Robohub.org
News
Demo Day: the most exciting day of the year (Jan 28th, 3pm CET)
Joost van de Loo
28 Jan 2021
Multidisciplinary teams of minor students have designed and built a functional robotic prototype for a project customer with a challenge to improve the lives of working people. Streaming live from Rob...
IEEE RAS Soft Robotics Podcast with Ali Khademhosseini: Biomaterials, soft robotics and the Terasaki Institute
Marwa ElDiwiny
26 Jan 2021
Interesting discussion with Prof. Ali Khademhosseini, CEO of the Terasaki Institute, and one of the pioneers of the Bioengineering field. Prof. Ali’s journey from Harvard and UCLA to the Terasaki In...
Designing customized “brains” for robots
MIT News
25 Jan 2021
By Daniel Ackerman
Contemporary robots can move quickly. “The motors are fast, and they’re powerful,” says Sabrina Neuman.
Yet in complex situations, like interactions with people, rob...
DOE’s E-ROBOT Prize targets robots for construction and built environment
Silicon Valley Robotics
23 Jan 2021
Silicon Valley Robotics is pleased to announce that we are a Connector organization for the E-ROBOT Prize, and other DOE competitions on the American-Made Network. There is \$2 million USD available i...
Self-supervised learning of visual appearance solves fundamental problems of optical flow
Guido de Croon
19 Jan 2021
Flying insects as inspiration to AI for small drones
How do honeybees land on flowers or avoid obstacles? One would expect such questions to be mostly of interest to biologists. However, the rise o...
Robotics trends at #CES2021
Daniel Carrillo-Zapata
16 Jan 2021
Even massive events like the 54th edition of Consumer Electronics Show (CES) have gone virtual due to the current pandemic. Since 1967, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), which is the North Am...
How to keep drones flying when a motor fails
NCCR Robotics
14 Jan 2021
Robotics researchers at the University of Zurich show how onboard cameras can be used to keep damaged quadcopters in the air and flying stably – even without GPS....
IEEE RAS Soft Robotics Podcast with Hod Lipson: Can we design self-aware robots?
Marwa ElDiwiny
13 Jan 2021
Interesting discussion with Hod Lipson, head of Creative Machines Lab, Columbia University in New York. Can robots be self-aware? Can they design other robots and self-repair? Why should we evolve rob...
#CYBATHLON2020GlobalEdition winners of the powered leg prosthesis race (with interview)
Daniel Carrillo-Zapata
10 Jan 2021
Finishing this series of CYBATHLON 2020 winners, today we feature the victory of the startup Circleg from Switzerland. We also had the chance to interview them (see the end of this post)....
Science Magazine robot videos 2020
Daniel Carrillo-Zapata
06 Jan 2021
Did you manage to watch all the holiday robot videos of 2020? If you did but are still hungry for more, I have prepared this compilation of Science Magazine videos featuring robotics research that wer...
The Year Of The SPAC And What It Means For Hardware
Oliver Mitchell
03 Jan 2021
CBS MarketWatch declared 2020: The Year of the SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation). A record 219 companies went public through this fundraising vehicle that uses a reverse merger with an ex...
Holiday robot videos 2020
Robohub Editors
24 Dec 2020
Thanks to all those that sent us their holiday videos. It's been a tough year for everyone. We hope these videos make these holidays a bit more special....
Who are the Visionary companies in robotics? See the 2020 SVR Industry Award winners
Andra Keay and Silicon Valley Robotics
19 Dec 2020
These Visionary companies have a big idea and are well on their way to achieving it, although it isn’t always an easy road for any really innovative technology. In the case of Cruise, that meant tes...
#CYBATHLON2020GlobalEdition winners of the functional electrical stimulation bike race (with interview)
Daniel Carrillo-Zapata
19 Dec 2020
In continuation to this series of CYBATHLON 2020 winners, today we feature the victory of PULSE Racing from VU University Amsterdam. We also had the chance to interview them (see the end of this post)...
What does Innovation look like in robotics? See the SVR 2020 Industry Award winners
Andra Keay and Silicon Valley Robotics
18 Dec 2020
Self-driving vehicles would not be possible without sensors and so it’s not surprising to see two small new sensors in the 2020 Silicon Valley Robotics ‘Good Robot’ Innovation Awards, the Velabi...
Shaping the UK’s future with smart machines: Findings from four ThinkIns with academia, industry, policy, and the public
Sabine Hauert
18 Dec 2020
The UK Robotics Growth Partnership (RGP) aims to set the conditions for success to empower the UK to be a global leader in Robotics and Autonomous Systems whilst delivering a smarter, safer, more pros...
Let’s talk about the future of Air cargo.
Silicon Valley Robotics
18 Dec 2020
You invest in the future you want to live in. I want to invest my time in the future of rapid logistics.
Three years ago I set out on a journey to build a future where one-day delivery is available...
A catalog of robotics-related books (+ call for holiday season suggestions)
Robohub Editors
17 Dec 2020
The Women in Robotics network is putting together an open catalog of books related to robotics and technology. Whether you would like to share your own collection with the community, or you just want ...
Meet the robotics community champions in the SVR Good Robot Industry Awards
Andra Keay and Silicon Valley Robotics
17 Dec 2020
If robotics is the technology of the 21st century, rather than biotech, then we have some serious work to do. This week marks the ‘beginning of the end’ of the coronavirus pandemic as a vaccine i...
Call for robot holiday videos 2020
Robohub Editors
16 Dec 2020
That’s right! You better not run, you better not hide, you better watch out for brand new robot holiday videos on Robohub!...
Robohub wins Champion Award in SVR ‘Good Robot’ Industry Awards
Silicon Valley Robotics
16 Dec 2020
President: Sabine Haeurt
Founded: 2012
HQ: Switzerland
Robohub is an online platform and non-profit that brings together leading communicators in robotics research, start-ups...
Celebrating the good robots!
Andra Keay
15 Dec 2020
OAKLAND, California, Dec. 14, 2020 /Press Release/ -- Silicon Valley Robotics, the world’s largest cluster of innovation in robotics, announces the inaugural ‘Good Robot’ Industry Awards, celebr...
#CYBATHLON2020GlobalEdition winners of the powered wheelchair race (with interview + story of pilot)
Daniel Carrillo-Zapata
07 Dec 2020
In continuation to this series of CYBATHLON 2020 winners, today we feature the victory of the HSR Enhanced team from the Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences (OST). In addition, we inter...
#CYBATHLON2020GlobalEdition winners of the powered exoskeleton race (with interview)
Daniel Carrillo-Zapata
04 Dec 2020
The last edition of CYBATHLON took place on 13-14 November, 2020. This competition, created by ETH Zurich and run as a non-profit project, aims to advance in the research and development of assistive ...
Ultra-sensitive and resilient sensor for soft robotic systems
Wyss Institute
02 Dec 2020
By Leah Burrows / SEAS communications
Newly engineered slinky-like strain sensors for textiles and soft robotic systems survive the washing machine, cars and hammers....
Showing robots how to drive a car… in just a few easy lessons
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
27 Nov 2020
By Caitlin Dawson
USC researchers have developed a method that could allow robots to learn new tasks, like setting a table or driving a car, from observing a small number of demonstrations....
Why we need a robot registry
Silicon Valley Robotics
26 Nov 2020
Robots are rolling out into the real world and we need to meet the emerging challenges in responsible fashion but one that doesn’t block innovation. At the recent ARM Developers Summit 2020 I sh...
Versatile building blocks make structures with surprising mechanical properties
MIT News
23 Nov 2020
By David L. Chandler
Researchers at MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms have created tiny building blocks that exhibit a variety of unique mechanical properties, such as the ability to produce a twis...
Robotics sector brings robotics to the public in annual European showcase
SPARC and euRobotics AISBL
21 Nov 2020
European Robotics Week 2020 (ERW2020) began on Thursday and hundreds of interactive robotics events for the public have been announced. These will take place in countries across Europe and beyond, to ...
#IROS2020 BiR-IROS: Black in Robotics
Daniel Carrillo-Zapata
19 Nov 2020
The 2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) has teamed up with Black in Robotics (website, Twitter) to release a new special series named BiR-IROS: Black in Rob...
#IROS2020 Original Series: Real Roboticist
Daniel Carrillo-Zapata
16 Nov 2020
Are you curious about the people behind the robots? The 2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) features a new Original Series called Real Roboticist hosted by ...
Two teams from Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia will compete at the Cybathlon Global Edition 2020, the Olympics dedicated to new prosthetic technologie
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
13 Nov 2020
IIT’s teams will compete in the "Powered Arm Prosthesis" category showing two different robotic arm prostheses made in Italy: SoftHandPro and Hannes. The race course is about 30 metres long and will...
CYBATHLON 2020 Global Edition: A competition to break down barriers between the public, people with disabilities and technology developers
Daniel Carrillo-Zapata
11 Nov 2020
Involving potential users of a particular technology in the research and development (R&D) process is a very powerful way to maximise success when such technology is deployed in the real world. In add...
Drones that patrol forests could monitor environmental and ecological changes
Imperial College London
06 Nov 2020
By Caroline Brogan
Imperial researchers have created drones that can attach sensors to trees to monitor environmental and ecological changes in forests....
A raptor-inspired drone with morphing wing and tail
NCCR Robotics
31 Oct 2020
By Nicola Nosengo
NCCR Robotics researchers at EPFL have developed a drone with a feathered wing and tail that give it unprecedented flight agility....
RoboTED: a case study in Ethical Risk Assessment
Alan Winfield
28 Oct 2020
A few weeks ago I gave a short paper at the excellent International Conference on Robot Ethics and Standards (ICRES 2020), outlining a case study in Ethical Risk Assessment - see our paper here. Our c...
