‘It felt so wrong’: Colin Angle on iRobot, the FTC, and the Amazon deal that never was

The iRobot founder opens up about the 18-month regulatory process that he says doomed the Roomba maker -- and what it means ...
The Almanac

Building bridges

A group of Upper St. Clair High School students are not only building, designing and programming robots for competitions, ...

China Just Reinvented Asimov’s 3 Laws Of Robotics

Asimov's 3 laws of robotics were theoretical. These new 24 laws of robots and AI are very real ... but it's unclear how ...

Thanks to Antitrust Officials, iRobot Will Be Acquired by a Chinese Robotics Firm Instead of Amazon

Regulators warned Amazon’s iRobot deal would hurt consumers. Instead, the Roomba maker collapsed and sold to China.
JD Supra

FTC Targets Children's Privacy Violations in Settlements with Online Video Platform Operator and Robot Toy Maker

The FTC announced settlements with an online video platform operator and a robot toy maker resolving allegations that they violated the FTC Act and FTC's COPPA Rule. The online video platform operator ...

Livingston 'Emerald Knights' inspire fellow youth with robotics, STEM

Supporting youth robotics isn't just about building robots – it's about building connections, pursuing interests and having ...
Los Alamos Reporter

LAMS Alpha Hawks Robotics Team 7813 Places Second In New Mexico Region’s FIRST Tech Challenge Competition

Alpha Hawks Robotics Team 7813 from Los Alamos Middle School. Photo by Brad Cooke BY ANN COOKE The Alpha Hawks Robotics Team 7813 from the Los Alamos Middle School placed second in New Mexico ...
News9

Building robots and leaders: Norman students find success in robotics

A robotics team from Norman advances STEM education by providing students with hands-on experiences in engineering, programming, and robotics. The Royal Society of Robotics, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) ...