Robot Centipede Farmers, Robotic Grippers, and 3D Microphones w/ Ralph Bond
Show Notes 20 June 2025
Story 1: Crawling Toward the Future: Robotic Centipedes Aim to Revolutionize Farming
Source: Impactlab.com
See also: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://groundcontrolrobotics.com/
Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.impactlab.com/2025/05/25/crawling-toward-the-future-robotic-centipedes-aim-to-revolutionize-farming/
See this short video here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo%3F%26q%3DGround%2BControl%2BRobotics%26%26mid%3D2803501D0F3FAF7A22AD2803501D0F3FAF7A22AD%26%26FORM%3DVRDGAR
See video here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DKvm4AK_z_0c
Story 2: Soft robotic gripper injects leaves with precision
Source: Cornell University Chronicle Story by Stephen D’Angelo Cornell Research and Innovation
Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/06/soft-robotic-gripper-injects-leaves-precision%23:~:text%3DCornell%2520researchers%2520have%2520developed%2520a%2520soft%2520robotic%2520device,can%2520also%2520inject%2520genetic%2520material%2520into%2520the%2520leaves
See research paper here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.adu2394
Story 3: Seoul National University College of Engineering Researchers Unveil World’s First 3D Microphone with Single-Sensor Position Estimation
Source: Bioengineer.org
Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://bioengineer.org/breakthrough-innovation-snu-researchers-unveil-worlds-first-3d-microphone-with-single-sensor-position-estimation/
See also: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://techxplore.com/news/2025-06-sensor-3d-microphone-enables-robots.html
See research paper here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0736584525000249%3Fvia%253Dihub
Story 4: First-of-its-kind technology helps man with ALS ‘speak’ in real time - New brain-computer interface system enables faster, more natural conversation
Source: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlines/first-of-its-kind-technology-helps-man-with-als-speak-in-real-time/2025/06
Link: See research paper here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09127-3
Honorable Mentions
Story: World’s first 2D, non-silicon computer developed
Source: PennState News Room Story by Ashley Wenners Herron
Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/worlds-first-2d-non-silicon-computer-developed
Story: China’s Largest Relocation Project: Robots Relocate 7,500 Ton Historical Complex
Source: RealityPlus.com
Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.rprealtyplus.com/international/chinas-largest-relocation-project-robots-relocate-7500-ton-historical-complex-120313.html
MUST SEE VIDEO HERE: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DaatM7mvCEko
Story: Turning CO₂ into cement: A new path to greener construction
Source: Earth.com Story by Rodielon Putol
Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://www.earth.com/news/turning-co2-into-cement-a-new-path-to-greener-construction/
Story: Your Next Flight Could Run on Algae: Inside the Biofuel Revolution - Climate Cosmos
Source: Climatecosmos.com Story by Jeff Carlin
Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=D&sa=E&q=https://climatecosmos.com/sustainability/your-next-flight-could-run-on-algae-inside-the-biofuel-revolution/
