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by Adriana Hamacher

24 April 2015

Coding for underwater robotics

MIT News 12 Mar 2026

Lincoln Laboratory intern Ivy Mahncke developed and tested algorithms to help human divers and robots navigate underwater.

Restoring surgeons’ sense of touch with robotic fingertips

Horizon Magazine 10 Mar 2026

Researchers are developing robotic “fingertips” that could give surgeons back their sense of touch during minimally invasive and robotic operations.

Robot Talk Episode 147 – Miniature living robots, with Maria Guix

Robot Talk 06 Mar 2026

In the latest episode of the Robot Talk podcast, Claire chatted to Maria Guix from the University of Barcelona about combining electronics and biology to create biohybrid robots with emergent properties.

Developing an optical tactile sensor for tracking head motion during radiotherapy: an interview with Bhoomika Gandhi

Ella Scallan 05 Mar 2026

Bhoomika Gandhi discusses her work on an optical sensor for medical robotics applications.

Humanoid home robots are on the market – but do we really want them?

The Conversation 03 Mar 2026

Last year, Norwegian-US tech company 1X announced “the world’s first consumer-ready humanoid robot designed to transform life at home”.

Robot Talk Episode 146 – Embodied AI on the ISS, with Jamie Palmer

Robot Talk 27 Feb 2026

In the latest episode of the Robot Talk podcast, Claire chatted to Jamie Palmer from Icarus Robotics about building a robotic labour force to perform routine and risky tasks in orbit.

I developed an app that uses drone footage to track plastic litter on beaches

The Conversation 26 Feb 2026

Plastic pollution is one of those problems everyone can see, yet few know how to tackle it effectively.

Translating music into light and motion with robots

University of Waterloo 25 Feb 2026

Robots the size of a soccer ball create new visual art by trailing light that represents the “emotional essence” of music