Robohub roundtable

Robohub roundtable: Public perceptions of robotics and AI, what’s your pet peeve?

Kassie Perlongo 09 Nov 2016

In this Roundtable edition, we asked our experts: When it comes to public perceptions of robotics and AI, what are your pet peeves? Are there things you wish people would listen to a little more close...

Robohub roundtable: Cybathlon and advancements in prosthetics

Kassie Perlongo 13 Sep 2016

The Olympics in Rio may be over, but athletes around the world are gearing up for a new type of competition. Cybathlon, known as the cyborg Olympics, coming up on 8 October in the SWISS Arena in Klote...

Robohub roundtable: Why do robotics crowdfunding projects fail?

Kassie Perlongo 16 Aug 2016

In this Robohub roundtable edition, we are joined by Sabine Hauert, Kassie Perlongo, John Payne, Audrow Nash, Yannis Erripis, with commentary by Andra Keay and Travis Deyle, to discuss the viabilit...

Robohub roundtable: Job loss through automation, Foxconn controversy

Robohub Editors 21 Jun 2016

Every few weeks, Robohub will post a roundtable chat and discuss an engaging topic relating to robotics. In this edition, we looked at the controversial job loss of 60K jobs by Foxconn. Is this substa...

Robohub roundtable: Robotics and space exploration

Kassie Perlongo 11 May 2016

Every few weeks, Robohub will post a roundtable chat and discuss an engaging topic relating to robotics. In this edition, we looked at how can robotics can be part of space exploration. Privatisation ...

Robohub roundtable: Why is it so difficult to define ‘robot’?

Kassie Perlongo 29 Apr 2016

Put on your thinking caps. Every few weeks, Robohub will conduct a roundtable discussion. In this edition, we discuss the challenges and limitations in defining the word ‘robot’. We strongly encou...