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Scooters Join the List of Autonomous Vehicles of Cars and Golf Carts

Over 100 visitors who attended MIT’s 2016 Open House rode on an autonomous mobility scooter.

8 Nov 2016

Pedestrian-Oriented Streets Possible with Self-Driving Cars

There is a possibility that an urban neighborhood could be filled with self-driving cars. How would pedestrian behavior change in relation to this? Adam Millard-Ball, assistant professor of environmental studies at UC Santa Cruz, answers that it will be good. In fact, pedestrians would get to enjoy the streets.

27 Oct 2016

MIT Researcher Analyzes New Role of Electric Motors in Cars, Robots, Microgrids, and Ships

Electric motors have existed since Thomas Davenport built the first functional model in 1834, and they play an important part in everyday life.

25 Oct 2016

Carrobot’s New Voice-Controlled Heads-Up Display Uses AI to Keep Drivers Safe on Roads

Carrobot, the smart heads-up display (HUD) device, announced today the launch of its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo.

14 Oct 2016

Roboming Fellow: A Personal Robot for Companionship, Home Security

Roboming Fellow is a groundbreaking interactive personal robot assistant for companionship, home security, and convenience produced by Streamind Co. Ltd.

12 Oct 2016

Michigan Tech Researchers Develop Strategies to Coordinate Underwater Autonomous Vehicles

Nina Mahmoudian's job is much harder than herding cats—she coordinates underwater robots. Much like a school of fish, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) can move in patterns that maximize their movement, says Mahmoudian, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Michigan Tech.

20 Sep 2016

FlyCam UAV, US Nuclear Join Hands to Create New Commercial-Grade Hexacopter

You may have seen FlyCam UAV's aerial production work, but the UAV company that's known for its stunning cinematography recently partnered with US Nuclear Corp to create a new device that's right out of the movies -- and can save real lives.

20 Sep 2016

Ford, U-M Team Up to Accelerate Autonomous Vehicle Research and Development

Ford and the University of Michigan today announce they are teaming up to accelerate autonomous vehicle research and development with a first-ever arrangement that embeds Ford researchers and engineers into a new state-of-the-art robotics laboratory on U-M’s Ann Arbor campus.

16 Sep 2016

AutoSens 2016: CEVA, AdasWorks to Showcase Free Space Detection Technology for Autonomous Vehicles

CEVA, Inc., the leading licensor of signal processing IP for smarter, connected devices, and AdasWorks, an innovative startup developing Drive 2.0, an integrated artificial intelligence-based full stack software suite for automated driving today announced that the companies will be showcasing a low-power ADAS solution demonstrating Free Space Detection at the upcoming AutoSens Conference in Brussels, Belgium, September 20-22, 2016.

16 Sep 2016

Ghost Robotics Introduces First Patent-Pending Direct-Drive Legged Robot Platform, Ghost Minitaur

Ghost Robotics, LLC, a leader in research and development of legged, direct-drive (gearless) and proprioceptive robotics technologies announced today that it has launched its first patent-pending direct-drive legged robot platform, Ghost Minitaurï¿½ (Ghost Minitaur intro video).

15 Sep 2016