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    What is the hype cycle for robotics?
    Robotics is a very fast moving field at the moment. From the perspective of the end user, it can be very difficult to know when a company is moving out of the hype cycle and into commercial maturity.
    07 March 2023, by

    Our future could be full of undying, self-repairing robots – here’s how
    Could it be that future AI systems will need robotic “bodies” to interact with the world? If so, will nightmarish ideas like the self-repairing, shape-shifting T-1000 robot from the Terminator 2 movie come to fruition? And could a robot be created that could “live” forever?
    01 February 2023, by

    Year end summary: Top Robocar stories of 2022
    Here's my annual summary of the top stories of the prior year. This time the news was a strong mix of bad and good.
    10 January 2023, by

    Five ways drones will change the way buildings are designed
    It’s crucial that the ways drones are affecting our future are understood by the majority of people. As experts in design futures and mobility, we hope this short overview of five ways drones will affect building design offers some knowledge of how things are likely to change.
    02 January 2023, by

    Countering Luddite politicians with life (and cost) saving machines
    Beyond aerial tricks, drones are now being deployed in novel ways to fill the labor gap of menial jobs that have not returned since the pandemic.
    04 December 2022, by

    General purpose robots should not be weaponized: An open letter to the robotics industry and our communities
    After a lot of thoughtful discussion, deliberation, and debate with our colleagues, we have co-authored and signed an open letter to the robotics community.
    07 November 2022, by

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    ‘Killer robots’ will be nothing like the movies show – here’s where the real threats lie
    Killer robots won’t be sentient humanoid robots with evil intent. This might make for a dramatic storyline and a box office success, but such technologies are many decades, if not centuries, away. It’s much simpler technologies we should be worrying about.
    19 October 2022, by

    50 women in robotics you need to know about 2022
    Our Women in Robotics list turns 10 this year and we are delighted to introduce you to another amazing "50 women in robotics you need to know about" as we also celebrate Ada Lovelace Day. We have now profiled more than 300 women AND non-binary people making important contributions to robotics since the list began in 2013.
    11 October 2022, by , , and

    Tesla’s Optimus robot isn’t very impressive – but it may be a sign of better things to come
    Musk has now unveiled a prototype of the robot, called Optimus, which he hopes to mass-produce and sell for less than US$20,000 (A$31,000).
    04 October 2022, by

    Have a say on these robotics solutions before they enter the market!
    We have gathered robots which are being developed right now or have just entered the market. We have set these up in a survey style consultation.
    24 September 2022, by

    Shelf-stocking robots with independent movement
    A robot that helps store employees by moving independently through the supermarket and shelving products. According to cognitive robotics researcher Carlos Hernández Corbato, this may be possible in the future. If we engineer the unexpected.
    23 September 2022, by

    RoboCup humanoid league: Interview with Jasper Güldenstein
    We talked to Jasper Güldenstein about how teams transferred developments from the virtual humanoid league to the real-world league.
    20 September 2022, by and

    Peace on Earth (1987): Using telerobotics to check in on a swarm robot uprising on the Moon
    Read this classic hard sci-fi novel and expand your horizons about robots, teleoperation, and swarms.
    13 September 2022, by

    Why household robot servants are a lot harder to build than robotic vacuums and automated warehouse workers
    With recent advances in artificial intelligence and robotics technology, there is growing interest in developing and marketing household robots capable of handling a variety of domestic chores.
    09 September 2022, by

    Robots will open more doors than they close
    There is more that roboticists should be doing to advance the debate on robotic labor beyond the current obsessive focus on job-stealing robots.
    14 August 2022, by and

    The best sci-fi books that describe how robots really work
    I have loved science fiction ever since I was a kid and read all my Dad’s ancient issues of Analog Science Fiction and Fact from the 1940s.
    12 August 2022, by

    It’s time to update 19th century terms for 21st century technology
    Unmanned and master/slave are two terms that are offensive to many in the community. Such terms may once have been accepted by society, but not any longer, and we are pleased to see many organizations starting to use alternative terms.
    04 June 2022, by and

    A draft open standard for an Ethical Black Box
    Within the RoboTIPS project, we have developed and tested several model of Ethical Black Boxes, including one for an e-puck robot, and another for the MIRO robot.
    19 May 2022, by

    Interview with Andrea Thomaz (co-founder of Diligent Robotics): socially intelligent automation solutions for hospitals
    We sat down with Dr. Thomaz to talk about Moxi, how to manage people’s expectations about robots, and advice for young people and women in robotics.
    16 April 2022, by and

    Careers in robotics: Should you get a PhD or go into industry?
    So you are considering a PhD in robotics! Before you decide to apply, here are some things to consider.
    02 April 2022, by and

    Careers in robotics: What is a robotics PhD?
    This post will take you through the overall life cycle of a PhD in the American educational system, and is intended as a basic overview for anyone unfamiliar with the process, whether they are considering a PhD or have a loved one who is currently in a PhD program and just want to learn more about what they are doing.
    26 March 2022, by and

    Robots and romance: science fiction and science
    Here are five recommendations for sci-fi movies with a discussion of the related real-world robotics science.
    12 February 2022, by

    What Women in Robotics achieved in 2021 and what’s coming next in 2022
    It’s been a hard year for women all over the world, and I’d like to thank everyone who has contributed to Women in Robotics in 2021.
    28 January 2022, by , and

    UN fails to agree on ‘killer robot’ ban as nations pour billions into autonomous weapons research
    Given the pace of research and development in autonomous weapons, the U.N. meeting might have been the last chance to head off an arms race.
    16 January 2022, by

    California’s AV testing rules apply to Tesla’s “FSD”
    Tesla is testing its self-proclaimed “full self-driving” vehicles on California roads without complying with the testing requirements of California’s automated driving law.
    10 January 2022, by and

    Investors warn Deep Tech founders about these 12 pitfalls
    Here’s a collection of tips for Deep Tech founders gathered from the GIST TechConnect Panel on Deep Tech with Nakia Melecio from Georgia Tech, Nhi Lê from WARF, Andra Keay from SVR and The Robotics Hub, G. Nagesh Rao from US Dept of State.
    16 December 2021, by

    Robots can be companions, caregivers, collaborators — and social influencers
    People are hardwired to respond socially to technology that presents itself as even vaguely social. While this may sound like the beginnings of a Black Mirror episode, this tendency is precisely what allows us to enjoy social interactions with robots and place them in caregiver, collaborator or companion roles.
    26 November 2021, by

    Top 10 recommendations for a video gamer who you’d like to read (or even just touch) a book
    Here is the Robotics Through Science Fiction Top 10 recommendations of books that have robots plus enough world building to rival Halo or Doom and lots of action or puzzles to solve. What’s even cooler is that you can cleverly use the “Topics” links to work in some STEM talking points.
    20 November 2021, by

    Join the Women in Robotics Photo Challenge
    How can women feel as if they belong in robotics if we can't see any pictures of women building or programming robots? The Civil Rights Activist Marian Wright Edelson aptly said, "You can't be what yo...
    12 October 2021, by

    Ethics is the new Quality
    I took part in the first panel at the BSI conference The Digital World: Artificial Intelligence.  The subject of the panel was AI Governance and Ethics. My co-panelist was Emma Carmel, and we wer...
    30 May 2021, by

     
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