AI & Robotics
Robotics Trends: 19-25 March 2012
The spring brought good news to the robotics industry. Last week, the Nao humanoid’s manufacturer Aldebaran Robotics sold its majority stake for $100 million. This week, its the turn of Kiva Systems that automates warehouses using swarms of robot. Kiva Systems has been be sold for $775 million to Amazon. Another figure that is worth mentioning is the 44% growth of the robotics employment market. Although the business side of robotics was a hot topic this week on the web, there were other interesting news and demos on the technical side. We grouped them by topic in an attempt to ease browsing. But first, have a look to our selection of videos!
Videos of the Week
Tags of the Week
Kiva Systems(5)Amazon(5) UAVs(4) iRobot(2) Warehouse Robots(2) Arduino Comparison(1) Charity(1) Firefighting Robots(1) Humanoid Robots(1) Jellyfish(1) Kinect(1) Mechanical Interoperability(1) Open Source(1) Packbot(1) The Pirate Bay(1) Robotics Clubs(1) ROS(1) Universal Construction Kit(1) Willow Garage(1)
Kiva System sold to Amazon
Kiva Systems(5) Amazon(5) Warehouse Robots(2) Logistics(2) Warehouse Automation(2)
- Amazon Buys Kiva Systems, The Largest Acquisition in Robot History? – RobotShop – 23 March 2012
- Why Kiva Is Worth $775 Million to Amazon – IEEE Spectrum : Robotics – 22 March 2012
- Amazon to buy Kiva Systems for $775 Million – Robots.net – 20 March 2012
- Breaking News: Amazon Acquires Kiva Systems for $775 Million in Cash – Hizook – 19 March 2012
- Amazon Acquires Kiva Systems for $775 Million – IEEE Spectrum : Robotics – 19 March 2012
Arial Robots and Other Innovations Expected for 2012
UAVs(4) Quadrotors(1) Diy Drones(1) Kinect(1) Self-driving Cars(1) Remote Presence(1) Cloud Robotics(1) Telepresence(1) Open Source(1) The Pirate Bay(1) 3d Printing(1) Blimps(1) Smartphone(1) Exoskeleton(1)
- Gesture Recognition for Robotic Aircraft – Robots.net – 23 March 2012
- AeroQuad Forums – AeroQuad – The Open Source Quadcopter – Hobby Robotics – 20 March 2012
- The Pirate Bay Planning “Low Orbit Server Drones” – IEEE Spectrum : Robotics – 20 March 2012
- Robotics Trends for 2012 – IEEE Spectrum : Robotics – 20 March 2012
Virginia Tech(3) Romela(2) Dennis Hong(1)Firefighting Robots(1) Humanoid Robots(1) Jellyfish(1) Bio-inspired Robots(1)
- RoMeLa’s CHARLI-2 Keeps Balance – Robots.net – 23 March 2012
- Robotic Jellyfish – Robot Living – 21 March 2012
- Our First Look Inside SAFFiR, the U.S. Navy’s Firefighting Robot – IEEE Spectrum : Robotics – 19 March 2012
iRobot(2) Willow Garage(1) Biorobotics(1) Robotics Software(1) ROS(1) Robot Operating System(1) Colin Angle(1) Rodney Brooks(1) Robert Bauer(1) Augmented Reality(1) Darpa(1) Packbot(1) Bio-inspired Robots(1) Touchme(1)
- Video Friday: PackBots on Steroids, RoboJellies on Hydrogen, and Rodney Brooks on Industry
– IEEE Spectrum : Robotics – 23 March 2012 - iRobot and Willow Garage Debate Closed vs. Open Source Robotics at Cocktail Party – IEEE Spectrum : Robotics – 22 March 2012
Arduino Comparison(1) Domestic And Personal Robots(1) Windoro(1) Universal Construction Kit(1) Duplo(1) Lego(1) Lincoln Logs(1) Mechanical Interoperability(1) K’Nex(1) Tinkertoys(1) Zome(1)
- The Free Universal Construction Kit – Robots.net – 21 March 2012
- Windoro Unboxing, Robots Can Now Clean Your Windows Too – RobotShop – 20 March 2012
- Arduino Microcontroller Feature Comparison – RobotShop – 19 March 2012
Robotics Clubs(1) Iai(1) Cancer(1) Roomba(1) Giraffe(1) Intelligent Automation(1) Charity(1)
- Robotics Clubs – RobotShop – 22 March 2012
- Human Gets Top of Head Cut Off by Robot, Survives – IEEE Spectrum : Robotics – 21 March 2012
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