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Robots Podcast #137: Venture Capital 26 Aug 2013 | 06:12 am
Diana Saraceni is a venture capitalist at 360 Capital Partners. In this interview she talks with Per about her first robotics investment, 3 years ago in Invendo Medical, and her views on how the marke...
Robots Podcast #136: Drone Journalism 11 Aug 2013 | 02:39 am
In episode #136, Sabine speaks with Matthew Schroyer, founder of the Professional Society of Drone Journalists (PSDJ) and co-founder of Drones for Good. Matthew has a Master’s in journalism from the U...
Robots Podcast #135: Jonathon Roberts, autonomous systems 28 Jul 2013 | 10:14 pm
“As Director of the Autonomous Systems Laboratory in CSIRO's ICT Centre [Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Information and Communication Technologies], Dr. Robe...
MIT Study Locates Stored Memories in Brain 26 Jul 2013 | 03:14 am
Scientists have long pondered the question of how and where the brain stores episodic memories, complex associations of objects, space and time. MIT research led by Susumu Tonegawa reveals new details...
Random Robot Roundup 24 Jul 2013 | 01:45 am
This week's roundup includes a lot of fun and interesting stuff! We've got insects, consciousness, language, sensory awareness, backflipping robots, and more. Let's start with the backflipping. RoboJ...
CMU Snake Robot Trial at Nuclear Power Plant 18 Jul 2013 | 09:27 pm
A CMU press release (PDF format) describes a recent field test of CMU's modular snake robot in which it navigates inside an Austrian nuclear power plant. The robot moved through pipes, open valves, an...
Amoeba-inspired Self-Organizing Systems 18 Jul 2013 | 12:38 am
Amoebas (or Amebas as the kids today call them) are interesting little animals that have inspired lots of thought among roboticists on how life interacts with an environment. Now they've inspired a te...
Robots Podcast #134: Mining Automation 14 Jul 2013 | 07:23 am
In Robots Podcast #134, interviewer Priscila Soares speaks with Martin Adams, principal investigator at the industry funded Advanced Mining Technology Centre (AMTC) and Professor of Electrical Enginee...
Best Robot Photos of the Week 13 Jul 2013 | 03:41 am
This edition of best robot photos of the week includes some shots of the Robot Dance Party bot at the San Francisco Pride Parade. There are also pics of a variety of student-built robots ranging from ...
DARPA ATLAS Humanoid Robot is Here 12 Jul 2013 | 12:27 am
Get ready for endless "Atlas Shrugged" jokes in the media. DARPA has made the first official news release showing video of their new ATLAS humanoid robot. ATLAS was built by Boston Dynamics and evolve...
