Thomas and Angelica discuss the history of robotics, four recent developments in the field, the basics of how robots work, and their potential and actual applications.

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Here are some links related to the information discussed on the show:

History of robotics: https://cs.stanford.edu/people/eroberts/courses/soco/projects/1998-99/robotics/history.html 

Early robots: https://teleautomaton.com/post/1373803033/how-teslas-1898-patent-changed-the-world

Tesla and Westinghouse THS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDZ422nmy68 

WABOT-1: https://aiws.net/the-history-of-ai/this-week-in-the-history-of-ai-at-aiws-net-wabot-1-was-built-by-waseda-university/ 

How robots work: https://www.wired.com/story/wired-guide-to-robots/ 

Machine learning dog robot: https://www.wired.com/story/how-a-real-dog-taught-a-robot-dog-to-walk/ 

Leonardo: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/12/22722179/bipedal-robot-propeller-arms-leonardo-caltech-slackline-skateboard

Astro: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58727057

Kitty hospitality robots: https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2021/10/could-robot-cats-solve-japans-waiter-shortfall/

Trimble X7: https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/fetch-spot-robot-dog-gathers-construction-data

Disney robots: https://blooloop.com/technology/in-depth/disney-robots/