physical Rehabilitation

A new system in a virtual training room is helping users practice and improve sports exercises and other motor activities: six research groups from the Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC) at Bielefeld University are working on the ICSPACE project to develop this virtual coaching space.

19 Feb 2016

Latest Developments in Limb Prosthetics, Assistive Robotics, and Brain Computer Interfaces Revealed at AAAS 2016

Slicing bread, pouring a cup of coffee, and sitting down at the kitchen table are a part of everyday life for most people, but for people with physical impairments such as limb amputations or neurological lesions, these tasks can present an insurmountable challenge without support. Pooling their efforts, researchers from the engineering and medical sciences are on a quest for smarter, more precise assistive devices ultimately piloted by the patients' minds.

16 Feb 2016

West Point Robotics Workshop Helps CFES Scholars Learn STEM

"You will leave today saying, 'Wow,'" said West Point's Dr. Kendall Williams as he introduced the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) robotics workshop held at the College For Every Student (CFES) headquarters.

12 Feb 2016

Telemedicine Robot Assists Player Showing Signs of Concussion

When the UA Wildcats hosted Northern Arizona University at the teams’ 2013 football season opener in Tucson, a new NAU “team member” stood on the sidelines, ready to make a bit of medical history.

11 Feb 2016