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Jun 18, 2013 “Your Dad’s Next Nurse Might Be a Robot”
11 years
A recent article in The New York Times quoted a Carnegie Mellon University roboticist, Jim Osborn, as saying, “There are two trends that are going in opposite directions: One is the increasing number of elderly people, and the other is the decline in the number of people to take care of them.”
April 19, 2013 “Robots make the cover of Time Magazine”
12 years
The cover of the April 22 issue of Time Magazine shows robots chiseling out the words “Made in the USA” and the story is “Manufacturing is back—but where are the jobs?”
March 20, 2013 “Robotic Tour Guides Catch on in Australia”
12 years
January 22, 2013 “Robots create Jobs”
12 years
IFR CEO round table topic at the Automate 2013 in Chicago: “Robot create Jobs”.
Total potential of job creation by robotics: 1.9 million to 3.5 million between 2012 and 2020.
January 13, 2013 “FIRST LEGO LEAGUE – Semifinal”
12 years
The FIRST Lego League (the acronym FLL) is an international competition o for elementary and middle school students (ages 10–16). One of the FLL Italia semifinals takes place ion Genoa, on January 13th al the University Sport Facility. This years FLL mission is devoted to Senior Citizens: Independent, Engaged, Connected.
December 6, 2012 “Robots for iPad”
12 years
New app “IEEE Spectrum ROBOTS,” not only provides news but has an extensive detailed section for current-day robots of all types: from exoskeletons to remote presence; from military transport to Google self-driving car; from Keepon and Paro to Asimo. For each there are specs, factoids, builder name and cost and interesting graphics and videos. There is also a substantial LEARN section with videos and text by notable and inspirational roboticists.
December 6, 2012 “The Next Generation Of Service Robots”
12 years
Based on what was on display at Europe’s largest robotics expedition in Lyon, France, Innorobo 2012, it is clear that it’s only a matter of time before robots populate our homes, schools, hospitals, and cities
November 17, 2012 “Teaching Robots By Demonstration Shown To Be Effective, For Users And Robots”
12 years
Robots only do what we program them to do and therein lies a huge obstacle to the dream of practical robot helpers in the home and workplace. Now, the field of user experience is increasingly being used to teach robots and AI to perform tasks with a hands-on teaching method. New research shown at Willow Garage points to the success of this methodology in making robots easier to use and more effective.
May 1, 2012 – “Chinese Restauranteur Boasts 18 Robot Workers”
13 years
A restaurant in Harbin, China staffs 18 robots; one to welcome customers as they arrive, others to cook the food, and more to deliver plates to tables. The owner says the robots, which cost between 200,000~300,000 yuan ($32,000~$48,000 USD), can display 10 different emotions and speak simple phrases.
March 11, 2012 – “SoftBank puts faith in future of robots”
13 years
Aldebaran, the French humanoid robotics company, has sold a majority stake in the business to Softbank of Japan, securing financial backing that could help bring robots into the mainstream consumer market. Read More >>
