robots

One Robot Per Child? Former Googler, Apple Engineer Tackle Educational Bots.

Lauren Goode in Product News on May 14 at 9:00 am PT

A Bay Area-based startup is working on $100 robots that will help kids learn to code.

Why Is the Sound-Effects Guy From “Police Academy” Talking About Robots and Web Ads?

Peter Kafka in Media on May 14 at 8:40 am PT

Because Solve Media hired him for this video! It’s pretty good.

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When a Teacher Is Two Feet Tall

Sophia Hollander, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 11 at 7:45 am PT

Scientists raised on “The Jetsons” and “Astro Boy” have theorized for decades that robots would make the perfect helper and companion. Now a handful of public schools in the U.S. are putting that idea to the test.

Dueling Korean Robots Among the Hidden Gems on Barcelona Show Floor

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 27 at 9:00 am PT

AllThingsD’s Ina Fried wanders the Mobile World Congress show floor in search of the quirky and quixotic.

From TED, the Future of Robots: 4D Printing, Personalization and Adaptation

Liz Gannes in News on February 26 at 4:01 pm PT

Robots aren’t one size fits all, either.

Jon Stewart Solves Vine’s Porn Problem

Peter Kafka in Social on February 6 at 3:26 am PT

(Spoiler: Not really a problem.)

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Embedded Analytics Can Save Time, Money and Lives

Gene Frantz, Principal Fellow, Texas Instruments in Voices on January 31 at 2:33 pm PT

If heart disease runs in your family, DSP analytics and body sensors could continuously monitor you for the earliest symptoms.

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There’s a Robot in Your Pocket

Amit Kapur, CEO & co-founder, Gravity in Voices on May 2, 2012 at 2:38 pm PT

When I was a kid, I dreamed of someday having my own robot. Today, I’m very excited to see my dream come true because, in fact, there is a robot in each of our pockets.