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Popular Mechanics
May 20, 2008
Erik Sofge |
The Problem With Asimo: Tabloid Humanoid Is Holding Back Bots Forget what Honda's 4-ft. 3-in.-tall humanoid robot Asimo can and cannot do: When will this robot get a job?   |
Popular Mechanics
November 2007
Erik Sofge |
Inside Robina, Toyota's Tourguide Who Teaches Fellow Robots Robina's true mission is to help gather data that could benefit robots still in development at Toyota. |
PC Magazine
February 2, 2005
Natalie Goel |
Robots in Motion Bust out your robot dance move now, because it may become obsolete. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2008
Jill Jusko |
Toyota Debuts New Robot Models The Japanese manufacturer introduces its latest additions to "partner robots" being developed to assist people in their everyday lives, but practical use for household robots remains a few years away. |
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. |
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. |
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... |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2006
Jack Uldrich |
Toyota Jumps the Competition Its latest robotic development suggests the the world's No. 2 automaker might not just be leaping its automotive competitors. Investors, take note. |
IndustryWeek
June 1, 2008
John Teresko |
A Robot that Can Smile or Frown MIT debuts Nexi, a robot with facial expressions. |
Home Toys
June 2002
Galaasen & Hengl |
Robotic Technology Has Arrived With the increased use of microchips in equipment such as appliances, heating and cooling systems, entertainment systems, fire and burglar alarms and the general trend towards home automation, advanced personal robotics naturally follows. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2010
Erico Guizzo |
These Humanoid Robots Could Kick Your Asimo Watch out, Asimo, these new humanoids are on your tail-one small step at a time |
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. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
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. |
Popular Mechanics
February 4, 2010
Erik Sofge |
Robonaut2 Shows Real Workplace Potential For Humanoid Robots GM's goal in co-developing R2 is to eventually install similar systems in its plants, performing the kind of repetitive, ergonomically difficult jobs that might injure a human operator. |
The Motley Fool
January 6, 2005
Rich Smith |
Rise of the Machines at Toyota Forget low-cost labor. Toyota's testing no-cost labor in Japan. As a first step, the company has already introduced several dozen advanced robots. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2008 |
Slideshow: Born Bionic These robots are pushing the envelope of humanoid design -- they can play the trumpet, unload a dishwasher, and climb stairs |
Fast Company
April 1, 2011
Rachel Z. Arndt |
Manuela Veloso on Robot Companions The professor of computer science and member of the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University is turning robots from joystick-operated poles on wheels into "CoBots" -- intelligent companions that can navigate and move. |
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. |
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. |
| AskMen.com |
Baseball-Playing Robots A pair of baseball-playing robots that can pitch and hit with incredible results have been developed in Japan. |
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. |
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. |
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
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. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
April 29, 2008
Christopher Barker |
Honda Drives Into a Brick Wall Honda earnings plummet while outlook dims. |
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. |
PC Magazine
December 20, 2006
Sebastian Rupley |
Robot Showpieces Sure you've seen robots, but how about robot art? |
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. |
Popular Mechanics
January 27, 2010
Erin McCarthy |
Asimo Headlines at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival (With Video!) Q&A with Honda's Barbara Ponce asks: Why did Honda decide to do a short about robots? |
The Motley Fool
July 12, 2005
Rich Smith |
Riding Robots to Riches The rapidly growing field of robotics opens a brave new world of investing ideas. Toyota can turn its ideas into market-dominating products. But isn't Toyota still too big to be a Rule Breaker? |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2002
John Teresko |
Robots Evolution At GM and Xerox, new applications are redefining both the strategic value and appearance of robots... |
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. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
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. |
The Motley Fool
November 24, 2006
Rich Smith |
The Best International Stock for 2007: Toyota Toyota rules -- and not just the road. It's the best company, period, for your international investing dollars. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2010
Erico Guizzo |
A Robot in the Kitchen Roboticists in Japan and South Korea are designing the household servants of the future |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2008
John Boyd |
This Robot Toots Its Own Flute Atsuo Takanishi's quest to build a robotic orchestra started with a robotic flutist. Someday this robot musician might jam with a human jazz band |
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 |
The Motley Fool
July 16, 2010
John Rosevear |
Autos Weekly: Ford's Tech Push Continues Auto news: More cars get Googly, Honda bets on hybrids, and Tesla and Toyota get down to work. |
Popular Mechanics
September 19, 2008
Wayne Ma |
TechX Contest Preps Non-Superpower Military Bots for Urban War On the heels of the United Kingdom's Grand Challenge in August, TechX teams have been taking their cue from the United States' DARPA challenges model to begin levelling the urban warfare playing field. |
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. |
National Defense
March 2009
Stew Magnuson |
Reverse Engineering the Brain May Accelerate Robotics Research Machines that walk upright will assist civilians and the military alike, said Stefan Schaal, associate professor of computer science and neuroscience at the University of Southern California. |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2005
Rich Smith |
Toyota Emerges as Hybrid Kingpin The Japanese automotive titan aims for a 100%-hybrid fleet. Should investors jump on the bandwagon? |
Fast Company
John Paul Titlow |
We're Doomed: Robots Can Now Learn To Adapt To Injuries A new study published today in Nature explains how robots can use a sort of "evolutionary algorithm" to learn new ways of operating after being injured, according to the MIT Technology Review. |
Technology Research News
November 19, 2003
Smalley & Patch |
Segway robot opens doors Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology have crossed a robotic arm with the bottom half of a Segway to make a robot named Cardea that can traverse hallways and open doors. |
Technology Research News
June 15, 2005
Eric Smalley |
Robot Runs Like Humans Researchers have developed mathematical principals for enabling human-like running in bipedal robots, including the ability to recover balance. They used the principals to develop control software that allows a two-legged robot to run. |
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. |
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 |
Wired
May 2002
Michael Behar |
The New Mobile Infantry Battle-ready robots are rolling out of the research lab and into harm's way... |
PC Magazine
September 28, 2005
Sebastian Rupley |
Home Bot One of the most advanced humanoid robots for consumers goes on sale in Japan in September. |
