BOT STATE OF THE ART

Robot engineers and enthusiasts discuss what’s currently holding their attention.

BY GARETH BRANWYN

To gather thumbnail sketches of what’s going on in amateur and professional robotics, we asked some of our favorite robot builders, suppliers, and researchers a simple question: What’s the most exciting thing for you in robotics right now? Here’s what they had to say.

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Fig. A: Crabfu SteamWorks’ characterful Swashbots are designed to elicit an emotional response.

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Fig. B: Dean Goedde’s AttoPilot turns almost any R/C model plane ...

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