The Best Articles in Robotics
The most useful articles and videos in Robotics from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Robotics Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved in Robotics by Refind users.
Videos
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Do You Love Me?
Our whole crew got together to celebrate the start of what we hope will be a happier year: Happy New Year from all of us at Boston Dynamics. www.BostonDyna...
UpTown Spot
Shared by 164, including Linda Liukas, Miguel, Tauno, Michael Seemann, Beta Ben Popper V2.3
Working on the Neuralink Robot
Advanced surgical automation is core to our approach.MB01FXCJIJR6PHX
Trending
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Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot grows a set of hands, attempts construction work
Atlas goes for "inertially significant" lifts, learns all about Newton's third law.
The year of the restaurant robot: Why chains are investing in automation and what it means for…
Restaurant chains experimented with automation this year as the labor crunch pressured their profits.
Alphabet’s Intrinsic Acquires Majority of Open Robotics
Open Robotics, which includes the nonprofit Open Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF) as well as the for-profit Open Source Robotics Corporation (OSRC), announced that 0SRC is being acquired by Intrinsic, a company within Alphabet that’s making industrial robots intuitive and accessible.
Uber Eats launches robot delivery service in Miami
The next time you order a meal from Uber Eats, it may be delivered by a robot -- at least if you live in Miami.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles in Robotics—all under 10 minutes.
It's time to accept AI will never think like a human
It’s no point getting frustrated with AI when it doesn’t do what we expect it to. Instead, we should focus on the ways it can help and support people.
«The idea that we’re dealing with a different kind of intelligence inspires us to leverage this technology to support people – rather than replacing them.»
Chess robot grabs and breaks finger of seven-year-old opponent
Moscow incident occurred because child ‘violated’ safety rules by taking turn too quickly, says official
AI ethicist Kate Darling: ‘Robots can be our partners’
The MIT researcher says that for humans to flourish we must move beyond thinking of robots as potential future competitors
«So often we subconsciously compare robots to humans and AI to human intelligence. The comparison limits our imagination.»
Autonomous Drones Challenge Human Champions in First “Fair” Race
Watching robots operate with speed and precision is always impressive, if not, at this point, always surprising. Sophisticated sensors and fast computing means that a powerful and agile robot, like a drone, that knows exactly where it is and exactly where it’s going can reliably move in highly dynam
World's first living robots can now reproduce, scientists say
The US scientists who created the first living robots say the life forms, known as xenobots, can now reproduce -- and in a way not seen in plants and animals.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles in Robotics.
35 years ago, Isaac Asimov was asked by the Star to predict the world of 2019. Here…
The famed science fiction writer was wrong about a world government, but pretty close on robots. On computers, though ...
«The consequences of human irresponsibility in terms of waste and pollution will become more apparent and unbearable with time and again, attempts to deal with this will become more strenuous. It is to be hoped that by 2019, advances in technology will place tools in our hands that will help accelerate the process whereby the deterioration of the environment will be reversed.»
Predictions Scorecard, 2021 January 01
On January 1st, 2018, I made predictions about self driving cars, Artificial Intelligence and machine learning, and about progress in the space industry. Those predictions had dates attached to them…
You will lose your job to a robot—and sooner than you think
Automation helped bring on the age of Trump. What will AI bring?
What Will Our Society Look Like When Artificial Intelligence Is Everywhere?
Will robots become self-aware? Will they have rights? Will they be in charge? Here are five scenarios from our future dominated by AI
Self-Driving Cars And Asimov’s Three Laws About Robots
Asimov's famous Three Laws of robotics are considered in the use case of self-driving cars, and found to be aspirational but not ironclad.
Thought Leaders
We monitor hundreds of thought leaders, influencers, and newsletters in Robotics, including:

Kate Darling
Human-robot interaction, tech policy & ethics at MIT @medialab. she/her. Author of "The New Breed": http://rb.gy/uykksn
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a world leader in research and education. Related accounts: @MITevents @MITstudents @MIT_alumni

The Robot Report
Exploring the business and applications of robotics. http://TheRobotReport.com has a worldwide database and global map of thousands of companies in robotics.

Open Robotics
Our mission is to support development, distribution, and adoption of open source software like #ROS and #Gazebo for use in the robotics industry. Formerly OSRF.

NCCR Robotics
We are a Swiss centre funded by SNSF hosted by @EPFL_en & @ETH_en, working to develop new, human-oriented robotic technology for improving our quality of life
Publications
We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Robotics, including:
IEEE Spectrum
The latest technology news and analysis from the world's leading engineering magazine
MIT Technology Review
Our in-depth reporting on innovation reveals and explains what’s really happening now to help you know what’s coming next. http://technologyreview.com/newsletters
Freethink
No politics, no gossip, no cynics. It's the news, reimagined.
Mother Jones
Smart, fearless journalism. Reader-supported since 1976. Thank you for making our work possible!
MIT Sloan School of Management
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