RTSF review | Silent Running
Robots: Legged service robots What it gets right about robotics: Distributed multi-robot coordination and control Recommended watching: Silent Runnin...
Robotics Through Science Fiction
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Reviews, interviews and discussions about the world of AI, SciFi and robotics. Lead by award winning author Dr Robin Murphy, this podcast will give an easy and understandble view into the world of robotics and their use in books and movies.
RTSF Review | Short Circuit
What it gets right about robots: Physical robot design, the difficulties of following natural language directionsRecommendation: Gather the kids and t...
RTSF Review | Lock In + Head On by John Scalzi
What it gets right about robots: telecommuting, embodied mediationRecommendation: It’s Scalzi. And robots. Do I need to say more? Stop what you’re doi...
RTSF Review | "The Automatic Detective"
Robots: humanoid What it gets right about robots: the difficulties of dexterous grasping Recommendation: Fix yourself a highball and be grateful...
RTSF Review | "Solo: A Star Wars Story"
Robots: Humanoids, squarish service bots, those floating creepy military droids What it gets right about robotics: Not much beyond establishing tha...
RTSF Review | Real Steel
What it gets right about robots: teleoperationRecommendation: Watch it! It’s a family friendly mash up of Rocky and absentee father bonding with son t...
The RTSF review | 'The Wrong Unit' by Rob Dircks
What if Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang was a robot assigned to “help” people after the Robot Uprising? And what if the robot, in a classic sitcom ca...
RTSF review | 'Dante's Peak'
Robots: static walker ground robotWhat it gets right about robotics: locomotion and reliability. Plus, that robotics requires a LOT of coffee. Re...
The RTSF review | 'Artificial condition' by Martha Wells
Robots: service ‘bots, drones, humanoidsRecommendation: Get it! The good news is that there is no sophomore slump, volume 2 of The MurderBot Diaries i...
RTSF Review | The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden | Episode 16
Robots: service ‘bots, human-robot interaction, emotions, software architectureRecommendation: Take a break from reading dark, ponderous sci-fi and en...