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by Adrien Briod

29 October 2013

Robot Talk Episode 153 – Origami-inspired robots, with Chenying Liu

Robot Talk 24 Apr 2026

In the latest episode of the Robot Talk podcast, Claire chatted to Chenying Liu from University of Oxford about how a robot's physical form can actively contribute to sensing, processing, decision-making, and movement.

Sony AI table tennis robot outplays elite human players

AIhub 22 Apr 2026

New robot and AI system has beaten professional and elite table tennis players.

AI system learns to keep warehouse robot traffic running smoothly

MIT News 20 Apr 2026

This new approach adapts to decide which robots should get the right of way at every moment, avoiding congestion and increasing throughput.

Robot Talk Episode 152 – Dexterous robot hands, with Rich Walker

Robot Talk 17 Apr 2026

In the latest episode of the Robot Talk podcast, Claire chatted to Rich Walker from Shadow Robot Company about their advanced robotic hands for research and industry.

What I’ve learned from 25 years of automated science, and what the future holds: an interview with Ross King

Ella Scallan and AIhub 14 Apr 2026

Ross King created the first robot scientist back in 2009. He spoke to us about the nature of scientific discovery, the role AI has to play, and his recent work in DNA computing.

Robot Talk Episode 151 – Robots to study the ocean, with Simona Aracri

Robot Talk 10 Apr 2026

In the latest episode of the Robot Talk podcast, Claire chatted to Simona Aracri from National Research Council of Italy about innovative robot designs for oceanography and environmental monitoring.

Generative AI improves a wireless vision system that sees through obstructions

MIT News 08 Apr 2026

With this new technique, a robot could more accurately detect hidden objects or understand an indoor scene using reflected Wi-Fi signals.

Resource-constrained image generation and visual understanding: an interview with Aniket Roy

AIhub 07 Apr 2026

Aniket tells us about his research exploring how modern generative models can be adapted to operate efficiently while maintaining strong performance.