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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 3h

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 · 3h

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

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 4h

📢 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 · 16h

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 · 1d

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 · 2d

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 6d

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 · 7d

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 · 7d

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 · 7d

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

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 7d

📢 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 · 7d

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 · 7d

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

Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 7d

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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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 8d

Researcher at Osaka Metropolitan University have developed a novel system that enables faster, more accurate object detection for drones, paving the way for their use in disaster management and search-and-rescue operations. 🤖 techxplore.com/news/2025-09... #Robots #Robotics

Lightweight framework enables faster, more accurate object detection for UAV remote sensing

Remote sensing object detection is a rapidly growing field in artificial intelligence, playing a critical role in advancing the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for real-world applications such ...

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 8d

A brand new season of Robot Talk launches tomorrow, but Patreon supporters can get early access to the first episode now!

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

Episode 127 - Robots exploring other planets | Claire Asher

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 9d

Researchers in Germany have developed a semi-autonomous robot designed to assist emergency workers by transporting heavy equipment across terrain that's too hazardous for conventional vehicles or stretchers. 🤖 interestingengineering.com/innovation/g... #Robots #Robotics

New disaster-response robot hauls 330-lb across rubble to save lives

German engineers have designed a semi-autonomous robot to assist first responders with heavy load transport in disaster relief operations.

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 10d

Excellent question, thank you! I'll definitely ask Wami about this when we chat (and I agree they're cool either way!)

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 10d

Got questions about two-legged #robots? 🤖

In the new season, I'll be chatting to Prof. Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi from Ohio Northern University about bipedal robots that can walk and even climb stairs.

Send me your questions for Wami in the comments or on the website: robottalk.org/ask-a-question/

A photo of Wami looking happy, wearing a red and blue argyle jumper, a white shirt and a black blazer.

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 10d

Canadian company Acrylic Robotics aims to help artists earn a living by making high-quality replicas of their work (with their consent) using an AI-powered robotic arm to meticulously replicate each brush stroke. 🤖 techxplore.com/news/2025-09... #Robots #Robotics #Art

AI-backed robot painting aims to boost artist income

Montreal-based artist Audrey-Eve Goulet was initially uncertain as she watched an AI-powered robotic arm reproduce one of her works, but said the outcome was "really impressive."

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Robot Talk @robottalkpod.bsky.social · 10d

...Dr. Ali Kafash Hoshiar (@universityofessex.bsky.social), Prof. Kaspar Althoefer (Queen Mary University of London), Dr. Didem Gurdur Broo (Uppsala University) and Anthony Jules (Robust.AI).

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