This past Friday I spoke to esteemed Human Robot Interaction Professor Angelo Cangelosi. Angelo's work is centred around human robot interaction, developmental robotics, robot understanding of language and real world concepts, and the use of neuromorphic systems for robot learning. He is the coordinator of the Horizon 2020 APRIL program (Applications of Personal Robotics through... Continue Reading →
Social robots, software and education
After doing some research on existing social robots that have for instance appeared at CES, including Rosie from Aeolus, Buddy from Blue Frog Robotics and Jibo, I settled on the idea that what social robots need to really be successful is a killer app. I believe that robots are one of the most impactful platforms... Continue Reading →
Cleaning robot prototyping
Join me in my ongoing journey to produce a functional cleaning robot, starting from scratch, using the cheapest of components. My first attempt at building a useful and functional robot is a cleaning robot. It might seem like a boring start but I conducted a survey and many people selected bathroom cleaning as a task... Continue Reading →
Quality advice for Robotics startups
Quality and testing advice for robotics startups
European Robotics Forum 2017
Overview of the European Robotics Forum 2017
Making social robots work
Quality and testing in social robotics
Understanding Social Robotics
What are social robots and how can we define their capabilities?
Using Pepper Robots as Receptionists with Decos
Meet Pepper, the robot receptionist at work at Decos in the Netherlands
European Robotics Week 2016
European Robotics Week 2016 - robot ethics, robots in care and the future of robotics
Nao Robot with Microsoft Computer Vision API
Lately, I've been experimenting with integrating an Aldebaran Nao robot with an artificial intelligence API. While writing my previous blog post on artificial intelligence APIs, I realised there were way too many API options out there to try out casually. I did want to start getting some hands-on experience with the API's myself, so I had to find a... Continue Reading →
