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ASU Engineer Develops Techniques to Model, Optimize and Control Large Collectives of Robot Swarms

Spring Berman doesn’t have the droids you’re looking for. Instead, she’s developing droids that can look for you.

14 Jul 2016

Cogobuy Launches New Website to Create Global Industrial Robotics Online to Offline Platform

Cogobuy Group, the largest e-commerce platform serving the electronics manufacturing industry in China, is pleased to announce it has recently launched EZ-ROBOT.CN at the China International Robot Show (CIROS) in Shanghai.

14 Jul 2016

UBTECH Robotics Launches JIMU Robot Interactive Robotic Building Block Sets

UBTECH Robotics, the company that created the cutting edge Alpha Series of humanoid robots, today announced two of its exciting new JIMU Robot interactive robotic building block sets, The MeeBot Kit and Animal Add-On Kit, are both available at Apple.com and at Apple stores in select countries.

13 Jul 2016

Obi Robotic Dining Companion for Physically-Challenged People

The simple act of eating a meal will become more dignified and enjoyable for many people with physical challenges with the launch of Obi™, a revolutionary robotic dining device. Obi blends cutting-edge robotics, elegant design, intuitive controls and a friendly personality to give individuals who are fed by others the ability to take control of their meals at home and in public.

13 Jul 2016

Accenture Joins Hands with RoboValley to Advance Development of Next-Generation Robotics Technology

Accenture and RoboValley, an innovation hub for robotics located at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, have announced a five-year collaboration designed to advance the development of the next generation of robotics technology.

11 Jul 2016

Morehead State University's 21st Century Education Enterprise Concludes Robotics Summer Institute Camp

Morehead State University’s 21st Century Education Enterprise has completed a three-day “Robotics Summer Institute” professional learning experience for teachers from middle schools in the service region.

11 Jul 2016

CIROS 2016: Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer Robot Honored with Golden Finger Awards

Rethink Robotics, the industry pioneer in collaborative robots, today shines in the 2016 China International Robot Show (CIROS) as its Sawyer robot is one of the winners of the Golden Finger Awards at the highly anticipated robot trade event.

8 Jul 2016

Bielefeld University Team Wins Robotics World Championship

For the first time, the team from the Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC) at Bielefeld University has won RoboCup, the robotics world championship. The Team of Bielefeld secured its victory in the household service league RoboCup@Home on Sunday, 3 July.

6 Jul 2016

Richardson High School Students Receive First Place for Building Robotic Arm

By building a robotic arm that can lift and move objects using magnetic sensors, a team of Richardson High School students took first place at the annual Young Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Investigators program.

5 Jul 2016

Improved Prosthetics for Cyclists Developed by Scientists

The 2016 Paralympic Games, which will be held in Rio de Janeiro in September, will see the participation of physically disabled cyclists. In order to guarantee maximum performance it is essential that the prosthetics used have the best design.

5 Jul 2016