Ken Goldberg

One robot on Mars is robotics, ten robots are automation

Andra Keay 02 Mar 2021

The difference between robotics and automation is almost nonexistent and yet has a huge difference in everything from trade shows, marketing, publications to academic conferences and journals. This we...

Can robots make food service safer for workers?

Silicon Valley Robotics 20 Apr 2020

Health care workers are not the only unwilling essential services frontline workers at increased risk of COVID-19. According to the Washington Post on April 12, “At least 41 grocery workers have die...

People and Robots: UC’s new multidisciplinary CITRIS initiative wants humans in the loop

Andra Keay and Hallie Siegel 22 Apr 2015

Since 2001, the University of California's Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) has leveraged multi-disciplinary research to tackle large societal proble...

Why do people love robots? Find out in this Botscar-winning Robot Film Festival short

Ken Goldberg and Tiffany Shlain 11 Aug 2014

"Why We Love Robots" is a 5-minute short documentary film co-directed by UC Berkeley Prof. Ken Goldberg and his wife, award-winning filmmaker Tiffany Shlain. The film was nominated for an Emmy Award a...

These $10 Robots will change robotics education – Wired Design

Andra Keay 30 Sep 2012

Ken Goldberg and Ayorkor Korsah asked if a $10 robot could change education in Africa. Now, with the conclusion of their African Robotics Network's design challenge, we're starting to see the robots t...