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Joanne Pransky: Rest in Peace (1959-2023)
It is with great sadness that I am sharing that Joanne Pransky, the World's First Robotic Psychariatrist, and who Isaac Asimov called the real Susan Calvin has passed away.
29 June 2023, by
Robin Murphy
Titan submersible disaster underscores dangers of deep-sea exploration – an engineer explains why most ocean science is conducted with crewless subm
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.
28 June 2023, by
The Conversation
Meet our new Robohub volunteer: Shaunak Kapur
We are happy to dedicate this post to our new volunteer: Shaunak Kapur.
25 June 2023, by
Robohub Editors
Robot Talk Episode 54 – Robotics and science fiction
In this special live recording of the Robot Talk podcast at the Great Exhibition Road Festival, host Claire Asher chatted to Glyn Morgan (Science Museum), Bani Anvari (University College London) and Thrishantha Nanayakara (Imperial College London) to explore how our intelligent friends from the world of science fiction match up with state-of-the art robotics and artificial intelligence reality.
23 June 2023, by
EPSRC UK-RAS Network
Robots with tact
Mimicking principles of the nervous system could improve prosthetic hands.
20 June 2023, by
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Flowstate: Intrinsic’s app to simplify the creation of robotics applications
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!
18 June 2023, by
Ricardo Téllez
Machine-learning method used for self-driving cars could improve lives of type-1 diabetes patients
The same type of machine learning methods used to pilot self-driving cars and beat top chess players could help type-1 diabetes sufferers keep their blood glucose levels in a safe range.
17 June 2023, by
University of Bristol
Robot Talk Episode 53 – Robert Richardson
In this week's episode of the Robot Talk podcast, host Claire Asher chatted to Robert Richardson from the University of Leeds all about 3D printing, robot design, and infrastructure repair.
16 June 2023, by
EPSRC UK-RAS Network
A step toward safe and reliable autopilots for flying
A new AI-based approach for controlling autonomous robots satisfies the often-conflicting goals of safety and stability.
14 June 2023, by
MIT News
#ICRA2023 daily video digest
If you missed the 2023 edition of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation in London, here we bring you the video digests that were made each of the main days of the conference. Enjoy!
11 June 2023, by
Daniel Carrillo-Zapata and IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
Robot Talk Episode 52 – Sara Bernardini
In this week's episode of the Robot Talk podcast, host Claire Asher chatted to Sara Bernardini from Royal Holloway University of London all about decision-making, reconfigurable robots, and oceanography.
09 June 2023, by
EPSRC UK-RAS Network
Sponge makes robotic device a soft touch
A simple sponge has improved how robots grasp, scientists from the University of Bristol have found.
07 June 2023, by
University of Bristol
#ICRA2023 awards finalists and winners
In this post we bring you all the paper awards finalists and winners presented during the 2023 edition of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA).
05 June 2023, by
Daniel Carrillo-Zapata
Ranking the best humanoid robots of 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.
03 June 2023, by
Andra Keay
Robot Talk Episode 51 – James Kell
In this week's episode of the Robot Talk podcast, host Claire Asher chatted to James Kell from Jacobs Engineering UK all about civil infrastructure, nuclear robotics and jet engine inspection.
02 June 2023, by
EPSRC UK-RAS Network
