Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/chatbot What kind of things do the people building the future of robots talk about when they're alone? IEEE Spectrum editor Evan Ackerman knows the robotics beat like no other journalist today: In Chatbot, he pairs up some of the world's best experts to ask each other the kind of questions no one else can. IEEE Spectrum 2023 6a3ea791-7cda-5c81-acef-dd0cf46cf16c no en Wed, 23 Jul 2025 07:33:55 -0700 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:28:17 -0800 https://spectrum.ieee.org/podcasts/chatbot/ https://img.transistor.fm/AF7f-stwWKZSwa7zcYrmSgqt2Dc_2Sq2baLwdY8fwh4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM4NjE2LzE2ODIz/NTA3NzUtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg https://spectrum.ieee.org/podcasts/chatbot/ episodic IEEE Spectrum What kind of things do the people building the future of robots talk about when they're alone? IEEE Spectrum editor Evan Ackerman knows the robotics beat like no other journalist today: In Chatbot, he pairs up some of the world's best experts to ask each other the kind of questions no one else can. What kind of things do the people building the future of robots talk about when they're alone. Robotics Stephen Cass No No 3 3 Drones That Can Fly Better Than You Can full 4b977189-76a7-4978-a9b5-b90872b0a487 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7031a89d Host Evan Ackermans pairs Adam Bry, CEO of Skydio, and Davide Scaramuzza, director of the Robotics and Perception Group at the University of Zurich, to probe the challenges of making drones that come with super-human piloting skills. 

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]]> Robotics, technology No Evan Ackerman 2 2 How Labrador and iRobot Create Domestic Robots That Really Help full d0d9fb09-1196-4c0d-adc0-2b1f4fdaf2ba https://share.transistor.fm/s/75ae9cf5 Evan Ackerman pairs Mike Dooley, CEO and co-founder of Labrador Systems, with Chris Jones, CTO of iRobot. With the Roomba, iRobot created the first commercially successful domestic robot, and Labrador Systems is developing the Retriever, a semi-autonomous mobile table intended to help people live more independently. They quiz each about the challenges of bringing robots from the laboratory to the unpredictable environments of people's homes and making sure manufacturers are meeting actual user needs. 

]]> Evan Ackerman pairs Mike Dooley, CEO and co-founder of Labrador Systems, with Chris Jones, CTO of iRobot. With the Roomba, iRobot created the first commercially successful domestic robot, and Labrador Systems is developing the Retriever, a semi-autonomous mobile table intended to help people live more independently. They quiz each about the challenges of bringing robots from the laboratory to the unpredictable environments of people's homes and making sure manufacturers are meeting actual user needs. 

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]]> Robotics, technology No Evan Ackerman 1 1 Making Boston Dynamics' Robots Dance full 254f83a3-4d05-4620-9c22-b63e16a1521f https://share.transistor.fm/s/842bf636 A new podcast from IEEE Spectrum, where award-winning robotics reporter and editor Evan Ackerman pairs up leading experts to pose the kind of questions no-one can ask. In this first episode, the choreographer of Boston Dynamics' hit dancing robot videos, Monica Thomas, engages with Amy LaViers, director of the Robotics, Automation, and Dance Lab, about the engineering and philosophy of robots doing the twist.

]]> A new podcast from IEEE Spectrum, where award-winning robotics reporter and editor Evan Ackerman pairs up leading experts to pose the kind of questions no-one can ask. In this first episode, the choreographer of Boston Dynamics' hit dancing robot videos, Monica Thomas, engages with Amy LaViers, director of the Robotics, Automation, and Dance Lab, about the engineering and philosophy of robots doing the twist.

]]> Thu, 04 May 2023 13:58:03 -0700 IEEE Spectrum IEEE Spectrum 1932 A new podcast from IEEE Spectrum, where award-winning robotics reporter and editor Evan Ackerman pairs up leading experts to pose the kind of questions no-one can ask. In this first episode, the choreographer of Boston Dynamics' hit dancing robot videos, Monica Thomas, engages with Amy LaViers, director of the Robotics, Automation, and Dance Lab, about the engineering and philosophy of robots doing the twist.

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