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03/05/2021
Evolving, self-replicating robots are here — but don’t worry about an uprising
“We are trying to, if you like, invent a completely new way of designing robots that doesn’t require humans to actually do the designing,” said Alan Winfield.
30/04/2021
Robot Talk Episode Seven – Out Now!
The sixth episode of Robot Talk is all about agricultural robotics.
30/04/2021
National Robotarium announces immersive robotic technologies project
Cyberselves, a robotics software company, working with the National Robotarium, based at Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University, and Resolve Robotics, have been awarded funding to develop telexistence technologies for hazardous environments.
29/04/2021
Mars rover makes breathable oxygen on red planet for first time
Imperial College London’s Professor Tom Pike is a co-investigator on the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE), and worked on ensuring the filter system kept out Martian dust during MOXIE’s operation.
29/04/2021
Robotics Summer Showcase 2021: summer-long programme of online events launches 5th May
This unique summer-long showcase of the cutting-edge in UK robotics research and innovation will run from May to July.
28/04/2021
Multi-million Euro Project Aims to Develop Next Generation of Robots Capable of Working Alongside Humans
An ambitious research project is aiming to help expand the roles that robots can play in assisting humans in manufacturing and distribution processes.
27/04/2021
Professor Martin Sweeting, inventor of microsatellites on BBC Radio 4
How Martin Sweeting made a satellite on his kitchen table and persuaded Nasa to launch it into space. Martin tells Jim Al-Khalili about his life and work.