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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...