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IEEE Spectrum · September 22, 2026 · On the brief until October 6, 2026

Barbara Mazzolai Wants to Build a New Field of Robotics

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Barbara Mazzolai published a manifesto establishing a field called sustainability robotics. The framework asks engineers to design machines that can be recycled, reused, or biodegraded. This directs robotics researchers to account for hardware life cycles alongside biological mimicry.

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