Fanbot, a.k.a. the Robotic Fan

If you thought you have seen, or imagined, all the different uses of robots in human society, you were mistaken:

Fanbot

SMErobotics

SPARC: The world's largest funding for robotics in EU

SPARC initiative

Agreement signed by Neelie Kroes, Vice president of European Commision, and Bernd Liepert president of euRobotics (Europa press release).

TEDx Talk by Hugh Herr: Extreme Bionics

Catching objects in mid-air using a robotic-arm

The Uncanny Valley Phenomenon

... a concise introduction to the "Uncanny Valley Phenomenon".

Cybathlon: Sports competition for robot-assisted parathletes

Not too long ago, i presumed that we were not far from the time when sports competition would take on a whole new image by introducing robotics technology into athletes with disabilities.

A few months later, the Cybathlon competition is announced which will take place in 2016 in Zurich and will constitute the first championship for parathletes who use advanced assistive devices in replacement of the corresponding impaired physical capability.

These news come faster than i expected, as now i can hardly imagine what could be the next great milestone in the progress of robotics technology. If one thing is for sure, it is that the future is here.