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- OpenMower – Open-source robot lawn mower [video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSF04i3zNGw 36 comments
- Open Dynamic Robot Initiative (2020) https://open-dynamic-robot-initiative.github.io/ 52 comments
- World’s first robot-staffed hotel to open in Japan http://indianexpress.com/article/world/asia/worlds-first-robot-staffed-hotel-to-open-in-japan/ 12 comments technology
- Open-source Autonomy Software in Rust-lang with gRPC for the Roomba series robot vacuum cleaners https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/lf8mub/opensource_autonomy_software_in_rustlang_with/ 3 comments rust
- FarmBot, the open-source CNC farming robot https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/farmbot-open-source-cnc-farming-robot/ 60 comments linux
- Harvard Makes Soft Robotics Open-Source http://motherboard.vice.com/read/harvard-makes-soft-robotics-open-source 6 comments opensource
- McDonald’s To Open 25,000 Robot-Run Restaurants By 2016 http://newsexaminer.net/food/mcdonalds-to-open-25000-robot-run-stores-by-2016/ 18 comments technology
- Spidey: open-source robotics platform http://www.robotcampus.fr/spidey/ 10 comments robotics
- Just got a new release of MORSE, an open-source versatile simulator for robotics http://morse.openrobots.org 3 comments robotics
- Japanese firm to open world’s first robot-run farm - Spread says it will open the fully automated farm with robots handling almost every step of the process http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/01/japanese-firm-to-open-worlds-first-robot-run-farm 478 comments worldnews
- Robot dogs now openly being trained to hunt humans https://twitter.com/jherrerx/status/1488957981547020288 36 comments stallmanwasright
- Robot drummers and cardboard ‘fans’ in stands for Covid-19 delayed Taiwan baseball season opener https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvJ-zW8lB8c 17 comments baseball
- Coronavirus: Hospital ward staffed entirely by robots opens in China https://www.newscientist.com/article/2236777-coronavirus-hospital-ward-staffed-entirely-by-robots-opens-in-china/ 6 comments science
- New $200 open source hexapod robot from Carnegie Mellon https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/minirhex-makes-wigglylegged-unstoppability-tiny-and-affordable 4 comments robotics
- 24 Amazon workers hospitalized after robot accidentally tears open can of bear spray https://abcnews.go.com/US/24-amazon-workers-hospital-bear-repellent-accident/story?id=59625712 30 comments robotics
- 24 Amazon workers hospitalized after robot accidentally tears open can of bear spray https://abcnews.go.com/us/24-amazon-workers-hospital-bear-repellent-accident/story?id=59625712 154 comments nottheonion
- My friend named Rongzhong built the cutest robotic kitten that I've ever seen and it's now officially open source. Any thoughts or advice are greatly appreciated. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/nybble-world-s-cutest-open-source-robotic-kitten#/ 4 comments robotics
- Robot cracks open safe live on Def Con's stage - BBC News http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40760648 4 comments technology
- Open Source BLDC Motor Controller for Robotics https://smoothcontrol.org/ 4 comments robotics
- Serena Williams on losing Australian Open final: 'I'm not a robot' – video http://www.theguardian.com/sport/video/2016/jan/30/serena-williams-on-losing-australian-open-final-im-not-a-robot-video 5 comments tennis
- Toyota Invests $1 Billion in AI and Robots, Will Open R&D Lab in Silicon Valley http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/industrial-robots/toyota-to-invest-1-billion-in-ai-and-robotics-rd 10 comments artificial
- McDonald's Is Days From Opening Restaurant Run Entirely By Robots http://newsexaminer.net/food/mcdonalds-to-open-restaurant-run-by-robots/ 11 comments nottheonion
- This Robot Cracks Open Combination Locks In Seconds | TechCrunch http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/14/this-robot-cracks-open-combination-locks-in-seconds/#.hqht4p:clvk 14 comments arduino
- The University of Quenland (Australia) is offering a free Intro to Robotics online class, starts next monday! Free and open top everyone! https://moocs.qut.edu.au/courses/814/learn 10 comments robotics
- Trying to Crowdfund an Open Source Robot Arm Controller https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/phenoptix/mearm-pocket-sized-industrial-robotics-for-everybo 7 comments robotics
- A 3D printable hand I designed for cheap robotics. Soon to be open sourced. http://youtu.be/hsNLMy5RZxg 4 comments robotics
- Teensize Open Robot Platform - Runs Linux http://www.nimbro.net/op/ 4 comments linux
- Tears of Steel - Blender Foundation's fourth short Open Movie about robots http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6MlUcmOul8 11 comments robotics
- Nikki and the Robots: open source game [in alpha] http://joyridelabs.de/game/ 3 comments linux_gaming
- Open Source Robotics - Five Reasons Willow Garage is Going to Succeed http://singularityhub.com/2010/05/27/five-reasons-willow-garage-is-going-to-succeed/ 3 comments robotics
- The founder of Chipotle is opening a new endeavor called Kernel, a chain of vegetarian fast-food restaurants that will be operated mostly by robots. https://ny.eater.com/2023/11/14/23960928/kernel-restaurant-robots-nyc-opening-steve-ells 688 comments futurology
- Raspberry Turk: An open source robot that can play chess http://www.raspberryturk.com 18 comments chess
- Marty, an open source & affordable educational robot (Programmable with Scratch, Python, C++, ROS...) https://igg.me/at/martytherobot/x/14239475 3 comments programming
- Uber Opening Robotics Research Facility in Pittsburgh to Build Self-Driving Cars http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/02/uber-opening-robotics-research-facility-in-pittsburgh-to-build-self-driving-cars/ 3 comments technology
- Ethics for robots - the Open Roboethics initiative. IMHO this sounds like pretty fringe stuff for the next 25 years or so. http://footnote1.com/what-should-a-robot-do-designing-robots-that-know-right-from-wrong/ 17 comments philosophy
- Challenge is On: $1.5 million Robot Prize Competition Registration Opens http://find.botmag.com/777736 5 comments robotics
- DIY Two-Wheeled Self-Balancing Robot Project. I have shared all project files, programs & documents as an open-source project on GitHub link given at comment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LykbhLb3tnc 5 comments programming
- [N] Mimic, an open-source plugin, designed to animate robots and other peripherals came out with a new version today via Github. Animate Kuka Robots or any rig that’s supported https://github.com/AutodeskRoboticsLab/Mimic/releases/tag/v1.4.0 8 comments robotics
- A Japanese firm said Monday it would open the world's first fully automated farm with robots handling almost every step of the process, from watering seedlings to harvesting crops. The indoor grow house will start operating by the middle of 2017 and produce 30,000 heads of lettuce a day. http://www.france24.com/en/20160201-worlds-first-robot-run-farm-open-japan 3 comments technology
- For the last year I worked on a Raspberry Pi powered open source robotic lawn mower. Today I finally finished a quick video introducing the project. Maybe someone is interested in building one, too! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSF04i3zNGw 12 comments robotics