Robohub Podcast

What does it mean to have giants like Google, Apple and Amazon investing in robotics? Since last December, Google alone has acquired a handful of companies in robotics, home automation and artificial intelligence. This can be pretty exciting for robotics. But what exactly is the internet giant planning to do with this technology? Is there something we should be worried about? If there is, what can we do about it? In today's episode, AJung talks with Dr. Avner Levin, a privacy and cybercrime expert, about Google's recent acquisition of companies.

Link to audio file (26:55)To celebrate our 150th episode, we take you back to our very beginnings. Some of our most loyal listeners might know that before the Robots Podcast launched in 2008, there was another podcast called Talking Robots. Talking Rob...

To celebrate our 150th episode, we brought together the original team to reenact our very first Talking Robots interview with Dario Floreano back in 2006. Floreano, who is director of the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems at EPFL and of the Swiss NCCR Robotics tells us about the latest in Swiss robotics, his work in adaptive morphology and flying robots and his predictions for the future of robotics. Thanks to all our listeners for tuning in over the years!

Link to audio file (33:13)In today’s episode Per Sjöborg speaks with Rezia Molfino from the PMAR group at University of Genova about how all robots are service robots, they just serve people in different ways in different situations. We hear abou...

In today’s episode Per Sjöborg speaks with Rezia Molfino from the University of Genova about how all robots are service robots, they just serve people in different ways in different situations.

Link to audio file (25:51)In today’s episode Per Sjöborg speaks with Jan Westerhues, Investment Partner with Robert Bosch Venture Capital, about how they fund companies in robotics. As stepping stones towards their long-term goal to build autonomous...

In today’s episode Per Sjöborg speaks with Jan Westerhues, Investment Partner with Robert Bosch Venture Capital, about how they fund companies in robotics. As stepping stones towards their long-term goal to build autonomous cars, they invest in a wide range of robotics technologies with real world applications. Westerhues tells us when in a project's life they can help and what to expect throughout their involvement. He also promises exciting news in the coming months, so stay tuned.

Link to audio file (41:58)In today’s episode Per Sjöborg speaks with Giulio Sandini, director of the Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Sciences department at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), about how his start in computer vision lead to ...

Per Sjöborg speaks to Giulio Sandini from the Italian institute of technology about how a start in computer vision lead to robotics. They also talk about the importance of interdisciplinary work in robotics and how diverse teams can learn from each other.

Link to audio file (37:33)In today’s episode, Per Sjöborg speaks with Lynne Parker from the University of Tennessee about her work with robot teams. Her lab is developing techniques to get robots to team up to complete tasks that they individual...