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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.

A short guide to Multidisciplinary Research

Karen Donaldson 27 Sep 2023

How and Why would I consider colliding two opposite disciplines in my research.

Tackling loneliness with ChatGPT and robots

Oliver Mitchell 05 Sep 2023

In a recent study by the Surgeon General, more than half of the adults in the USA experience loneliness, with only 39% reporting feeling “very connected to others.”

The Strange: Scifi Mars robots meet real-world bounded rationality

Robin Murphy 15 Aug 2023

Did you like the Western True Grit? Classic scifi like The Martian Chronicles? Scifi horror like Annihilation? Steam punk? How about robots? If yes to any or all of the above, The Strange by Nathan Ballingrud is for you!

Submersible robots that can fly

Oliver Mitchell 13 Jul 2023

Following the news of the implosion of the Titan submersible, I reached out to Professor F. Javier Diez of Rutgers University for his comment on the rescue mission and the role of robots.

Titan submersible disaster underscores dangers of deep-sea exploration – an engineer explains why most ocean science is conducted with crewless subm

The Conversation 28 Jun 2023

Bringing people to the bottom of the deep ocean is inherently dangerous. At the same time, climate change means collecting data from the world’s oceans is more vital than ever. Nina Mahmoudian explains how researchers reduce the risks and costs associated with deep-sea exploration.

Flowstate: Intrinsic’s app to simplify the creation of robotics applications

Ricardo Téllez 18 Jun 2023

Intrinsic (a spin-off of Google-X) has revealed the product they have been working with the help of the Open Source Robotics Corporation team (among others): Flowstate!

Ranking the best humanoid robots of 2023

Andra Keay 03 Jun 2023

Is Rosie the Robot Maid from the Jetsons here yet? As more and more companies announce their work towards the affordable humanoid robot, I wanted to create a reference chart.

Automate 2023 recap and the receding horizon problem

Oliver Mitchell 01 Jun 2023

“Thirty million developers” are the answer to driving billion-dollar robot startups, exclaimed Eliot Horowitz of Viam last week at Automate.

The 5 Laws of Robotics

Andra Keay and Silicon Valley Robotics 11 May 2023

I have been studying the whole range of issues/opportunities in the commercial roll out of robotics for many years now, and I’ve spoken at a number of conferences about the best way for us to look at regulating robotics.

We need to discuss what jobs robots should do, before the decision is made for us

The Conversation 29 Apr 2023

This is an important time to discuss what roles we want robots and AI to take in our collective future – before decisions are taken that may prove hard to reverse. One way to frame this dialogue is to think about the various roles robots can fulfill.

What is the hype cycle for robotics?

Andra Keay 07 Mar 2023

Robotics is a very fast moving field at the moment. From the perspective of the end user, it can be very difficult to know when a company is moving out of the hype cycle and into commercial maturity.

Our future could be full of undying, self-repairing robots – here’s how

The Conversation 01 Feb 2023

Could it be that future AI systems will need robotic “bodies” to interact with the world? If so, will nightmarish ideas like the self-repairing, shape-shifting T-1000 robot from the Terminator 2 movie come to fruition? And could a robot be created that could “live” forever?

Year end summary: Top Robocar stories of 2022

Brad Templeton, Robocars.com 10 Jan 2023

Here's my annual summary of the top stories of the prior year. This time the news was a strong mix of bad and good.

Five ways drones will change the way buildings are designed

The Conversation 02 Jan 2023

It’s crucial that the ways drones are affecting our future are understood by the majority of people. As experts in design futures and mobility, we hope this short overview of five ways drones will affect building design offers some knowledge of how things are likely to change.

Countering Luddite politicians with life (and cost) saving machines

Oliver Mitchell 04 Dec 2022

Beyond aerial tricks, drones are now being deployed in novel ways to fill the labor gap of menial jobs that have not returned since the pandemic.

General purpose robots should not be weaponized: An open letter to the robotics industry and our communities

Open Robotics 07 Nov 2022

After a lot of thoughtful discussion, deliberation, and debate with our colleagues, we have co-authored and signed an open letter to the robotics community.

‘Killer robots’ will be nothing like the movies show – here’s where the real threats lie

The Conversation 19 Oct 2022

Killer robots won’t be sentient humanoid robots with evil intent. This might make for a dramatic storyline and a box office success, but such technologies are many decades, if not centuries, away. It’s much simpler technologies we should be worrying about.

50 women in robotics you need to know about 2022

Women In Robotics, Andra Keay, Jeana diNatale and Sue Keay 11 Oct 2022

Our Women in Robotics list turns 10 this year and we are delighted to introduce you to another amazing "50 women in robotics you need to know about" as we also celebrate Ada Lovelace Day. We have now profiled more than 300 women AND non-binary people making important contributions to robotics since the list began in 2013.

Tesla’s Optimus robot isn’t very impressive – but it may be a sign of better things to come

The Conversation 04 Oct 2022

Musk has now unveiled a prototype of the robot, called Optimus, which he hopes to mass-produce and sell for less than US$20,000 (A$31,000).

Have a say on these robotics solutions before they enter the market!

Robotics4EU 24 Sep 2022

We have gathered robots which are being developed right now or have just entered the market. We have set these up in a survey style consultation.

Shelf-stocking robots with independent movement

Joost van de Loo 23 Sep 2022

A robot that helps store employees by moving independently through the supermarket and shelving products. According to cognitive robotics researcher Carlos Hernández Corbato, this may be possible in the future. If we engineer the unexpected.

RoboCup humanoid league: Interview with Jasper Güldenstein

AIhub and Lucy Smith 20 Sep 2022

We talked to Jasper Güldenstein about how teams transferred developments from the virtual humanoid league to the real-world league.

Peace on Earth (1987): Using telerobotics to check in on a swarm robot uprising on the Moon

Robin Murphy 13 Sep 2022

Read this classic hard sci-fi novel and expand your horizons about robots, teleoperation, and swarms.

Why household robot servants are a lot harder to build than robotic vacuums and automated warehouse workers

The Conversation 09 Sep 2022

With recent advances in artificial intelligence and robotics technology, there is growing interest in developing and marketing household robots capable of handling a variety of domestic chores.

Robots will open more doors than they close

Michael Lee and Science Robotics 14 Aug 2022

There is more that roboticists should be doing to advance the debate on robotic labor beyond the current obsessive focus on job-stealing robots.

The best sci-fi books that describe how robots really work

Robin Murphy 12 Aug 2022

I have loved science fiction ever since I was a kid and read all my Dad’s ancient issues of Analog Science Fiction and Fact from the 1940s.

It’s time to update 19th century terms for 21st century technology

Andra Keay and Women In Robotics 04 Jun 2022

Unmanned and master/slave are two terms that are offensive to many in the community. Such terms may once have been accepted by society, but not any longer, and we are pleased to see many organizations starting to use alternative terms.

A draft open standard for an Ethical Black Box

Alan Winfield 19 May 2022

Within the RoboTIPS project, we have developed and tested several model of Ethical Black Boxes, including one for an e-puck robot, and another for the MIRO robot.

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.

Careers in robotics: Should you get a PhD or go into industry?

Sonia Roberts and Women In Robotics 02 Apr 2022

So you are considering a PhD in robotics! Before you decide to apply, here are some things to consider.

Careers in robotics: What is a robotics PhD?

Sonia Roberts and Women In Robotics 26 Mar 2022

This post will take you through the overall life cycle of a PhD in the American educational system, and is intended as a basic overview for anyone unfamiliar with the process, whether they are considering a PhD or have a loved one who is currently in a PhD program and just want to learn more about what they are doing.