Top news of the week: 03.12.2019.

Industrial robot, Learning, Psychology, Robotics, Science, Automation

Robotics

On Dec 3, 2019
@singularityu shared
Alphabet wants to develop what they call the Everyday #Robot. It'll be made to help with daily chores. https://t.co/6NSFRAxeYJ
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Alphabet Is Developing a Robot to Take Over Boring Everyday Tasks

Every day, 30 robots toil away in what’s been dubbed the “playpen” sorting trash, then at night virtual robots continue to practice in a simulation.

On Nov 29, 2019
@Robotiq_Inc shared
What's New In Robotics?  29.11.2019 https://t.co/9Z7mxhqkYr
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What's New In Robotics? 29.11.2019

Good morning. In this week's news mix: China's 'zero-gravity' cobot, Boots announces a 135 cobot pilot and Vectios Automation unveils cobot welding tool.  We also meet the Intelligent ...

On Dec 1, 2019
@TonyBelpaeme shared
I am looking for two PhD students to join our research on social robots and Human-Robot Interaction. How can we unlock long-term interactions with robots? Apply before 10/1/2020, full details here. @HRI_2020 #PhD #HRI @ugent @IDLabResearch https://t.co/QBNgdnwwLY
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Two PhD positions in social robotics

The AIRO group (Artificial Intelligence and Robotics) of the IDLab at Ghent University is looking for two PhD students to help with our research on social robotics and machine learning. ...