Six Degrees of Robotics

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RO-MAN 2025: Why HRI Still Matters More Than Ever
In Eindhoven, human-robot interaction researchers showed that while they may be the “stepchildren” of robotics, their work could decide whether robots…
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Aaron Prather
Robots Are Printing Buildings. The Safety Rulebook Has to Catch Up.
As gantries and robotic nozzles move from warehouses to worksites, a new layer of application-specific safety standards is overdue.
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Aaron Prather
The Robots You May Never See: A Day in the Life of Tony
From toothbrush to takeout, an invisible army of machines quietly builds, moves, and delivers the world around us—one unnoticed motion at a time.
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Aaron Prather
Bots on the Shelf
Inside China’s Push to Mainstream Robotics Through Big Box Retail
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Aaron Prather
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Kicks, Falls, and Finish Lines: The Surprising Role of Sports in Robotics Testing
From soccer pitches to sparring rings, robots are earning their stripes in the world’s toughest testing grounds.
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Aaron Prather

July 2025

Weaponized Robots and the Fight to Keep Humans in the Loop
Massachusetts lawmakers, UN activists, and global leaders push back as autonomous warfare moves from theory to reality
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Aaron Prather
Robotics’ Next Billion-Dollar Battle Is in the Components
RealSense and others are proving that the big money isn’t in flashy humanoids, but in the chips, sensors, and actuators powering them
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Aaron Prather
Six Degrees of Robotics: Two Years, One Mission, Countless Connections
What Two Years of Storytelling Taught Us About Robots—and Ourselves
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Aaron Prather
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Amazon’s Million-Bot March
What Amazon’s robot milestone means for the future of labor, logistics, and the role of human workers
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Aaron Prather

June 2025

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