September 13, 2024

6 min read Joanna Goodrich is the associate editor of The Institute Grace Hopper examining the Universal Automatic’s (UNIVAC I) magnetic tape drives while holding a COBOL programming manual. COBOL is one of the earliest standardized computer languages. Computer History Museum In today’s digital world, it’s easy for just about anyone to create a mobile app or write software, thanks to Java, JavaScript, Python, and other programming languages. But that wasn’t always the case. Because

4 min read Driving innovation at Khalifa University is the Center for Robotics and Autonomous Systems (KU-CARS) with around 50 researchers and state-of-the-art laboratory facilities. Khalifa University This is a sponsored article brought to you by Khalifa University of Science and Technology. Abu Dhabi-based Khalifa University of Science and Technology in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be hosting the 36th edition of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2024) to

3 min read Evan Ackerman is IEEE Spectrum’s robotics editor. This robotic leg is powered by electro-hydraulic muscles and can automatically adapt to uneven terrain. Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. ICRA@40: 23–26 September 2024, ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS IROS 2024: 14–18 October