Hardware Podcasts

26. Hugging Robots, Scalable Solar Fuel, Non-Invasive Spinal Implants

The Next Byte Podcast · 13 Jul 2021 · 21m

What this episode covers

Hosts Daniel and Forbode discuss three distinct engineering breakthroughs: HuggyBot, a hugging robot developed by Alexis E. Block at ETH Zurich to alleviate loneliness; an artificial leaf from EPFL that uses organic polymers to convert sunlight and water into oxygen fuel with high efficiency; and a non-invasive spinal implant from the University of Cambridge that uses microfluidic channels and flexible electronics to treat back pain without surgery.

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ETH Zurich, EPFL, University of Cambridge
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HuggyBot

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