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Robot Race: The World´s Top 10 automated countries
The average robot density in the manufacturing industry hit a new global record of 113 units per 10,000 employees. By regions, Western Europe (225 units) and the Nordic European countries (204 units)...
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Mobile robots revolutionize industry
Robot mobility is booming worldwide: Unit sales of Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) in the logistics sector e.g. will increase by 31% between 2020 and 2023 annually. At the same time, the use of AMRs in...
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What does the UK public think about robots? Sciencewise wants to know
What does the UK public want from robotics research? What are their hopes and fears? In order to discover more about what British citizens think about robotics and other key areas of technology,...
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IFR Reports show bright future for robotics industry
… Two new Intl. Federation of Robotics (IFR) world robotics statistical reports covering 2012 with projections to 2016 were released today by the IFR and can be purchased separately or combined at...
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Co-robots really ARE a BIG thing
UPDATED: October 6, 2013 Small and medium shops and factories (SMEs) are an untapped marketplace for robotics but direly in need of automation to remain competitive in this global economy. Two new...
View ArticleThe People’s Bot: Robotic telepresence for the public good
Have you ever wanted to attend a conference that was too far away, expensive, or sold out? Whether you’re a penniless researcher, interested youth, or a group of elderly people who want to live in...
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Reader poll: What do you think about autonomous cars?
Today we drive our cars. In the future they’ll do the driving. Autonomous cars are no longer a far-off futuristic dream, but something that we can expect to see on the road within the next decade. But...
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What do people think about autonomous cars? Results from our reader poll
What do people think are the main advantages of owning an autonomous car? Do people think autonomous cars should be easily identifiable? How much money are people willing to pay for an autonomous car...
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Reader poll: Should the unlicensed be allowed to ‘drive’ an autonomous car?
Image from Wikimedia Commons Two weeks ago we published our first reader poll in collaboration with the Open Roboethics initiative in order to find out more about what people think about autonomous...
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Kids with wheels: Should the unlicensed be allowed to ‘drive’ autonomous cars?
Share your opinion and take our next reader poll: Should autonomous cars be allowed to speed? Reader poll results: Earlier this month, when we asked people about your general thoughts on autonomous...
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Reader Poll: Should autonomous cars be allowed to speed?
We conducted two polls last month in collaboration with the Open Roboethics initiative to get a sense of what people think about autonomous cars. Our polls started some interesting discussions around...
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Should autonomous cars be allowed to speed? Results from our reader poll
Our previous poll, which asked (among other questions) whether kids should be allowed to ride in autonomous vehicles by themselves, revealed that responsibility is a key issue for most people. Are we...
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Reader poll: If a death by an autonomous car is unavoidable, who should die?
Image source: Karora via Wikipedia. There may be times when an accident or a death is unavoidable while an autonomous car is controlling the wheel. What should an autonomous car do when such situation...
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If death by autonomous car is unavoidable, who should die? Reader poll results
Image credit: Craig Berry Life and death decisions make interesting thought experiments. When you throw an autonomous car into the mix, things get even more interesting. A couple of weeks ago Jason...
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Reader poll: How would you like to interface with your autonomous car?
We interact with gadgets and devices everyday … some have blinking lights, some play sounds, and some can even decipher our voice commands. When it comes to interfacing with a device as exciting and...
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My (autonomous) car, my safety: Results from our reader poll
You are travelling along a single lane mountain road in an autonomous car that is approaching a narrow tunnel. You are the only passenger of the car. Just before entering the tunnel a child attempts to...
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How do you want to interface with your autonomous car? Poll results
Those of you who watched the 80’s TV series “Knight Rider” might remember the dialogue between Michael Knight and its super-car, KITT. Some of you might be more familiar with scenes between “Johnny...
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Reader poll: How should an autonomous car optimize crashes?
Photo by Roland Dobbins, Wikimedia A couple of months ago Dr. Patrick Lin, director of the Ethics + Emerging Sciences Group at California Polytechnic State University, wrote an article on autonomous...
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Autonomous car poll: Participants choose random chance over informed decision
Given a choice between crashing into a motorcyclist wearing a helmet vs. a motorcyclist who isn’t wearing one, which one should an autonomous car be programmed to crash into? What about the choice...
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When fully autonomous cars are the norm, will you miss driving?
A few weeks ago, one of our readers, Javier Lopez, submitted a number of questions to the ORi team. He brought up many interesting points, and we won’t attempt to cover them all in one poll. But one...
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