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Research Position OPEN (5 year contract)

simra — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:12:02 -0500

By Youngester(Youngester) The robotics laboratory of the University of Coimbra, Mechanical Engineering Department, is announcing a research position (5 year contract). Details: http://robotics.dem.uc.pt/norberto/nova/research_position.htm ... Robotics & Automation - http://robotics.youngester.com/
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Robotics shipment slides amid economic setbacks

simra — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:12:02 -0500

Eetasia.com (subscription) - USA A sudden slowdown in the robotics sector is felt. North American robotics orders decline 23 percent in 1H 08, compared to the same period in 2007, ...
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Fun with Robots ! RoboDynamics lets the X PRIZE test the first ...

simra — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:12:02 -0500

By mike fabio(mike fabio) It just so happens that we connected at exactly the right time: RoboDynamics is just finishing a run of beta vehicles called TiLR (Telepresence internet connected Low cost Robot). And they let us test one for them! ... The Launch Pad - http://thelaunchpad.xprize.org/
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Would Julian Jaynes Kick a Robot ?

simra — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:12:02 -0500

And what can we learn about consciousness from speculating on the likelihood of Jaynes kicking dogs and robots? More than you might think. Harnad's talk can be found in a newly released paper titled, "What it Feels Like to Hear Voices: ... robots.net - http://robots.net/
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Hot Technology That Could Change Health Care

simra — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:12:02 -0500

Forbes - NY,USA Nurses don't need to schlep bandages and food--robots can do it better and cheaper, figures Aethon, a Pittsburgh-based developer of mobile robots that use ...
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Letters and blogs

simra — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:12:02 -0500

guardian.co.uk - UK The problem with our type of cleverness is, of course, that it so often translates into ever more ingenious ways of killing other humans (Swarms of robots ...
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Habitat for Humanity and WARP Robotics Team Up

simra — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:12:02 -0500

MarketWatch - USA Patrick & Sharalyn LaRive owners of WARP Services, LLC / WARP Robotics, LLC a subsidiary of WARP Services, LLC are delighted at the opportunity of teaming ...
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A New Era In Robotics Has Arrived!

simra — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:12:02 -0500

By Mickey McManus The Wall Street Journal picked up our exciting work in Edible Robotics today. It was all something we did in good fun as part of something called Robot250. The real reason thinking behind all of our efforts remain that of taking ... MAYA - http://www.maya.com/
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Innovation First, Inc. and Autodesk, Inc. Release New Robotics ...

simra — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:12:02 -0500

Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA Based on Autodesk Inventor software, the curriculum is designed to encourage students and educators to explore the exciting world of robotics by bringing ...
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Hugh Herr: Humanoid Robotics

simra — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:12:03 -0500

The biomechatronics expert explains how a weird-science brew of mechanical elements and technology is combining to heal, rehabilitate, and ultimately, amplify the human body. In so doing, the field of biomechatronics is effectively ... Thoughtware.tv Videos - http://www.thoughtware.tv/site/list
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