2026 April

Ultralightweight sonar plus AI lets tiny drones navigate like bats

29 April 2026, by The Conversation

Gradient-based planning for world models at longer horizons

28 April 2026, by BAIR Blog

Robot Talk Episode 153 – Origami-inspired robots, with Chenying Liu

24 April 2026, by Robot Talk

Sony AI table tennis robot outplays elite human players

22 April 2026, by AIhub

AI system learns to keep warehouse robot traffic running smoothly

20 April 2026, by MIT News

Robot Talk Episode 152 – Dexterous robot hands, with Rich Walker

17 April 2026, by Robot Talk

What I’ve learned from 25 years of automated science, and what the future holds: an interview with Ross King

14 April 2026, by Ella Scallan and AIhub

Robot Talk Episode 151 – Robots to study the ocean, with Simona Aracri

10 April 2026, by Robot Talk

Generative AI improves a wireless vision system that sees through obstructions

8 April 2026, by MIT News

Resource-constrained image generation and visual understanding: an interview with Aniket Roy

7 April 2026, by AIhub

Back to school: robots learn from factory workers

2 April 2026, by Horizon Magazine

2026 March

Resource-sharing boosts robotic resilience

31 March 2026, by EPFL

Robot Talk Episode 150 – House building robots, with Vikas Enti

27 March 2026, by Robot Talk

A history of RoboCup with Manuela Veloso

24 March 2026, by AIhub and Lucy Smith

Robot Talk Episode 149 – Robot safety and security, with Krystal Mattich

20 March 2026, by Robot Talk

A multi-armed robot for assisting with agricultural tasks

18 March 2026, by Lucy Smith

Graphene-based sensor to improve robot touch

16 March 2026, by University of Cambridge

Robot Talk Episode 148 – Ethical robot behaviour, with Alan Winfield

13 March 2026, by Robot Talk

Coding for underwater robotics

12 March 2026, by MIT News

Restoring surgeons’ sense of touch with robotic fingertips

10 March 2026, by Horizon Magazine

Robot Talk Episode 147 – Miniature living robots, with Maria Guix

6 March 2026, by Robot Talk

Developing an optical tactile sensor for tracking head motion during radiotherapy: an interview with Bhoomika Gandhi

5 March 2026, by Ella Scallan

Humanoid home robots are on the market – but do we really want them?

3 March 2026, by The Conversation

2026 February

Robot Talk Episode 146 – Embodied AI on the ISS, with Jamie Palmer

27 February 2026, by Robot Talk

I developed an app that uses drone footage to track plastic litter on beaches

26 February 2026, by The Conversation

Translating music into light and motion with robots

25 February 2026, by University of Waterloo

Robot Talk Episode 145 – Robotics and automation in manufacturing, with Agata Suwala

20 February 2026, by Robot Talk

Reversible, detachable robotic hand redefines dexterity

19 February 2026, by EPFL

“Robot, make me a chair”

17 February 2026, by MIT News

Robot Talk Episode 144 – Robot trust in humans, with Samuele Vinanzi

13 February 2026, by Robot Talk

How can robots acquire skills through interactions with the physical world? An interview with Jiaheng Hu

12 February 2026, by AIhub and Lucy Smith

Sven Koenig wins the 2026 ACM/SIGAI Autonomous Agents Research Award

10 February 2026, by AIhub

Robot Talk Episode 143 – Robots for children, with Elmira Yadollahi

6 February 2026, by Robot Talk

New frontiers in robotics at CES 2026

3 February 2026, by Henry Hickson

2026 January

Robot Talk Episode 142 – Collaborative robot arms, with Mark Gray

30 January 2026, by Robot Talk

Robot Talk Episode 141 – Our relationship with robot swarms, with Razanne Abu-Aisheh

23 January 2026, by Robot Talk

Vine-inspired robotic gripper gently lifts heavy and fragile objects

23 January 2026, by MIT News

Robot Talk Episode 140 – Robot balance and agility, with Amir Patel

16 January 2026, by Robot Talk

Taking humanoid soccer to the next level: An interview with RoboCup trustee Alessandra Rossi

14 January 2026, by AIhub and Lucy Smith

Robots to navigate hiking trails

12 January 2026, by Christopher Tatsch

Robot Talk Episode 139 – Advanced robot hearing, with Christine Evers

9 January 2026, by Robot Talk

Meet the AI-powered robotic dog ready to help with emergency response

7 January 2026, by Texas A&M University

2025 December

MIT engineers design an aerial microrobot that can fly as fast as a bumblebee

31 December 2025, by MIT News

Robohub highlights 2025

29 December 2025, by Lucy Smith

The science of human touch – and why it’s so hard to replicate in robots

24 December 2025, by The Conversation

Bio-hybrid robots turn food waste into functional machines

22 December 2025, by EPFL

Robot Talk Episode 138 – Robots in the environment, with Stefano Mintchev

19 December 2025, by Robot Talk

Artificial tendons give muscle-powered robots a boost

18 December 2025, by MIT News

Generations in Dialogue: Human-robot interactions and social robotics with Professor Marynel Vasquez

15 December 2025, by Association for the Understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)

Robot Talk Episode 137 – Getting two-legged robots moving, with Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi

12 December 2025, by Robot Talk

Radboud chemists are working with companies and robots on the transition from oil-based to bio-based materials

10 December 2025, by Radboud University

Generations in Dialogue: Embodied AI, robotics, perception, and action with Professor Roberto Martín-Martín

8 December 2025, by Association for the Understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)

Robot Talk Episode 136 – Making driverless vehicles smarter, with Shimon Whiteson

5 December 2025, by Robot Talk

Teaching robot policies without new demonstrations: interview with Jiahui Zhang and Jesse Zhang

4 December 2025, by Lucy Smith

Why companies don’t share AV crash data – and how they could

1 December 2025, by Cornell University

2025 November

Robot Talk Episode 135 – Robot anatomy and design, with Chapa Sirithunge

28 November 2025, by Robot Talk

Learning robust controllers that work across many partially observable environments

27 November 2025, by Maris Galesloot

Human-robot interaction design retreat

25 November 2025, by Lucy Smith

Robot Talk Episode 134 – Robotics as a hobby, with Kevin McAleer

21 November 2025, by Robot Talk

ACM SIGAI Autonomous Agents Award 2026 open for nominations

19 November 2025, by ACM SIGAI

Generations in Dialogue: Multi-agent systems and human-AI interaction with Professor Manuela Veloso

18 November 2025, by Association for the Understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)

Robot Talk Episode 133 – Creating sociable robot collaborators, with Heather Knight

14 November 2025, by Robot Talk

CoRL2025 – RobustDexGrasp: dexterous robot hand grasping of nearly any object

11 November 2025, by Hui Zhang

Generations in Dialogue: Bridging Perspectives in AI – a new podcast from AAAI

8 November 2025, by Association for the Understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)

Robot Talk Episode 132 – Collaborating with industrial robots, with Anthony Jules

7 November 2025, by Robot Talk

Teaching robots to map large environments

5 November 2025, by MIT News

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