This Hamlyn Symposium workshop examined soft and hybrid robots for minimally invasive surgery, focusing on dexterity, surgeon–robot–tissue interaction and reduced tissue trauma.

A Bristol Robotics Laboratory workshop on human–robot interaction in unstructured and changing environments, bringing together tactile robotics, teleoperation and AI researchers to discuss current challenges and future directions.

Dandan Zhang reflects on joining Bristol Robotics Laboratory and its interdisciplinary work on adaptive robots, human interaction and uncertain environments.