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As costs come down and robot capabilities increase, small business is poised to benefit in several ways from adopting automation. Discover how robots emerging from the labs, algorithms and AI are becoming a part of our everyday lives.

Monthly report: May 2019

This month, The Essentials Report, has curated & analyzed the content published by 126 influencers like RobotShop and Flexibility Envelope, discussing hashtags such as #robots , #robotics and #automation.
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@RobotShop shared
On May 26, 2019
Watch a robot solve a Rubik's cube in less than half a second https://t.co/AeM2j50rzL @BoingBoing #RubikCube #MIT https://t.co/ji1izspIQx
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Watch a robot solve a Rubik's cube in less than half a second

Watch a robot solve a Rubik's cube in less than half a second

@RobotShop shared
On May 26, 2019
Watch a robot solve a Rubik's cube in less than half a second https://t.co/AeM2j50rzL @BoingBoing #RubikCube #MIT https://t.co/ji1izspIQx
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Watch a robot solve a Rubik's cube in less than half a second

Watch a robot solve a Rubik's cube in less than half a second

Watch a robot solve a Rubik's cube in less than half a second

@ericoguizzo shared
On May 17, 2019
Video Friday: Watch This Monstrous Robot Tank Bulldoze Its Way Through Obstacles https://t.co/hExtzi1Ink
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@ericoguizzo shared
On May 17, 2019
Video Friday: Watch This Monstrous Robot Tank Bulldoze Its Way Through Obstacles https://t.co/hExtzi1Ink
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@AutomatonBlog shared
On May 22, 2019
RT @AutomatonBlog: Ford Self-Driving Vans Will Use Legged Robots to Make Deliveries https://t.co/clIHoriO7d
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Ford Self-Driving Vans Will Use Legged Robots to Make Deliveries

Agility Robotics’ Digit will bring packages from a delivery vehicle to your front door

@AutomatonBlog shared
On May 22, 2019
RT @AutomatonBlog: Ford Self-Driving Vans Will Use Legged Robots to Make Deliveries https://t.co/clIHoriO7d
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Ford Self-Driving Vans Will Use Legged Robots to Make Deliveries

Ford Self-Driving Vans Will Use Legged Robots to Make Deliveries

Agility Robotics’ Digit will bring packages from a delivery vehicle to your front door

@planetrobotics shared
On May 17, 2019
RT @OpenRoboticsOrg: New report on The Rise of @rosorg #GoROS #robotics https://t.co/paRDV7oPW5
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The rise of the Robot Operating System

Nearly 55 percent of total commercial robots shipped in 2024 will have at least one Robot Operating System package installed, according to ABI Research The Robot Operating System, or ROS, is a flex…

@planetrobotics shared
On May 17, 2019
RT @OpenRoboticsOrg: New report on The Rise of @rosorg #GoROS #robotics https://t.co/paRDV7oPW5
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The rise of the Robot Operating System

The rise of the Robot Operating System

Nearly 55 percent of total commercial robots shipped in 2024 will have at least one Robot Operating System package installed, according to ABI Research The Robot Operating System, or ROS, ...

@IEEESpectrum shared
On May 24, 2019
A miniaturized EEG and a Raspberry Pi Zero W power a headpiece for helping children with ADHD. https://t.co/ByHzU6RwHr
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I Built a Brain Computer Interface for Tackling ADHD in Children

A playful headpiece called Agent Unicorn incorporates an EEG that detects P300, the neural signature of attention

@IEEESpectrum shared
On May 24, 2019
A miniaturized EEG and a Raspberry Pi Zero W power a headpiece for helping children with ADHD. https://t.co/ByHzU6RwHr
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I Built a Brain Computer Interface for Tackling ADHD in Children

I Built a Brain Computer Interface for Tackling ADHD in Children

A playful headpiece called Agent Unicorn incorporates an EEG that detects P300, the neural signature of attention

@FastCompany shared
On May 16, 2019
Try not to be creeped out by these eerily human portraits of robots https://t.co/TyvGzRdbZJ
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@FastCompany shared
On May 16, 2019
Try not to be creeped out by these eerily human portraits of robots https://t.co/TyvGzRdbZJ
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@FastCompany shared
On May 20, 2019
Now Facebook is using robots to advance its work in artificial intelligence https://t.co/cwlH8j3xRS
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Now Facebook is using robots to advance its work in artificial intelligence

Like human babies, they start with nothing and must learn how their bodies work before they can do anything. Oh, and there’s a six-legged spider-bot named Daisy.

@FastCompany shared
On May 20, 2019
Now Facebook is using robots to advance its work in artificial intelligence https://t.co/cwlH8j3xRS
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Now Facebook is using robots to advance its work in artificial intelligence

Now Facebook is using robots to advance its work in artificial intelligence

Like human babies, they start with nothing and must learn how their bodies work before they can do anything. Oh, and there’s a six-legged spider-bot named Daisy.

@Perblog shared
On May 21, 2019
RT @OpenRoboticsOrg: Look for us there! Montreal hosts international robotics, automation convention #ICRA2019 @GazeboSim https://t.co/X17IOk4L4z
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Montreal hosts international robotics, automation convention

Massive international conference on robotics and automation is in Montreal for the week.

@Perblog shared
On May 21, 2019
RT @OpenRoboticsOrg: Look for us there! Montreal hosts international robotics, automation convention #ICRA2019 @GazeboSim https://t.co/X17IOk4L4z
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Montreal hosts international robotics, automation convention

Montreal hosts international robotics, automation convention

Massive international conference on robotics and automation is in Montreal for the week.

Top Influencers

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Together, towards a world full of robots.

Follow 14.1k Followers

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Love modular & educational robots. I run @Aptomica that will rent out robotics, stay tuned! Host of video show @Robotsindepth. Also @RobotsUpClose @AMA_Robotics

Follow 9.9k Followers

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Chronicling technological progress in AI, robotics, health, & exponential tech. By @singularityu.

Follow 93.3k Followers

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The latest technology news and analysis from world's leading engineering magazine.

Follow 128.7k Followers

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Planet robotics - all robotics in one place

Follow 10.7k Followers

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Senior editor at @IEEESpectrum covering robots, drones, AI. @MIT_Sciwrite alum. Engineer turned writer. Husband. Dad. Made in Brazil. [email protected]

Follow 6.7k Followers

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Contributing editor at @IEEESpectrum. I hug robots. [email protected]

Follow 8.5k Followers

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@IEEESpectrum's award-winning blog on robots, drones, AI, and more. Editor: @ericoguizzo [email protected] | Senior Writer: @botjunkie [email protected]

Follow 19.9k Followers

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Market Intelligence for the Global Robotics Industry. Breaking News, Research, Analysis, Financial Transactions, and more!

Follow 7.3k Followers

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Singularity University’s global community empowers leaders to leverage exponential technologies to solve global grand challenges. For tech news: @SingularityHub

Follow 107.7k Followers

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Official Twitter feed for the Fast Company business media brand; inspiring readers to think beyond traditional boundaries & create the future of business.

Follow 2.3M Followers

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Robot builder

Follow 14.2k Followers

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@XPRIZE, @SingularityU, @PlanetaryRsrcs, @HumanLongevity, Bold Capital, Author of Abundance & BOLD. Passionate about space, Abundance & Longevity.

Follow 110.1k Followers

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Follow 93.2k Followers

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CEO of @turalt. Passionate about using #AI to help us humans be more human, & using AI for good. Yes, I have a degree in AI. #empathy #womenintech #movethedial

Follow 1.7k Followers

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Director Contextual Robotics Institute, UC San Diego, Professor of Computer Science, Coordinator of Robotics-VO, Photographer, Foodie, Explorer, ...

Follow 3.5k Followers

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Editor at the tech magazine @IEEESpectrum. My current obsession: biomed engineering, especially brain hacking. I'm a newshound, only more Snoopy-like.

Follow 2.4k Followers

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Official Twitter account of KUKA Robotics Corporation, the North American headquarters for one of the world’s leading suppliers of industrial robots.

Follow 19.3k Followers

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We created the category of smart, collaborative robots with Sawyer and Baxter, the fastest to deploy #robots used worldwide in #manufacturing, research and edu.

Follow 25.4k Followers

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Robotiq frees human hands from repetitive tasks. Our tools and know-how simplify collaborative robot applications, so factories can start production faster.

Follow 4.9k Followers