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2 hrs ago | Brad Ideas

Betterplace dies -- how do you make an electric robotic taxi fleet?

But I do believe in the idea of the self-driving electric taxi as the best answer for our future urban transportation.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

6 hrs ago | Business Journal

Robots on the big screen have ties to Kansas City entrepreneur

When "Man of Steel" premieres next month, a Kansas City-area robotics engineer may experience a sense of dA©jA vu.

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Related Topix: Robots, Science / Technology, US Military, US Army, Celebrities, Matt Damon

6 hrs ago | Business Journal

Robots rise: sneak preview of 18 clever ones

As a child approaches "Romo," a small robot that combines a body on wheels with an iPhone for brains, the eyes of an animated face follow the child's face, a smile turning to an expression of alarm when the child gets "too close," and then back to a smile.

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Related Topix: Robots, Science / Technology, Skype, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, iPhone, San Francisco, CA

6 hrs ago | Business Journal

Robots on the big screen have ties to Kansas City entrepreneur

When "Man of Steel" premieres next month, a Kansas City-area robotics engineer may experience a sense of d ©j vu.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Kansas City, MO, Robots

9 hrs ago | Mashable

Customize and Code Your Own Robots With Linkbot

California-based company Barobo is all about robots . Their newest invention, Linkbot , is a modular robotic platform that lets you build and customize your own robot, block by block, like LEGOs .

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Robots

9 hrs ago | Science Daily

Perfect skin: More touchy-feely robots

Leading to better robotic platforms that could one day be used in industry, hospitals and even at home.

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Related Topix: Robots, Science / Technology

12 hrs ago | Voice of America

Demand Grows for Global Ban on 'Killer Robots'

It may sound like something from a sci-fi movie - but campaigners say the threat is real and the robots already exist.

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Related Topix: Robots, Science / Technology

15 hrs ago | TMCnet

Will Your Call Center Training Include Robots?

We've all experienced it you've just arrived home and the last landline phone in your house is ringing.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Robots

19 hrs ago | Mashable

This Telepresence Robot Is Powered By a Smartphone

What if you could have your smartphone greet customers while they're shopping in your store or have a tablet work as a babysitter? That's the idea behind R.bots Synergy SWAN, a telepresence robot with that works with any Android or iOS device.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Robots

Thu May 23, 2013

Fast Company

Our Robot Overlords Will Teach Us To Be More Productive, Better Collaborators

Win or lose, every business war story results in useful lessons learned. Entrepreneurs share practical takeaways from their own journeys to success.

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Related Topix: Robots, Science / Technology, Business News

MSNBC

I, for one, welcome our new robotic overlords

Robots are simply more efficient than humans at certain tasks. They already excel at building cars, exploring distant planets and hunting for explosives, but it turns out that robots might also evolve much faster than their flesh-and-blood counterparts.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Cornell University, US News, Liberal Political News

Gizmag

Acrobatic XRL robot takes cliffs and valleys in its stride

Most land-dwelling animals with skeletons have the ability to jump. It is of particular importance to survival, as running primarily consists of a long series of jumps.

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Related Topix: Robots, Science / Technology, University of Pennsylvania, Gadgets

Animal

Daft Punk's Music Box Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Robots

I was never a Daft Punk fan until Random Access Memories , and it had to do with a shallow perception of the band as gimmick musicians: robot masks, huge waiting periods between albums , a unified aesthetic that didn't ring genuine, but as carefully branded as a corporate logo.

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Related Topix: Electronic, Daft Punk, Science / Technology

The Herald

UN investigator seeks world moratorium on 'killer robots'

A United Nations human rights investigator called on Thursday for all states to declare a moratorium to prevent so-called "killer robots" being deployed on the battlefield.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

The Financial Mirror

Mazor Robotics' American Depository Rece ...

Mazor Robotics Ltd. , a developer of innovative surgical robots and complementary products, announced today that it will commence trading of its American Depositary Shares represented by American Depositary Receipts through The Bank of New York Mellon , on or about Tuesday May 28, 2013.

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Related Topix: Robots, Science / Technology, BNY Mellon, Bank of New York, Banking, Financial Services

KurzweilAI.net

Russia developing anti-terrorist robots

Russian experts are developing robots designed to minimize casualties in terrorist attacks and neutralize terrorists, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on May 17, RIA Novosti reports .

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

Data Center Knowledge

The Robot-Driven Data Center of Tomorrow

Tape libraries, like this one at Google, provide an example of the use of robotics to manage data centers.

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Related Topix: Robots, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, RFID News

Wed May 22, 2013

Denver Westword

The eight hottest robots in pop culture

Robots are everywhere. From helping us find cat videos on the Internet to assembling other robots , they've become almost as ubiquitous in real life as they have been in pop culture for years.

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Related Topix: Robots, Science / Technology

Kinston Free Press

Teaching East Kinston youth robotics

A Kinston couple began a robotics class in March at Holloway Center, serving nearly 20 children as young as 8-years-old. As Kinston Robotics is in the beginning stage, there is only a pair of robots to work with.

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Related Topix: Kinston, NC, Science / Technology, Robots, Kids, Family

Machine Design

Ring-table design can handle car bodies

Engineers at German-based EDAG needed a rotating ring table for small-lot production of cars.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Willoughby, OH

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