A Roundup of Robots

An Over Coffee® special-edition podcast

Robots used to be the stars of sci-fi.

Today they show up all over the place.  They can be fun, educational, or literally lifesaving.

Over the years of producing Over Coffee®, we've had the privilege of seeing some incredibly cool robots.  Here are just a few personal favorites--and the ways you can get involved with them.

In this week's podcast, we take a look at the Robotics Society of Southern California.

One of the world's first robotics societies, RSSC started in the 1970s!  Boardmembers Alan Timm and Walter Martinez talk about their projects, which include the InMoov robot, the world's first life-sized 3D printable robot.  There's an exciting enhancement: Walter created one which he could move through brain waves.

And heads-up: nonprofit RSSC is having free virtual meetings, the second and fourth Friday of every month!  You're invited: here's the link for more information.

Next, we explore the Zumi robot, which is a kit created by multiple award-winning educational software startup Robolink.   Robolink CEO Hansol Hong and his team have designed Zumi to teach students--middle-school to high-school age--how to work with artificial intelligence.

Last, but certainly not least, is a look at sustainable robot P.E.T.E.R., which Pleasant Robotics CEO and Founder Gabriella Pleasant created.  P.E.T.E.R. is a biodegradable robot which purifies water!
On this edition of Over Coffee®, you will hear:

What two boardmembers of Robotics Society of Southern California created with 3D printers;

Factors that enable RSSC to create more fun robots inexpensively;

How brain waves moved a robot!;

What a conversation with a humanoid robot could be like;

How Robolink came to create an AI robot for students;

How Robolink's latest educational robot, Zumi, works;

Why Zumi is effective (hint: she's had some very tough critics!);

The story of the P.E.T.E.R. robot;

How Gabriella designed P.E.T.E.R. to help create a more sustainable planet.