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Biorepositories & Sample Management
October 5 - 7, 2016 Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston, MA Register See the full agenda Global Regulatory & Ethical Policy Updates Drive positive patient outcomes through an...
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Venture capital is a hell of a drug
There has been a lot of money sloshing around the startup world for the past few years. Cheap and accessible capital has advantages: More founders get the opportunity to pursue big dreams and...
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ESPN will air a drone race series starting October 23rd
ESPN's first experiment with drone racing coverage must have been successful, as it's committing to robotic sports in a big way. The TV network has unveiled a multi-year broadcasting deal with the...
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Mind-Controlled Nanobots Used to Release Chemicals in Living Cockroaches
0 This is wild: a team of Israeli scientists developed a contraption that uses a person’s brain waves to remotely control DNA-based nanorobots — while the nanobots were inside a living cockroach. When...
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Artificial Intelligence Software Is Booming. But Why Now?
SAN FRANCISCO — This is the year artificial intelligence came into its own for mainstream businesses, at least as a marketing feature. On Sunday, Salesforce.com, which sells online software for sales...
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The Future of Sex, Dating, and Finding a Mate
0 Sex is one of the most powerful, fundamental human drives. It's caused wars… built and destroyed kingdoms. It occupies a significant percentage of most people's thoughts. As such, it's worth a...
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The vivacious, acrobatic Minitaur robot will definitely improve your day
Mondays, as we all know, are the worst. That’s why it’s important to keep an eye out for heart-warming videos like puppies sliding on hardwood floors, otters holding hands, or energetic robots doing...
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Lessons From the New York Bombing
Late in the evening of Saturday, Sept. 17, New York City residents living in Manhattan’s Chelsea district received some unsettling news via their cellphones. After hearing an emergency alert, they were...
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I'm pretty sure you can own this fence-scaling robot if you're willing to...
Maybe there have been times you’ve thought about how fun it’d be to own a robot that can scale fences, climb stairs, and open doors. This thought probably would have come to you while watching a Boston...
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U.S. Signals Backing for Self-Driving Cars
WASHINGTON — Federal auto safety regulators on Monday made it official: They are betting the nation’s highways will be safer with more cars driven by machines and not people. In long-awaited guidelines...
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Robo Wunderkind raises $500k and releases new apps for its robot that anyone...
When we last saw Robo Wunderkind, the company was on stage as part of the Startup Battlefield competition at Disrupt SF 2015. This week it is announcing that it has closed $500,000 in new funding. The...
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US releases highway code for robot cars
Robot cars in the US will have to be fitted with black boxes that record what happens if they crash, under US policy covering the vehicles. The demand is part of a newly issued US Transportation...
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Mood-Detecting Sensor Could Help Machines Respond to Emotions
Emotions can be detected remotely using a device that emits wireless signals to help it measure heartbeat and breathing, say researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory...
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Capture time-lapses with a steel and aluminum camera slider
Using an Arduino, along with a stepper motor and ball bearings, YouTuber GreatScott! has created a very smooth camera slider. Time-lapse sequences can be interesting on their own, but if you can add...
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TU Delft's Newest Tailsitter Drone Is Designed for Outback Delivery
Drone designs are usually a choice between flexibility and endurance. You can either go with a multirotor that’ll let you hover and make pinpoint landings, or you can go with a flying wing, which can...
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As Intuitive Surgical continues to shine, competitors are entering the fray
Robotic surgery has long been dominated by Intuitive Surgical which has placed more than 3,600 of its da Vinci machines in hospitals around the world. Nevertheless, an increasing number of new players...
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Scaling Cobots: From One to Many; and Now...Apps!
FAQs and System Test Sponsored by: Add to CalendarFaster than a speeding robotCollaborative robots or cobots are here to stay…big time! The days of manufacturers buying but a single cobot just to get a...
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Yes, We Can Build Industry in Space
In a lengthy proposal released last week, former NASA researcher and current University of Central Florida professor Dr. Phil Metzger argues that the development of a mining and manufacturing supply...
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A Lesson of Tesla Crashes? Computer Vision Can’t Do It All Yet
Yet the recent advances, while impressive, have been mainly in image recognition. The next frontier, researchers agree, is general visual knowledge — the development of algorithms that can understand...
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Fleets of robotic boats are getting ready to set sail
From ferrying people along canals to counting fish in the ocean, autonomous vessels are taking over the seas. by Jamie Condliffe September 19, 2016 While robots are increasingly getting behind the...
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