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A newcomer’s guide to #ICRA2022: A primer
AJung Moon
27 Apr 2022
The upcoming ICRA 2022 conference will be the first robotics conference that many attend in-person for the first time since the pandemic. For many, it may be your first time ever attending an academic conference. Before it passes by you in a blink, we have a series of posts -- a "millennial's guide" if you will -- to help you make the most out of it.
Sensing Parkinson’s symptoms
Wyss Institute
22 Apr 2022
Researchers apply exosuit sensors to measure muscle strain.
#ICRA2022 Science Communication Awards
Are you a motivated roboticist/science communicator keen on helping us cover ICRA 2022? Apply by 22 April for a Science Communication Award covering travel and accommodation (up to 2k) + registration.
A flexible way to grab items with feeling
MIT News
18 Apr 2022
MIT engineers Edward Adelson and Sandra Liu duo develop a robotic gripper with rich sensory capabilities.
Interview with Andrea Thomaz (co-founder of Diligent Robotics): socially intelligent automation solutions for hospitals
Sonia Roberts and Women In Robotics
16 Apr 2022
We sat down with Dr. Thomaz to talk about Moxi, how to manage people’s expectations about robots, and advice for young people and women in robotics.
Dayo McIntosh: A Robot Mixologist to Spark Wellness Talks | Sense Think Act Podcast #17
Audrow Nash and Sense Think Act Podcast
14 Apr 2022
In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks to Dayo McIntosh, who is the founder of Yateou; Yateou is an early-stage startup that makes wellness products and has a customer facing robot, ADE, that personalize...
Robots dress humans without the full picture
MIT News
13 Apr 2022
MIT researchers design a robot that has a trick or two up its sleeve.
Black in Robotics ‘Meet The Members’ series: Vuyo Makhuvha
Black In Robotics
10 Apr 2022
Vuyo works in building August Robotics mobile robotics portfolio which at the moment comprises 2 robots.
Trustworthy robots
EPSRC UK-RAS Network
08 Apr 2022
Robots are becoming a more and more important part of our home and work lives and as we come to rely on them, trust is of paramount importance. Successful teams are founded on trust, and the same is true for human-robot teams. But what does it mean to trust a robot?
Touchy subject: 3D printed fingertip ‘feels’ like human skin
University of Bristol
07 Apr 2022
A highly sensitive, 3D-printed fingertip could help robots become more dexterous and improve the performance of prosthetic hands by giving them an in-built sense of touch.
Exoskeletons with personalize-your-own settings
Michigan Robotics
04 Apr 2022
Users who could adjust the timing, torque of an ankle exoskeleton typically found comfortable settings in under two minutes.
A decade of Open Robotics
Open Robotics
31 Mar 2022
March 22nd, 2012 is the day it all began. That’s the day we officially incorporated the Open Source Robotics Foundation, the origin of what we now call Open Robotics.
Helen Greiner: Solar Powered Robotic Weeding | Sense Think Act Podcast #16
Audrow Nash and Sense Think Act Podcast
29 Mar 2022
In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks to Helen Greiner, CEO at Tertill, which makes a small solar powered weeding robot for vegetable gardens. The conversation begins with an overview of Helen's previou...
Handheld surgical robot can help stem fatal blood loss
MIT News
28 Mar 2022
The AI-Guided Ultrasound Intervention Device is a lifesaving technology that helps a range of users deliver complex medical interventions at the point of injury.
BirdBot is energy-efficient thanks to nature as a model
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
19 Mar 2022
A team of scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and the University of California, Irvine constructed a robot leg that, like its natural model, is very energy efficient. BirdBot benefits from a foot-leg coupling through a network of muscles and tendons that extends across multiple joints. In this way, BirdBot needs fewer motors than previous legged robots and could, theoretically, scale to large size.
Seamless transitions between autonomous robot capabilities and human intervention in construction robotics
Silicon Valley Robotics and Andra Keay
15 Mar 2022
Congratulations to the winners of the best paper award of the International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction 2021! This paper presents two human-robot collaboration solutions for welding and joint sealing through the use of a haptic device.
Christian Fritz: Full-stack Robotics and Growing an App Marketplace | Sense Think Act Podcast #15
Audrow Nash and Sense Think Act Podcast
09 Mar 2022
In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks to Christian Fritz, CEO and founder of Transitive Robotics. Transitive Robotics makes software for building full stack robotics applications. In this conversation, ...
Generation equality: Empowering and giving visibility to women in robotics
Marta Palau Franco and euRobotics AISBL
08 Mar 2022
On March 8, International Women’s Day (IWD) we celebrate the political, socioeconomic and cultural achievements of women and the women right’s movement towards gender equality. The aim of this article is to show what is being done and is available, especially in the European Union, for us to contribute as individuals and as a community towards gender equality in the field of robotics.
The Reddit Robotics Showcase 2022
reddit and Robohub Editors
07 Mar 2022
This year, we are planning an event which anticipates the enthusiasm we’ve had from our community, continuing to provide a unique opportunity for roboticists around the world to share and discuss their work, regardless of age or ability.
Interview with Axel Krieger and Justin Opfermann: autonomous robotic laparoscopic surgery for intestinal anastomosis
Daniel Carrillo-Zapata
06 Mar 2022
Anastomosis is an essential step to the reconstructive phase of surgery and is performed over a million times each year in the United States alone. Surgical outcomes for patients are highly dependent on the surgeon’s skill. Their paper describes a surgical robot and workflow to perform autonomous anastomosis of the small bowel.
How to help humans understand robots
MIT News
04 Mar 2022
Theories from cognitive science and psychology could help humans learn to collaborate with robots faster and more effectively, scientists find.
New implant offers promise for the paralyzed
NCCR Robotics
03 Mar 2022
A system developed by Grégoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch now enables patients with a complete spinal cord injury to stand, walk and even perform recreational activities like swimming, cycling and canoeing.
Black in Robotics ‘Meet The Members’ series: Andrew Dupree
Black In Robotics
27 Feb 2022
In this ‘Meet the Members’ post, we will look at Andrew Dupree's journey from pure engineering and working with nonprofits in Haiti to doing product development in the bay area for several budding hardware startups.
Robotic cubes shapeshift in outer space
MIT News
25 Feb 2022
Self-reconfiguring ElectroVoxels use embedded electromagnets to test applications for space exploration.
Tim Chung: DARPA Subterranean Challenge | Sense Think Act Podcast #14
Audrow Nash and Sense Think Act Podcast
24 Feb 2022
In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks to Tim Chung, Program Manager in the Tactical Technology Office at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), on the DARPA Subterranean (SubT) Challenge...
Automated mining inspection against the odds
Silicon Valley Robotics
23 Feb 2022
Rajant Corporation achieved a historic unmanned underground mine inspection at one of the US’ largest underground room and pillar limestone operations.
Czech Digital Innovation Hubs: who are they and how can they help?
DIHNET
20 Feb 2022
In 2016, the Czech Republic and Europe-wide started setting up a network of Digital Innovation Hubs. Since then, the Digital Europe Programme has come into force and introduced the new term European Digital Innovation Hubs. What can DIHs and EDIHs offer? Which are the relevant contacts in Czechia? This article will bring the answers.
Top 5 robot trends 2022
International Federation of Robotics (IFR)
17 Feb 2022
The operational stock of industrial robots hit a new record of about 3 million units worldwide – increasing by 13% on average each year (2015-2020). The International Federation of Robotics analyzes the top 5 trends shaping robotics and automation around the globe.
Beach bots, sea ‘raptors’ and marine toolsets mobilised to get rid of marine litter
Horizon Magazine
15 Feb 2022
Often quickly disposed of but lasting in the environment for tens to hundreds of years, plastic litter pollutes our seas worldwide, creating a serious threat to wildlife and contributing to climate change as they break down.
Steve Macenski: Open Source Robot Navigation | Sense Think Act Podcast #13
Audrow Nash and Sense Think Act Podcast
09 Feb 2022
In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks to Steve Macenski, who is the Open Source Robotics Engineering Lead at Samsung Research America. Steve leads the Nav2 project, which is an open source robot navigat...
Happy Birthday Nao!
In our paper ‘10 Years of Human-NAO Interaction Research: A Scoping Review’, we present an overview of the evolution of NAO’s technical capabilities. We also present the main results from a scoping review of the human-robot interaction research literature in which NAO was used.
Bristol scientists develop insect-sized flying robots with flapping wings
University of Bristol
03 Feb 2022
A new drive system for flapping wing autonomous robots has been developed by a University of Bristol team, using a new method of electromechanical zipping that does away with the need for conventional motors and gears.
Radhika Nagpal at #NeurIPS2021: the collective intelligence of army ants
Lucy Smith
01 Feb 2022
Radhika’s research focusses on collective intelligence, with the overarching goal being to understand how large groups of individuals, with local interaction rules, can cooperate to achieve globally complex behaviour.
Black in Robotics ‘Meet The Members’ series: Nialah Wilson
Black In Robotics
30 Jan 2022
Nialah Wilson is one of the key roboticists who helped bring the DONUts modular robots to life.
Matt Robinson: Accelerating Industrial Workflows with Open Source | Sense Think Act Podcast #12
Audrow Nash and Sense Think Act Podcast
25 Jan 2022
In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks to Matt Robinson, Program Manager for ROS-Industrial Americas at the Southwest Research Institute. ROS Industrial is a group that seeks to help industrial users, fo...
Robot science fiction books of 2021
Robin Murphy
23 Jan 2022
2021 produced four new scifi books with good hard science underpinning their description of robots and three where there was less science but lots of interesting ideas about robots.
