Microsoft's Robot Touch Screen Lets You Palpate a Brain
The TouchMover display uses a robotic mechanism to create haptic feedback
DARPA's Virtual Robotics Challenge: OSRF Gets Simulator Ready
We've got an overview of the tasks competitors will have to conquer
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TurtleBot 2 Tutorial: Installing ROS
Want to install ROS on your desktop PC? It's a lot easier than it sounds
Video Friday: Droneapult Launch, Robot Rope Ascender, and Spock vs. Spock
We've still got lots of news from ICRA, but not today, since it's Video Friday!
Why Teaching a Robot to Fetch a Cup of Coffee Matters
In robotics, as in life, it often takes small steps to reach a big goal
Cheetah-Cub Quadruped Robot Learns to Walk, Trot Using Gait Patterns from Real Animal
Researchers used motion-capture data of a horse to make a cheetah robot walk and run
Video Friday: Angry Romibos, Rockets in Flight, and Real Dogs Dropping Robot Snakes
Enjoy this Video Friday as IEEE Spectrum Automaton heads to Switzerland and Germany for two weeks of robotics research
Bizarre Soft Robots Evolve to Run
These simulated robots may be wacky looking, but they've evolved on their own to be fast and efficient
The Robots App Is FREE During National Robotics Week
More than 30,000 people have already downloaded the app over the weekend. What are you waiting for?
Create Kinect 3D Avatars Using Your Body
No programming required, some artistic ability necessary
Cloud Robotics Engine Goes Live with Rapyuta Service
RoboEarth's Rapyuta makes your robot smarter through the magic of cloud computing
Video Friday: Smart Snakebots, Harlem Shake RoboCup, and Drones Come Home
Sit back and enjoy 12 new robot videos, and one audio
Open Source Robotics Foundation Accelerates ROS Transition, Hires Key ROS Developers From Willow
OSRF says not to worry, ROS is going to be just fine
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UPDATED: Willow Garage to Shut Down? Company Says 'No, Just Changing'
Is one of the most well-known robotics research companies in the world, Willow Garage, to be dissolved?
RobotsLab Wants to Put a Box of Robots in Every Classroom
Four robots plus an integrated curriculum could make it fun and easy to teach STEM to kids
Underwater Robots Know Where They're Going
Software that enables autonomonous underwater vehicles to avoid obstacles may someday help spacecraft chase asteroids
Automatons on Tap
Explore and interact with a world of robots through IEEE Spectrum’s first iPad app
The Robots Are Coming . . . to Your iPad
IEEE Spectrum is proud to unveil Robots for iPad, a fun and engaging app featuring the world’s coolest robots
Video Friday: Disaster HUBOs, Robot Massages, and Too Much Gangnam Style
See the first video from an actual DARPA Disaster Response Challenge robot, and lots more
MakerBot Unveils New Replicator 3D Printer
MakerBot CEO Bre Pettis announces the Replicator 2 and the 2X
Video Friday: Fixbots, Barefoot Professors, and Keanu Reeves
This week's Video Friday is guaranteed to be 95% theme-free
Robot Hall of Fame 2012 Voting and Tip Sheet
Need help voting for the 2012 inductees? We'll give you the pros and cons of each bot up for the honor
Curiosity Rover Alive and Well on Surface of Mars
Odyssey relays one final picture tonight, but promises more tomorrow
What JPL Has to Hear Before They Celebrate
When MSL lands on Mars, JPL has to hear three separate signals before they'll be ready to declare success
MSL: When We'll See the First New Pictures from the Surface of Mars
As soon as Curiosity lands, she'll start taking pictures, and here's what you'll get to see and when
Open Source Robotics Foundation Officially Announced
A press release from Willow Garage officially announces the formation of the Open Source Robotics Foundation, and we talk to the new CEO
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Would You Pay $3000 Extra for a Car that Drives Itself?
Twenty percent of those surveyed say “definitely” or “probably”
DARPA Awards Simulation Software Contract to Open Source Robotics Foundation
You've probably never heard of the Open Source Robotics Foundation, but they've just gotten a contract to develop simulation software for the DARPA Robotics Challenge
Problems With Your Robot? You Need the Reset It! App
Willow Garage unveils Reset It!, an app that will make all your robot problems go away. That's right, all of them. A 100 percent reset guarantee!
RoboBonobo: Giving Apes Control of Their Own Robot
A robotic bonobo armed with a water cannon under the control of real bonobos? One thing's for sure: no human is safe