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Robot Talk<p>And I talked to Dr. Patrick Meier from the Climate Robotics Network about how <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robots</span></a> can help scale action on climate change. 🤖</p><p><a href="https://www.robottalk.org/2025/02/28/episode-111-patrick-meier/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">robottalk.org/2025/02/28/episo</span><span class="invisible">de-111-patrick-meier/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Robotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Robotics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Recycling</span></a></p>
Robot Talk<p>I spoke to Dr. Catherine Menon from the University of Hertfordshire about designing home assistance <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robots</span></a> with ethics in mind. 🤖 🏡</p><p><a href="https://www.robottalk.org/2025/02/21/episode-110-catherine-menon/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">robottalk.org/2025/02/21/episo</span><span class="invisible">de-110-catherine-menon/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Robotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Robotics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialCare</span></a></p>
Robot Talk<p>I chatted to Dan Nicholson (<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cr8r.gg/@DanMakesThings" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>DanMakesThings</span></a></span>) from Maker Forge about creating open source <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/robotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robotics</span></a> projects you can do at home. 🤖 🪛</p><p><a href="https://www.robottalk.org/2025/02/14/episode-109-dan-nicholson/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">robottalk.org/2025/02/14/episo</span><span class="invisible">de-109-dan-nicholson/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Robots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3DPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3DPrinting</span></a></p>
Robot Talk<p>In February, I talked to Dr. Anuradha Ranasinghe from Liverpool Hope University about haptic (touch) sensors for wearable tech and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/robotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robotics</span></a>. 🤖</p><p><a href="https://www.robottalk.org/2025/02/07/episode-108-anuradha-ranasinghe/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">robottalk.org/2025/02/07/episo</span><span class="invisible">de-108-anuradha-ranasinghe/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Robots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sensing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sensing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Haptics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Haptics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Teleoperation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teleoperation</span></a></p>
Global Pixel<p>Cleaning <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robots</span></a> sweeping the streets, patrolling quadrupeds and drones delivering coffee – these are not scenes from a sci-fi movie, it's a glimpse of what life will look like in the robot district currently being built in south <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>'s Shenzhen.</p>
Architecture News<p>DesignBoom : what is robot metabolism? watch how machines can grow by consuming other machines <a href="https://www.designboom.com/technology/what-is-robot-metabolism-watch-how-machines-grow-consuming-machines-columbia-university-07-27-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">designboom.com/technology/what</span><span class="invisible">-is-robot-metabolism-watch-how-machines-grow-consuming-machines-columbia-university-07-27-2025/</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robots</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a></p>
Alex P Roe<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ChrisMayLA6</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@NWBylines" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>NWBylines</span></a></span> Ha! It’ll be fun seeing <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robots</span></a> taking over in that environment! Never say never though.</p>
Paul Kater<p>This humanoid robot can do cartwheels, handstands and roundhouse kicks at less than $6,000</p><p><a href="https://www.engadget.com/ai/this-humanoid-robot-can-do-cartwheels-handstands-and-roundhouse-kicks-at-less-than-6000-184500276.html?src=rss" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">engadget.com/ai/this-humanoid-</span><span class="invisible">robot-can-do-cartwheels-handstands-and-roundhouse-kicks-at-less-than-6000-184500276.html?src=rss</span></a></p><p>This is what the world was waiting for! A martial arts robot. It won't vacuum, not do laundry, not go shopping, won't make the bed or do anything else useful, but it can beat you up quite nicely.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robots</span></a></p>
Steve Thompson PhD<p>Robots That Learn to Fear Like Humans Survive Better</p><p><a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/robot-risk-assessment-fear" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spectrum.ieee.org/robot-risk-a</span><span class="invisible">ssessment-fear</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a></p>
Steve Thompson PhD<p>MIT vision system teaches robots to understand their bodies</p><p><a href="https://www.therobotreport.com/mit-vision-system-teaches-robots-to-understand-their-bodies/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">therobotreport.com/mit-vision-</span><span class="invisible">system-teaches-robots-to-understand-their-bodies/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p>A wise person once said to me: You can do a lot of things in life, but stick to what you're really good at. Well, rich people often do things they're not at all good at, and then they end up with rubbish. 😂 <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> fans saw <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robots</span></a> being already <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/spaceDebris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spaceDebris</span></a> an Earth, the fascist waffles and meat were cold. "Nothing works properly here any more, but hey, it’s an experience." 🤣 Yes, you can earn money with rubbish, if you are only rich enough! <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/26/elon-musk-tesla-diner-hollywood" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j</span><span class="invisible">ul/26/elon-musk-tesla-diner-hollywood</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fastFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fastFood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/review" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>review</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hollywood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hollywood</span></a></p>
Steve Thompson PhD<p>A human-inspired pathfinding approach to improve robot navigation</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a></p>
Robot Talk<p>I spoke to Dr. Didem Gurdur Broo from Uppsala University about how to shape the future of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/robotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robotics</span></a>, autonomous vehicles, and industrial automation. 🤖 </p><p><a href="https://www.robottalk.org/2025/01/24/episode-106-didem-gurdur-broo/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">robottalk.org/2025/01/24/episo</span><span class="invisible">de-106-didem-gurdur-broo/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Robots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HRI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HRI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Automation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Automation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IoT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IoT</span></a></p>
Robot Talk<p>I talked to Gianmarco Pisanelli from the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre about how to promote the safe and intuitive use of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robots</span></a> in manufacturing. 🤖</p><p><a href="https://www.robottalk.org/2025/01/17/episode-105-gianmarco-pisanelli/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">robottalk.org/2025/01/17/episo</span><span class="invisible">de-105-gianmarco-pisanelli/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Robotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Robotics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Manufacturing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Manufacturing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Automation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Automation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SmartFactory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartFactory</span></a></p>
Robot Talk<p>In January, I chatted to Prof. Kirstin Petersen from Cornell University about how <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robots</span></a> can work together to achieve complex behaviours. 🤖</p><p><a href="https://www.robottalk.org/2025/01/10/episode-104-kirstin-petersen/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">robottalk.org/2025/01/10/episo</span><span class="invisible">de-104-kirstin-petersen/</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Robotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Robotics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Architecture</span></a></p>
Steve Thompson PhD<p>Robot, know thyself: New vision-based system teaches machines to understand their bodies</p><p><a href="https://news.mit.edu/2025/vision-based-system-teaches-machines-understand-their-bodies-0724" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mit.edu/2025/vision-based</span><span class="invisible">-system-teaches-machines-understand-their-bodies-0724</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artificial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artificial</span></a>-intelligence <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a></p>
Architecture News<p>DesignBoom : drawing robot allows users to sketch floating illustrations inside liquids <a href="https://www.designboom.com/technology/drawing-robot-users-floating-illustrations-liquids-suntory-expo-2025-osaka-07-25-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">designboom.com/technology/draw</span><span class="invisible">ing-robot-users-floating-illustrations-liquids-suntory-expo-2025-osaka-07-25-2025/</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/expo2025osaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>expo2025osaka</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robots</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a></p>
Aimee Cozza Illustration<p>[lays this gently at your feet for <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/SPAAW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SPAAW</span></a>] 🤖</p><p>You can sub to get notified of this novella here: <a href="https://www.aimeecozza.com/tlm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">aimeecozza.com/tlm</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>TYSM to rodoesvo.com for the amazing voice work and Elektrobear for the music 😍</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Robots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/IndieAuthor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/BookTrailer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookTrailer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Novella" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Novella</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a></p>
Robot Talk<p>And I talked to Keenan Wyrobek from Zipline about drones for delivering life-saving medicine to hard to reach locations. 🤖 🩺</p><p><a href="https://www.robottalk.org/2024/12/20/episode-103-keenan-wyrobek/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">robottalk.org/2024/12/20/episo</span><span class="invisible">de-103-keenan-wyrobek/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Robots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Robotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Robotics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Drone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Drone</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a></p>
Robot Talk<p>I spoke to Dr. Isabella Fiorello from the University of Freiburg about plant-inspired <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robots</span></a> made from living materials. 🤖 🌱</p><p><a href="https://www.robottalk.org/2024/12/13/episode-102-isabella-fiorello/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">robottalk.org/2024/12/13/episo</span><span class="invisible">de-102-isabella-fiorello/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Robotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Robotics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biology</span></a></p>