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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.

Soon Countries Won’t Compete for Cheap Labor; But Robotics - What's New in Robotics this Week - Oct 09

Why robotics is so important to manufacturing; why Japan is well positioned to benefit from widespread automation; why an AI system scoring at the level of a four year old child is not a disappointment; and more...

Emmet Cole
By Emmet Cole
on Oct 09, 2015 7:00 AM. 6 min read time
 
Soon Countries Won’t Compete for Cheap Labor; But Robotics - What's New in Robotics this Week - Oct 09

Why robotics is so important to manufacturing; why Japan is well positioned to benefit from widespread automation; why an AI...

Emmet Cole
By Emmet Cole
on Oct 09, 2015 7:00 AM
Read more 6 min read time
What's New in Robotics this Week - Oct 02

Real robot colleagues, examination of crash-optimization algorithms, employee suspended for answering calls like a robot and...

Emmet Cole
By Emmet Cole
on Oct 02, 2015 10:30 AM
Read more 5 min read time
PODCAST: Heni Ben Amor

Assistant professor, Heni Ben Amor, uses the Robotiq 3-Finger Adaptive Gripper for human-robot collaboration. Aim... to develop...

Emmet Cole
By Emmet Cole
on Oct 02, 2015 7:30 AM
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INTELLIGENT ROBOT BECOMES BANK LOBBY MANAGER - What's New in Robotics This Week - Sept 25

This week's most innovative, avant-garde or novel robotic news stories include:

Sassy Chinese bank robots; developing robotics...

Emmet Cole
By Emmet Cole
on Sep 25, 2015 9:47 AM
Read more 5 min read time
How Have Robotics Evolved Since 2007? 

As Robotiq prepares for RoboBusiness 2015, it's a good time to consider some of the major changes in the world of robotics that...

Emmet Cole
By Emmet Cole
on Sep 18, 2015 4:30 PM
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What's New in Robotics this Week - Sept 18
Call for a ban on robots designed as sex toys (BBC), Ras LABS is testing futuristic muscle material that could make robots feel...
Emmet Cole
By Emmet Cole
on Sep 18, 2015 6:00 AM
Read more 9 min read time
What's new in Robotics this week - Sept 11 
Hacking autonomous cars' LIDARs; Will Subdrones Cause WWIII?; Pepper takes one for the team (what are the HRI implications?);...
Emmet Cole
By Emmet Cole
on Sep 13, 2015 9:13 PM
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Picks of the Week - Sept 07

Picks of the Week - Sept 07 From important news, videos, and information you simply can't miss, to hidden gems and a little...

Emmet Cole
By Emmet Cole
on Sep 08, 2015 10:26 PM
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