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Robots get real

May 27, 2009 special report CNET News looks at the growing world of robotics in business, academia, and the home. TAGS: robotics, robot, iRobot Roomba, DIY, photograph

Robotics industry hypes drive to market

May 10, 2005 Robotics experts gather to show off their latest advances, and say that, more than ever, the devices are attracting a wide range of customers. Photos: Robot makers converge at confab TAGS: robotics, iRobot Corp., iRobot Roomba, robot, Iraq, conference, electronics

A user's guide to robotics higher ed

May 28, 2009 A high-profile robotics CEO discusses where prospective college students interested in robotics ought to look--and what they should consider. TAGS: robotics, iRobot Corp., Colin Angle, robot, computer science, hiring, college student, CEO, guide, student

Robots for the rest of us

April 26, 2007 Terk offers do-it-yourself robot recipes using off-the-shelf parts, onboard Linux controller.Photos: DIY robots from recipes TAGS: robot, robotics, DIY, RSS feed, RSS, Intel, Linux, photograph

Robot backers turn to Linux

July 14, 2006 A Japanese tech group taps low-cost components to help spur development of humanoid robots. TAGS: robot, robotics, Linux

Week in video: Robots of the future, technology today

November 3, 2007 A humanoid robot with a back story, developers using robotics in daily life, and a tech-centric look at Tokyo. TAGS: Michael Kanellos, Tokyo, robotics, robot, San Jose, city, conference, California, video

Lego robots march on Microsoft

July 25, 2006 Toy maker takes programmable robotics system on whistle-stop tour of tech companies, institutions. TAGS: LEGO Co., robotics, robot, Bluetooth, Microsoft Corp., cell phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, Microsoft Windows

Look out, Rover. Robots are man's new best friend

May 27, 2009 Roombas, LawnBotts, and others are getting better at pitching in with chores. Soon you won't imagine a household without them. TAGS: robot, iRobot Roomba, robotics

Microsoft unveils public robotics software

December 13, 2006 Company takes wraps off first commercial operating system for robots, with ambitions of taking central industry role. Photos: A robot powered by Microsoft TAGS: robotics, iRobot Corp., hobbyist, robot, iRobot Roomba, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Microsoft enters robotics race

June 20, 2006 Company offers toolkit to help developers design intelligent applications for commercial and home-built robots. Microsoft tool envisions evolution of robots TAGS: robotics, robot, Bill Gates, conference, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

In search of a do-it-yourself Wall-E

May 29, 2009 Robots will be one of the largest categories of DIY projects at this weekend's Maker Faire, but hobbyist robotics goes much further than the festival. TAGS: robotics, festival, robot, DIY, Pixar Animation Studios Inc., builder, search, California

Start-up warms up personal robots

October 24, 2007 Silicon Valley company started by a Google veteran plans to make its robotics software open-source.Photos: Tuning up autonomous vehicles TAGS: robotics, robot, Stanford, ocean, boat, car, vehicle, California, open source, start-up, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Baby steps for Dexter the robot

April 10, 2007 Start-up Anybots sees a day when robots will do many things that humans now do. For now, though, they're just working on staying upright.Photos: Meet Dexter and Monty, the AnybotsVideo: Humanoid ro... TAGS: robot, robotics, iRobot Roomba, human, researcher, work, video

Roboticist inspired by more than machines

May 18, 2007 Robotics Institute Director Matt Mason wants people to be inspired by science fiction, origami and research beyond the machine. TAGS: Matt Mason, robot, science fiction, robotics, leg, expectation, Boston

Robots shift car tech into high gear

October 18, 2005 The wizardry behind vehicles powered with artificial intelligence is heading toward popular cars. TAGS: Stanford, robot, robotics, vehicle, Car Tech, race, car, Artificial Intelligence, accident, professor

Divining AI, and the future of consumer robotics

July 20, 2006 Sebastian Thrun led his Stanford team to victory in the DARPA robot-car race. How long will it be till we see such cars on the street? TAGS: robot, iRobot Roomba, robotics, Stanford, object, Artificial Intelligence, environment, car

Sizing up the coming robotics revolution

May 15, 2007 Rodney Brooks, director of MIT's CSAIL and CTO of iRobot, discusses AI, robots and the coming bicentennial man.Photos: Humanoid robots come to life at MIT TAGS: Rodney Brooks, iRobot Roomba, iRobot Corp., robotics, robot, Artificial Intelligence, worker

Head over heels for tomorrow's personal robots

January 11, 2008 Our future appears to be full of empathetic, human-like, companion robots at relatively low prices. TAGS: Ugobe, robot, Sony Aibo, iRobot Roomba, companion, robotics, toy, camera, Sony Corp.

Robot talk turns practical at RoboBusiness 2007

May 15, 2007 The U.S. Army has a lot to learn from nature. Also: iRobot launches a contest for the next home robot. TAGS: iRobot Corp., robot, swarming, evolution, robotics, military, nature, collaboration, Boston

DARPA race pushes robotics forward

November 5, 2007 The Urban Challenge's competitive drama seeds the idea in people's minds that self-driving cars are possible.Photos: DARPA Challenge TAGS: robotics, Tony Tether, race, robot, Stanford, car, bot
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