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357
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Origin Story of the OAK-D, with Brandon Gilles
Abate De Mey
01 Jul 2022
Brandon Gilles, the founder of Luxonis and maker of the OAK-D, describes the journey and the flexibility of the OAK-D line of products
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350
podcast
Improving Perception through Interaction, with Carolyn Matl
Shihan Lu
21 Apr 2022
Dr. Carolyn Matl, Research Scientist at Toyota Research Institute, explains why Interactive Perception and soft tactile sensors are critical for manipulating challenging objects such as liquids, grains, and dough.
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347
podcast
Event Cameras – An Evolution in Visual Data Capture, with Davide Scaramuzza
Abate De Mey
08 Mar 2022
Davide Scaramuzza deep dives into Event Cameras, a fundamentally new approach to capturing visual data
Tim Chung: DARPA Subterranean Challenge | Sense Think Act Podcast #14
Audrow Nash and Sense Think Act Podcast
24 Feb 2022
In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks to Tim Chung, Program Manager in the Tactical Technology Office at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), on the DARPA Subterranean (SubT) Challenge...
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345
podcast
Autonomous Vehicles for Operational Logistics with Evocargo, with Oleg Shipitko
Kate Zhou
07 Feb 2022
Oleg Shipitko discusses Evocargo's approach to transform the way we transport goods within facilities such as ports and warehouses.
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343
podcast
A Robot You Swallow, with Torrey Smith
Abate De Mey
03 Jan 2022
Torrey Smith discusses a robot you swallow that livestreams your digestive system for medical procedures such as endoscopies.
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341
podcast
How Simbe Robotics is Innovating in Retail, with Brad Bogolea
Kate Zhou
23 Nov 2021
Brad Bogolea discusses the innovation behind Tally, the autonomous robot from Simbe Robotics. Tally collects real-time analytics inside retail stores to improve the customer shopping experience, as well as the efficiency of managing the store.
Tobias Holmes: Agriculture Robots, Herbicide Resistance, and Education | Sense Think Act Podcast #6
Audrow Nash and Sense Think Act Podcast
02 Nov 2021
In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks to Tobias Holmes, Quality Assurance Manager at Blue River Technologies. Blue River uses computer vision and robotics in agriculture and was acquired by John Deere i...
Sense Think Act Pocast: Erik Schluntz
Audrow Nash and Sense Think Act Podcast
19 Oct 2021
In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews Erik Schluntz, co-founder and CTO of Cobalt Robotics, which makes a security guard robot. Erik speaks about how their robot handles elevators, how they have hum...
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337
podcast
Autonomously Mapping the Seafloor, with Anthony DiMare and Charles Chiau
Abate De Mey
26 Aug 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJP6B5jfaOE
Robohub Podcast · Autonomously Mapping the Seafloor
Anthony DiMare and Charles Chiau deep dive into how Bedrock Ocean is innovating in the world of M...
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336
podcast
Mobile Outdoor Manipulation with RE2 Robotics, with Travis Schneider
Shihan Lu
04 Aug 2021
Robohub Podcast · Mobile Outdoor Manipulation with RE2 Robotics
In this episode, Shihan Lu interviews Travis Schneider, Business Development Manager at RE2 Robotics, focusing on their work on mobi...
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335
podcast
Autonomous Aircraft by Xwing, with Maxime Gariel
Abate De Mey
12 Jul 2021
Robohub Podcast · Autonomous Aircraft
Abate talks to Maxime Gariel, CTO of Xwing about the autonomous flight technology they are developing.
At Xwing, they are converting traditional aircr...
Face masks that can diagnose COVID-19
Wyss Institute
29 Jun 2021
By Lindsay Brownell
Most people associate the term “wearable” with a fitness tracker, smartwatch, or wireless earbuds. But what if cutting-edge biotechnology were integrated into your clothing,...
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334
podcast
Intel RealSense Enabling Computer Vision and Machine Learning At The Edge, with Joel Hagberg
Abate De Mey
10 Jun 2021
Robohub Podcast · Intel RealSense Enabling Computer Vision and Machine Learning At The Edge
Intel RealSense is known in the robotics community for its plug-and-play stereo cameras. These cameras m...
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333
podcast
Snake-like Robot as a Worker Companion, with Matt Bilsky
Kate Zhou
27 May 2021
Robohub Podcast · Snake-like Robot as a Worker Companion - FLX BOT
Matt Bilsky, founder and CEO of FLX Solutions, discusses the snake-like robot he invented called the FLX BOT. The FLX BOT consist...
Slender robotic finger senses buried items
MIT News
27 May 2021
By Daniel Ackerman
Over the years, robots have gotten quite good at identifying objects — as long as they’re out in the open.
Discerning buried items in granular material like sand is a ...
System detects errors when medication is self-administered
MIT News
19 Mar 2021
From swallowing pills to injecting insulin, patients frequently administer their own medication. But they don’t always get it right. Improper adherence to doctors’ orders is commonplace, accountin...
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330
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Construction Site Automation by Dusty Robotics, with Tessa Lau
Abate De Mey
12 Mar 2021
Robohub Podcast · Construction Site Automation
Abate interviews Tessa Lau on her startup Dusty Robotics which is innovating in the field of construction.
At Dusty Robotics, they developed a rob...
Robots that feel by seeing
Carlo Sferrazza
06 Mar 2021
While modern cameras provide machines with a very well-developed sense of vision, robots still lack such a comprehensive solution for their sense of touch. At ETH Zurich, in the group led by Prof. Raf...
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328
podcast
Inside Cybathlon, with Anni Kern
Kate Zhou
16 Feb 2021
Robohub Podcast · Inside Cybathlon
Kate speaks with Anni Kern, Head of Communication, strategy, and teams at Cybathlon for over four years. She describes the motivation and concepts for the Cybath...
IEEE RAS Soft Robotics Podcast with Ali Khademhosseini: Biomaterials, soft robotics and the Terasaki Institute
Marwa ElDiwiny
26 Jan 2021
Interesting discussion with Prof. Ali Khademhosseini, CEO of the Terasaki Institute, and one of the pioneers of the Bioengineering field. Prof. Ali’s journey from Harvard and UCLA to the Terasaki In...
IEEE RAS Soft Robotics Podcast with Hod Lipson: Can we design self-aware robots?
Marwa ElDiwiny
13 Jan 2021
Interesting discussion with Hod Lipson, head of Creative Machines Lab, Columbia University in New York. Can robots be self-aware? Can they design other robots and self-repair? Why should we evolve rob...
Ultra-sensitive and resilient sensor for soft robotic systems
Wyss Institute
02 Dec 2020
By Leah Burrows / SEAS communications
Newly engineered slinky-like strain sensors for textiles and soft robotic systems survive the washing machine, cars and hammers....
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323
podcast
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...
Electronic design tool morphs interactive objects
MIT News
23 Oct 2020
By Rachel Gordon
We’ve come a long way since the first 3D-printed item came to us by way of an eye wash cup, to now being able to rapidly fabricate things like car parts, musical instruments, and...
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321
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Empowering Farmers Through Root AI, with Josh Lessing
Abate De Mey
19 Oct 2020
Robohub Podcast · Empowering Farmers Through Root AI
In this episode, Abate interviews Josh Lessing, co-founder and CEO of Root AI. At Root AI they are developing a system that tracks data on the ...
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317
podcast
Environmental Monitoring with the SlothBot, with Gennaro Notomista
Lauren Klein
25 Aug 2020
Robohub Podcast · Environmental Monitoring with the SlothBot
In this episode, Lauren Klein interviews Gennaro Notimista, a robotics PhD student in the Georgia Robotics and InTelligent Systems Labo...
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313
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Solid State Lidar – the 3D Camera, with Erin Bishop
Abate De Mey
29 Jun 2020
Robohub Podcast · Solid State Lidar - The 3D Camera
In this episode, Abate interviews Erin Bishop from Sense Photonics about the technology in their “Solid State” LiDAR sensors that allows the...
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310
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RoboBee’s Untethered Flight, with Farrell Helbling
Kate Zhou
20 May 2020
In this episode, Kate Zhou interviews Farrell Helbling, postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Microrobotics lab, who has worked on developing the RoboBee, an insect-inspired robot that is the lightest vehicl...
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306
podcast
Microlocation, with David Mindell
Abate De Mey
28 Mar 2020
In this episode, Abate interviews David Mindell, co-founder of Humatics. David discusses a system they developed that can detect the location of a special tracking device down to a centimeter level ac...
This drone can play dodgeball – and win
NCCR Robotics
19 Mar 2020
By Nicola Nosengo
Drones can do many things, but avoiding obstacles is not their strongest suit yet – especially when they move quickly. Although many flying robots are equipped with cameras that...
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304
podcast
Haptics and Virtual Interactions, with Heather Culbertson
Shihan Lu
17 Feb 2020
In this episode, Shihan Lu interviews Dr. Heather Culbertson, Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of Southern California, about her work in haptics. Dr. Culbertson...
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301
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Listening like a Human, Playing like a Machine, with Gil Weinberg
Audrow Nash
10 Jan 2020
In this episode, our interviewer Audrow Nash speaks to Gil Weinberg, Professor in Georgia Tech’s School of Music and the founding director of the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology. Weinberg l...
ROBOTT-NET pilot project: Urban pest control
Thilo Zimmermann
21 Oct 2019
“Within the framework of the European project ROBOTT-NET we are developing software and robotic solutions for the prevention and control of rodents in enclosed spaces”, says Marco Lorenzo, Service...
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294
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Autonomous Bricklaying by FBR, with Mark Pivac
Ron Vanderkley
18 Sep 2019
In this episode, Ron Vanderkley interviews Mark Pivac, Chief Technical Officer and co-founder of FBR (formerly Fastbrick Robotics) about the world’s first end-to-end autonomous bricklaying robot, ...
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293
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A Robot to Help with Artificial Insemination, with Zhuoran Zhang
Audrow Nash
02 Sep 2019
In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews Zhuoran Zhang, PhD student at the University of Toronto, about how robots can be used to assist in artificial insemination. Zhang discusses how precise robotic ...
