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The focus of a few of Paul Krugman's recent blog posts and his most recent New York Times column is robots and how they are fundamentally changing the U.S. labor market.
The benefits of living with an engineer
Japanese company Hitachi has unveiled a new remote-controlled robot designed for lifting duties in radioactive areas of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Be prepared to learn how the growth of exponential and disruptive technologies will impact your industry, your company, your career, and your life...Bob Metcalfe (Founder of 3Com, Co-Inventor of the Ethernet)
After a year at sea, Liquid Robotics' Wave Glider has set the record for the longest distance traveled by an autonomous robot.
Four years ago, iRobot co-founder Helen Greiner stepped down from the company she helped turn into an all-important supplier of the military’s growing arsenal of ground robots.
While engineering programmable matter, they also invented a motor that holds its position without power.
The computer program recognizes items, learns and remembers--and even passes some basic components of an IQ test.
Remotely operated excavators for mining in the abyss
Disney researchers invented a humanoid animatron that plays a lifelike game of catch.
A private race to the moon with robotic probes may kick off a lunar "water rush" that helps humanity explore asteroids, Mars and other deep-space destinations, some scientists say.
Autonomous drones that could attack without human intervention would make war easier and endanger civilians, says report
Soft robotic fingers, robots that can open doors, and a robotic sea turtle--iRobot's R&D guys stopped by to show us their latest projects yesterday, and we're passing the awesomeness on to you.
The threat of autonomous killer robots is very real and we have to stop them before it's too late. Such is the theme of many a sci-fi film, but it’s now also the official position of Human Rights Watch
A group called Puzzlebox is hoping to teach kids about neuroscience, open source coding, and focus, by luring them in with a spherical toy helicopter controlled by brainwaves.
The Korean Atomic Energy Group and LIG Nex1 (an aerospace and defense subsidiary of LG Corp) have jointly developed what they are calling the world's first bird strike defense robot.
Soft robotic fingers, robots that can open doors, and a robotic sea turtle--iRobot's R&D guys stopped by to show us their latest projects yesterday, and we're passing the awesomeness on to you.
The internet has changed a great deal of modern society, and now it promises to change space exploration as well.
Deployed off the coast of New Jersey earlier this week, the modified Wave Glider robot gathered realtime data from Sandy as the storm approached landfall Monday.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has published concept artwork depicting the robots that will compete in its ambitious DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC).
Bossa Nova Robotics has developed a robot that the company says is “the first step towards the creation of a 21st century personal robotics platform for everyday consumers.”
Like it or not, robots are swiftly making their way deeper and deeper into battlefield operations.
Some people complain that the age of exploration is over.
Killer robots have officially gone out to sea.
From the inventor of the bicycle-riding 'bot, a new creation
Never mind looming defense cuts or residual technical challenges.
A Philadelphia robotics startup is blazing trails in the nascent unmanned systems industry by focusing on technology, and ignoring the killer app.
The solar-powered rover is a contender for the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize.
A single mysterious computer program that placed orders — and then subsequently canceled them — made up 4 percent of all quote traffic in the U.S. stock market last week...
One robot isn't so smart, but get enough of them together and they can complete a complex mission.
