National Institute of Standards and Technology
Bend It Like NIST
It may sound like the stuff of science fiction but at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), nanosoccer is serious business.
Science360
Printable Robots Designed To Be Consumer-Friendly, Inexpensive
This project envisions a future where 3-D robotic systems can be produced and designed using 2-D desktop technology fabrication methods. If this feat is achieved, it would be possible for the average person to design, customize and print...
Science360
Cooperative Robots That Learn Less Work For Human Handlers
It is an unusual scientific partnership. With support from the National Science Foundation, Linguist Jeff Heinz and mechanical engineer Bert Tanner are teaching robots about cooperative behavior, by observing how children learn to...
The Wall Street Journal
Weak Points in the Supply Chain
From labor conditions to sustainability, the supply chain harbors multiple risks. GXO Logistics Chief Compliance and ESG Officer Meagan Fitzsimmons explains how to address them.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Are We Ready to Give Up Autonomy to AI?
Artificial intelligence promises to make our lives easier. But is the cost losing some of our humanity? University of Virginia economist Anton Korinek talks about the implications of artificial intelligence for business, the economy, and...
Globalive Media
Beyond Innovation: Episode 11
A patient moves a prosthetic limb with his thoughts, a personal submarine dives to the ocean’s depths and a venture capitalist finds genius outside Silicon Valley. Plus, Michael and Anthony speak with a company launching a flying taxi...
NASA
On a Mission: Robots Lend a Hand
Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu is in charge of the InSight mission’s robotic arm and hand. His work on space robots has led him to give a helping hand back home.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Why We Need to Think of AI as a Platform
Artificial intelligence doesn’t have to be a job killer—if we use it right People often think of job-killing robots when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI). But MIT economist Daron Acemoglu says that we can also use AI as a...
Curated Video
Will robots replace human workers?
Demand for industrial robots is increasing, so we asked different people to guess how many jobs are held by robots, not humans.
Science360
Robin Murphy talks about her deployment of rescue robots during the 9/11 response in New York City.
Robin Murphy, director of the Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue at Texas A&M University, was on-site at Ground Zero within 24 hours of the attack. She brought along a team of students and colleagues to deploy a cadre of robots...
Science360
How soft robots could shape our future
How soft robots could shape our future. This is a Squishy Robot. Researchers at Stanford University and UC Santa Barbara, with funding from the National Science Foundation, have developed this soft robot that combines traditional and...
de Dicto
What is COGNITIVE ROBOTICS? Turing Fellow Angelo Cangelosi explains
Angelo Cangelosi is a Professor of Machine Learning and Robotics at the University of Manchester, UK. He created the iCub humanoid robot which is now worth 300,000 £! He explains here the concept of cognitive robotics in a very...
Science360
Robotic Arms
Who do you call if you need a little help with some of life's more complicated tasks...like building a car, performing surgery, or even diffusing a bomb? The people at Barrett Technologies in Cambridge, Massachusetts are always glad to...
The Wall Street Journal
Kai-Ff Lee on the Acceleration of the AI Economy
Kai-Fu Lee, founder and CEO of Sinovation Ventures, discusses the acceleration of the artificial intelligence economy at WSJ Tech Live.
Zach Star
Robotics (Part 2) - Research and Companies
This video will cover robotics, some subfields within the career, and the best majors to pick if you want to go into this field. Robotics is a really broad field and by getting into this you can work on a variety of projects (military...
Lingokids
The Robot Contest - Cartoons for Kids - Part 1 | Lingokids
The Robot Contest - Cartoons for Kids - Part 1 | Lingokids
Institute of Art and Ideas
Are thinking machines really a threat?
Evil artificial intelligences are luckily confined to fiction. Yet leading scientists claim that intelligent machines are 'the most serious threat facing mankind'. Are they right or could a mind free from human prejudices create a better...
Curated Video
The Robot Contest - Cartoons for Kids - Part 2 | Lingokids
The Robot Contest - Cartoons for Kids - Part 2 | Lingokids
Next Animation Studio
NASA proposes steam-powered hopping robot for missions to the solar system’s icy moons
NASA says it might use a steam-powered hopping robot to explore the icy terrain of Jupiter's moon Europa and Saturn's moon Enceladus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Preparing for Life on Mars
Overview of the challenges of human exploration of Mars.
Cerebellum
Space Facts II - Robotics For The Space Station
Space Facts II puts viewers on the forefront of space exploration, examining its role on Earth in fighting forest fires, controlling diseases (such as diabetes), combating air pollution and mapping solar and lunar cycles. This video...
Next Animation Studio
Humanoid robot dives for sunken shipwreck treasure
A humanoid diving robot developed at Stanford University could help scientists get to parts of the ocean that human divers just can't reach. The OceanOne robot was deployed last month to retrieve sunken treasure from an ancient shipwreck...
Curated Video
The Development and Uses of Robots
This video explores the fascinating world of robots, discussing their history, current applications, and future potential. From autonomous machines to humanoid androids, it highlights how robots are already being used in various...
Science360
Engineering smarter robotic boats for safer, cheaper work on the water - Science Nation
From conducting bridge inspections to search and rescue missions, future unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) will help humans with the dangerous or repetitive work Description: Roboticists Karl von Ellenrieder and Satyandra Gupta may work...