3D Robotics’ CEO Chris Anderson: Farm drones

by John Payne

04 July 2013

Robot Talk Episode 146 – Embodied AI on the ISS, with Jamie Palmer

Robot Talk 27 Feb 2026

In the latest episode of the Robot Talk podcast, Claire chatted to Jamie Palmer from Icarus Robotics about building a robotic labour force to perform routine and risky tasks in orbit.

I developed an app that uses drone footage to track plastic litter on beaches

The Conversation 26 Feb 2026

Plastic pollution is one of those problems everyone can see, yet few know how to tackle it effectively.

Translating music into light and motion with robots

University of Waterloo 25 Feb 2026

Robots the size of a soccer ball create new visual art by trailing light that represents the “emotional essence” of music

Robot Talk Episode 145 – Robotics and automation in manufacturing, with Agata Suwala

Robot Talk 20 Feb 2026

In the latest episode of the Robot Talk podcast, Claire chatted to Agata Suwala from the Manufacturing Technology Centre about leveraging robotics to make manufacturing systems more sustainable.

Reversible, detachable robotic hand redefines dexterity

EPFL 19 Feb 2026

A robotic hand developed at EPFL has dual-thumbed, reversible-palm design that can detach from its robotic ‘arm’ to reach and grasp multiple objects.

“Robot, make me a chair”

MIT News 17 Feb 2026

An AI-driven system lets users design and build simple, multicomponent objects by describing them with words.

Robot Talk Episode 144 – Robot trust in humans, with Samuele Vinanzi

Robot Talk 13 Feb 2026

In the latest episode of the Robot Talk podcast, Claire chatted to Samuele Vinanzi from Sheffield Hallam University about how robots can tell whether to trust or distrust people.

How can robots acquire skills through interactions with the physical world? An interview with Jiaheng Hu

AIhub and Lucy Smith 12 Feb 2026

Find out more about work published at the Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL).