‘The future of Cloud Robotics remains uncertain’
Asteroid mining venture aims to add trillions to global GDP - TheDC
Planetary Resources will mine water, platinum and other precious metals from near-Earth approaching asteroids.
ABC to televise youth robotics and technology special - TV Examiner
Black Eyed Peas, Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus all make guest appearances
Robots punch humans for science - New Scientist
In another test, a researcher put his own arm on the line to show how smart sensors could enable a knife-wielding kitchen robot to stop short of cutting him
Google's robot cars log 140k miles - AP
The Mountain View, Calif.-based technology giant has sent seven test cars a total of 1,000 miles without a human touching the controls at all, the New York Times reported
World's first cyborg suggests humans 'upgrade' - Motherboard
He doesn’t want to become a robot; he wants to be a better human.
America's loneliest robot - Popular Science
America is falling behind in the robot race, with only one true humanoid in the country, built by a team at Virginia Tech
Robot wave of the party future - Singularity Hub
Team of engineers constructs beer-fetching robot; shoots pool, cleans up after a party, and pops a Lager open
Three-legged dogs help robot research - Discovery News
Researchers in Germany are studying three-legged dogs in an effort to teach robots how to handle a missing limb
Robots vie for soccer glory in the RoboCup - AFP
More than 500 teams participated in the RoboCup held in Singapore this year
Soon, that nearby worker might be a robot - Business Week
Safety advances and a keener sense of their surroundings are putting robots to work in such new settings as hospitals, warehouses, and office
Robot performs wedding ceremony in Tokyo - AP
Almost everyone stood when the bride walked down the aisle in her white gown, but not the wedding conductor, because she was bolted to her chair
Robot astronaut set to take off - MSNBC
When Discovery’s six astronauts take the final space shuttle ride to orbit in September, there’ll be one more rider sitting in the back of the bus: Robonaut 2, the semi-humanoid robot created by NASA and GM
South Korea building robot-themed magic kingdom - CNET
We’re not sure if this portends a robot Mickey Mouse and Snow White, but Korea plans to build what is believed to be the world’s first robot theme park, the Korea Herald reports. The robot magic kingdom will be part of a giant residential and industrial complex called Robot Land in Incheon, one of South Korea’s largest cities and a major transportation hub
No girlfriend, no problem: ROXXXY is here
Nerds and geeks can breathe a sigh of relief: The world’s first life-size robotic girlfriend is finally here. Complete with artificial intelligence and flesh-like synthetic skin, ROXXXY the sex robot was introduced to the world at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas.
