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Perrone Robotics to create 127 new jobs in Albemarle County | Augusta Free Press

Perrone Robotics to create 127 new jobs in Albemarle County | Augusta Free Press

by Emily Winter | Oct 9, 2017 | General Robotics, Industry

Perrone Robotics, a developer of autonomous car software, will invest $3.8 million to expand its research and development operation in Albemarle County to add to its test track and facilities. Virginia successfully competed against California, Michigan, and...
Robots have invaded Virginia Beach’s libraries | The Virginia Pilot

Robots have invaded Virginia Beach’s libraries | The Virginia Pilot

by Emily Winter | Aug 28, 2017 | General Robotics, Policy, Research

With several objects about the size of tennis balls whizzing along the ground, Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library looked almost like a gymnasium. A group of youngsters stood nearby, eagerly trying to move the balls by remote control. Sometimes, they crashed into...
Meet the man teaching robot artists to paint like humans | Vice News

Meet the man teaching robot artists to paint like humans | Vice News

by Emily Winter | Aug 14, 2017 | General Robotics, Industry, Research

Pindar Van Arman has spent more than a decade teaching robots to become painters. He’s trying to build real artists — not glorified printers or Instagram filters but algorithms that make creative decisions and develop their own style over time. Van Arman is a computer...
This bricklaying robot can build walls faster than humans | Vice

This bricklaying robot can build walls faster than humans | Vice

by Emily Winter | Jul 31, 2017 | General Robotics, Industry

Meet the Semi-Automated Mason, or SAM, a robot that’s so good at building walls it could take over the construction industry. Created by New York-based Construction Robotics, the bricklaying robot promises to both increase productivity while reducing overall labor...
Robotic lawn mowers have arrived in Southwest Virginia | Richmond Times-Dispatch

Robotic lawn mowers have arrived in Southwest Virginia | Richmond Times-Dispatch

by Emily Winter | Jul 24, 2017 | Autonomous Vehicles, General Robotics, Industry

CHRISTIANSBURG — Honda’s new robotic lawn mower buzzed around a patch of grass in front of Power Zone on Thursday, the only store in Virginia where the device is sold as part of a limited U.S. launch. “Is it cutting the grass?” a skeptical passerby asked, adding as he...
New law paves way for delivery robots | WRIC

New law paves way for delivery robots | WRIC

by Emily Winter | May 30, 2017 | Autonomous Vehicles, Ethics, General Robotics, Industry, Legislation, Policy, Teleoperated Robots

RICHMOND, VA (VCU CNS) – Having your groceries delivered by a robot sounds like something out of The Jetsons, but that prospect is not as futuristic as you may think. For the second year in a row, the Virginia General Assembly has passed a law to legalize the...
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