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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 2h

The next episode of Robot Talk is out this Friday, but Patreon supporters can get early access now!

🎧 Listen here: www.patreon.com/posts/episod... #Robots #Robotics

Episode 129 - Automating museum experiments | Claire Asher

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 5h

Decades after its inception, a spherical robot called RoboBall is rolling again, as researchers at Texas A&M University hope to develop it further for applications that require robots to cross difficult terrain 🤖 www.techbriefs.com/component/co... #Robots #Robotics

Meet RoboBall: A Robot with No Fixed Top or Bottom

A perfect sphere, RoboBall could not flip over, and its shape promised access to places wheeled or legged machines could not reach — from the deepest lunar crater to the uneven sands of a beach. Two s...

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 1d

Researchers at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea have developed an algorithm that enables mobile robots to forget unnecessary, outdated information but retain useful and relevant information, much like humans do interestingengineering.com/innovation/h... #Robotics

Robots cut 30% travel time using human-like memory in smart factories

Interestingly, the average driving time was reduced by up to 30.1% and task throughput increased by up to 18.0%.

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 1d

A huge thank you to @eurobotics.bsky.social for sponsoring this bonus episode, and to Smart City Consultancy for inviting me!

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 1d

✨ New Bonus Episode! ✨

This month I've got a very special bonus episode to share with you!

I was invited to attend the Smart City Robotics Competition 🤖 where I chatted to competing teams, exhibiting companies, and members of the public.

🎧 Listen here: www.patreon.com/posts/140772... #Robotics

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 1d

Don't forget to send me your questions for Shimon!

What have you always wanted to know about self-driving cars?

Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 22d

Got questions about self-driving cars? 🤖 🚘

Later this season, I'll be chatting to Prof. Shimon Whiteson (@shimon8282.bsky.social) from @ox.ac.uk and @waymo.bsky.social about machine learning for autonomous vehicles.

Send me your questions for Shimon in the comments below! #Robots #Robotics #AI

A photo of Shimon wearing a blue t-shirt.

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IEEE Spectrum @spectrum.ieee.org · 4d

Watch the best robot videos of the week!

Boston Dynamics Tries a Non-Human Hand for Its Humanoid Robot

Boston Dynamics rethinks robot grippers, focusing on durability and practicality over human-like design.

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 4d

Here's a photo of an electromagnetic system that Ali uses for controlling microrobots, next to a microrobot set up for viewing under a microscope.

Find out more by listening to Episode 128 of Robot Talk - available on all major podcast providers: linktr.ee/robottalkpod #Robotics

A white spherical machine with a small arm mounted on it, positioned near a microrobot. There is a black microscope looking down on the microrobot.

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 4d

Ali K. Hoshiar is Senior lecturer in Robotics at @universityofessex.bsky.social. His research focuses on microrobotics, soft robotics, and data-driven mechatronic systems for medical and agri-tech applications.

Listen to our chat here: www.robottalk.org/2025/10/10/e... #Robots #Robotics

A photo of Al wearing a dark blue jumper with a blue and white striped shirt underneath.

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 4d

📢 New Episode Alert!

This week, I chatted to Dr. Ali K. Hoshiar from @universityofessex.bsky.social‬ about how microrobots move and work together. 🤖

Listen now: www.robottalk.org/2025/10/10/e... #Robots #Robotics #Microbot #Medical #Healthcare

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 4d

Uncanny valley? Chinese robotics company AheadForm has developed a lifelike robot head, using 25 tiny motors to create realistic facial expressions. The company plans to integrate AI speech to enable more seamless interactions between humans and robots. 🤖 www.livescience.com/technology/r...

Chinese tech company develops creepy ultra-lifelike robot face — watch it blink, twitch and nod

A Chinese robotics company has unveiled what it describes as a realistic robot face, with plans to make humanoid robots more approachable and relatable.

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 5d

NOAA, UK-based #robotics company Oshen, and the University of Southern Mississippi sent a small, wind-powered ocean robot into the eye of Hurricane Humberto, making it the first uncrewed surface vehicle to transmit data from inside a Category 5 hurricane. interestingengineering.com/innovation/t...

Tiny ocean robot captures first-ever data inside Category 5 hurricane

A tiny wind-powered ocean robot became the first uncrewed vessel to capture data inside a Category 5 hurricane.

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 6d

How are advances in AI helping make planetary rovers more autonomous? 🤖 🪐

In the latest episode, I chatted to Prof. Frances Zhu from @coschoolofmines.bsky.social about space #robots.

Available wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/robottalkpod

#Robotics

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robohub @robohub.org · 7d

Women in robotics you need to know about 2025

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Women in robotics you need to know about 2025 - Robohub

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robohub @robohub.org · 7d

Robot Talk Episode 127 – Robots exploring other planets, with Frances Zhu

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Robot Talk Episode 127 – Robots exploring other planets, with Frances Zhu - Robohub

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 7d

What would you love to know about #robot ethics? 🤖

Later this season, I'll be chatting to Prof. Alan Winfield (@alan-winfield.bsky.social) from @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social about developing new standards for ethics and transparency in robotics.

Send me your questions for Alan in the comments!

A photo of Alan looking happy, wearing a beige t-shirt and glasses.

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 8d

The next episode of Robot Talk is out this Friday, but Patreon supporters can get early access now!

🎧 Listen here: www.patreon.com/posts/episod... #Robots #Robotics #Microrobot

Episode 128 - Making microrobots move | Claire Asher

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IEEE Spectrum @spectrum.ieee.org · 11d

Watch the week's best robot videos!

Drones Land on Vehicles Moving at 110 km/h

How does a robot hand moonwalk? See the playful experiment bringing robotic fingers to life. Plus a drone landing on a vehicle moving at 110 km/h.

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 11d

Hi Robert! Just to let you know, my interview with Frankie Zhu, where she answered your questions about space robotics, published today: www.robottalk.org/2025/10/03/e...

Episode 127 – Robots exploring other planets - Robot Talk

Claire chatted to Frances Zhu from the Colorado School of Mines about intelligent robotic systems for space exploration.

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 11d

Here's a photo of a rover moving toward a mock lander as part of the University Rover Challenge finals at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah. Frankie advised the group of undergraduate students that designed the rover.

Find out more by listening to Ep.127 of Robot Talk: linktr.ee/robottalkpod

A shiny metal rover with pink wheels interacting with a larger white mock mars lander (a white metal box with blue legs and a pointed top). In the background there is a desert environment with sand and rocks.

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 11d

Frances Zhu is an Assistant Professor at @coschoolofmines.bsky.social. Her lab focusses on mobile autonomous space robots, from satellites in orbit to planetary rovers on the Moon or Mars.

Listen to our chat here: www.robottalk.org/2025/10/03/e... #Robots #Robotics #Space #AI #Autonomy #Rover

A photo of Frankie looking happy, wearing a pink blouse and a white jacket.

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 11d

📢 New Episode Alert!

In the first episode of the new season, I chatted to Prof. Frances Zhu from @coschoolofmines.bsky.social about intelligent robotic systems for space exploration. 🤖 🪐

Listen now: www.robottalk.org/2025/10/03/e... #Robots #Robotics #Space #AI #Autonomy #Rover

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 11d

Australian companies Crest Robotics and Earthbuilt Technology have developed a fully autonomous hexapod robot that can 3D print a house in 24hrs. The robot could help build low-cost, low-carbon housing, and perhaps assist in building on the Moon one day 🤖 interestingengineering.com/innovation/a...

Spider-like robot can 3D print homes in a day to fight housing crunch

Named Charlotte, this robot was developed by the Australian companies Crest Robotics and Earthbuilt Technology.

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 12d

Yeah I wasn't sure what they meant by that either!

Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 12d

On the cusp of launching Season 6, Robot Talk has reached an exciting milestone: 50,000 downloads! 🎉

At this point, I'm running out of superlatives 😂. It's just amazing to see the podcast grow beyond what I ever imagined.

Thank you to everyone who's listened!

#Robots #Robotics #AI #Tech

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