The 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) will take place from 13-17 May, in Yokohama, Japan. The event will feature plenary and keynote talks, technical sessions, posters, workshops and tutorials. Plenary speakers There are three plenary talks at the conference this year: Yoky Matsuoka – How to Turn a Roboticist into a … Read more

The SSi Mantra 3 includes more than 40 different types of robotic endo-surgical instruments that can be used for different specialties, including cardiac surgery. | Source: SS Innovations SS Innovations International today announced it has installed more than 100 SSi Mantra surgical robotic systems in India and six other countries. To date, more than 5,000 … Read more

Claire chatted to Margarita Chli from the University of Cyprus all about vision, navigation, and small aerial drones. Margarita Chli is a professor of Robotic Vision and the director of the Vision for Robotics Lab, at the University of Cyprus and ETH Zurich. Her work has contributed to the first vision-based autonomous flight of a … Read more

maxon’s High Efficiency Joint provides 50 Nm and 28 rad/s at the joint. | Credit: maxon maxon Group, a global leader in high-precision drive systems, has acquired a minority stake in Synapticon. Germany-based Synapticon is a leading provider of intelligent motion control solutions with integrated, certified safety functions. The companies did not release any financial … Read more

The 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) best paper winners and finalists in the various different categories have been announced. The recipients were revealed during an award luncheon at the conference, which took place from 13-17 May in Yokohama, Japan. IEEE ICRA Best Paper Award in Automation Winner TinyMPC: Model-Predictive Control on … Read more

If you’ve ever thought about turning your regular home into a smart home but felt intimidated by all the tech talk and costs, you’re not alone. I used to feel exactly the same. But after trying out a few simple tricks, I was able to build a smarter home without emptying my wallet or stressing … Read more

Claire chatted to Mario Di Castro from CERN all about robotic inspection and maintenance in hazardous environments. Mario Di Castro has a Master’s degree in electronic engineering from the University of Naples Federico II in Italy and a PhD in robotics and industrial controls from the Polytechnic University of Madrid in Spain. Since 2011 he … Read more

Claire chatted to Isabelle Ormerod from the University of Bristol all about human-centred design and women in robotics. Isabelle Ormerod is a PhD student at Bristol Robotics Lab in the Design and Manufacturing Futures Lab. Her professional path began in the medical product design industry, where she observed firsthand the application of human factors (HF) … Read more

Claire chatted to Lord Ara Darzi from Imperial College London all about robotic surgery – past, present and future. Ara Darzi is Co-Director of the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London and holds the Paul Hamlyn Chair of Surgery. In 2002, he was knighted for his services to medicine and surgery and … Read more

Advanced Navigation used the data gathered from Hydrus to generate a 3D digital twin of the Hall Bank seabed. | Source: Advanced Navigation Last month, Advanced Navigation deployed three of its underwater Hydrus drones in the Hall Bank reef in Western Australia. During the mission, the robots helped marine scientists discover devastating coral loss and … Read more