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• ↓ New Dynamixel Servos (XM430 Series): Updated Mechanical Design and a Constant Torque Mode
• ↓ Real Cyborgs: Robo-Inspired Implants to Re-Engineer the Human Hand
• ↓ Scanse's "Sweep" Laser Rangefinder: Long Range and Affordable
• ↓ Venture Capital (VC) Funding for Robotics in 2015
• ↓ MIT Tech Review 2015 Innovators Under 35 (TR35) Awarded to Roboticists: Conor Walsh, Melonee Wise, and Travis Deyle (Me!)
• ↓ Mobile Robots and Long-Range UHF RFID Sensor Tags for Internet of Things
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"It's no secret that I'm a huge fan of Robotis' Dynamixel servos. I've written about them in the past (here and here), developed open source Python libraries to control them, and used them extensively in my past research. The new XM Series of Dynamixel servos are a pretty big change for Robotis..."

"Humanity will eventually combine sensing, computation, and actuation (ie. robots) and human biology to create more-capable human "cyborgs" (for lack of a better word). There are a number of good examples of this already: Contact lenses that change their focus, exoskeletons to provide superhuman strength, and even some special prosthetics. By and large, these advances are non-invasive."

"Robotics has gotten a bit spoiled over the last 8 years in sensing; we now have low cost Kinect-style depth cameras for indoor robots and hyper-expensive laser rangefinders (LRFs) for autonomous cars that sport 30-60+ independent laser beams. But we're still lacking a commercially-available, low-cost, long-range LRF (sub-$500, 15m+ range) -- a gap that is absolutely crucial for robots doing navigation and mapping in larger indoor spaces (eg."

"2015 was an insane year for robotics companies; they raised $922.7M in VC funding -- 170% more than in 2014. I'm almost certain that it exceeds $1 Billion, especially if you account for funding events in Asia (opaque to me) or if you take into account companies at the periphery of robotics (sensing, software, 3D printing, etc)."

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New Dynamixel Servos (XM430 Series): Updated Mechanical Design and a Constant Torque Mode

Real Cyborgs: Robo-Inspired Implants to Re-Engineer the Human Hand

Scanse's "Sweep" Laser Rangefinder: Long Range and Affordable

Venture Capital (VC) Funding for Robotics in 2015

MIT Tech Review 2015 Innovators Under 35 (TR35) Awarded to Roboticists: Conor Walsh, Melonee Wise, and Travis Deyle (Me!)

Mobile Robots and Long-Range UHF RFID Sensor Tags for Internet of Things