The Agenda with Steve Paikin (broadcasted by TVO) covered a special issue filmed at the Perimeter Institute, Waterloo, Ontario - I can’t believe they filmed it so close to where I did my undergrad (University of Waterloo).
The show frames the discussion around the question “How will robotics change our lives and our evolution?”, talks about what is currently considered ‘feasible’ in robotics and what it means to our future lives.
Guest speakers are (excepts from TVO below), and embed of the video is also provided for you below:
Michael Belfiore is a writer …

The Year in Robotics from www.technologyreview.com highlights robotics research highlights from year 2009.
Happy New Year Everyone!

The Singularity Hub has released their second annual roundup of the best robots of the year. It’s always so convenient to have a summary of what was developed throughout the year in one webpage.
Go to the Singularity Hub to watch and read about the best robots of 2009:
A Review Of The Best Robots of 2009 | Singularity Hub.

BBC news coverage on how Japanese religion (Shintoism) and culture (eg. manga) plays a role in the country’s robotics development.

BBC NEWS | Programmes | Click | Robots that model clothes and clean windows.

A special report on robotics is available on IEEE Spectrum.
With its eight slides and three segments of audio, the special report gives you an overview of what’s toda’s cutting-edge in the field of robotics (including Dr. Ishiguro’s androids, iCub funded by EURON, and PR2 from Willow Garage).
Please visit IEEE Spectrum for full access of the special report.