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    ANYmal robot tested on offshore platform
    A crucial task for energy providers is the reliable and safe operation of their plants, especially when producing energy offshore. Autonomous mobile robots are able to offer comprehensive support thro...
    04 November 2018, by

    Fleets of drones could aid searches for lost hikers
    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 ...
    04 November 2018, by

    Machines that learn language more like kids do
    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...
    04 November 2018, by

    Robots in Depth with Stefano Stramigioli
    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...
    04 November 2018, by

    Small flying robots able to pull objects up to 40 times their weight
    Researchers from EPFL and Stanford have developed small drones that can land and then move objects that are 40 times their weight, with the help of powerful winches, gecko adhesives and microspines....
    04 November 2018, by

    Two new robots for the nursing sector
    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...
    30 October 2018, by



    Drilling down on depth sensing and deep learning
    By Daniel Seita, Jeff Mahler, Mike Danielczuk, Matthew Matl, and Ken Goldberg This post explores two independent innovations and the potential for combining them in robotics. Two years before the Ale...
    24 October 2018, by

    Robots in Depth with Sebastian Weisenburger
    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...
    24 October 2018, by

    How to mass produce cell-sized robots
    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...
    24 October 2018, by

    How should autonomous vehicles be programmed?
    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 ...
    24 October 2018, by

    Join the World MoveIt! Day code sprint on Oct 25 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...
    20 October 2018, by

    Robots in Depth with Nicola Tomatis
    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...
    19 October 2018, by

    Models of dinosaur movement could help us build stronger robots and buildings
    By Sandrine Ceurstemont From about 245 to 66 million years ago, dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Although well-preserved skeletons give us a good idea of what they looked like, the way their limbs worke...
    19 October 2018, by

    A step toward personalized, automated smart homes
    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...
    18 October 2018, by

    What’s the legacy of Rethink Robotics?
    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...
    18 October 2018, by

    Learning acrobatics by watching YouTube
    By Xue Bin (Jason) Peng and Angjoo Kanazawa Whether it’s everyday tasks like washing our hands or stunning feats of acrobatic prowess, humans are able to learn an incredible array of skills by wa...
    18 October 2018, by

    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...
    09 October 2018, by , , and

    A fleet of miniature cars for experiments in cooperative driving
    The deployment of connected, automated, and autonomous vehicles presents us with transformational opportunities for road transport. These opportunities reach beyond single-vehicle automation: by enabl...
    06 October 2018, by , and

    Rethink Robotics closes its doors
    Rethink Robotics shut down this week, closing the chapter on a remarkable journey making collaborative robots a reality....
    06 October 2018, by

    Model helps robots navigate more like humans do
    By Rob Matheson When moving through a crowd to reach some end goal, humans can usually navigate the space safely without thinking too much. They can learn from the behavior of others and note any o...
    05 October 2018, by

    #IROS2018 live coverage
    The 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (#IROS2018) will be held for the first time in Spain in the lively capital city of Madrid from 1 to 5 October. This year's ...
    01 October 2018, by

    The impact of AI on work: implications for individuals, communities, and societies
    By Jessica Montgomery, Senior Policy Adviser Advances in AI technologies are contributing to new products and services across industries – from robotic surgery to debt collection – and offer man...
    01 October 2018, by

    Simulations are the key to intelligent robots
    I read an article entitled Games Hold the Key to Teaching Artificial Intelligent Systems, by Danny Vena, in which the author states that computer games like Minecraft, Civilization, and Grand Theft Au...
    01 October 2018, by

    Memory-jogging robot to keep people sharp in ‘smart’ retirement homes
    by Steve Gillman Almost a fifth of the European population are over 65 years old, but while quality of life for this age bracket is better than ever before, many will at some point suffer from a de...
    01 October 2018, by

    Jillian Ogle is the first ‘Roboticist in Residence’ at Co-Lab
    Currently also featured on the cover of MAKE magazine, Jillian Ogle is a robot builder, game designer and the founder of Let’s Robot a live streaming interactive robotics community, where users can...
    27 September 2018, by

    DelFly Nimble mimics the high-speed escape of fruit flies
    Bio-inspired flapping wing robots hold a great potential. The promise is that they can fly very efficiently even at smaller scales, while being able to fly fast, hover, and make quick maneuvers. We no...
    26 September 2018, by and

    Multi-joint, personalized soft exosuit breaks new ground
    By Benjamin Boettner In the future, smart textile-based soft robotic exosuits could be worn by soldiers, fire fighters and rescue workers to help them traverse difficult terrain and arrive fresh at t...
    18 September 2018, by

    Machine-learning system tackles speech and object recognition, all at once
    By Rob Matheson MIT computer scientists have developed a system that learns to identify objects within an image, based on a spoken description of the image. Given an image and an audio caption, the m...
    18 September 2018, by

    First results of the ROSIN project: Robotics Open-Source Software for Industry
    Open-Source Software for robots is a de-facto standard in academia, and its advantages can benefit industrial applications as well. The worldwide ROS-Industrial initiative has been using ROS, the Robo...
    18 September 2018, by

    A new spin for soft micro-actuators
    By Benjamin Boettner Manipulating delicate tissues such as blood vessels during difficult surgeries, or gripping fragile organisms in the deep sea presents a challenge to surgeons and researchers ali...
    10 September 2018, by

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