Mobile Manipulation News Today

Tapo Bhattacharjee believes assistive robotics can better the lives of people who have mobility limitations, so he is working to develop a robotic system that transfers a person from a bed to a wheelchair. 

Mobile ALOHA: Learning Bimanual Mobile Manipulation with Low-Cost Whole-Body Teleoperation

A first-of-its-kind robot which gives clinicians the ability to ‘feel’ patients remotely has been launched as part of a Finnish hospital pilot by deep tech robotics company Touchlab, a new tenant of the world-leading centre for robotics and artificial intelligence the National Robotarium.

Two leading Boston-area robotics companies have announced a technology partnership leading to the development of a breakthrough autonomous mobile heavy lift arm that is more powerful, intelligent, and cost-effective than any arm on the market today.