The Duckietown Foundation is excited to announce the The AI Driving Olympics, a new competition focused around AI for self-driving cars. The first edition of the AI Driving Olympics 2018 will take place December 7, 2018, at Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS), the premiere machine learning conference, in Montréal. This is the first competition with real robots that will take place at a machine learning conference. [ 264 more words ]
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The Duckietown Foundation is excited to announce the The AI Driving Olympics, a new competition focused around AI for self-driving cars. The first edition of the AI Driving Olympics 2018 will take …Slant Concepts
The LittleBot Budget will be the most affordable and expandable arduino robotics kit in the world, when it launches this fall. We have created it to be a STEM electronics kit for any group or classroom.
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#RäuberHotzenPlotz, #JimKnopf and #UrmelausdemEis: they all were already guest at the #AugsburgerPuppenkiste. Just like a #KUKA #robot, which moved the filigree wires of a puppet with a pneumatic gripper t.co/QLBo4BFqaq #kuka120 #kukacurious t.co/Adqvts17A5
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“The best possible corrosion protection by maximum accessibility enabled by two KUKA robotic systems.” Following this credo, KUKA has developed the first ever production system, in which handling robots are combined with the #cobot LBRiiwa in order to bypass the entire car body.
Make sure to check out the details of this innovative production system:
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Retweeted FANUC America (@FANUCAmerica):
"Today’s #robots no longer perform monotonous, mechanical tasks. They are smart participants in Industry 4.0: at its core, the linking of the real-life factory with virtual reality."
Read, "How #AI Builds A Better #Manufacturing Process" > t.co/aeNdq9yO68 #IoT #robotics t.co/MT6MqOKk3O
Retweeted Davis & Towle Insurance Group (@DavisTowleIns):
The NHDOE with @Intelitek STEM and CTE Education Foundation are teaming up again to hold a statewide Cyber Robotics Coding Competition from mid-October to mid-December. Learn more about organizing Cyber Robotics Competitions for your school or state!https://t.co/pWf8FEYZTJ t.co/T6tfXy1YzZ
Retweeted Maker Faire (@makerfaire):
TGIF! Looking for a fun, simple, and hilarious #weekendproject? How about a Big Face Box? All you need to supersize your head is a #cardboard box, #Fresnel lens, #LED strip, and batteries! Full how-to on @make: t.co/qzTU8L8MRR #DIY #howto #TGIF #makerfaire t.co/j8dS3PMXNi
Retweeted REC_Foundation (@REC_Foundation):
if(MissingRoboticsTeam) { Visit photo galleries = 1; #VEXWorlds = awesome; } Photo galleries = t.co/6X8BJ0ECfl #omgrobots #programming t.co/skeGh5yvTr
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Retweeted Dr. Fabio Tampalini (@tampalini):
The latest The RoboTechnology Chronicle! t.co/qXPxDyyKUM Thanks to @NeatoRobotics @Robohub
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INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS, ADVANCED ROBOTICS, MOBILE ROBOTICS, A.I., ARTIFICIAL VISION, DOMOTICS, TECHNOLOGY, ETC. by Fabio TampaliniRetweeted Anki (@anki):
He's a small robot, with big tech. Get to know Vector and how he works. #HeyVector t.co/qLsyqHGhVaVector’s made of some pretty sophisticated technology. Take a peek under the hood to see the key components and what they do. Learn more at Anki.com/Vector. ...
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Vector: Anki stellt neuen persönlichen Roboter vor - Golem.de
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Er hat ein Display als Gesicht, er fährt auf Ketten, er kommuniziert - aber er ist nicht Cozmo: Anki hat einen neuen sozialen Roboter vorgestellt. Auf Kickstarter ist derRetweeted ChiefRobot (@ChiefRobot):
Pizza Hut gets in on the robot game. t.co/ngHS92dwbb
When it comes to bringing you a slice, Pizza Hut’s new robot can’t be topped
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Pizza Hut has added a robotic staff member to one of its restaurants in South Korea, where it will bring pizza to hungry customers. It's not the first time the chain has worked with robots, and the co...Retweeted Dr. Fabio Tampalini (@tampalini):
The latest The RoboTechnology Chronicle! t.co/lsf8SAM9E7 Thanks to @SwRI @Universal_Robot #safety #opensource
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INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS, ADVANCED ROBOTICS, MOBILE ROBOTICS, A.I., ARTIFICIAL VISION, DOMOTICS, TECHNOLOGY, ETC. by Fabio TampaliniRetweeted Rotacaster Wheel Ltd (@Rotacaster):
As featured at the LiveWorx conference, this robot slid across the conference floor on Mecanum wheels, similar to conventional wheels but with angled rollers around the rim. The wheels allowed it to follow the most efficient paths gracefully & quickly. t.co/a5EwPTuc8t t.co/KtDPW64CGS
Careers in STEM are on the rise! Give your students the tools they need to succeed: With more schools adopting robotics as a platform to enhance STEM and Computer Science courses, teachers need a solution to seamlessly integrate curriculum, programming software, and hardware into the classroom. STEM Labs Our scaffolded, standards-matched STEM Labs can be adapted to fit any classroom… [ 107 more words ]
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Careers in STEM are on the rise! Give your students the tools they need to succeed: With more schools adopting robotics as a platform to enhance STEM and Computer Science courses, teachers need a s…In The Know Innovation
Researchers have developed a robot that will make life easier for farmers 🚜
The Open Source Rover Project ⚙️
Want to build your own low-cost rover? Construct a mini robot inspired by NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover with our plans and off-the-shelf parts: go.nasa.gov/2Au4sCG
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What do BattleBots builders do in the off season? They race tiny homemade electric race cars! The 75 minute endurance race is underway here at @makerfaire Detroit with builders from Battle Royale w Cheese, Tantrum, Valkyrie, Gigabyte, and Road Rash! Which car is your favorite?
Witch Doctor is powered by VEX Robotics, Kalamazoo Waterjet, Southern Manufacturing Technologies, Zimmer Biomet, and MaxAmps.com! #battlebots
It’s curtains for Kuri: Work ceased on robot companion project t.co/4vAEjcLZsO via @DigitalTrends
It’s curtains for Kuri: Work ceased on robot companion project
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Eighteen months after it made its debut at CES 2017, Mayfield Robotics announced this week that it’s ending development of Kuri, its robotic companion. The wheel-based bot was described as an “int...Karate-chopping Centauro robot shows that four legs are better than two t.co/X69qjZlDpJ via @nwtls
Karate-chopping Centauro robot shows that four legs are better than two
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A new robot centaur is capable of aiding in disaster situations and has a mean karate chop. Called Centauro, the 1.5-m-tall (5 ft), 93-kg (205-lb) robot combines two arms with four legs in a robust co...rolls-royce is developing a tiny robot cockroach to crawl inside airplane engines and fix them t.co/KfMXNpnxbR
Baltimore police are buying an underwater robot for harbor searches t.co/dINVNW5rsc via @TechnicallyBMR
Baltimore police are buying an underwater robot for harbor searches - Technical.ly Baltimore
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The police department is adding VideoRay's remotely operated underwater vehicle to its technology options.A glimpse into the uncanny world of robot-made fine art t.co/41R3S15isO
A glimpse into the uncanny world of robot-made fine art
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Here’s why art–and paintings in particular–are a surprisingly potent way to gauge the future of machine intelligence.KUKA Robotics
Meet the robot that's ready to paint the town! www.kuka.com/en-de/products/robot-systems/ready2_use/kuka-ready2_spray
Don't Just Lecture Robots—Make Them Learn t.co/w876B2HurC via @WIRED
Don't Just Lecture Robots—Make Them Learn
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By drawing on prior experience, a humanoid-ish robot can watch a human pick up an apple and drop it in a bowl, then do the same itself, even if it’s never seen an apple before.Harvard’s latest robot can walk on water. Your move, Jesus t.co/HAOr0DYMig via @DigitalTrends
Harvard’s latest robot can walk on water. Your move, Jesus
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Researchers at Harvard have built an insect-inspired robot that is able to walk on (and under) water as well as it can on land. Here's how it works -- and why swarms of similar robots could one day be...London, England - June 26th 2018 - The Crafty Robot today launches its new robot kit Smartibot which is aimed at letting users get hands-on experience with A.I. and get creative through building their own robot out of anything, even a potato. Created by product designer Ross Atkin, who is part of a team of inventors in the BBC’s flagship technology program ‘The Big Life Fix’, Smartobots are available for pre-order on Kickstarter from £30 ($40). [ 511 more words ]
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Smartibot launches the world’s first A.I. enabled cardboard robot
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London, England – June 26th 2018 – The Crafty Robot today launches its new robot kit Smartibot which is aimed at letting users get hands-on experience with A.I. and get creative through…Festo AG
Robots that crawl🕷️, fly🐦 and swim🐙 - inspired by nature! What is the Bionic Learning Network of Festo and why is it so important to us?
In The Robots of Gotham, AI has taken over the world — and become exactly like us t.co/PqGr0dFlee via @Verge
In The Robots of Gotham, AI has taken over the world — and become exactly like us
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Charisma and a keen business instinct are useful traits when surviving Todd McAulty’s robot apocalypseWatch MIT’s blind robot run, jump, and climb stairs t.co/Bq3FzCTiwf via @thenextweb
Watch MIT's blind robot run, jump, and climb stairs
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We've seen robots that can walk on two legs, gallop across open fields, and lift heavy objects - but all those tasks become more difficult without a camera to help them 'see' what's around them. Can t...Fünf mächtige Löwen vereinen sich, die Plasma-Düsen werden aktiviert, und der neue LEGO Ideas „Voltron“ entsteht Mit dem neuesten LEGO Ideas Set „Voltron“ werden Fans zu einem Paladin und verteidigen das Universum. Dieses riesige Set stellt die Hauptfigur aus der klassischen 80er-Jahre-Zeichentrickserie „Voltron“ dar und ist der größte baubare LEGO Mech aller Zeiten. Sobald die fünf brüllenden Löwen aufgebaut sind, können sie getrennt aufgestellt oder aber kombiniert werden, um so den hoch aufragenden Roboter zu bauen, der in der klassischen Zeichentrickserie „Voltron“ das Universum verteidigt. [ 273 more words ]
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LEGO Ideas Voltron – der grösste LEGO Roboter aller Zeiten
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Fünf mächtige Löwen vereinen sich, die Plasma-Düsen werden aktiviert, und der neue LEGO Ideas „Voltron“ entsteht Mit dem neuesten LEGO Ideas Set „Voltron“ werden Fans zu einem Paladin und ...Robot grocery delivery sounds cool, but there are problems ahead t.co/bn8Xcs0NGA via @financialtimes
Robot grocery delivery sounds cool, but there are problems ahead
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The vans in a pilot launched by Kroger seem ill-suited to urban lifeSophia the robot meets Ethiopia PM, attends ICT expo | Africanews
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Designed by Hong Kong firm Hanson Robotics, Sophia has been programmed to speak Amharic, Ethiopia’s official language, which would be the first language she speaks other than English.Next-Generation Robotic Cockroach can Explore Under Water Environments t.co/xfQi5nzV2J
Next-Generation Robotic Cockroach can Explore Under Water Environments
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Harvard's Ambulatory Microrobot can walk on land, swim on the surface of water, and walk underwater for as long as necessary, opening up new environments for this little bot to explore.