IEEE Spectrum

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• Car to Thief: Smile, You're on Candid Camera!
• Where Are Today’s Engineering Heroes?
• Help Us Find Today’s Unsung Engineering Heroes
• Video Monday: Curiosity's First Martian Year, Android Newscasters, and Baxter Gets a Promotion
• Outages Galore: Microsoft, Facebook, Oz Telecom Users are Unhappy Lot

Car to Thief: Smile, You're on Candid Camera! Posted: 30 Jun 2014 08:07 AM PDT Ford and Intel plan to put cameras in cars to help owners keep tabs on who's driving

Where Are Today’s Engineering Heroes? Posted: 30 Jun 2014 08:00 AM PDT By failing to celebrate its finest contributors, the profession risks far more than mere obscurity

Help Us Find Today’s Unsung Engineering Heroes Posted: 30 Jun 2014 08:00 AM PDT Know a hero? Then let us know

Video Monday: Curiosity's First Martian Year, Android Newscasters, and Baxter Gets a Promotion Posted: 30 Jun 2014 07:41 AM PDT We heard you missed Video Friday, and so did we, so here's a Video Monday to make up for it

Outages Galore: Microsoft, Facebook, Oz Telecom Users are Unhappy Lot Posted: 30 Jun 2014 05:00 AM PDT Multiple IT systems fall down and have a hard time getting back up

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That Toy Is Now a Drone, Says the FAA Posted: 27 Jun 2014 12:00 PM PDT A Federal Aviation Administration announcement makes video-piloted models subject to regulation

California, Texas Hit New Records for Renewables on the Grid Posted: 27 Jun 2014 11:00 AM PDT The records keep breaking

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• My First Year With a Plug-in Hybrid
• DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals: Dates, Location, and Everything Else You Need to Know
• Fixing San Francisco's Tech Bus Problem
• US Government Regulators Take on Nanomaterials
• Cloud-based Electronic-Design Tools Gain Traction
• SCOTUS Rules That Cellphone Searches Require Warrants

My First Year With a Plug-in Hybrid Posted: 27 Jun 2014 08:00 AM PDT The Ford C-Max Energi doesn't disappoint—but that radio!

DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals: Dates, Location, and Everything Else You Need to Know Posted: 27 Jun 2014 07:05 AM PDT Details on the DRC Finals are out, and we've got all the highlights for you

Fixing San Francisco's Tech Bus Problem Posted: 27 Jun 2014 07:00 AM PDT Maybe a little psychedelic paint could reduce the hostilities

US Government Regulators Take on Nanomaterials Posted: 26 Jun 2014 12:00 PM PDT In separate announcements, two US government organizations offer regulation guidelines for nanomaterials

Cloud-based Electronic-Design Tools Gain Traction Posted: 26 Jun 2014 10:00 AM PDT Lay out circuitry in the cloud with Upverter

SCOTUS Rules That Cellphone Searches Require Warrants Posted: 26 Jun 2014 09:50 AM PDT Not one Justice buys the argument that police officers don't have the technology to preserve the evidence

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Trossen Robotics Blog

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Jimmy in the News! Posted: 26 Jun 2014 04:03 PM PDT Jimmy the Research Humanoid is at it again, going on another media blitz! Jimmy (along with Intel’s Futurist Brian David Johnson) has been showing up everywhere from Wall Street Journal Live and Bloomberg to CNBC and Fox News. Jimmy has been making quite an impression as he shows off what he can do. You can even see the AX-12A version of Jimmy hanging out with his big brother! We’re excited to share more details on this mini-jimmy in the coming weeks. Check after the break to see a list of shows Jimmy’s been on this week! WSJ Live -Meet Jimmy, the 3-D Printed Robot 6/25/2014 CNET Update – Watch Jimmy the Robot strut his stuff June 24, 2014 CNBC – Meet Jimmy, Intel’s DIY robot, a ‘smartphone with legs’ June 24, 2014 Fox Business: Rise of the machines: Intel's robot 'Jimmy' June 23, 2014 Bloomberg TV – Meet Jimmy, the 3D Printed Robot That Tweets June 23, 2014. Dealerscope – Intel Dazzles CE Week with Jimmy the Robot June 26, 2014 BNN – Robot assisted living for smartphone prices June 24, 2014 TechInsider – Intel Corporation (INTC) Futurist Brian David Johnson Demonstrates 3D-Printed Open Source Jimmy Robot June 24, 2014 Basics Media – Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) Reaching New Stature PCWorld – Meet Intel’s vision of the future, from robots to smart cars to talking dogs June 20, 2014 IT World – ‘Jimmy’ the 3D-printed robot coming soon from Intel June 24, 2014

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IEEE Spectrum

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• The Drive for Driverless Cars
• Will Cruise Automation Let You Upgrade Your Dumb Car to Supersmart Status?
• Robot Responds to Natural Language Instructions, Brings You Fancy Ice Cream
• Goose Bump Detector Senses Your Skin Crawling
• AIs Have Mastered Chess. Will Go Be Next?
• Google Fit Wants to Rule All Your Wearable Health, Fitness Devices
• Supreme Court Shoots Aereo Down
• Thin-film Solar Cells Freed From Toxic Processing

The Drive for Driverless Cars Posted: 26 Jun 2014 08:37 AM PDT Automated vehicles are coming, but will they be fun?

Will Cruise Automation Let You Upgrade Your Dumb Car to Supersmart Status? Posted: 26 Jun 2014 07:00 AM PDT Startup Cruise Automation wants to turn existing stock cars into self-driving wonders

Robot Responds to Natural Language Instructions, Brings You Fancy Ice Cream Posted: 26 Jun 2014 06:05 AM PDT A natural language system lets you interact with robots without having to talk in if-then statements

Goose Bump Detector Senses Your Skin Crawling Posted: 26 Jun 2014 06:00 AM PDT A skin sensor capable of monitoring goose bumps could lead to future devices for monitoring the wearer's emotional state

AIs Have Mastered Chess. Will Go Be Next? Posted: 25 Jun 2014 12:00 PM PDT Randomness could trump expertise in this ancient game of strategy

Google Fit Wants to Rule All Your Wearable Health, Fitness Devices Posted: 25 Jun 2014 11:32 AM PDT Google aims to create a service to collect and share data from various fitness and health gadgets

Supreme Court Shoots Aereo Down Posted: 25 Jun 2014 10:40 AM PDT A 6-3 decision says TV streaming startup Aereo's "personal antenna" model violates copyright

Thin-film Solar Cells Freed From Toxic Processing Posted: 25 Jun 2014 10:00 AM PDT Cadmium chloride treatment replaced by benign magnesium chloride—a key ingredient in tofu

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• UK Approves World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm
• Perovskite Is the New Black in the Solar World
• Electricity From Heat Could Power Electronics
• Two STEM Toys Grow Up
• Camera Drones That Follow You
• Kickstarter Comes to Nanomaterials
• Google Bets $50 Million on Inspiring Girls to Become Coders

UK Approves World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm Posted: 25 Jun 2014 09:00 AM PDT The UK continues to lead in offshore wind, but other countries show increased interest

Perovskite Is the New Black in the Solar World Posted: 25 Jun 2014 08:00 AM PDT All the cool solar-cell scientists are working on perovskite photovoltaics

Electricity From Heat Could Power Electronics Posted: 25 Jun 2014 08:00 AM PDT U.S. military-funded project develops thermoelectric generator

Two STEM Toys Grow Up Posted: 25 Jun 2014 07:00 AM PDT Checking in on Light Up and Roominate as the founders fine-tune the designs and get them out into the world

Camera Drones That Follow You Posted: 25 Jun 2014 06:43 AM PDT These drones can carry a camera and follow you around

Kickstarter Comes to Nanomaterials Posted: 25 Jun 2014 06:00 AM PDT Whether Kickstarter is an answer to the funding gap for nanotech companies remains to be seen

Google Bets $50 Million on Inspiring Girls to Become Coders Posted: 24 Jun 2014 10:00 AM PDT Google has unveiled a $50 million initiative to boost the interest of girls in computer science

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