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First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

Harvard University

Alt-week 5.16.13: bug eyes, robo-cops and fake flowers

Alt-week takes a look at the best science and alternative tech stories from the last seven days.If we're to find a common thread in this week's collection of stories, it'd be nature's guiding hand. How it inspires science, how we seek to imitate it, and ... [Published Engadget - May 18 2013]

Entities: thin-film, Fake, Interference, Harvard University

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

Honda Motor Co Ltd

First look ... Honda Miimo robotic lawnmower

A couple of weeks ago I tested Roomba from iRobot, a gadget that vacuums while you're out.The idea appealed but the reality poor performance, clumsy navigation and a tiny dust compartment was less exciting. This week I'm looking at what is essentially ... [Published Herald Scotland - May 18 2013]

Entities: Robotics, Honda Motor Co Ltd, Roomba

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

It’s never too soon to have ‘the talk’ with kids

By Nicole BrodeurThe Seattle TimesIn the Internet Age, the average kid encounters pornography by age 10 – when they mistype a link while doing their homework, or when it pops up on the side of the screen while they’re watching a cat ride a Roomba on ... [Published Buffalo News - May 18 2013]

Entities: Pornography, Sex, Roomba, Puritan

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

DARPA Is Building an Autonomous Robot Hand That Can Open Locked Doors

iRobot, the company behind the adorable Roomba vacuum cleaner and some less-adorable military security bots, has developed a semi-autonomous hand that can do almost everything your hand can do, just better. Using a Kinect sensor, it can manipulate a key ... [Published Motherboard Magazine - May 17 2013]

Entities: DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Robotics, Roomba, Interaction, iRobot Corp

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Google Inc

Which Journalists Accepted Free Laptops from Google?

Yesterday's Google I/O conference—a tech Nuremberg of fanboyism, developer jargon, and fancy new features for Gmail—dragged on for hours. Those thousands who sat patiently in their chairs were rewarded with a brand new, $1,300 laptop—including reporters ... [Published Gawker - May 16 2013]

Entities: Google Inc, Gizmodo, ChromeBook

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

The Great Catsby: An Internet Musical

The Great Catsby is an internet phenomenon that started with a symphony of cat-shopped covers of Fitzgerald’s literary masterpiece and emerged as naturally as cats and musicals often do – with lots of singing. The final cat-daptation deserves some serious ... [Published Social Times - May 17 2013]

Entities: Roomba, Adobe Photoshop

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

An Analysis Of Methods In handheld Va...

All hoovers are certainly not built the same. Stick vacuums are essentially very light and thin uprights and they're usually beneficial to quick and easy cleanups. This technology allows the vacuum to move around hard to reach areas like standard vacuums ... [Published Al Bawaba - May 17 2013]

Entities: Vacuum, Filtration, Roomba, neoprene, Battery

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

iRobot Sells Warbots to Brazil

It seems Roomba vacuums aren't the only robots scoring for iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBTOn Tuesday, Bedford, Mass.-based iRobot announced that it's just inked contracts worth $7.2 million to deliver its iRobot 510 PackBot military robot to Brazil. The contracts, ... [Published Motley Fool - May 15 2013]

Entities: iRobot Corp, Brazil, Robotics

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

The many roads to safe, reliable firmware devt

We often see materials regarding MISRA C/C++ standard. The reason we have continued to focus so much on this standard is that the need for such a disciplined approach is growing more necessary as embedded devices move into areas beyond automotive, military/aerospace ... [Published EE Times India - May 15 2013]

Entities: Roomba, Smart Grid, Microwave, Medical Equipment, Electrical Power

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

How Will We Keep Track Of Our Robot Minions?

The trickiest part of a future filled with helpful robots (think Roombas, but for everything) is keeping track of them all. Researchers at Wayne State University published a clever solution to this problem.In a paper titled "LOBOT: Low-Cost, Self-Contained ... [Published Popular Science - May 15 2013]

Entities: Robotics, Magnetic Field, HTC Legend, Roomba

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

iRobot's CEO Presents at JPMorgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference - Transcript

iRobot Corporation (IRBT) JPMorgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference Call May 14, 2013 2:50 PM ETMark StrouseThank you all for coming. My name is Mark Strouse; I help cover Applied and Emerging Technologies here at JPMorgan. We are very ... [Published Seeking Alpha - May 15 2013]

Entities: Colin Angle, iRobot Corp, Robotics

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Ailing Sharp sacks chief, vows turnaround on robots, LCDs

The Japanese firm booked a record loss, but said it will rebound on products like ultra-high resolution notebook screensMay 14, 2013, 7:46 AM Japan's Sharp booked another huge loss on Tuesday, and unveiled its latest turnaround plan, which includes relying ... [Published ITworld.com - May 14 2013]

Entities: Robotics, Liquid Crystal Display, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, FOXCONN - Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd

Quotes

Right now, the machine's current setup "incorporates some autonomous capability," but "the hand still requires an operator for manipulation of objects in its fingers" according to the Singularity Hub

DARPA Is Building an Autonomous Robot Hand That Can Open Locked Doors [Published Motherboard Magazine - May 17 2013]

...And the Kansas worm scientist Ackley figured that even if OpenWorm didn't work, something like it would. "C. elegans is probably going to be the first or very close to the first [multicellular organism] to be simulated" he said

Is This Virtual Worm the First Sign of the Singularity? [Published Yahoo! Finance - May 17 2013]

...It's a touchy question, but a very important one—as The American Prospect's Jeff Saginor wrote, "Technology events are not giveaways for Oprah’s favorite things—journalists don’t get to go home with bags full of expensive toys and then pretend to critically cover the companies that bribe them."

Which Journalists Accepted Free Laptops from Google? [Published Gawker - May 16 2013]

"Each of us has an opportunity to really make a difference in the world and make the world a better place," Melanson said. "I think academics really help set the framework to make this happen."

National Merit scholar from Hilton Head focuses on robotics [Published Individual.com - May 16 2013]

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First look ... Honda Miimo robotic lawnmower [Published Herald Scotland - May 18 2013]
It’s never too soon to have ‘the talk’ with kids [Published Buffalo News - May 18 2013]
First look ... Honda Miimo robotic lawnmower [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 18 2013]
DARPA Is Building an Autonomous Robot Hand That... [Published Motherboard Magazine - May 17 2013]
Is This Virtual Worm the First Sign of the Sing... [Published Yahoo! Finance - May 17 2013]
The Great Catsby: An Internet Musical [Published Social Times - May 17 2013]
An Analysis Of Methods In handheld Va... [Published Al Bawaba - May 17 2013]
Which Journalists Accepted Free Laptops from Go... [Published Gawker - May 16 2013]
Burned Out? Three Bright Ideas to Light Up Your... [Published Psychology Today - May 16 2013]
National Merit scholar from Hilton Head focuses... [Published Individual.com - May 16 2013]
iRobot Sells Warbots to Brazil [Published Motley Fool - May 15 2013]
The many roads to safe, reliable firmware devt [Published EE Times India - May 15 2013]
5 ways robots are invading — and improving — ho... [Published Venturebeat - May 15 2013]
How Will We Keep Track Of Our Robot Minions? [Published Popular Science - May 15 2013]
How Will We Keep Track Of Our Robot Minions? [Published Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, ... - May 15 2013]
iRobot's CEO Presents at JPMorgan Global Techno... [Published Seeking Alpha - May 15 2013]
Ailing Sharp sacks chief, vows turnaround on ro... [Published ITworld.com - May 14 2013]
The many paths to safe, reliable firmware devel... [Published Embedded Systems Programming - May 13 2013]
A Brief History of Awesome Robots [Published Mother Jones - May 13 2013]
A Brief History of Awesome Robots [Published MoJo Articles \| Mother Jones - May 13 2013]
Dawn of the bot? New era nears, experts say [Published NBCNews.com - May 13 2013]
The Dust On Mars Would Be Dangerous To Human Vi... [Published Gizmodo - May 12 2013]
The Guide: Television: Wednesday 15: Pick of th... [Published Equities.com - May 11 2013]
A World Full Of Robots! [Published Motley Fool - May 10 2013]
Dogs: Bad For Your Furniture, Good For Your Heart [Published Slate - The XX Factor - May 10 2013]
Let the robots do your dirty work [Published thestar.com.my - May 09 2013]
iRobot CEO To Speak At Technology Media and Tel... [Published APPLIANCE Magazine - May 09 2013]

Blogs

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Arduino Robot launches at Maker Faire, we go ha... [Published Engadget - 11 hours ago] There's a new kid on the Arduino block, and it's called the Arduino Robot. Launched yesterday at Maker Faire Bay Area, it's the company's first product that extends beyond single microcontroller boards. The Roomba -like design, which we first ...
Alt-week 5.16.13: bug eyes, robo-cops and fake ... [Published Engadget - May 18 2013] Alt-week takes a look at the best science and alternative tech stories from the last seven days.If we're to find a common thread in this week's collection of stories, it'd be nature's guiding hand. How it inspires science, how we seek to imitate it, and ...
Which Journalists Accepted Free Laptops from Go... [Published Gawker - May 16 2013] Yesterday's Google I/O conference—a tech Nuremberg of fanboyism, developer jargon, and fancy new features for Gmail—dragged on for hours. Those thousands who sat patiently in their chairs were rewarded with a brand new, $1,300 laptop—including reporters ...
5 ways robots are invading — and improving — ho... [Published Venturebeat - May 15 2013] If you’ve been waiting for the day when robot doctors will cut you open, monitor you recovery, and keep you company in your hospital room, you won’t have to wait much longer.“We’re in the first inning of a nine-inning exercise. The average patient walks ...
Dogs: Bad For Your Furniture, Good For Your Heart [Published Slate - The XX Factor - May 10 2013] The American Heart Association released a statement on Thursday announcing that owning a pet, especially a dog, may help lower your risk of heart disease. Yes, a stinky, slobbering, germy dog . While researchers aren't certain why, the prevailing ...

Audio/Video

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Shark cat takes a Roomba ride [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - Apr 26 2013]

Press Releases

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Yankee Candle and Robot Add-Ons Launch New Moth... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - Apr 24 2013]