by Scott Kesselman

A roundup of new and noteworthy news in the unmanned systems and robotics industry this week including a smartphone controlled bassinet and a baseball robot with artificial cerebellum.



Researchers at the University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo have integrated an artificial cerebellum with parallel processing onto a robot’s graphics processing unit to help it learn to hit a baseball. (Phys.org)



The mamaRoo robotic bassinet that will rock a baby to sleep now includes bluetooth connectivity and smartphone control. (cnet)



Biology inspired hexapod robot has snake-like legs that allow it to more over varied terrain and adapt to stimuli. (Gizmodo)

video: Carnegie Mellon University Biorobotics.



Google finishes its first working self driving car prototype. (TechCrunch)



A fashion designer has made a robotic spider-like dress that reacts to proximity sensors when someone is close by to protect the wearer. (Tech Times)



DARPA announced the Fast Lightweight Autonomy program to find an agile unmanned aircraft that can maneuver like birds of prey and flying insects for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance applications. (Computerworld)



The U.S. Navy’s unmanned aircraft systems office welcomes new program manager Sean Burke as Capt. Jim Hoke retires. (Bay Net)

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