Robotics

Sparks will fly in Blenheim this Saturday when metal monsters battle it out for robot supremacy.  Event organiser Louisa Murray talks to Jesse. Audio

Country Life is among drones, driverless tractors, nude sheep and comfy rocking chairs at the Central Districts Field Days, seeing what products are on offer to make the work of hard-pressed farmers… Audio

In this episode, we hear about how a Massey University electronics engineer took his love for robotics to school students in Rotorua. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar. Audio

Later this year Auckland will play host to a robotics conference of around 600 researchers, an ambitious plan hatched while the country's borders were closed, that has paid off. Some major companies… Audio

MPI is helping fund the development of a driverless 'tractor' to work in orchards.

The autonomous machine will be able to spray, mulch and trim the trees.

Smart Machine chief executive Andrew… Video, Audio

A  Manawatū dairy farming family is enjoying spending more time together after they installed robots in their dairy shed. Video, Audio

Wellington born Dave Ferguson is the co-founder and president of Nuro, which has created the R1, an unmanned self-driving vehicle, custom-built to transport goods. Dave has worked on robotics and… Audio

A humanoid robot called Nao, and swarms of bio-inspired little robots that behave like social insects, wowed crowds at Dunedin's International Science Festival. Video, Audio

How will AI and robotics revolutionise (or disrupt) architecture and the construction industry? Lauren Vasey from the Institute for Computational Design at the University of Stuttgart is at the… Audio

The International Robotics Exhibition is underway in Tokyo this week, with 130,000 visitors expected to attend the world's largest robotics fair. This Way Up technology correspondent Peter Griffin's… Audio, Gallery

In BANG! episode 7, Melody speaks to couples in their 60s and 70s about the different ways they choose to stay connected, Lesley Maskery discusses policy and practice regarding sexuality in rest… Audio

Superhero Daughter Day is a programme designed to encourage more girls to choose a career in IT and robotics - it started in Australia and will be held for the first time in New Zealand this weekend… Audio

State-of-the-art technology mimicking muscle movement has been recognised by the Royal Society in appreciation of its potential. Audio

Dr Jordan Nguyen knows very well how much technology can change lives The young Australian biomedical engineer invented a mind controlled wheelchair that can be directed using electrical energy from… Audio