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Can Robots Be Trusted to Provide Split Second Response When Safety is at Stake?

Self-driving cars, interactive children’s toys, and automated package delivery systems are entering the market rapidly, increasing the interaction between humans and robots on a greater scale. Movies such as Wall-E, Star Wars, and Ex-Machina reveal the growing fascination for sci-fi and robots.

27 Apr 2016

Zero Zero Robotics Debuts First Autonomous Flying Camera

Zero Zero Robotics, the forward-thinking robotics company pioneering the future of consumer-friendly flying smart robotics, today announced it has raised $25 Million in total funding, including a $23 Million Series A round. The funding was participated in by prominent investors including IDG, GSR Ventures, ZhenFund and ZUIG, among others.

27 Apr 2016

bObsweep’s New Solution Helps Integrate Robotic Vacuums into Interior Architecture of Homes

Canadian robotics company bObsweep — makers of the strongest robotic vacuum in the industry, PetHair Plus — has created a structure that seamlessly integrates robotic vacuums into the interior architecture of the home. Robotic vacuums can now automatically recharge in a robovac "garage" carved out beneath kitchen base cabinets.

13 Apr 2016

Knightscope’s K3 Indoor Autonomous Security Robot Provides Better Security Solution

Knightscope, Inc., developer of advanced physical security technologies focused on significantly enhancing US security operations, announced today that it will expand its product offering to include the Knightscope K3 – an all new Autonomous Data Machine (ADM) designed for indoor applications.

6 Apr 2016

Seventh Annual National Robotics Week All Set to Commence with Record Number of Events

The seventh annual National Robotics Week kicks off April 2 with a record number of events – more than 250 – taking place across all 50 states. Established in 2010 by Congress and iRobot, National Robotics Week raises awareness around the importance of education focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), and the role these subjects play in shaping the future of our society's youth, industry and the U.S. economy.

1 Apr 2016

University of Bristol Professor to Discuss Future of Soft Robotics at Gadget Show Live

A robotics expert from the University of Bristol will be speaking at Gadget Show Live! this weekend discussing the future of soft robotics and the impact it could have on people’s lives.

1 Apr 2016

Hangzhou Amy Robotics Introduces First Generation Multifunctional Autonomous Mobile Robot

Hangzhou Amy Robotics Co. Ltd. is announcing the launch of its first generation product, the AMY ROBOT. A1 is for home robot and M1 is for business robot.

31 Mar 2016

Airwheel Entering into Robot and Artificial Intelligence Business with Launch of Self-Balancing Wheeled Service Robot

Airwheel, a leading smart transportation vehicle manufacturer, recently announced that the company will enter the robot and artificial intelligence business. The company launched Airwheel S9, a self-balancing wheeled service robot, at the recently concluded CeBIT in Germany, marking its first step in the artificial intelligence area.

30 Mar 2016

New Self-Balancing Robot Teaches Coding to Kids and Adults

Codeybot is an exciting two-wheel self-balancing robot that teaches the fundamentals of coding in a fun and playful way, and has been created by the robotics experts at Makeblock.

30 Mar 2016

Elementary School Students to Visit SFU’s Surrey Campus to Learn Building Sumo-Wrestling Robots

This March and July, elementary school students from six schools across Surrey will learn to build and program sumo-wrestling robots at SFU’s Surrey campus as part of Surrey Schools' Sticks and Stars and Girls in Action programs.

22 Mar 2016

Consumer Robotics News

Can Robots Be Trusted to Provide Split Second Response When Safety is at Stake?

Zero Zero Robotics Debuts First Autonomous Flying Camera

bObsweep’s New Solution Helps Integrate Robotic Vacuums into Interior Architecture of Homes

Knightscope’s K3 Indoor Autonomous Security Robot Provides Better Security Solution

Seventh Annual National Robotics Week All Set to Commence with Record Number of Events

University of Bristol Professor to Discuss Future of Soft Robotics at Gadget Show Live

Hangzhou Amy Robotics Introduces First Generation Multifunctional Autonomous Mobile Robot

Airwheel Entering into Robot and Artificial Intelligence Business with Launch of Self-Balancing Wheeled Service Robot

New Self-Balancing Robot Teaches Coding to Kids and Adults

Elementary School Students to Visit SFU’s Surrey Campus to Learn Building Sumo-Wrestling Robots

NASA’s Perseverance Captures Rare Dust Devil Collision on Mars

NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Studies Trove of Rocks on Crater Rim

RoboBee Achieves Controlled Landing with New Leg Design and Controller

Flexible, Magnetic Soft Robot Navigates, Senses, and Communicates Wirelessly

AI Helps Scientists Detect Avocado Oil Adulteration—No Prior Data Needed

What Makes a Drone Military-Grade?

A Look Inside NASA’s Curiosity Rover

Autonomous Agriculture: The Tech Sector’s Next Big Bet in Sustainability

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Robot Chef: The Future of Automated Meal Preparation

Tiny Robotic Crab: The Smallest-Ever Remote-Controlled Walking Robot

Resurrecting Ancient Cephalopods with Robots