Robotics

A naughty robot has allowed Australia to take out the top prize in a transtasman robotics competition. Audio

Victoria University PhD student Jason Long has built a robotic orchestra that plays the Super Mario theme and sound effects to accompany the live game-play. Yadana Saw juggles the mic and controller… Video, Audio

Science news with Dr Chris Smith of The Naked Scientists. A gene for pain is discovered, and a robot that can adapt to injury and even walk with a limp! Audio

The world's most sophisticated autonomous underwater vehicle, Sentry, has enabled scientists to do their most detailed study ever of two submarine volcanoes in the Kermadec Arc. Audio

What does it take to make a robot? Well, Lee Bennett, founder of Wellington Makerspace is the very man to tell you what's involved. With a background in robotics and aircraft engineering, he has also… Audio

What should robots be capable of doing and can a ten year old programme a computer? We find out next when Sonia Sly meets some engaging and bright young students who are learning how to make robots. Audio

After a 64 billion kilometer journey a robotic space probe has landed on a comet for the first time in history. The Philae probe touched down on comet 67P last night to the jubilation of mission… Audio

Ken Goldberg is a Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research in Robotics, Automation, and New Media at UC Berkeley and holds a position at UC San Francisco Medical School where he… Audio

University of Auckland engineers join forces with the German Fraunhofer Institute to develop robots for industry. Audio

The Kiwi Challenge is a series of robotics competitions for beginners run throughout the country Audio

Cosmo Kentish-Barnes visits New Zealand's first commercial robotic dairy farm near Ashburton where cows milk themselves when they want to. Audio

University of Canterbury mechatronics students have built a robotic petrol station assistant. Audio

Medical researcher and ex-pat Kiwi Catherine Mohr develops robots that makes surgery safer. Audio

In this web only extended interview, Catherine Mohr continues to discuss the Da Vinci surgical robot. Audio

Daniel Hutchinson is creating polymer gel actuators which in the future might be used as artificial muscle in life-like robots Audio

Meet the genius model makers who are currently creating a robotic moa and recreating the giant Haast Eagle. Audio

Amelia Nurse meets a robot that can not only talk but also pollinate and harvest kiwifruit. Audio

Dean Williams visits the University of Auckland's Robotics and Intelligent Systems research laboratory. Audio