This story from March suggest that an order for 150 Seagliders was already placed. I’m assuming that this was in error and simply that Seagliders are competing for a 150-robot contract. But there is now the real possibility of another decent sized business line for iRobot. Tags: iRobot, Seaglider
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Friday Speedo Sectional Wrap-Up Swimnetwork.com, ME - 8 hours ago At Milwaukee's storied Schroeder Aquatic Center, records fell as well, with the first standard being set by Aquajet Rachel Bootsma in the 100m Backstroke …

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USA Swimming Sectionals, Brown Deer: Pair of Meet Records Tumble SwimmingWorldMagazine.com, AZ - 8 hours ago Abby Duncan, 15, of Aquajet captured the women's 100 breast in 1:12.13, while Emily Schwabe, 16, of Waukesha took second in 1:12.93. …

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Rodney Brooks’ Robots are Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control Friday, September 21st, 2007 He’s an MIT Professor of Robotics and the CTO of iRobot Corporation — and this video catches him asking the ultimate question about the coming robotics revolution. By RU Sirius
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European researchers are developing a software that will give robots the power to learn when a person is sad, happy or angry. The Feelix Growing project is putting together simple robots that can detect different parameters—facial expressions, voice and proximity—to determine emotional states. The aim of the project is to develop a robot that can serve humans with special needs, such as the ill and the elderly. Using adaptable neural networks, the robot can learn the correct way to respond to
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This little guy scares the daylights out of me: a Roomba topped with an animatronic chimp head. No purpose is claimed, but I think it’s safe to say it’s for scaring pets and children. Does it remind anyone else of that episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force where they put Carl’s head on an RC truck? Via BoingBoing. Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Halloween | Digg this!
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It’s no secret that I am interested in robots: I’m a spaz for my roomba and I’m writing a novel about an electronic girl. Hell, I’ve even got a soft spot for the shower cleaner hanging in the bathroom. The more robots they build to come into my house and spare me from the chores of life, the more robots I will buy. But I just bought a robot that doesn’t clean or sweep or do anything to help around the house at all. It’s called a “Pleo,” and it was invented by the same dude who invented the Furb
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YouTube - Monkey on the Move
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Emotional Robots In the Works in: Breakthrough Thinking, Great New Product, Robots, Science & Technology News    Are you feeling okay today? A robot with empathy sounds like the stuff of sci-fi movies, but with the aid of neural networks European researchers are developing robots in tune with our emotions. The tantalising work of the Feelix Growing project is grabbing the world’s attention.
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Today was “detox day.” You know, the day after a trip, where everybody whines more and needs more sleep and the chaos is just MORE. That was today. It culminated in the kitchen where the child I told NOT to touch anything poured sugar all over the floor. Then while I was cleaning up his mess he stuck his finger in the batter. And the phone rang. And Ellen followed me around with a healthy whine. I put the Roomba to work on the sugar, but not before we’d spread around a good layer of grit in
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