News: Cornell researcher receives Microsoft fellowship for developing personal robots

Source: The Ithaca Journal

An assistant professor at Cornell University will receive funding from Microsoft to expand his...- 8:30 pm ITHACA -- Education reformer Michelle Rhee will give the Spencer T. and Ann W.- 8:05 pm SYRACUSE -- Make-A-Wish ...
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Video Friday: Curiosity Learns to Scoop, Robot Tentacle Learns to Grab, iCub Learns About Rolling

Source: IEEE Spectrum

Nope, we are still not done with our coverage of ICRA, the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, but we'll take a little bit of a break today to bring you a comprehensive Video Friday, featuring robo ...
Full article at: IEEE Spectrum  More like this  2 days ago, 8:08am CDT

Impatient Futurist: Your Domestic Robot Servant Has Finally Arrived (in a Fashion)

Source: Discover Magazine

Humanoid robots can dance and play Ping Pong. But folding towels and catering a party are proving to be trickier tasks. David Plunkert Like many people with limited social skills, I’ve always wanted a robot. And I’ve never been ...
Full article at: Discover Magazine  More like this  6 days ago, 10:12am CDT

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TurtleBot 2 Prototype Unveiled at ROSCon

Source: IEEE Spectrum

Willow Garage introduced the TurtleBot in April of 2011 as a low-cost personal robot kit running open-source software. A year later, it's been an incredible success with researchers and hobbyists, and it's time to meet the next g ...
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