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Humans and Robots Can Work Together to Solve Society’s Greatest Problems

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has proposed a framework for relationships between humans and artificial intelligence in a Future Tense article titled “The Partnership of the Future.”

1 Jul 2016

Imagination, 3Glasses Join Hands to Promote Ray Tracing Technology in Virtual Reality Devices

Imagination Technologies (IMG.L) and China-based 3Glasses announce they are collaborating to promote ray tracing technology in mass-market consumer virtual reality (VR) devices. 3Glasses, product brand of Virtual Reality (VR) Technology Ltd., is a provider of innovative VR devices.

29 Jun 2016

Transcend Robotics, ORNL Team Up to Develop Mobile Robotic Technology

Transcend Robotics, an innovator in ground-based robotic mobility, has announced a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

28 Jun 2016

First UK Robotics Week to Enlighten Roles of Artificial Intelligence to Public

A new era of innovation and discovery opens tomorrow when the first UK Robotics Week June 25 - July 1 begins.

27 Jun 2016

HRG displaying its catering robot, Xiao Zhi, at its booth at Automatica 2016

HIT Robot Group (HRG), one of China's top robot producers, is putting its best foot forward in going global as it seeks foreign partners at Automatica 2016, an international exhibition for automation and robotics in Munich, Germany.

23 Jun 2016

Service Robot Floka to be Unveiled to Public for First Time at Automatica 2016

Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology presents its “Home with a Brain” at the Automatica trade fair in Munich.

23 Jun 2016

Many Cutting-Edge Robotic Systems Aim to Help People be Better

Many new robots look less like the metal humanoids of pop culture and more like high-tech extensions of ourselves and our capabilities.

10 Jun 2016

EPFL-Designed Thymio Teaching Robot Makes Inroads in France

Thymio, the teaching robot designed by EPFL and widely used in French-speaking Switzerland, is now making inroads elsewhere in Europe. In France, it has been incorporated in an important initiative to teach digital sciences in nursery and primary schools.

6 Jun 2016

CMU Researchers Develop Software to Help Robots Deal Efficiently with Clutter

Clutter is a special challenge for robots, but new Carnegie Mellon University software is helping robots cope, whether they're beating a path across the moon or grabbing a milk jug from the back of the refrigerator.

19 May 2016

ICRA 2016: Consequential Robotics to Launch Programmable Companion Robot, MiRO

Consequential Robotics has been co-founded by the award-winning designer Sebastian Conran, together with Professor Tony Prescott and Dr Ben Mitchinson from the University of Sheffield.

18 May 2016