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How Artificial Intelligence is Taught to Navigate Oceans

AZoRobotics speaks with a researcher from Caltech about using artificial intelligence to teach autonomous drones to navigate the ocean.

By Bethan Davies 18 Feb 2022

Robotic Film Trained to Absorb Oil Spills at Sea

AZoRobotics speaks with Dr. Zhiwei Li about a floating robotic film that can be trained to absorb oil spills at sea or eliminate contaminants from drinking water.

By Bethan Davies 4 Feb 2022

Making Molecular Microrobots a Reality

AZoRobotics speaks with Yoshiyuki Kageyama from Hokkaido University about his research into creating molecular microrobots that simulate the capabilities of living organisms.

By Bethan Davies 1 Feb 2022

Robotic Microswimmers: The Next Biomedical Breakthrough

We speak to Dr. Daniel Ahmed about the robotic microswimmers that are paving the way for innovation between biomedical and microrobotic research.

By Megan Craig 5 Jan 2022

The AI System Developed for In-hand Object Re-Orientation

We speak with MIT researchers about their research into a new framework that can re-orient objects, and how it could change daily tasks for the better.

By Joan Nugent 15 Nov 2021

Advancing Cardiovascular Care Through the Use of AI

AZoRobotics speaks with Dr. Demilade Adedinsewo, non-invasive cardiologist and assistant professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic, Florida. We discuss how Dr. Adedinsewo is using her MIT Professional Education experience to advance cardiovascular care at Mayo Clinic, Florida.

By Joan Nugent 9 Nov 2021

The MIT Team Enabling Robots to Jump Across Uneven Terrain in Real-time

AZoRobotics speaks with Pulkit Agrawal and Gabriel Margolis from the Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS) department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). They were part of a team that has developed a novel system that improves the agility and speed of legged robots as they jump across gaps in terrain.

By Joan Nugent 1 Nov 2021

Detecting Radiation-Induced Defects with a New Machine Learning Platform

AZoRobotics speaks to Dr. Kevin Field

By Bethan Davies 15 Oct 2021

Assembling the Foundations of Soft Robot Systems with Worm Blobs

We speak to Dr. Nguyen about 'worm blobs', and how their collective behavior could help inform future soft robotics and multirobot system design.

By Megan Craig 25 Oct 2021

How Robotics and Lab Automation Unlock Chemistry and Advanced Materials Research and Innovation

AZoRobotics speaks to Prof Matt Reed, Strategy Director for the Materials Innovation Factory at the University of Liverpool, about how the application of industry 4.0 technologies such as robotics and automation can unlock chemistry and advanced materials research and innovation.

By Laura Thomson 20 Aug 2021