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Original Source: http://tcrn.ch/2c8l4PK Posted 7 hours ago by Frederic Lardinois (@fredericl) Parrot, the French company that is probably best known for its AR.Drone and Bebop drones, today announced the Parrot S.L.A.M.dunk, a new development kit for helping drones and robots navigate indoors, avoid obstacles and map its surroundings. The S.L.A.M.dunk (I know I’ll never tire of typingRead more

Original Source: Kickstarter campaign: http://kck.st/2c3kl4l It is not usual for us to publish a Kickstarter page in this blog but this product is so amazing that we wanted to bring it to your attention. by Innomdle Lab PLAY Sgnl is the smart strap that enables you to make calls by placing your fingertip on your ear.Read more

Original Source: http://bit.ly/2crbbBU BRETT, the Berkeley Robot for the Elimination of Tedious Tasks, ties a knot after watching others demonstrate it.                       UC Berkeley artificial intelligence (AI) expert Stuart Russell will lead a new Center for Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence launched this week. Russell, a UC BerkeleyRead more

Original Source: http://bit.ly/2cr9DaP Powered by a chemical reaction controlled by microfluidics, 3D-printed ‘octobot’ has no electronics August 24, 2016 | Editor’s Pick Popular By Leah Burrows, SEAS Communications A team of Harvard University researchers with expertise in 3-D printing, mechanical engineering, and microfluidics has demonstrated the first autonomous, untethered, entirely soft robot. This small, 3-D-printed robot —Read more

Original Source: http://bit.ly/2byQFLc The Race to Patent Augmented Reality Augmented Reality Patent Filings Source: Envision IP. Graphic by Peter Schulz. By Reed Albergotti Aug. 25, 201610:00 AM PDT Mentions Microsoft, Magic Leap and 7 others If patent applications are any guide, Microsoft is investing the most in developing its own augmented reality technology. It has appliedRead more

Original Source: http://bloom.bg/2bmVds8 As fads go… In a world of accelerated change, are we going to see these fads come and go like comets? And if yes, what lessons to be learned? A number of important metrics have Pikachu’d, says Axiom Capital Management. August 22, 2016 — 10:19 AM PDT Has Pokémon Go Usage Peaked? PokemonRead more

Original Source: http://for.tn/2bTHcxQ by Claire Zillman @clairezillman AUGUST 25, 2016, 8:53 AM EDT “This isn’t a pie-in-the-sky idea.” Some of the world’s biggest companies—Amazon, Google—are itching to make commercial deliveries by drone, but a pizza restaurant may beat them to it. On Thursday, Domino’s Pizza Enterprises—an international franchiser of the Domino’s Pizza brand—conducted a demonstration ofRead more

Original Source: http://bit.ly/2bBEFvY BY SARAH ALLIDINA Published August 22, 2016 Artificial intelligence received $974m of funding as of June 2016 and this figure will only rise with the news that 2016 saw more AI patent applications than ever before 62 per cent of organisations will be using Artificial Intelligence (AI) by 2018 according to Narrative Science.Read more

Original Source: http://bit.ly/2bcQRnz                   …at the DFJ steps for an autonomous test drive. Congrats to Anthony, Lior and the Otto team on their acquisition by Uber to run their autonomous drive efforts. It is bittersweet for me, as I have been talking with them for over five yearsRead more

Original Source: http://tcrn.ch/2b52NaG Posted Aug 17, 2016 by Darrell Etherington (@etherington)   Ford might be looking to put self-driving cars into service for on-demand taxi scenarios by 2021, but that’s thinking small by Airbus standards – the aircraft manufacturer wants to make autonomous flying taxis a real thing for dense urban areas where traffic congestion isRead more