More interesting things in robotics this week

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Silicon Valley has a new pitch to persuade small companies to automate: rent-a-robot.

The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute’s Suzy Teele recently interviewed READY Robotics’ Juan Aparicio about overcoming the barriers to entry in the industrial automation and robotics sectors.

In this video, we tested the towing capability of SCOUT UGV. For more information about SCOUT UGV, check it here: https://www.westonrobot.com/outdoor-robot-s...

When did Tony Stark start working for NASA? The space program has rolled out a cutting edge, artificial intelligence program — reminiscent of “Iron Man’s”

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The Biden administration’s first annual list of R&D priorities includes an emphasis on bolstering pandemic preparedness and climate mitigation efforts, strengthening domestic manufacturing, and incorporating equity considerations across federal programs.

Henrik Christensen presented to some of the top Silicon Valley investors and roboticists from around the world at a private workshop. Here are the slides.

In filling his administration’s science policy jobs, President Biden has now named nominees for all but a few top positions in the White House and federal agencies. That record roughly matches the pace set by most other presidents of the last half-century and is much faster than President Trump’s historically slow appointment process.

On August 8th, 2021, a team of four graduate students from the University of Toronto presented their ethical design in the world’s first ever roboethics competition, the RO-MAN 2021 Roboethics to Design & Development Competition. During the competition, design teams tackled a challenging yet relatable scenario—introducing a robot helper to the household. The students’ solution, […]

🔬 Research summary by Connor Wright, our Partnerships Manager. [Original paper by Ada Lovelace Institute, AI Now Institute and Open Government Partnership] Overview: The developments in AI are never-ending, and so is the need for policy regulation. The report exposes what has been implemented, their successes and failings while also presenting the emergence of two […]

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