172 episodes

We're two engineers on a mission to make interesting technology easy to understand. In each episode, we explore tech that is going to change the world – and keep it entertaining along the way.

The Next Byte Daniel Scott Mitchell, Farbod Moghaddam

    • Technology
    • 4.8 • 41 Ratings

We're two engineers on a mission to make interesting technology easy to understand. In each episode, we explore tech that is going to change the world – and keep it entertaining along the way.

    171. Finally! A Humanoid Robot You Can Trust

    171. Finally! A Humanoid Robot You Can Trust

    In this episode, we discuss research coming out of Columbia University to better connect humans with robots by having them detect, process, and respond to facial expressions!

    • 23 min
    170. Robot That Drives Better Than The Average American

    170. Robot That Drives Better Than The Average American

    In this episode, we discuss research coming out of George Mason University where the RobotiXX lab has been training robots to drive more like humans - as in adjust driving based on the road conditions, not texting and driving - to make agile and safe autonomous vehicles a reality.

    • 20 min
    169. Novel Fabrics + Robots = Sustainable One-size-fits-all Fashion Revolution

    169. Novel Fabrics + Robots = Sustainable One-size-fits-all Fashion Revolution

    In this episode, we talk about how a fashion company spun-off from MIT has developed the world’s first truly one-size-fits-all garment.

    • 26 min
    168. Neuroprosthetics: The Next Step Towards Limb Reconstruction

    168. Neuroprosthetics: The Next Step Towards Limb Reconstruction

    In this episode, we discuss a breakthrough from ETH Zurich to mimic natural foot signals to the brain using state of the art neuroprosthetics.

    • 19 min
    167. How Hydrogen Will Replace Batteries

    167. How Hydrogen Will Replace Batteries

    In this episode, we discuss a breakthrough from an EPFL researcher which promises to finally make hydrogen a feasible source of energy by extracting it efficiently from ammonia.

    • 20 min
    166. Jellyfish Cyborgs Help Explore The Oceans & Solve Climate Change

    166. Jellyfish Cyborgs Help Explore The Oceans & Solve Climate Change

    In this episode, we discuss how CalTech researchers have created bionic jellyfish to help us explore the oceans and better understand the impacts of climate change.

    • 21 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
41 Ratings

41 Ratings

Michaelbublefan ,

Highly recommend

I’m a pre-engineering student and love listening to this podcast to keep me up to date on technological and engineering advances delivered in a conversational and easy to follow format. Thanks for your hard work on this Daniel and Farbod!

Dinosaurbagel ,

Tech for Everyone. This podcast is brilliant!

The best podcast! Great hosts and easy to understand talks on complex topics. Can’t recommend more highly. This is the top tech podcast, always worth a listen.

Moogie98 ,

Mid

I see what they’re trying to accomplish but it’s what every “young engineer” is talking about. The research seems okay but they need to deep dive. Actually talk about things that are working and not potential of tech.

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