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Research to Study Benefits of Robots for Assisting People with Disabilities as They Age

Imagine the obstacles a blind person who relies on sound will face if he loses his hearing as he ages. Or the difficulty a long-term wheelchair user will confront as she develops arthritis in her shoulders with age.

31 Oct 2013

New Electrical and Computer Engineering High Performance Cluster Can Direct Rescue Robots

Four University of Wyoming professors have developed an Electrical and Computer Engineering High Performance Cluster (ECE-HPC) -- on which they have created computing applications ranging from directing rescue robots through burning buildings to allowing physical therapists to monitor their patients’ recovery in real time and from remote locations.

30 Oct 2013

Students Present University of Cincinnati’s Achievements and Activities in Robotics

Dan Humpert, University of Cincinnati College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) mechanical engineering professor, director of both the UC Center for Robotics Research and the Collaboratory for Medical Innovation and Implementation (CMII);

28 Oct 2013

NIH Grant to Develop Innovative Assistive Robots

Robots enhance mobility for visually and physically impaired, improve treatment for atrial fibrillation

25 Oct 2013

Carnegie Mellon Research Projects Receive Over $7 Million Through National Robotics Initiative

Robotic rotorcraft for inspecting bridges and other infrastructure, tools for minimally invasive surgery that guide surgeons by creating 3D maps of internal organs and assistive robots for blind travelers are among seven new Carnegie Mellon University research projects sponsored through the National Robotics Initiative.

25 Oct 2013

Rethink Robotics Enhances its Open Source Platform, the Baxter Research Robot

Rethink Robotics today announced at RoboBusiness that it is enhancing its open source research platform, the Baxter Research Robot, as major global corporations begin to join numerous American and European Universities already developing innovations using the platform.

24 Oct 2013

Popular Mechanics Recognizes Robotic Adaptive Equipment Developer Michael Goldfarb

Popular Mechanics has named Michael Goldfarb, H. Fort Flowers Professor of Mechanical Engineering, one of its “Ten Innovators Who Changed The World” for 2013.

23 Oct 2013

Pioneers Festival to Highlight New Age of Pioneering in Austria's Capital City

In just one week, from 30 - 31 October, the Pioneers Festival will bring together well-known national and international entrepreneurs, Venture Capitalists, tech-enthusiasts, media representatives, and trailblazers from a...

22 Oct 2013

Unbounded Robotics Releases Advanced ROS-Based Mobile Manipulation Platform, UBR-1

The team here at Unbounded Robotics is pleased and excited to today introduce UBR-1. UBR-1 is a state-of-the-art ROS-based mobile manipulation platform designed for robotics researchers and businesses.

22 Oct 2013

Automated Cleaning System with Hundreds of Flying Mini-Robots Wins Electrolux Design Lab Competition

What does the future of the home hold? Flying mini-robot cleaners, expanding walls that filter the air and 3D food printers are just some of the visions in the Electrolux Design Lab competition, arranged now for the 11th consecutive year. The flying robot concept “Mab” was awarded first prize in competition finals at the Fotografiska Museum in Stockholm, Sweden.

19 Oct 2013

Consumer Robotics News

Research to Study Benefits of Robots for Assisting People with Disabilities as They Age

New Electrical and Computer Engineering High Performance Cluster Can Direct Rescue Robots

Students Present University of Cincinnati’s Achievements and Activities in Robotics

NIH Grant to Develop Innovative Assistive Robots

Carnegie Mellon Research Projects Receive Over $7 Million Through National Robotics Initiative

Rethink Robotics Enhances its Open Source Platform, the Baxter Research Robot

Popular Mechanics Recognizes Robotic Adaptive Equipment Developer Michael Goldfarb

Pioneers Festival to Highlight New Age of Pioneering in Austria's Capital City

Unbounded Robotics Releases Advanced ROS-Based Mobile Manipulation Platform, UBR-1

Automated Cleaning System with Hundreds of Flying Mini-Robots Wins Electrolux Design Lab Competition

Novel Soft Robotic Design Inspired by Nematode Jumping

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

AI Breakthrough in Image Recognition with Lp-Convolution

RoboBee Achieves Controlled Landing with New Leg Design and Controller

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

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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