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Teaching machines to reason about what they see
MIT News
07 Apr 2019
A child who has never seen a pink elephant can still describe one — unlike a computer. “The computer learns from data,” says Jiajun Wu, a PhD student at MIT. “The ability to generalize an...
ProMat preview: Its time to cut the cord
Oliver Mitchell
07 Apr 2019
Last week’s breaking news story on The Robot Report was unfortunately the demise of Helen Greiner’s company, CyPhy Works (d/b/a Aria Insights). The high-flying startup raised close to $...
“Particle robot” works as a cluster of simple units
MIT News
05 Apr 2019
Taking a cue from biological cells, researchers from MIT, Columbia University, and elsewhere have developed computationally simple robots that connect in large groups to move around, transport objects...
A rubber computer eliminates the last hard components from soft robots
Wyss Institute
05 Apr 2019
By Caitlin McDermott-Murphy, Harvard University Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
A soft robot, attached to a balloon and submerged in a transparent column of water, dives and surfaces, ...
Women in robotics on International Women’s Day 2019 – updated
Silicon Valley Robotics
08 Mar 2019
What does a day in the life of a woman working with robots look like? We asked members of WomeninRobotics.org to volunteer "a paragraph and a picture" for this first patchwork representation of the fi...
A prosthetic that restores the sense of where your hand is
NCCR Robotics
27 Feb 2019
Researchers have developed a next-generation bionic hand that allows amputees to regain their proprioception. The results of the study, which have been published in Science Robotics, are the culminati...
Robots track moving objects with unprecedented precision
MIT News
19 Feb 2019
A novel system developed at MIT uses RFID tags to help robots home in on moving objects with unprecedented speed and accuracy. The system could enable greater collaboration and precision by robots wor...
Is the green new deal sustainable?
Oliver Mitchell
12 Feb 2019
This week Washington DC was abuzz with news that had nothing to do with the occupant of The While House. A group of progressive legislators, led by Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, in the House of Representat...
Identifying artificial intelligence “blind spots”
MIT News
25 Jan 2019
By Rob Matheson
A novel model developed by MIT and Microsoft researchers identifies instances in which autonomous systems have “learned” from training examples that don’t match what’s actuall...
Holiday robot videos 2018 – part 3
Robohub Editors
25 Dec 2018
Thanks to all for sending your holiday videos, here's the last of this year's series. Merry Christmas!...
Holiday robot videos 2018 – part 2
Robohub Editors
22 Dec 2018
Happy holidays everyone! Here are some more robot videos to get you into the holiday spirit....
Call for robot holiday videos 2018
Robohub Editors
16 Dec 2018
That's right! You better not run, you better not hide, you better watch out for brand new robot holiday videos on Robohub! Drop your submissions down our chimney at sabine.hauert@robohub.org and shar...
Robot makes world-first baby coral delivery to Great Barrier Reef
QUT
16 Dec 2018
In a world first, an undersea robot has dispersed microscopic baby corals (coral larvae) to help scientists working to repopulate parts of the Great Barrier Reef during this year’s mass coral spawni...
A new drone can change its shape to fly through a narrow gap
NCCR Robotics
16 Dec 2018
A research team from the University of Zurich and EPFL has developed a new drone that can retract its propeller arms in flight and make itself small to fit through narrow gaps and holes. This is p...
3Q: Aleksander Madry on building trustworthy artificial intelligence
MIT News
16 Dec 2018
By Kim Martineau
Machine learning algorithms now underlie much of the software we use, helping to personalize our news feeds and finish our thoughts before we’re done typing. But as artificial inte...
Elowan: A plant-robot hybrid
MIT Media Lab
09 Dec 2018
Elowan is a cybernetic lifeform, a plant in direct dialogue with a machine. Using its own internal electrical signals, the plant is interfaced with a robotic extension that drives it toward light.
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Inside “The Laughing Room”
MIT News
09 Dec 2018
By Brigham Fay
“The Laughing Room,” an interactive art installation by author, illustrator, and MIT graduate student Jonathan "Jonny" Sun, looks like a typical living room: couches, armchair...
Reproducing paintings that make an impression
MIT News
02 Dec 2018
By Rachel Gordon
The empty frames hanging inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum serve as a tangible reminder of the world’s biggest unsolved art heist. While the original masterpieces may...
Q&A with Cecilia Laschi – The Robotics Flagship
Sabine Hauert
25 Nov 2018
Why is a Robotics Flagship needed?
Robotics is a solid technological field, with important market opportunities. Europe contributed significantly to the growth of knowledge in this field and it is co...
European Robotics Week 2018 celebrated with 1200 events in over 30 countries
SPARC
25 Nov 2018
The European Robotics Week (ERW) is achieving a major success with around 1200 interactive robotics related events across Europe, showing how robots will impact the way we work, live, and learn both n...
Teaching robotics with ROS
Ricardo Téllez
24 Nov 2018
A couple of months ago I interviewed Joel Esposito about the state of robotics education for the ROS Developers Podcast #21. On that podcast, Joel talks about his research on how robotics is taug...
Using electricity and water, a new kind of motor can slide microrobots into motion
MIT News
19 Nov 2018
Look around and you'll likely see something that runs on an electric motor. Powerful and efficient, they keep much of our world moving, everything from our computers to refrigerators to the automatic ...
Robotics Flagship: What the community thinks
Sabine Hauert
10 Nov 2018
In February we asked for input from the robotics community regarding a potential Robotics Flagship, a pan European interdisciplinary effort with 1B EUR in funding, if successful! The goal of the flags...
Robots in Depth with Richard Voyles
Robots in Depth
09 Nov 2018
In this episode of Robots in Depth, Per Sjöborg speaks with Richard Voyles about rescue robotics and advising politicians about robotics....
Fleets of drones could aid searches for lost hikers
MIT News
04 Nov 2018
By Rob Matheson
Finding lost hikers in forests can be a difficult and lengthy process, as helicopters and drones can’t get a glimpse through the thick tree canopy. Recently, it’s been proposed ...
Machines that learn language more like kids do
MIT News
04 Nov 2018
By Rob Matheson
Children learn language by observing their environment, listening to the people around them, and connecting the dots between what they see and hear. Among other things, this helps chi...
Robots in Depth with Stefano Stramigioli
Robots in Depth
04 Nov 2018
In this episode of Robots in Depth, Per Sjöborg speaks with Stefano Stramigioli about the Robotics and Mechatronics lab he leads at University of Twente. The lab focuses on inspection and maintenance...
Two new robots for the nursing sector
Fraunhofer IPA
30 Oct 2018
As part of the “SeRoDi” project (“Service Robotics for Personal Services”), Fraunhofer IPA collaborated with other research and application partners to develop new service robotics solutions f...
Robots in Depth with Sebastian Weisenburger
Robots in Depth
24 Oct 2018
In this episode of Robots in Depth, Per Sjöborg speaks Sebastian Weisenburger about how ECHORD++ works, with application-oriented research bridging academia, industry and end users to bring robots to...
How to mass produce cell-sized robots
MIT News
24 Oct 2018
By David L. Chandler
Tiny robots no bigger than a cell could be mass-produced using a new method developed by researchers at MIT. The microscopic devices, which the team calls “syncells” (short f...
How should autonomous vehicles be programmed?
MIT News
24 Oct 2018
By Peter Dizikes
A massive new survey developed by MIT researchers reveals some distinct global preferences concerning the ethics of autonomous vehicles, as well as some regional variations in those ...
Join the World MoveIt! Day code sprint on Oct 25 2018
Silicon Valley Robotics
20 Oct 2018
World MoveIt! Day is an international hackathon to improve the MoveIt! code base, documentation, and community. We hope to close as many pull requests and issues as possible and explore new areas of f...
Robots in Depth with Nicola Tomatis
Robots in Depth
19 Oct 2018
In this episode of Robots in Depth, Per Sjöborg speaks with Nicola Tomatis about his long road into robotics and how BlueBotics handles indoor navigation and integrates it in automated guided vehicle...
A step toward personalized, automated smart homes
MIT News
18 Oct 2018
By Rob Matheson
Developing automated systems that track occupants and self-adapt to their preferences is a major next step for the future of smart homes. When you walk into a room, for instance, a...
What’s the legacy of Rethink Robotics?
Ilian Bonev
18 Oct 2018
With the recent demise of Rethink Robotics, there were dozens of testimonials that the company revolutionized industrial robotics and kickstarted the collaborative robotics trend. There is no doubt th...
25 women in robotics you need to know about – 2018
From driving rovers on Mars to improving farm automation for Indian women, once again we’re bringing you a list of 25 amazing women in robotics! These women cover all aspects of the robotics industr...
