82robots daily newspaper

82robots daily newspaper is published with the most recent news on robots and artificial intelligence. Check it out here http://paper.li/82robots/1319926379#

BattleBots Season 3.0

BattleBots is one of the most fun events for amateur robotics with intense competition

ABB Robotics - Fanta Can Challenge

Amazing accuracy from robotic arms

Actroid-F now has a brother!

TechCrunch has the story and the video with the two robots interacting with humans

http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/18/actroid-f-japans-super-realistic-humanoid-gets-a-brother-video

Robots replacing middle-class jobs

Two very interesting articles on how robot have changed the game for lots of types of jobs, and some predictions for the not so distant future

 

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-10/robots-are-stealing-american-jobs-economists-say

http://www.good.is/post/automation-insurance-robots-are-replacing-middle-class-jobs/

Robots vs. Humans in the labor market

Will robots and software do all the work in the future with humans unable to compete for labor?

Some really interesting points are made by Dyske Suematsu in his recent article, regarding machines increasing efficiency in the workplace and decreasing the need to hire more workers

http://dyske.com/paper/945

Robot triathlon

A Japanese company has built a robot ready to compete in a challenging triathlon. More details here http://youtu.be/WdbwvL4sGcw

How to make a robot!

Robotshop has published a quick how-ton guide on making your own robot, from choosing the material to selecting the controllers and software, truly exciting stuff, check it out here

A robot that can play Angry Birds!

O'Reilly radar on a robot that can play angry birds http://radar.oreilly.com/2011/10/angry-birds-robot-mobile-testing.html

Amazing Humanoid Robot

This looks very real

Make a Voice Controlled Robot

This guy shows how to build the robot from scratch

Giant Robot Dinosaurs from Japan

Dinosaurs are back!

Turtlebot

Turtlebot is made using iRobot, ROS and Kinect and it's programmed to recognize and follow the user.

Robot Dance at ASTC 2011

Events

Some exciting events this month

• COMBOTS on October 28th-30th in the Bay Area
• ChiBots iHobby Expo on October 23rd and 24th in Chicago

Impressive! Robot solves Rubik Cube faster than a human

More here http://singularityhub.com/2011/10/19/lego-robot-beats-human-world-record-for-solving-the-rubiks-cube

A Robot builds other robots out of spray foam

Foambot can build other robots from spray foam. This technology will be used to build houses or other items in the future. More information at IEEE Spectrum
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/diy/watch-this-robot-build-other-robots-out-of-spray-foam

Robot Housekeeper

These robots developed in Japan can do laundry and dishes

Genibo dog robot

Robot dogs are increasingly becoming more realistic http://youtu.be/P9bqb5fY7Os

POOP SCOOP robot

PR2 robot made by Willow Garage can identify and collect poop http://youtu.be/3q4cLRBaDvg

Nao Robot

Nao is one of the smartest robots on the market, and it can be programmed by ROS

Robot-assisted hair restoration?

Robot-assisted hair restoration? LA Times presents a new robotic machine for hair restoration

Raytheon Sarcos robotic arms

Now, what's next? A robot suit where humans can control a giant robot?

Living With Robots

Honda introduces it's humanoid robot Asimo, which can currently walk, climb stairs and carry items. The video is going through the history of developing this robot and the challenges ahead

Robots playing ping-pong

Chinese students spent 4 years to develop humanoid robots that can play ping pong. A video with the robots playing is here http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-10-ping-pong-robots-debut-china-video.html

Robotics class

You can now take an introductory robotics class for free. Stanford has published lectures for their CS 223A class at udemy http://www.udemy.com/introduction-to-robotics/

Robot soccer

Some amazing soccer matches with humanoid robots. More at http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/virginia-techs-romela-rocks-robocup-2011

A Robot Plays Jenga

IEEE Spectrum has the full article http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/industrial-robots/robot-masters-jenga-next-the-world

Robot dancing wondergirls' nobody

Video link

A robot that flies like a bird

Robot Violinist

This robot violinist is pretty amazing

Robots that learn how to think

This robot is doing internet search to find solutions to tasks that is given to do and becomes better and better over time. More here: http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-10-japanese-scientist-unveils-robot.html

Hair-washing robot

Japanese robot programmed to wash hair

More information about this robot here.

Aldebaran Robotics Nao Robot Show

Singularity

Michio Kaku on Singularity. In the future humans will merge with robots and connect through an intelligent network

Will robots and AI take over the stock market?

Trading firms employ AI algorithms and automated systems to discover patterns and  profit from mispricings. More here  http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/sbwire-109669.htm

Robot orders a sandwich for you

Engadget article on robot using semantic search to order a sandwich http://goo.gl/nKG3l

Mobile robot with a biological brain

Scientists create robot controlled by a biological rat brain

Full paper here: http://centaur.reading.ac.uk/8181

Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio

Microsoft announces Robotics Developer Studio 4 Beta with support for Kinect. Cool stuff!

http://channel9.msdn.com/coding4fun/kinect/Microsoft-Robotics-Developer-Studio-4-Beta-Gets-Kinected
 

AlphaDog

This robotic dog was developed to carry heavy items and to be able to navigate difficult terrains

iPhone robotics

Engadget has a cool story with a robotic toolkit attached to an iPhone  http://goo.gl/awJH7