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Multisensory Perception, with Jivko Sinapov
Shihan Lu
15 Nov 2020
Robohub Podcast · Multisensory Perception
In this episode, Shihan Lu interviews Jivko Sinapov, Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at Tufts University, about his work on beh...
Second edition of Springer Handbook of Robotics
Bruno Siciliano
09 Jul 2017
The Second Edition of the award-winning Springer Handbook of Robotics edited by Bruno Siciliano and Oussama Khatib has recently been published. The contents of the first edition have been restructured...
UAV-based crop and weed classification for future farming
Crops are key for a sustainable food production and we face several challenges in crop production. First, we need to feed a growing world population. Second, our society demands high-quality foods. Th...
Survey: Examining perceptions of autonomous vehicles using hypothetical scenarios
Kassie Perlongo
26 Jun 2017
I'm examining the perception of autonomous cars using hypothetical scenarios. Each of the hypothetical scenarios is accompanied with an image to help illustrate the scene -- using grey tones and nonde...
CARNAC program researching autonomous co-piloting
Frank Tobe
26 Jun 2017
DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is researching autonomous co-piloting so they can fly without a human pilot on board. The robotic system — called the Common Aircraft Retrofit f...
Making Pepper walk: Understanding Softbank’s purchase of Boston Dynamics
Oliver Mitchell
12 Jun 2017
It is unclear if Masayoshi Son, Chairman of Softbank, was one of the 17 million YouTube viewers of Boston Dynamic’s Big Dog before acquiring the company for an undisclosed amount this past Thursday...
Engineers design drones that can stay aloft for five days
MIT News
09 Jun 2017
In the event of a natural disaster that disrupts phone and Internet systems over a wide area, autonomous aircraft could potentially hover over affected regions, carrying communications payloads that p...
Finally! Google sells Boston Dynamics to SoftBank
Frank Tobe
09 Jun 2017
In a long-awaited transaction, The New York Times Dealbook announced that SoftBank was buying Boston Dynamics from Alphabet (Google). Also included in the deal is the Japanese startup Schaft. Acquisit...
Giving robots a sense of touch
MIT News
05 Jun 2017
Eight years ago, Ted Adelson’s research group at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) unveiled a new sensor technology, called GelSight, that uses physical contact...
Faster, more nimble drones on the horizon
MIT News
31 May 2017
There’s a limit to how fast autonomous vehicles can fly while safely avoiding obstacles. That’s because the cameras used on today’s drones can only process images so fast, frame by individual fr...
What has twenty years of RoboCup taught us?
Oliver Mitchell
23 May 2017
In 1985, a twenty-two year old Garry Kasparov became the youngest World Chess Champion. Twelve years later, he was defeated by the only player capable of challenging the grandmaster, IBM’s Deep Blu...
EduExo: Robotic exoskeletons for everyone
Volker Bartenbach
22 May 2017
For decades robotic exoskeletons were the subject of science fiction novels and movies. But in recent years, exoskeleton technology has made huge progress towards reality and exciting research project...
On the future of human-centered robotics
MIT News
16 May 2017
Science and technology are essential tools for innovation, and to reap their full potential, we also need to articulate and solve the many aspects of today’s global issues that are rooted in the pol...
Thoughts on the EU’s draft report on robotics
Alan Winfield
08 May 2017
I was asked to write a short op-ed on the European Parliament Law Committee's recommendations on civil law rules for robotics. In the end, the piece didn't get published, so I am posting it here:...
24 research reports that dissect the robotics industry
Frank Tobe
05 May 2017
After reading the press releases for this batch of 24 research reports, although they vary widely in their forecasts, they almost all agree that most segments of the robotics industry are expected to...
Recap from International Robotics Week
RoboValley
26 Apr 2017
It was the event we have worked towards since the founding of RoboValley: the International Robotics Week. Last week, we were able to show the whole world what RoboValley has built in the past years a...
Machine learning requires careful stewardship says Royal Society
The Royal Society
25 Apr 2017
The many potential social and economic benefits from advances in AI-based technologies depend entirely on the environment in which these technologies evolve, says the Royal Society. According to a new...
NASA spinoffs: Bringing space down to Earth
Oliver Mitchell
24 Apr 2017
In a time of “America First,” the benefits of space travel are clouded by the smoke of hyperbole. In reality, there has been over 2,000 inventions courtesy of NASA that are making our lives bette...
Smart grasping demonstrated at Automate and ProMat trade shows
Frank Tobe
18 Apr 2017
Tactile sensing and force feedback are - and have been - problem areas for robot grasping. Humans could see, select and pick so much faster. Yet to handle the millions of different everyday items in o...
Crash Course Computer Science video series
John Payne
17 Apr 2017
Crash Course is a video channel you can access through YouTube. Crash Course Computer Science is an ongoing playlist of fast-moving videos that begin with the most basic underpinnings of digital comp...
CBS News outlines jobs and robotics debate; IFR fills in gaps
Frank Tobe
13 Apr 2017
CBS News, and reporter David Pogue, displayed some new technologies threatening jobs, while the International Federation of Robotics suggested that deploying robots actually increases jobs. Are either...
CSAIL launches artificial intelligence initiative with industry
CSAIL MIT
12 Apr 2017
From self-driving cars to the internet of things, artificial intelligence (AI) has reached new levels of sophistication in recent years. With that in mind, this week MIT’s Computer Science and Artif...
The Drone Center’s Weekly Roundup: 4/10/17
April 3, 2017 – April 9, 2017
Public Safety Drones
Police and first responder drones were once a sci-fi fantasy; now they are a reality, appearing with increasing frequency in cities and towns ...
Robot’s Delight: Japanese robots rap about their artificial intelligence
Dylan Glas
28 Mar 2017
"Robot’s Delight - A Lyrical Exposition on Learning by Imitation from Human-Human Interaction" is a video submission that won Best Video at the 2017 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot...
Toward printable, sensor-laden “skin” for robots
MIT News
27 Mar 2017
In this age of smartphones and tablet computers, touch-sensitive surfaces are everywhere. They’re also brittle, as people with cracked phone screens everywhere can attest.
Covering a robot — or...
Engineers design “tree-on-a-chip”
MIT News
22 Mar 2017
Trees and other plants, from towering redwoods to diminutive daisies, are nature’s hydraulic pumps. They are constantly pulling water up from their roots to the topmost leaves, and pumping sugars pr...
Worm-inspired material strengthens, changes shape in response to its environment
MIT News
21 Mar 2017
A new material that naturally adapts to changing environments was inspired by the strength, stability, and mechanical performance of the jaw of a marine worm. The protein material, which was designed ...
Sneak peek inside two Robotics Innovation Facilities (RIFs) in Europe
Kassie Perlongo
03 Mar 2017
Robotics Innovation Facilities, or RIFs, are robotic labs, financed via the ECHORD++ project by the European Commission. They offer access to high-tech robotic equipment and expertise at zero risk; us...
Shakey is first robot to receive IEEE Milestone award
Andra Keay and Silicon Valley Robotics
28 Feb 2017
Shakey the Robot, the world’s first mobile, intelligent robot, developed at SRI International between 1966-1972, was the first robot to be honored with a prestigious IEEE Milestone in Electrical En...
Boston Dynamics’ newest robot: Introducing Handle
Kassie Perlongo
28 Feb 2017
Handle is a research robot standing 6.5 ft tall, travels at 9 mph and jumps 4 feet vertically. It uses electric power to operate both electric and hydraulic actuators, with a range of about 15 miles o...
Robust bipedal Cassie to transform robot mobility
Kassie Perlongo
24 Feb 2017
Cassie is an advanced legged mobility robot. Created by Oregon State University spin-off, Agility Robotics, Cassie's engineering team has big plans for this robot to assist rescuers in disaster relief...
ENRICH will test robots in real world radiological and nuclear scenarios
Frank E. Schneider
13 Feb 2017
There is significant potential for the use of unmanned vehicles in scenarios involving radiological and nuclear (RN) threats. The European Reference Network for Critical Infrastructure Protection (ERN...
CleverPet is a robot that humans (and dogs) love
Andra Keay and Silicon Valley Robotics
08 Feb 2017
The largest markets for robots is for when there aren’t any people around. We often call those jobs the dirty, dull and dangerous ones. But then there are devices like CleverPet which play with you...
Seek and destroy: Microrobotic probes test out immune system defenses
Simone Schürle
06 Feb 2017
Robotics, by definition, has been a discipline to aid other fields, such as manufacturing and space exploration. Over the past decade, it has become increasingly important in life sciences; a field th...
TERESA project adds a vital component to human-robot interaction: social intelligence
Shimon Whiteson
02 Feb 2017
TERESA is a 3-year research project funded by the European Union and carried out by six institutions from four European countries. Its goal is to develop a new socially intelligent semi-autonomous te...
When being a woman in robotics gives you the edge
Andra Keay
31 Jan 2017
Robotics isn’t gender neutral, it’s gender blind. And that means that there are a lot of hidden opportunities for savvy investors and entrepreneurs. One of the first robotics companies I followed ...
