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Video Friday: Digit Learns to Deadlift

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Apr 17, 2026

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekl…

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Robot Talk Episode 152 – Dexterous robot hands, with Rich Walker

Robohub·Apr 17, 2026

Claire chatted to Rich Walker from Shadow Robot Company about their advanced robotic hands for research and industry. Rich Walker has been…

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The case for fixing everything

MIT Technology Review·Apr 17, 2026

The handsome new book Maintenance: Of Everything, Part One, by the tech industry legend Stewart Brand, promises to be the first in a series…

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​Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind Teach Spot to Reason​

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Apr 14, 2026

The amazing and frustrating thing about robots is that they can do almost anything you want them to do, as long as you know how to ask prop…

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Video Friday: This Floor Lamp Will Do Your Chores

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Apr 10, 2026

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekl…

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What Happened When We Set Up a Robotics Lab in a Mall

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Apr 5, 2026

Building the next generation of robots for successful integration into our homes, offices, and factories is more than just solving the hard…

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Video Friday: Digit Learns to Dance—Virtually Overnight

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Apr 3, 2026

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekl…

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Gill Pratt Says Humanoid Robots’ Moment Is Finally Here

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Apr 2, 2026

In 2012, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC). The multiyear, multimillion-dolla…

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Scientists Build Living Robots With Nervous Systems

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Apr 2, 2026

Engineers have long tried to mimic life. They’ve built machine learning algorithms modeled after the human brain, designed machines that wa…

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Back to school: robots learn from factory workers

Robohub·Apr 2, 2026

By Anthony King What if training a robot to handle dirty, dangerous work on the factory floor was as simple as showing it how? Czech startu…

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Video Friday: Beep! Beep! Roadrunner Bipedal Bot Breaks the Mold

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Mar 27, 2026

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekl…

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30 Years Ago, Robots Learned to Walk Without Falling

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Mar 25, 2026

When you hear the term humanoid robot, you may think of C-3PO, the human-cyborg-relations android from Star Wars. C-3PO was designed to ass…

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A Full and Engaging Second Day at ERF2026

EU Robotics·Mar 25, 2026

Day two of ERF2026 brought a packed agenda, combining high-level discussions, hands-on sessions, and vibrant networking across the robotics…

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The Coming Drone-War Inflection in Ukraine

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Mar 24, 2026

WHEN KYIV-BORN ENGINEER Yaroslav Azhnyuk thinks about the future, his mind conjures up dystopian images. He talks about “swarms of autonomo…

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Video Friday: Humanoid Learns Tennis Skills Playing Humans

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Mar 21, 2026

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekl…

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A multi-armed robot for assisting with agricultural tasks

Robohub·Mar 18, 2026

Humans often use one hand to grasp the branch for better accessibility, while the other hand is used to perform primary tasks like (a) bran…

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Video Friday: These Robots Were Born to Run

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Mar 13, 2026

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekl…

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Video Friday: A Robot Hand With Artificial Muscles and Tendons

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Mar 6, 2026

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekl…

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What Military Drones Can Teach Self-Driving Cars

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Mar 2, 2026

Self-driving cars often struggle with situations that are commonplace for human drivers. When confronted with construction zones, school bu…

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Robot Talk Episode 146 – Embodied AI on the ISS, with Jamie Palmer

Robohub·Feb 27, 2026

Claire chatted to Jamie Palmer from Icarus Robotics about building a robotic labour force to perform routine and risky tasks in orbit. Jami…

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Perseverance Smashes Autonomous Driving Record on Mars

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Feb 25, 2026

This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore.In past missions to Mars, like with the Cur…

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Video Friday: Humanoid Robots Celebrate Spring

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Feb 20, 2026

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekl…

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Reversible, detachable robotic hand redefines dexterity

Robohub·Feb 19, 2026

2025 LASA/CREATE/EPFL CC BY SA. By Celia Luterbacher With its opposable thumb, multiple joints and gripping skin, human hands are often con…

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Tech Is Taking Over Olympic Curling

IEEE Spectrum Robotics·Feb 18, 2026

At this year’s Winter Olympics in Italy, the controversy began with a fingertip.A disputed double-touch—whether a curler had brushed a movi…

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