Robots in Architecture, Microsoft's New Robotics Studio and more

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September 20, 2011

WHAT'S NEWS Robots in Architecture Swiss architects Fabio Gramazio and Matthias Kohler have designed innovative buildings. Now they’re using robots to create even more astonishing designs. The duo combines the precision and repeatability of robotics and a wide range of materials to explore novel shapes and structures, some of which would be nearly impossible to achieve without robots. Though their creations thus far are limited in size, Gramazio and Kohler are currently exploring the idea of applying robotic fabrication to the design and construction of high-rise buildings. Do you think future homes and buildings will be constructed by robots? Microsoft's New Robotics Studio Microsoft unveils Robotics Developer Studio 4 and a new platform designed to work with the Kinect sensor. Cyborg Insects Power Up Researchers have created a micro energy harvester that may allow cyborg insects to operate for a long time. Quadrotor Catches Tossed Balls Now that quadrotors can catch tossed balls in midair, an all-robot baseball team is closer to reality. ADVERTISEMENT       ROBOTICS EVENTS IROS 2011: 25 to 30 September 2011 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (San Francisco) Humanoids 2011: 26 to 28 October 2011 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Bled, Slovenia) ICCAS 2011: 26 to 29 October 2011 International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) SSRR 2011: 1 to 5 November 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (Kyoto, Japan) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Robots Learning to Learn Give a robot a cup and it’ll recognize that cup. Teach a robot about cups and it’ll load your dishwasher. ENTERTAINMENT ROBOTS Rolling Robotic Boom Box A robot toy that can roll around and play music gets another chance at success, but is it a good idea? ROBOT CONTEST Get $25 000 for Your Idea Carnegie Mellon University has announced a series of next-generation robotics venture competitions. ADVERTISEMENT    Search back issues Print this issue View our privacy policy Interested in other IEEE Newsletters? Sign up here. This e-mail was sent by IEEE   |   3 Park Ave., New York, NY 10016 USA Copyright © 2011 IEEE Spectrum          To unsubscribe, click here.          To advertise, click here.

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