As reported in some previous posts, whiskers are a great sensing device for autonomous robots, because they allow to detect and categorize objects and surface textures while only lightly touching them. The latest episode of the Robots podcast takes a

NASA has published a new Tech Brief on TRESSA, the Three-Robot System for Traversing Steep Slopes (TB login needed to view full brief). TRESSA is a group of three autonomous robots that work together to climb steep slopes. And by

Ed Okerson writes, "at a DPRG club meeting a few months ago, some of the members were discussing building robotic musical instruments. Well, here is a very interesting application for a mechanically actuated piano." Ed's talking about Austrian composer Peter

Tamara Denning and other researchers at the University of Washington have released a paper on the privacy and security risks of household robots, titled "A Spotlight on Security and Privacy Risks with Future Household Robots: Attacks and Lessons" (PDF format).