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The New Age of Service Robots: From Fighting Fires to Serving Beer R2-D2 and Rosie the robot maid may be coming soon to a home, or nursing home, near you. Thanks to advances in computing and navigation technology, robots -- including sophisticated robot toys and appliances -- are now being developed to serve people directly.   |
BusinessWeek
July 19, 2004 |
A Chat With Roomba Man The surprise success of iRobot's Roomba vacuum cleaner marked the arrival of mobile robotic appliances. Yet the company's CEO and co-founder is cautious about the future of more advanced humanoid robots. |
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From R2D2 to Spirit and Beyond: What's in Store for Intelligent Robots? While we tend to imagine robots in terms of sci-fi adventures and movies, or as legions of automatons replacing human workers in the job force, the truth may be more mundane and less sinister. |
IndustryWeek
June 1, 2008
John Teresko |
A Robot that Can Smile or Frown MIT debuts Nexi, a robot with facial expressions. |
PC Magazine
December 28, 2004
Sebastian Rupley |
My Very Own Robot Want to rig your own robot? After more than a year of development, White Box Robotics is preparing to ship its 912 series of customizable robots (shown) in the first quarter of 2005. |
PC Magazine
January 29, 2004
Sebastian Rupley |
Racy Robots Military aircraft inspired the slick-looking designs for a new line of robots from start-up company White Box Robotics. Unlike the predetermined features in most robots, White Box's robots will be designed to let each owner choose what his robot will do. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2007
John Teresko |
I, Microsoft By providing a common development platform, Microsoft hopes to expand the potential for robotics. |
BusinessWeek
July 19, 2004 |
Ready To Buy A Home Robot? For a glimpse into the future, BusinessWeek checked out some of the most intriguing robotic developments -- things your digital home could grow to love. |
IndustryWeek
June 1, 2008
John Teresko |
The Future is Now for the Robot Revolution The next wave of robots will be remarkably human in appearance and function. |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2002
John Teresko |
Robots Revolution The arrival of robots at General Motors Corp. in 1961 brought the promise of flexible automation. Today's advances in research offer robots the chance to reach their full industrial potential. |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2007
John Teresko |
Meet the New Robots The latest generation of robots offers performance advances, growing integration of vision and an enlarging capability to transform manufacturing. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2012
Guizzo & Ackerman |
How Rethink Robotics Built Its New Baxter Robot Worker Rodney Brooks's new start-up wants to spark a factory revolution with a low-cost, user-friendly robot |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2002
John Teresko |
Robots Evolution At GM and Xerox, new applications are redefining both the strategic value and appearance of robots... |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2005
John Teresko |
New Roles For Robots Once viewed largely as a way to save on labor costs, robots today have taken on more significant roles in manufacturing. They're part of global competitiveness plans and are seeing, moving and servicing better than ever. |
IndustryWeek
February 15, 2012
Josh Cable |
Industrial Robotics Expand Beyond the Automotive Industry Thanks to the maturation of robotics technology, a growing number of industries are using robots for a wider range of applications. |
IndustryWeek
February 15, 2012
Josh Cable |
The Future of Robotics in Manufacturing: Moving to the Other Side of the Factory To boldly go where they've never gone before, robots will need to become smarter, cheaper and easier to use. The industry could turn to an unlikely source to get there. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
Growing Robots From the Ground Up Patient, long-term investors are encouraged to stay abreast of trends in the robotics field because as people become more comfortable with robots, the field will grow up fast. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2011
Erico Guizzo |
Robots With Their Heads in the Clouds A Google researcher argues that cloud computing could make robots smaller, cheaper, and smarter |
Inc.
April 2006
Chuck Green |
A Record Year For Robots New orders of industrial robots jumped by 23 percent in 2005, thanks in part to growing interest in robots among entrepreneurs. Larger tax credits for purchases of new equipment are driving the trend, as are other factors. |
IndustryWeek
October 20, 2010 |
Swifter and Smaller, Robots Finding Wider Application In manufacturing, not only can robots carry heavier loads at faster speeds, they can be easily programmed too. |
IndustryWeek
February 2, 2012
Josh Cable |
Auto-Industry Demand Drives Record Year for Robot Sales But the industry saw gains in other sectors as well. Sales to non-automotive customers grew 27%, led by metalworking industries (up 56%) and semiconductor/electronics/photonics (up 24%), according to the Robotic Industries Association. |
InternetNews
April 11, 2008
Stuart J. Johnston |
Microsoft Updates Robot Dev Kit Microsoft wants to make sure it doesn't miss what so far has been a slow moving robotics market. |
PC Magazine
May 20, 2009
Lance Ulanoff |
The Future of Robots: Prepare to Be Underwhelmed Still waiting for that ultimate robot companion? Don't hold your breath. |
InternetNews
March 15, 2004
Alexander Wolfe |
Toyota's Next-Gen Computers: Robots Two-legged 'personal assistant' prototypes to be shown in Japan. |
National Defense
July 2010
Matthew Russell |
Unmanned Systems: Can the Industrial Base Support the Pentagon's Vision? Perhaps the most revolutionary transformation in U.S. military operations during the past decade has been the rapid growth in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles. Their application in the future will transform both warfare and the civilian sector. |
IndustryWeek
December 1, 2002
Jill Jusko |
The Robot Evolution MIT's Rodney A. Brooks is among researchers leading the charge to develop a smarter and more useful artificial creature. |
Fast Company
April 2006 |
Oy, Robot! Are we doomed to some post-apocalyptic nightmare in which robots rule the planet? Roboticists Henrik Hautop Lund and Rodney Brooks square off. |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2010
Erico Guizzo |
When My Avatar Went to Work A robot surrogate or telepresence robot took my place at the office. Here's why one may take yours, too |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2006
Stephen Cass |
Getting Vexed Vex Robotics Starter Kit: A robot kit that's fun as well as functional. While the kit's target audience is high school kids in classroom and lab settings, it is versatile enough to appeal to a much wider audience. |
PC World
May 23, 2002
Martyn Williams |
Robots Strut and Sell at Japanese Show A growing population of mechanical attendees rolls into the second Robodex exhibition... |
BusinessWeek
March 3, 2011
Brian Bremner |
Service Robots: Rise of the Machines (Again) U.S. companies chase the fast-growing market for service bots |
Popular Mechanics
January 10, 2008
Erik Sofge |
Robot Paradox: Automated Gizmos Are Ready for Home--Are We? Robotics for your home. |
National Defense
May 2013
Valerie Insinna |
Opportunities for Non-Military Robots Increase In the last decade, the U.S. military poured money into unmanned ground systems to help protect troops against improvised explosive devices, but the Defense Department won't need all those robots once the war in Afghanistan comes to a close. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2009
Courtney E. Howard |
iRobis Infuses Robots with Cognition The digital battlefield of the future could be closer than we anticipated, as scientists continue to make headway in the design and development of autonomous robots. |
National Defense
February 2015
Stew Magnuson |
DARPA Contest Seeking Humanoid Rescue Robot The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's latest robotic challenge calls for a human-shaped robot to carry out a series of search-and-rescue tasks. |
National Defense
December 2013
Stew Magnuson |
Simulator to Help Developers Push Robotics Technology Forward A simulator intended to give robot makers a hand during a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency contest is expected to remain an integral part of how developers design the machines in the future. |
BusinessWeek
January 14, 2011
Eric Spitznagel |
The Robot in the Next Cubicle The new wave of robots for sale is aimed squarely at the office market. |
Technology Research News
April 7, 2004
Kimberly Patch |
Robot guided by its voice Researchers generally help robots navigate by giving them the sense of sight. A simpler approach is based on another human trait: listening to the sound of one's own voice. It also helps if the walls have ears. |
Home Toys
December 2002
Colin Angle |
Roomba the Robot Sweeps Up According to the manufacturer, the Roomba robot makes it fun and easy to maintain cleaner floors. With the push of a button it automatically sweeps and vacuums just about any room in the house. |
The Motley Fool
July 27, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Meet Microsoft's Mr. Roboto Will we all want to thank the Redmond giant for revolutionizing robotics someday soon? This stock might be worth a look. |
Technology Research News
December 31, 2003
Smalley & Patch |
Bots, humans play together Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University are betting that putting humans and robots on the same soccer team will encourage the kind of cooperation that leads to understanding. |
Food Engineering
January 1, 2006
Kevin T. Higgins |
Articulated Slaves Ever since a Czech playwright coined the term 85 years ago, robots have offered intriguing automation possibilities. Now they're asserting themselves in food plants, with articulated-arm units for palletizing leading the way. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2010
Erico Guizzo |
Hiroshi Ishiguro: The Man Who Made a Copy of Himself A Japanese roboticist is building androids to understand humans -- starting with himself |
Entrepreneur
January 2008
Amanda C. Kooser |
Rise of the Robots Robots are well on their way from the pages of science fiction to your front door. In fact, advanced humanoid robots could be a part of our everyday life as early as 10 years from now. |
InternetNews
April 4, 2006
Tim Scannell |
The Next Battlefront For Robots Military robots may be at the front lines, but researchers are now looking at ways to use them to improve medicine and elder lifestyles. |
Technology Research News
February 23, 2005
Kimberly Patch |
Humanoid robots walk naturally There's a reason most movie robots have wheels in place of legs or are powered by an embedded human. Making machines walk on two legs is exceedingly difficult. |
Technology Research News
May 19, 2004
Kimberly Patch |
Evolution Trains Robot Teams Using evolution to teach robots complex behavior could eventually give them the ability to adapt to unfamiliar environments. There's a long way to go, but researchers are laying a foundation. |
National Defense
May 2008
Stew Magnuson |
Navy to Field a Family of Next-Generation Bomb Disposal Robots The Navy will field a family of bomb disposal robots to replace the ad hoc commercial systems being used in Iraq and Afghanistan today. |
InternetNews
June 20, 2006
Michael Hickins |
When Computers Roam Microsoft unveiled the community technology preview of Microsoft Robotics Studio, which it is billing as a development toolkit for commercial developers and academics to create robotic applications. |
Fast Company
Daniel Terdiman |
At The DARPA Challenge, May The Best Robot Win The DARPA Robotics Challenge is in the final round of the three-year competition to crown the human/robot team best able to respond to a man-made or natural disaster were under way. |
