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February 18, 2014

What to expect from Dyson's new robotics lab
Birmingham, UK (TCM) Feb 18, 2014
James Dyson's decision to fund a robotics laboratory at Imperial College London may not lead to the super advanced robot friends of our dreams, but what he has planned could make robotic domestic appliances significantly more realistic. The Dyson Robotics Laboratory is a Pounds 5 million collaboration between the British-based domestic technology company and one of the UK's leading computer science departments. Researchers at the centre will investigate how to help robots not only sense their sur ... read more

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