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Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Humanoid Robots - Free Online Access

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

IEEE Opens Robotics Lab in Second Life

IEEE ( the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers , has opened a two-sim island in Second Life . The virtual world is a cross between a simulated real world corporate campus with workshop spaces that look like Italian villas, and a metaverse center with "information pods" and meetings spaces for enterprise use. The first branch of IEEE to put down roots is the Robotics and Automation Society , who according to IEEE's official Second Life site , will "Provide tutorials on how to create and program robots in Second Life."

Monday, March 16, 2009

The Robotdalen Scientific Award 2009

The Robotdalen Scientific Award 2009 is an international competition for young scientists, with € 20 000 in prize money. The purpose is to encourage young, innovative people all over the world in all aspects of robotics, to find new and untried approaches for the future. The international research award is for graduate and postgraduate students worldwide, who have completed or are about to complete their degree. The award promotes groundbreaking ideas and exceptional talent.

The Robotdalen Scientific Award is co-administered by IEEE instrumentation & Measurement Society and supported by the EU Information Society Technologies, Cognitive Systems and Robotics Unit.

If you or colleagues in your network are interested in submission please notice Deadline for submissions to the Robotdalen Scientific Award 2009 is May 31, 2009. The winner of the Robotdalen Scientific Award 2009 will be announced on Robotdalen Day in Sweden on September 9, 2009. For more information send an e-mail to award@robotdalen.se

Robot Ethics

At the Institute of the Future researchers are thinking about probalility and impact of technology trends on society and people. Among many issues ...

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