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Leonardo da Vinci robot wows Tokyo crowd

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10 Popular Robot Toys for Christmas 2015

Looking for the perfect robot toy for your child? Here are the hottest robot toys for the 2015 Christmas season that are entertaining and educational. From: http://www.roboticstrends.com/ By Steve Crowe Are you struggling to find the perfect gift for the … Continue reading

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UC Davis Releases Free Tools for Teaching Robotics

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DARPA News

The 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals took place last week. If you are not familiar with this challenge, it was based on experiences with the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster in Japan. During that event, people had to be sent in to … Continue reading

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New Products from Adept MobileRobots

from: Adept Mobile Robotics Pioneer Manipulator Research Platform The Pioneer Manipulator is an integrated mobile manipulation robot based on Adept MobileRobots’ Pioneer LX research AIV (Autonomous Intelligent Vehicle). Designed to last for years of continuous service and equipped with our … Continue reading

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Grant Imahara visits Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Labs

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Inexpensive, Durable Plastic Hands Let Robots Get a Grip

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2014 Robot Gift Guide

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Aldebaran Pepper

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ATLAS DRC Robot Is 75 Percent New, Completely Unplugged

From IEEE Specturm We’ve always known that the ATLAS DRC humanoid robot was due for some serious upgrades before the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals, because having a robot that’s tethered for power and safety is just not in the spirit … Continue reading

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