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01/04/2017 / By roboticsnews

Mayfield Robotics Announces Kuri, a $700 Mobile Home Robot

For about two years now, Mayfield Robotics has been working on something. A robot, we’d heard. Something helpful for the home. Not a vacuum. No screen, but a face. Without much in the way of (public) information on this secret robot, what kept us interested was the team: chief technical officer and cofounder Kaijen Hsiao spent […]

12/08/2016 / By roboticsnews

China Leading Global Shift to Robotics, Automation: Are We Seeing New Capitalism, End of Industrialization?

China’s high investments on robotics and automation may bring a fundamental change to capitalism and put an end to old industrialization, according to analysts at global investment manager Bernstein. Article by Manny Salvacion Robots may demolish and replace manufacturing jobs globally as the “age of industrialization is coming to an end.” According to the analysts, capitalism […]

12/01/2016 / By roboticsnews

Mount Sinai Makes Big Move Into Robotics

Mount Sinai Health System, a pioneer in robotic surgery, has gone a step further and launched a robotics institute to unify its work in the field. Article by Maria Durben The Mount Sinai Robotics Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine in New York City pools together physicians from different specialties as well as scientists […]

11/30/2016 / By roboticsnews

A Roadmap For Robotics

Robotics as an industry has been around for approximately 50 years now, but it’s perhaps fair to say that the last few of these have seen a tremendous growth, both in the range of tasks robots can perform, but also the number of robots in operation. Article by Adi Gaskell Back in 2009 a consortium […]

11/30/2016 / By roboticsnews

He built a robotics startup with just US$100 and no prior experience; It has now won some top e-tailers

Ark Robot is an autonomous mobile robot that can lift pallets and crates holding products weighing up to 120 Kg and transport it to any location at a top speed of up to 4 Kph Article by Salnul Abudheen K. His story started in 2008 when the global economic slowdown was at its peak. He was just […]

11/29/2016 / By roboticsnews

Uses of robotics in business: How will robots be used in future?

Speak to any robotics expert and they will tell you we are on the cusp of a major shift within the field. Robots are set to move beyond their current niche (caged) position on the assembly line to take up a much broader range of roles across many industries. This is often termed as the […]

11/28/2016 / By roboticsnews

Robots greet Westfield mall shoppers in San Francisco, San Jose

Robots have invaded two Bay Area shopping malls just in time for the holidays. But they’re friendly robots programmed to dance, play games, take selfies and teach six languages. Article by Benny Evangelista No, the human-like robots — all named Pepper — won’t be replacing flesh-and-blood sales clerks any time soon. But the Westfield shopping […]

11/23/2016 / By roboticsnews

Just Eat shows how its robots will shape the future of food delivery

The company means to transform your Saturday night takeaway with the latest technology innovations. Article by Owen Hughes In September this year, food ordering service Just Eat began testing self-driving robots designed to deliver takeaway orders to customers in London. The robots, built by UK robotics firm Starship Technologies, have been designed to increase deliver […]

11/22/2016 / By roboticsnews

A new standard in robotics

On the wall of Aaron Dollar’s office is a poster for R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots), the 1920 Czech play that gave us the word “robot.” The story ends with the nominal robots seizing control of the factory of their origin and then wiping out nearly all of humanity. Dollar, fortunately, has something more cheerful in […]

11/17/2016 / By roboticsnews

Experts release new roadmap for US robotics

The message is clear: the US must invest in robotics in order to keep up with fierce international competition. Article by Kelly McSweeney A consortium of robotics experts published an updated Roadmap for US Robotics — a document that is designed to help Congress understand the current state of robotics so that policymakers can determine […]

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