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A freelance robotics writer since 2006, Emmet is an Economist contributor, and a regular contributor to Robotics Business Review and Robotics Trends. His writing on robots has also appeared in Wired, BBC Future, BBC Focus magazine, Space Quarterly, and numerous other outlets.

Military Driverless Trucks? - What's New in Robotics This Week - Jan 29

The pioneer of artificial intelligence left us at 88 years old; Google’s 'AI' breakthrough; Robotic customer service; the army showcases examples of driverless trucks; world fastest Rubik cube solving, and much more. Find out what's happening in the robotics universe this week. We select news that we hope will interest or amuse you. Enjoy!  

Emmet Cole
By Emmet Cole
on Jan 29, 2016 7:00 AM. 7 min read time
 
Military Driverless Trucks? - What's New in Robotics This Week - Jan 29

The pioneer of artificial intelligence left us at 88 years old; Google’s 'AI' breakthrough; Robotic customer service; the army...

Emmet Cole
By Emmet Cole
on Jan 29, 2016 7:00 AM
Read more 7 min read time
What's New In Robotics This Week - Jan 22

Should we outsource emotional labor to robots?; Industrial robots changing our world; The human labor displacement debate;...

Emmet Cole
By Emmet Cole
on Jan 22, 2016 7:00 AM
Read more 6 min read time
What's New In Robotics This Week - Jan 15

CES Roundups; Segway; What Is Needed For A True Robot Revolution?; Autonomous Rescue Drone; How A.I. Will Transform Robotics;...

Emmet Cole
By Emmet Cole
on Jan 15, 2016 7:00 AM
Read more 7 min read time
What's New In Robotics This Week - Jan 08

3 legal cases of the future; cobots to drive robotic growth; passenger-carrying drone unveiled; Intel acquires Ascending...

Emmet Cole
By Emmet Cole
on Jan 08, 2016 7:00 AM
Read more 7 min read time
Five Predictions for Robotics In 2016

 It takes a lot of courage to make predictions about the future. It takes even more courage to make exact predictions about the...

Emmet Cole
By Emmet Cole
on Jan 04, 2016 11:17 AM
Read more 6 min read time
PODCAST Episode Four: Grippers in Space with Jordi Artigas, German Aerospace Center

Our guest in this podcast is Jordi Artigas, Head of the Telemanipulation Group at the German Aerospace Center’s (DLR) Robotics...

Emmet Cole
By Emmet Cole
on Dec 28, 2015 7:00 AM
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The Robotics Year, 2015 in Review

As 2015 draws to a close, it's a good time to take a look back at a few of the stories and trends that defined the past year....

Emmet Cole
By Emmet Cole
on Dec 23, 2015 12:00 PM
Read more 8 min read time
What's New In Robotics This Week - Dec 18 - Empathy for Humanoids

Empathy for humanoids; Firefighting robots; Learning to walk using neural networks; X Prize for marine robots; Turtle-inspired...

Emmet Cole
By Emmet Cole
on Dec 18, 2015 7:00 AM
Read more 8 min read time
What's New In Robotics This Week- Dec 11

ROS Turns 8; DJI Japan to train drone operators; farewell Nereus; New robot for kids with autism; Mercedes-Benz adds lane...

Emmet Cole
By Emmet Cole
on Dec 11, 2015 8:00 AM
Read more 7 min read time

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