Can a robot help you age better?
Can a robot help you remember your pills, lift shopping, and even offer companionship? Yes – if it’s co-designed by its users.
Daniele Magistro, Associate Professor in Physical Activity and Health, Department of Sport Science, Nottingham Trent University
• conversation
June 6, 2025 • ~6 min
June 6, 2025 • ~6 min
Robots run out of energy long before they run out of work to do − feeding them could change that
Even the best batteries fall far short of animal metabolism for energy storage. Fueling robots with ‘food’ could narrow the gap.
James Pikul, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison •
conversation
June 2, 2025 • ~9 min
June 2, 2025 • ~9 min
Can you upload a human mind into a computer? A neuroscientist ponders what’s possible
Science has done many things that seem miraculous. Why not transfer your consciousness to a machine?
Dobromir Rahnev, Associate Professor of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology •
conversation
May 23, 2025 • ~7 min
May 23, 2025 • ~7 min
Universities face getting stuck with thousands of obsolete robots – here’s how to avoid a research calamity
The future of university robotics research is on the line with the potential collapse of the maker of the popular Pepper and Nao machines.
Emilia Sobolewska, Lecturer and Researcher in Applied Informatics, Edinburgh Napier University •
conversation
May 21, 2025 • ~9 min
May 21, 2025 • ~9 min
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