Robohub Podcast

Earlier this year, the Robots Podcast team came across a story about two 17 year old twin sisters who started their own robotics outreach group. The story about the Tipperman sisters got us curious. What kind of robotics outreach activities are out there to inspire children? Do any of these activities make a difference in getting more girls interested in robotics?

Robots Podcast #167: Engaging girls in robotics, with Hannah and Rachael Tipperman, Ross Mead and Elizabeth Croft

Robots: Getting Girls Engaged in Robotics

#167: Engaging Girls in Robotics, with Hannah and Rachael Tipperman, Ross Mead and Elizabeth Croft

Robots Podcast #166: Quest for computer vision, with Peter Corke

In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews Peter Corke from Queensland University of Technology, about computer vision - the subject of his plenary talk at IROS 2014 (link to slides below). He begins with a brief history of biological vision before discussing some early and more modern implementations of computer vision. Corke also talks about resources for those interested in learning computer vision, including his book, Robotic Vision & Control, and a massively open online course (MOOC) that he plans to release in 2015. 

Robots: Quest for Computer Vision

#166: Quest for Computer Vision, with Peter Corke

In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews Edgars Rozentals, the CEO and Founder of Helico Aerospace Industries. They talk about Helico’s upcoming product ‘AirDog’, which is an autonomous quadrocopter designed to record video for action sports.

Robots Podcast #165: AirDog, with Edgars Rozentals

Robots: AirDog

#165: AirDog, with Edgars Rozentals

In this episode, Audrow Nash interviews John Romanishin from MIT, about his modular robotics project ‘M-Blocks’. M-Blocks are small cubes (5 cm on a side) that have no external actuators, yet they manage to move and even jump.

Robots Podcast #164: M-Blocks, with John Romanishin

Robots: M-Blocks