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Robo-Insight #6
Shaunak Kapur
24 Oct 2023
In this sixth edition, we are excited to feature robot progress in medical assistance, prosthetics, robot flexibility, joint movement, work performance, AI design, and household cleanliness.
Goal representations for instruction following
BAIR Blog
22 Oct 2023
Natural language has the potential to be an easy-to-use interface for humans to specify arbitrary tasks, but it is difficult to train robots to follow language instructions.
Robot Talk Episode 58 – Lorenzo Jamone
Robot Talk
20 Oct 2023
In the latest episode of the Robot Talk podcast, Claire chatted to Lorenzo Jamone from Queen Mary University of London all about robotic hands, dexterity, and the sense of touch.
New technique helps robots pack objects into a tight space
MIT News
17 Oct 2023
Researchers coaxed a family of generative AI models to work together to solve multistep robot manipulation problems.
Interview with Marek Šuppa: insights into RoboCupJunior
AIhub and Lucy Smith
16 Oct 2023
Find out about some of the latest developments in the league, and how this year's competition went.
Easing job jitters in the digital revolution
Horizon Magazine
15 Oct 2023
As new technologies reshape workplaces, EU research has come up with new ways to help companies and workers stay in control.
Robot Talk Episode 57 – Kate Devlin
Robot Talk
13 Oct 2023
In the latest episode of the Robot Talk podcast, Claire chatted to Kate Devlin from King's College London about the social and ethical implications of robotics and AI.
#IROS2023 awards finalists and winners + IROS on Demand free for one year
Daniel Carrillo-Zapata
12 Oct 2023
Here we bring you the papers that received an award this year at IROS in case you missed them.
The robots of #IROS2023
Silicon Valley Robotics
11 Oct 2023
The International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) not only showcased research but the latest commercialization in robotics, particularly robotics providers selling into robotics for research or as part of the hardware/software stack.
Finger-shaped sensor enables more dexterous robots
MIT News
08 Oct 2023
MIT engineers develop a long, curved touch sensor that could enable a robot to grasp and manipulate objects in multiple ways.
Robot Talk Episode 56 – Guillaume Doisy
Robot Talk
06 Oct 2023
In the latest episode of the Robot Talk podcast, Claire chatted to Guillaume Doisy from Dexory all about autonomous warehouse robots, mobile robotics, and software.
50 women in robotics you need to know about 2023
Andra Keay and Women In Robotics
04 Oct 2023
Celebrating International Women in Robotics Day October 4th.
World Robotics 2023 report: Asia ahead of Europe and the Americas
International Federation of Robotics (IFR)
02 Oct 2023
The new World Robotics report recorded 553,052 industrial robot installations in factories around the world – a growth rate of 5% in 2022, year-on-year. By region, 73% of all newly deployed robots were installed in Asia, 15% in Europe and 10% in the Americas.
#IROS2023: A glimpse into the next generation of robotics
Daniel Carrillo-Zapata
01 Oct 2023
The 2023 EEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2023) kicks off today at the Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan.
Robot Talk Episode 55 – Sara Adela Abad Guaman
Robot Talk
30 Sep 2023
In the first episode of the new season, Claire chatted to Dr. Sara Adela Abad Guaman from University College London about adaptable robots inspired by nature.
Robo-Insight #5
Shaunak Kapur
25 Sep 2023
In this fifth edition, we are excited to feature robot progress in human-robot interaction, agile movement, enhanced training methods, soft robotics, brain surgery, medical navigation, and ecological research.
Soft robotic tool provides new ‘eyes’ in endovascular surgery
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
23 Sep 2023
The magnetic device can help visualise and navigate complex and narrow spaces.
‘Brainless’ robot can navigate complex obstacles
NC Sate University
21 Sep 2023
Researchers who created a soft robot that could navigate simple mazes without human or computer direction have now built on that work, creating a “brainless” soft robot that can navigate more complex and dynamic environments.
Battery-free origami microfliers from UW researchers offer a new bio-inspired future of flying machines
Researchers at the University of Washington present battery-free microfliers that can change shape in mid-air to vary their dispersal distance.
Virtual-reality tech is fast becoming more real
Horizon Magazine
16 Sep 2023
Touch sensations are improving to help sectors like healthcare and manufacturing, while other advances are being driven by the gaming industry.
High-tech microscope with ML software for detecting malaria in returning travellers
Frontiers Science News and AIhub
14 Sep 2023
Method not as accurate as human experts, but shows promise.
How drones are used during earthquakes
Robin Murphy and Daniel Carrillo-Zapata
13 Sep 2023
Drones are being used by responders in the terrible Morocco earthquake.
Making life friendlier with personal robots
MIT News
11 Sep 2023
Sharifa Alghowinem, a research scientist at the Media Lab, explores personal robot technology that explains emotions in English and Arabic.
Fiber-infused ink enables 3D-printed heart muscle to beat
Wyss Institute
09 Sep 2023
The ink helps heart muscle cells align so that they can contract in coordination.
Interview with Jean Pierre Sleiman, author of the paper “Versatile multicontact planning and control for legged loco-manipulation”
Daniel Carrillo-Zapata
06 Sep 2023
We had the chance to interview Jean Pierre Sleiman, author of the paper "Versatile multicontact planning and control for legged loco-manipulation".
Robo-Insight #4
Shaunak Kapur
03 Sep 2023
In this fourth edition, we are excited to feature progress in mobile applications, cleaning, underwater mining, flexibility, human well-being, depression treatments, and human interactions.
MIT engineers use kirigami to make ultrastrong, lightweight structures
MIT News
01 Sep 2023
Produced with techniques borrowed from Japanese paper-cutting, the strong metal lattices are lighter than cork and have customizable mechanical properties.
New dual-arm robot achieves bimanual tasks by learning from simulation
University of Bristol
29 Aug 2023
An innovative bimanual robot displays tactile sensitivity close to human-level dexterity using AI to inform its actions.
AI helps robots manipulate objects with their whole bodies
MIT News
27 Aug 2023
With a new technique, a robot can reason efficiently about moving objects using more than just its fingertips.
SVR Guide to Robotics Research and Education 2023
Silicon Valley Robotics
22 Aug 2023
This volume serves as a guide to students who are interested in studying the field of robotics in any way.
Robo-Insight #3
Shaunak Kapur
20 Aug 2023
In this third edition, we are excited to feature progress in motion, unfamiliar navigation, dynamic control, digging, agriculture, surgery, and food sorting.
Mobile robots get a leg up from a more-is-better communications principle
The Conversation
19 Aug 2023
Adding legs to robots that have minimal awareness of the environment around them can help the robots operate more effectively in difficult terrain, my colleagues and I found.
3D display could soon bring touch to the digital world
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
12 Aug 2023
A new, shape-shifting display can sense and respond to human touch.
Can charismatic robots help teams be more creative?
Frontiers Journals & Blog
09 Aug 2023
Scientists found that students given a task by a social robot with a voice programmed to be engaging and inspiring performed better and were more creative than students who received the task from an identical robot with a flat voice.
An updated guide to Docker and ROS 2
Sebastian Castro
07 Aug 2023
2 years ago, I wrote A Guide to Docker and ROS, which is one of my most frequently viewed posts. Since then, I’ve had the chance to use Docker more in my work and have picked up some new tricks.
Interview with Roberto Figueiredo: the RoboCup experience
Lucy Smith and AIhub
04 Aug 2023
"Every time I go to RoboCup I come out thinking about what I’m going to do next. I couldn’t be more inspired."
