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by Hallie Siegel

08 April 2015

A multi-armed robot for assisting with agricultural tasks

Lucy Smith 18 Mar 2026

How can a robot safely manipulate branches to reveal hidden flowers while remaining aware of interaction forces and minimizing damage?

Graphene-based sensor to improve robot touch

University of Cambridge 16 Mar 2026

Multiscale-structured miniaturized 3D force sensors for improved robot touch.

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

Robot Talk 13 Mar 2026

In the latest episode of the Robot Talk podcast, Claire chatted to Alan Winfield from the University of the West of England about developing new standards for ethics and transparency in robotics.

Coding for underwater robotics

MIT News 12 Mar 2026

Lincoln Laboratory intern Ivy Mahncke developed and tested algorithms to help human divers and robots navigate underwater.

Restoring surgeons’ sense of touch with robotic fingertips

Horizon Magazine 10 Mar 2026

Researchers are developing robotic “fingertips” that could give surgeons back their sense of touch during minimally invasive and robotic operations.

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

Robot Talk 06 Mar 2026

In the latest episode of the Robot Talk podcast, Claire chatted to Maria Guix from the University of Barcelona about combining electronics and biology to create biohybrid robots with emergent properties.

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

Ella Scallan 05 Mar 2026

Bhoomika Gandhi discusses her work on an optical sensor for medical robotics applications.

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

The Conversation 03 Mar 2026

Last year, Norwegian-US tech company 1X announced “the world’s first consumer-ready humanoid robot designed to transform life at home”.