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• Transforming robot gets stuck in Fukushima nuclear reactor

  The ability to change shape hasn't saved a robot probe from getting stuck inside a crippled Japanese nuclear reactor.

• Microsoft demos industrial robot linked to cloud, mobile devices

  Microsoft is presenting a vision of how industrial robots could work more closely with people by harnessing IoT (Internet of Things), cloud networking and 3D sensing technologies, linked through Windows platforms.

• Transforming robot probes Fukushima reactor vessel

  Tokyo Electric Power on Friday sent a robot where no machine has gone before -- inside the highly radioactive heart of a reactor at the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant.

• Vietnam tries robots to help people cross busy streets

  In Vietnam, crossing the road can feel like a life or death experience.

• Robotics can now give you a leg up -- literally

  It sounds easy enough for the average healthy person, but could it be made easier for people who have to do a lot of it - like nurses, soldiers, police officers or postal workers?

• Thousands comment on proposed drone regulations

  The Federal Aviation Administration has received over 2,000 comments on its proposed rules for commercial drone flights in the U.S.

• EPIC appeals to court for FAA drone privacy rules

  The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) asked an appeals court on Tuesday to force the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to come up with privacy rules concerning drones.

• NTT DoCoMo rolls out smartphone-controlled wheelchairs in Japan

  Japanese mobile carrier NTT DoCoMo will start renting out smartphone-controlled wheelchairs to users in Japan amid a larger push to get personal electric vehicles on sidewalks and streets.

• Amazon blasts FAA on drone approvals, regulations

  The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is taking too long to approve drone tests and isn't looking far enough into the future as it prepares rules for commercial drone flight, an Amazon executive told lawmakers on Tuesday.

• FAA unclips wings of commercial drones

  The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has further loosened restrictions on commercial drone flight, removing the need for companies to obtain airspace clearance for flying approved drones.

• Robotic process automation: The new IT job killer?

  A quiet revolution with a potential impact on the IT workforce reminiscent of outsourcing may be under way in the form of robotic process automation.

• Amazon gets US FAA approval for drone delivery tests

  Amazon's plans for a drone delivery service took a big step forward Thursday when the Federal Aviation Administration gave the company permission to begin flight tests.

• Dyson invests in batteries to build new products, robotics

  By investing $15 million into supporting battery technology research, a company known for making high-end vacuum cleaners is positioning itself to expand into other products, including robotics.

• Home air quality sensor stores data in the cloud

  Researchers have developed a connected air quality sensor that measures fine particulate matter (PM) in homes.

• UTS roboticist developing 3D imaging, AI tool for smart farming

  Alen Alempijevic, roboticist and senior lecturer at the University of Technology, Sydney is developing a tool that uses 3D imaging and artificial intelligence to accurately measure the condition of an animal so that farmers can better manage their livestock.