The SRC is featured in Scientific American

We’re happy to share that the Scientific American feature, "Meet Your Future Robot Servants, Caregivers and Explorers," on the SRC went live!

“In some roles, robots’ abilities can surpass those of the flesh and blood. Yet it’s also true that there are certain jobs only humans ever could or should do. The Stanford Robotics Center is one attempt to probe that boundary and find out just how many tasks of daily life—at home, at work, in medicine and even underwater—are best offloaded to metal and plastic assistants.” – Ben Guarino, author of the article

Oussama Khatib (SRC Director) and Steve Cousins (SRC Executive Director) share their seminal insights and experiences which shape the story, much of which takes place in the Center. Many facets of the research bays and projects developing there are highlighted: Mobile ALOHA, the Milli-spinner, Tidybot, and, of course, OceanOne.

Get the full story here:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/meet-your-future-robot-servants-caregivers-and-explorers/.

Photos by Christie Hemm Klok