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Digital survivalism
A podcast on HPR describes a few concerns similar to my own. Being old enough to remember the messy end of the dot com era in 2000-2001 I've been wary in the last year or two that "free" services on the internet may not remain free under recession conditions. Show More Summary
Robots Podcast Celebrates 50th Episode By Interviewing Everybody
Robots Podcast episode #50 is not only their fiftieth episode (pretty impressive, right?), but they’ve managed to make it a two parter packed with interviews of twelve different roboticists. Here’s the lineup:
- Rolf Pfeifer: Embodied...Show More Summary
Beer Zone
An amusing anecdote from Dan Lynch describing drinking beer in America. I also noticed what seemed to be "ghosts of prohibition" when I was in the US, although I assumed it was just some cultural affectation of Pittsburgh. I remember passing a few places with frosted over windows which looked extremely dodgy - like 1920s lock-ins. Show More Summary
Dinosaurs Fighting Robots
This is not the first dinosaur / robot um, interaction we’ve seen (NSFW link), but these prints of dinosaurs fighting robots are (slightly) classier and available for purchase. Each stencil is 1? x 2? on a masonite panel, and costs...
Audio Friday: McBlare The Robot Bagpiper
I’m a bagpiper. Seriously, I am. And I’m pretty good, too (here’s me playing with my old band). But as with most things, if a human can do it, so can a robot, and as we’ve seen, musical instruments are no exception. A team from Carnegie Mellon constructed this bagpiping robot, called McBlare, back in [...]
Robots: Learning with LEGO
In this episode we speak with Chris Rogers about the use of LEGO in educating young children in engineering, math and science. We then speak with Liz Herron on her experiences with children using LEGO MINDSTORMS robotic kits at the LEGO Education Centre.
Robots: Robot Ethics (Part 2)
This second episode in a two-part series on Robot Ethics interviews Ronald Arkin, Regents' Professor and Associate Dean for Research at Georgia Tech University in the US. Topics include military robots, robots in the society, medical robots and legal responsibilities.
Robots: Human-Robot Love
David Levy, author of the book "Love + Sex with Robots" and Kathleen Richardson who is a doctor of Robot Anthropology at Cambridge University discuss the future of human-robot relationships, both physical and emotional.
Robots: 2008 New Year's Special
We review the biggest events in robotics in 2008 and look to what 2009 has to offer with our panel of experts: Dan Kara from Robotics Trends, Terry Fong from the NASA Ames Research Center, Dario Floreano from the EPFL, Steve Rainwater from robots.net, and Minoru Asada from Osaka University.
Robots: Robot Musicians
Gil Weinberg who is the Director of Music Technology at Georgia Tech, presents his wooden robot drummer Haile that is capable of playing with human teachers and even evolving its own beats to reach robotic improvisation. He also introduces his latest robot, Shimon the Marimba player. Show More Summary
Robots: Giant Roaming Creatures
Theo Jansen describes his Strandbeest, giant walking creatures that can walk and sense their environments. We then talk to Jaimie Mantzel who is building a giant 6-legged robot on his mountain in Vermont.
Robots: Jumping and Crawling in Millirobots
Sarah Bergbreiter from the University of Maryland gives us an overview of her work with robotic mobile sensor networks, walking and jumping micro-robots as well as fast prototyping of novel robots. Aaron Hoover at Berkeley talks about novel manufacturing techniques with smart composites. This episode then features the third part of Science Fiction author Jack Graham's "Selkies".
Robots: The REEM-B and HUBO Humanoids
In this episode we speak with Davide Faconti, leader of the REEM project, one of the few European contenders in humanoid robotics. We then speak with Jun Ho Oh from South Korea who was the general chair of the last International Conference on Humanoid Robots for his snapshot view of the field as well as the HUBO humanoids developed in his lab.
Robots: Swarming Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
In this show we dive into the world of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) with Navinda Kottege from the Australian National University. In the second part Marc Sherman from Teledyne RD Instruments tells us more about AUV technology and the importance of Doppler Velocity Logs (DVLs) for underwater navigation. Show More Summary
Robots: Robot Ethics (Part 1)
This first episode in a two part series on Robot Ethics interviews Noel Sharkey, Professor of Public Engagement, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics at the University of Sheffield in the UK. Topics include military robots, robots in the society, medical robots and legal responsibilities.
Robots: Bacteria-propelled microrobots
This episode discusses bacteria-propelled micro robots and their potential for medical applications inside the human body. In the first part Metin Sitti explains how his robots can join forces with bacteria. In the second part gastroenterologist Mark Schattner discusses current uses and future potential from a medical perspective.
Robots: Industrial Robots in Research
Raúl Ordóñez from the Motoman Robotics Lab talks about research in industrial robotics and how he hopes to use visual servoing as a feedback mechanism allowing robot arms to accomplish complex tasks such as juggling.
Robots: DelFly and Europe's Micro Air Vehicle Competition
In this episode we cover two major events in aerial robotics: the announcement of the DelFly Micro and the 2008 European Micro Air Vehicle (EMAV) Competition. We first speak with Christophe de Wagter, a member of the Dutch team that's been churning out amazing flapping-wing robots in the last few years. Show More Summary
Robots: Robot Toys
Mark Tilden, passionate robot builder with WowWee Robotics, talks about designing robots for children, and what he thinks that scientists and researchers can learn from the toy industry.
Robots: Bio-inspired locomotion
Robert Full from UC Berkley presents his research on animal locomotion and how his insights have been inspiring engineers to create robots. Auke Ijspeert from the EPFL then shares some thoughts on bio-inspired locomotion.
- Robot Film Festival
- Laboratory of Intelligent Systems
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Wave Glider
- Willow Garage
- Liquid Robotics
- Maker Faire
- Artificial Intelligence
- Polytechnic Institute of New York
- International Space Station
- Office of Naval Research
- Sandia National Labs
- Lego Mindstorms
- Ministry of Defense
- Heather Knight
- Boston Dynamics
- Rodney Brooks
- Hiroshi Ishiguro
- The Uncanny Valley
- MIT Media Lab
