If We Can't Get Astronauts To Mars Soon, Telepresence Technology Might Be The Next Best Thing

https://thrivewire.com/stories/if-we-cant-get-astronauts-to-mars-soon-telepresence-technology-might-be-the-next-best-thing

Skype founders develop robot that will deliver your groceries - CBS News

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/skype-founders-develop-robot-that-will-deliver-your-groceries/

What's going on with Google robotics - Business Insider

http://www.businessinsider.com/whats-going-on-with-google-robotics-2015-11

Improving WiFi Throughput with FM Radio | Hackaday

http://hackaday.com/2015/11/11/improving-wifi-throughput-with-fm-radio/#more-177283

The Alpha 2 robot will dance its way into your house and your heart

http://www.engadget.com/2015/11/11/alpha2-robot-announce/

Nvidia Brings Computer Vision and Deep Learning to the Embedded World | Hackaday

http://hackaday.com/2015/11/10/nvidia-brings-computer-vision-and-deep-learning-to-the-embedded-world/

What's going on with Google robotics - Business Insider

http://www.businessinsider.com/whats-going-on-with-google-robotics-2015-11

Fwd: did you see this?

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https://thestack.com/world/2015/11/10/eight-signs-of-the-robot-incursion/

"... Toyota invest $3 billion in a new research and development unit to investigate the feasibility of robots becoming a key technology of the future. The money is to be invested over a five-year period to establish the Toyota Research Institute which will be situated near Stanford University in Silicon Valley...."

Fwd: A great use for virtual reality headsets.

Perhaps also hinting at possible virtual tourism in the very near future (Oculus Rift is set to be released in 2016).

 

This Robot Will Let Kids In Hospital Explore Zoos Through Virtual Reality

A community called "Robots for Good" has come together to help kids stuck in Great Ormond Street Hospital in London visit the zoo. If the name hasn't given it…

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