Robot Talk
Join us each week as we explore the exciting world of robotics, artificial intelligence, and autonomous machines. Each episode, Dr Claire Asher — science communicator and robot enthusiast — chats with robotics scientists from across the UK to find out how their cutting-edge research is influencing the future of every aspect of science, technology, and engineering, from the mundane to the extraordinary.
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Episode Eighty-Two: Chang Liu
04/26/2024
Episode Eighty-Two: Chang Liu
Claire chatted to Chang Liu from Extend Robotics all about teleoperation, virtual reality, and software. Chang Liu is an entrepreneur from academia and high-tech start-ups. He is the founder, CEO and Chief Designer of . He was previously a research associate in Imperial College London and University of Southampton on autonomous aerial robot navigation. Join the live audience! Robot Talk will be returning for another live episode recording this June, as part of the Great Exhibition Road Festival in London. '' will be held at the V&A Museum at 1.30pm on Sunday 16th June. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is: Share our competition post on social media: , , , , or You can enter across multiple platforms. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month! Find out more: .
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Episode Eighty-One: Vassia Simaiaki
04/19/2024
Episode Eighty-One: Vassia Simaiaki
Claire chatted to Vassia Simaiaki from Wayve all about computer vision, artificial intelligence, and self-driving cars. Vassia Simaiaki is passionate about taking research into application and has spent the last decade of her career in computer vision. She leads AI research in vision and graphics at . Her focus is pushing the boundaries of novel view synthesis and continuing to accelerate the driving performance of autonomous vehicles. Vassia has a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and MSc in Neuroscience from Imperial College London. She thrives on solving hard problems and building high-performing teams of engineers and scientists focusing on AI applications. Join the live audience! Robot Talk will be returning for another live episode recording this June, as part of the Great Exhibition Road Festival in London. '' will be held at the V&A Museum at 1.30pm on Sunday 16th June. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is: Share our competition post on social media: , , , , or You can enter across multiple platforms. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month! Find out more: .
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Episode Eighty: Danesh Tarapore
04/12/2024
Episode Eighty: Danesh Tarapore
Claire chatted to Danesh Tarapore from the University of Southampton all about fault detection, division of labour, and robot swarms. is an Associate Professor at the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton. Danesh has addressed a diverse range of challenges in fault detection and recovery in robot swarms. He is also keen to push robot swarms out of their carefully controlled laboratory environments and into the real world, pursuing applications for robot swarms in marine exploration and in forest monitoring. Research on resilient robots that he has collaborated on has been featured on the front cover of the Nature magazine and received widespread media coverage. Join the live audience! Robot Talk will be returning for another live episode recording this June, as part of the Great Exhibition Road Festival in London. 'Humans 2.0: Robotically Augmented People' will be held at the V&A Museum at 1.30pm on Sunday 16th June. Find out more: Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is: Share our competition post on social media: , , , , or You can enter across multiple platforms. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month! Find out more: .
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Episode Seventy-Nine: Ella Maule
04/05/2024
Episode Seventy-Nine: Ella Maule
Claire chatted to Ella Maule from the Bristol Robotics Laboratory all about community robotics and the social side of robot design. is a PhD Student in Ethical & Sustainable Futures at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory and a co-lead of Women in Robotics UK. Grounded in the principles of Responsible Innovation, her research explores the concept of Community Robotics, which centres communities as users of, and stakeholders in, robotic technology innovation. She is passionate about increasing equity, accessibility and inclusivity in robotics and, alongside her Women in Robotics UK colleagues, has developed and delivered workshops and events across the country. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is: Share our competition post on social media: , , , , or You can enter across multiple platforms. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month! Find out more: .
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Episode Seventy-Eight: Stephen Oram
03/22/2024
Episode Seventy-Eight: Stephen Oram
Claire chatted to Stephen Oram from Nudge the Future Fiction all about applied science fiction and the quirks and perils of new technology. writes near-future science fiction, exploring the intersection of messy humans and imperfect technology. He also works with scientists and technologists on projects that explore possible future outcomes of their research through short stories. He is published in several anthologies, including the Best of British Science Fiction 2020 and 2022, and has two published novels and three collections of sci-fi shorts. His recent collection – Extracting Humanity – includes stories from the projects with scientists. Robot Talk will be taking a break next week, but we’ll be back in April with more interesting guests and cool robots. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is: Share our competition post on social media: or You can enter across multiple platforms. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month! Find out more: .
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Episode Seventy-Seven: Patricia Shaw
03/15/2024
Episode Seventy-Seven: Patricia Shaw
Claire chatted to Patricia Shaw from Aberystwyth University about home assistance robots, and robot learning and development. is a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science and Robotics at Aberystwyth University. Her current research interests include technology for assistive living and she is currently leading on establishing a new Smart Home Lab at the university. This new lab will be used to research, develop and test a wide range of sensing technology for monitoring activities in the home as well as robots ranging from companions to assistants around the home. She strongly supports public engagement and has been coordinating regional robotics week events for the last 6 years. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is: Share our competition post on social media: or You can enter across multiple platforms. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month! Find out more: .
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Episode Seventy-Six: Andrew Starr
03/08/2024
Episode Seventy-Six: Andrew Starr
Claire chatted to Andrew Starr from Cranfield University all about robot maintenance and railway inspection robots. holds a PhD in condition monitoring of robotic production systems and is a Chartered Engineer. His career started with British Aerospace, before working for the University of Manchester, University of Huddersfield, and the University of Hertfordshire. At Cranfield University he is Professor of Maintenance Systems, and former Head of the Centre for Life-cycle Engineering and Management. His research is in monitoring of mechanical systems with special interests in railways, aero gears, sensor systems, and maintenance optimisation through data fusion. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is: Share our competition post on social media: or You can enter across multiple platforms. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month! Find out more: .
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Episode Seventy-Five: Antonia Tzemanaki
03/01/2024
Episode Seventy-Five: Antonia Tzemanaki
Claire chatted to Antonia Tzemanaki from the University of Bristol all about hand exoskeletons, robotic hands, and teleoperation. is Senior Lecturer in Robotics at the University of Bristol and the Bristol Robotics Laboratory. Prior to this, she was Lecturer in Mechatronics at the University of the West of England. Her research includes human and robot hands, hand exoskeletons, haptics and wearable robotics, especially with applications in surgery, preventative medicine, rehabilitation, physiotherapy and dexterous tele-operation, as well as extreme environments (nuclear and space). Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is: Share our competition post on social media: , or You can enter across multiple platforms. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month! Find out more: .
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Episode Seventy-Four: Edward Johns
02/23/2024
Episode Seventy-Four: Edward Johns
Claire chatted to Edward Johns from Imperial College London, all about robotic manipulators, learning, and artificial intelligence. is the Director of the Robot Learning Lab at Imperial College London, where he is also a Senior Lecturer. He completed a PhD in Computer Vision at Imperial College and was then a Research Fellow in the Dyson Robotics Lab at Imperial College. In 2017, he was awarded a prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship. Since founding the Robot Learning Lab in 2018, he and his team have been developing efficient methods for robots to learn new skills for physically interacting with objects, with a particular emphasis on everyday tasks. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is: Share our competition post on social media: , or You can enter across multiple platforms. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month! Find out more: .
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Episode Seventy-Three: Maria Jose Galvez Trigo
02/16/2024
Episode Seventy-Three: Maria Jose Galvez Trigo
Claire chatted to Maria Jose (Marisé) Galvez Trigo from Cardiff University all about human-robot interaction, machine learning, and accessibility. (Marisé) is a Lecturer in the School of Computer Science and Informatics at Cardiff University, and part of the Human-centred Computing (HCC) Research Section and its Subgroup in Computational and Human-centred Robotics. Marisé is interested in Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction, Human-Computer Interaction and applications of Machine Learning in those areas, with accessibility and co-design as key aspects of her research. Within those areas, her research explores how the uptake of robotics systems can be improved. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is: Share our competition post on social media: , or You can enter across multiple platforms. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month! Find out more: .
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Episode Seventy-Two: Rafael Lopez
02/09/2024
Episode Seventy-Two: Rafael Lopez
Claire chatted to Rafael Lopez from Robotnik Automation all about mobile robots, logistics, and inspection. Rafael Lopez has a degree in Telecommunications Engineering. He worked in research and development at Althea Productos Industriales before joining IBM as a System Engineer for wide area networks in Madrid and Barcelona. He co-founded in 2002, where he was the Research and Development Manager, participating in and managing many EU projects. After the acquisition of Robotnik by United Robotics Group in 2023, he became Managing Director of the company. In 2017 he joined the board of Directors of the Spanish robotics technology platform Hisparob. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is: Share our competition post on social media: , or You can enter across multiple platforms. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month! Find out more: .
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Episode Seventy-One: Virginia Ruiz Garate
02/02/2024
Episode Seventy-One: Virginia Ruiz Garate
Claire chatted to Virginia Ruiz Garate from Mondragon University all about assistive robotics, mobility, and bio-inspired control. obtained her PhD in 2016 in bio-inspired control for leg exoskeletons at the Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve in Belgium. Later, she worked on new bio-inspired grasping methods for robotic hands at the Italian Institute of Technology. She then became Associate Professor in assistive robots at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory. Currently, she is a Lecturer and Researcher in Robotics at Mondragon University. Her research interests include robotic grasping and manipulation, bio-inspired control, assistive robotics and human-robot interfaces. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is: Share our competition post on social media: , , , , or . You can enter across multiple platforms. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month! Find out more: .
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Episode Seventy: Josh Caputo
01/26/2024
Episode Seventy: Josh Caputo
Claire chatted to Josh Caputo from Humotech all about robotic prostheses, exoskeletons and prototyping. Josh Caputo has a background as a multi-disciplinary engineer focused on robotics. He developed a passion for wearable technology working in the Experimental Biomechatronics Laboratory at Carnegie Mellon University. His early work focused on studying powered push-off in prosthetic foot and ankle devices. In 2015, Josh founded to support clinical trials, commercialization and research and development efforts in wearable robotics. Josh’s dream is to see the field expand dramatically in size and innovativeness so that anyone, anywhere can realize their mobility goals. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is: Share our competition post on social media: , , , , or . You can enter across multiple platforms. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month! Find out more: .
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Episode Sixty-Nine: Elizabeth Sklar
01/19/2024
Episode Sixty-Nine: Elizabeth Sklar
Claire chatted to Elizabeth Sklar from the University of Lincoln all about agricultural robotics, human-robot teams, and sustainability. is a Professor of Agri-Robotics and Research Director at the Lincoln Institute for Agri-food Technology (LIAT), at the University of Lincoln, UK. Her research investigates the implementation of intelligent methodologies in the context of multi-robot teams, human-machine teaming, behaviour mining and data-backed decision making, most recently applied within the agri-food pipeline. She is co-founder of the international educational initiative RoboCupJunior and currently serves on the editorial board for the journal Current Robotics Reports. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is: Share our competition post on social media: , , , , or . You can enter across multiple platforms. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month! Find out more: .
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Episode Sixty-Eight: Rolf Mueller
01/12/2024
Episode Sixty-Eight: Rolf Mueller
Claire chatted to Rolf Mueller from Virginia Tech all about biomimicry, flapping-wing flight, sensing, and artificial intelligence. has studied bat biosonar from the perspectives of biophysics and bioinspired engineering for over 20 years. He has worked on statistical signal processing of sonar signals in complex, natural environments, biosonar beamforming, as well as biomimetic sonar systems. The overarching goal of his current research is meeting the sensory information needs of autonomy in complex natural environments. Besides serving as the Lynn professor of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech, he directs the University of Brunei - Virginia Tech International Laboratory. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is: Share our competition post on social media: Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Mastodon, BlueSky or Threads. You can enter across multiple platforms. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month! Find out more: .
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Episode Sixty-Seven: Kris Dorsey
01/05/2024
Episode Sixty-Seven: Kris Dorsey
Claire chatted to Kris Dorsey from Northeastern University all about wearable soft robots, healthcare and rehabilitation. is an associate professor in the departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Sciences and a core faculty member at the Institute for Experiential Robotics at Northeastern University. Her current research interests include reconfigurable, novel morphology, and active soft sensors and the design of soft sensors for soft robot actuators and wearable medical and rehabilitation devices. Kris’ work has been recognized by an NSF CAREER award and the Emerging Leader ABIE Award in honor of Denice Denton. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is share your favourite episode on social media and tag us @RobotTalkPod. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month. Find out more: .
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Episode Sixty-Six: Jims Marchang
12/15/2023
Episode Sixty-Six: Jims Marchang
Claire chatted to Jims Marchang from Sheffield Hallam University all about security, privacy, and trust in healthcare robots. completed his Ph.D. from the CSCAN Research Laboratory, University of Plymouth, UK. He is currently a Sr. Lecturer in Cybersecurity and leads a Secure Intelligent Cyber research cluster and co-lead Digital, AI, and Robotics at Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre. His research focuses on building user-centric secure-by-design and privacy-by-design solutions in healthcare technologies. Robot Talk will be taking a two-week break over the holidays, but we’ll be back in January with more fascinating guests and awesome robots. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is share your favourite episode on social media and tag us @RobotTalkPod. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month. Find out more: .
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Episode Sixty-Five: Katarzyna Szopinska
12/08/2023
Episode Sixty-Five: Katarzyna Szopinska
Claire chatted to Katarzyna Szopinska from KUKA all about all about software and hardware for medical robotics. Katarzyna Szopinska studied medical and mechanical engineering in both Warsaw and Munich. She got her first professional experience at Brainlab in Munich and then at KUKA where she started as mechanical engineer to later switch to portfolio and product management for the medical robotics business of KUKA, where she had been working since 2019. Katarzyna has worked on the definition of multiple software and hardware products for the medical sector, among other things on new software features for the LBR Med robot. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is share your favourite episode on social media and tag us @RobotTalkPod. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month. Find out more: .
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Episode Sixty-Four: Rav Chunilal
12/01/2023
Episode Sixty-Four: Rav Chunilal
Claire chatted to Rav Chunilal from Sellafield all about robotics and AI for nuclear decommissioning. Rav Chunilal is the Head of Robotics & Artificial Intelligence at Sellafield Ltd, the UK's largest nuclear site. He is responsible for developing and deploying Robotics and AI technologies to decommission the site safely, efficiently, and cost-effectively. Under Rav's leadership, Sellafield Ltd and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Group has established itself as a leader in the use of Robotics and AI for nuclear decommissioning. The company has developed and deployed a wide range of robotic technologies to perform tasks such as remote inspection, waste handling, and demolition. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is share your favourite episode on social media and tag us @RobotTalkPod. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month. Find out more: .
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Episode Sixty-Three: Ayse Kucukyilmaz
11/24/2023
Episode Sixty-Three: Ayse Kucukyilmaz
Claire chatted to Ayse Kucukyilmaz from the University of Nottingham about collaboration, conflict and failure in human-robot interactions. is Assistant Professor in the School of Computer Science at the University of Nottingham and a founding member of the CHART research group. Her research focus is human-centered robotics, where she specialises in haptic shared and traded control for physical human-robot interaction. Her group primarily works on adjustable autonomy paradigms to enable dynamic switching behaviours between different levels of robotic autonomy (e.g. full human control vs. full autonomy) during shared control of a physical task, enabling effective human-autonomy teaming. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is share your favourite episode on social media and tag us @RobotTalkPod. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month. Find out more: .
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Episode Sixty-Two: Jorvon Moss
11/17/2023
Episode Sixty-Two: Jorvon Moss
Claire chatted to Jorvon (Odd-Jayy) Moss from Digikey about making robots at home, and robot design and aesthetics. Commonly known as Odd-Jayy, Jorvon Moss is an accomplished Maker best known for his Robotic Oddities. Jayy’s art background, BFA in Illustration, and self-taught electronics skills have combined to help launch his career and promote the wonderful world of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math). This achievement, and the many viral videos under his belt, gained him recognition from major forces in the industry; including Digi-Key Electronics, Tested Inc. with Adam Savage, various electronic and tech Faires, and as the first Black person in Make Magazine. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is share your favourite episode on social media and tag us @RobotTalkPod. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month. Find out more: .
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Episode Sixty-One: Masoumeh Mansouri
11/10/2023
Episode Sixty-One: Masoumeh Mansouri
Claire chatted to Masoumeh (Iran) Mansouri from the University of Birmingham about culturally sensitive robots and planning in complex environments. is an Associate Professor in the School of Computer Science at the University of Birmingham. Her research includes two complementary areas: (i) developing hybrid robot planning methods for unstructured environments shared with humans, and (ii) exploring topics at the intersection of cultural theories and robotics. In the latter, her main goal is to study whether/how robots can be culturally sensitive given the broad definitions of culture in different fields of study. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is share your favourite episode on social media and tag us @RobotTalkPod. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month. Find out more: .
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Episode Sixty: Carl Strathearn
11/03/2023
Episode Sixty: Carl Strathearn
Claire chatted to Carl Strathearn from Edinburgh Napier University all about humanoid robots, realistic robot faces and speech. is a researcher interested in creating assistive social humanoid robots with embodied AI systems that appear, function, and interact like humans. He believes that creating realistic humanoid robots is significant to humanity as the human face is the most natural interface for human communication, and by emulating these conditions, we can increase accessibility to state-of-the-art technology for everyone and support people with specific health conditions and circumstances in their day-to-day lives. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is share your favourite episode on social media and tag us @RobotTalkPod. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month. Find out more: .
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Episode Fifty-Nine: Ffion Llewellyn
10/27/2023
Episode Fifty-Nine: Ffion Llewellyn
Claire chatted to Ffion Llewellyn from Oshen about sea-faring robots and ocean sensing. Ffion Llewellyn graduated from Imperial College London in 2022 with a masters in Aeronautical Engineering. Following this, she joined who are building low cost, autonomous micro-vessels for remote ocean sensing. Ffion has been focused on the integration and testing of sensors onto Oshen's autonomous micro-vessels, including metocean sensors and hydrophones for the monitoring of marine mammals. Her role also includes the design and manufacture of the micro-vessels, conducting sea trials and analysing the data collected. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is share your favourite episode on social media and tag us @RobotTalkPod. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month. Find out more: .
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Episode Fifty-Eight: Lorenzo Jamone
10/20/2023
Episode Fifty-Eight: Lorenzo Jamone
Claire chatted to Lorenzo Jamone from Queen Mary University of London all about robotic hands, dexterity, and the sense of touch. is a Senior Lecturer in Robotics at Queen Mary University of London, where he is the founder and director of the CRISP group: Cognitive Robotics and Intelligent Systems for the People. He received a PhD degree in humanoid technologies at the Italian Institute of Technology. He was previously an Associate Researcher at Waseda University in Japan, and at the Instituto Superior Técnico in Portugal. His current research interests include cognitive robotics, robotic manipulation, force and tactile sensing, robot learning. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is share your favourite episode on social media and tag us @RobotTalkPod. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month. Find out more: .
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Episode Fifty-Seven: Kate Devlin
10/13/2023
Episode Fifty-Seven: Kate Devlin
Claire chatted to Kate Devlin from King's College London about the social and ethical implications of robotics and AI. We touch on a range of different topics from concerns over job losses and privacy to issues of inequality, trust and power. In the second half of the interview, we talk a bit about robotics, AI and relationships. The conversation isn’t explicit, but if you’d prefer to give that part of the conversation a miss, you can stop the podcast at around 22 minutes, when you hear the music. is Reader in Artificial Intelligence & Society in the Department of Digital Humanities, King's College London. She is an interdisciplinary computer scientist investigating how people interact with and react to technologies, both past and future. Kate is the author of Turned On: Science, Sex and Robots, which examines the ethical and social implications of technology and intimacy. She is Creative and Outreach lead for the UKRI Responsible Artificial Intelligence UK programme — an international research and innovation ecosystem for responsible AI. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shirt, all you have to do is share your favourite episode on social media and tag us @RobotTalkPod. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month. Find out more: .
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Episode Fifty-Six: Guillaume Doisy
10/06/2023
Episode Fifty-Six: Guillaume Doisy
Claire chatted to Guillaume Doisy from Dexory about autonomous warehouse robots, mobile robotics, and software. Guillaume Doisy is the current Lead Systems Architect at , the leading UK robotics and AI company building state-of-the-art fully autonomous mobile robots for use in warehouses. Guillaume has a wide range of responsibilities including building the robots ability to function autonomously. The French native has significant expertise in the field of autonomous mobile robots having begun his career at French start-up Wyca as Chief Robotics Officer. Guillaume is also a long-term contributor to ROS (Robotic Operating Software), the open-source robotics software project. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt For a chance to win your very own organic cotton Robot Talk t-shire, all you have to do is share your favourite episode on social media and tag us @RobotTalkPod. One lucky winner will be randomly selected each month. Find out more: .
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Episode Fifty-Five: Sara Adela Abad Guaman
09/29/2023
Episode Fifty-Five: Sara Adela Abad Guaman
Claire chatted to Sara Adela Abad Guaman from University College London about adaptable robots inspired by nature. is a Lecturer at University College London's Mechanical Engineering Department. She is also the head of the Adaptable Robotics Lab. Inspired by biological organisms, Sara aims to develop robots and mechanical systems with enhanced adaptability to variable environmental conditions. Her vision is to use bioinspiration and morphological computation to address global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and sustainability. Win a Robot Talk T-shirt Exciting news! The Robot Talk T-shirt competition is back for the new season. For a chance to win, all you have to do is share your favourite episode of Robot Talk on social media and tag us @RobotTalkPod. One lucky winner will be selected each month to receive an exclusive free organic cotton t-shirt. Check out the Living with AI podcast If you enjoy Robot Talk and you're looking for a new podcast to listen to, you might like to check out the podcast!
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New season of Robot Talk coming soon!
09/21/2023
New season of Robot Talk coming soon!
Robot Talk will be back for Season 4 on the 29th September - make sure you're subscribed to be the first to hear the latest episodes.
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Episode Fifty-Four: Robot Talk Live - Robotics and Science Fiction
06/23/2023
Episode Fifty-Four: Robot Talk Live - Robotics and Science Fiction
Robotics, artificial intelligence and autonomous machines have become a necessity for our future world but what are the implications of robots for society and how much influence does science fiction have on how we embrace our new friends? In this special live recording at the Great Exhibition Road Festival, Claire chatted to Glyn Morgan (Science Museum), Bani Anvari (University College London) and Thrishantha Nanayakara (Imperial College London) to explore how our intelligent friends from the world of science fiction match up with state-of-the art robotics and artificial intelligence reality. is a curator of exhibitions at the Science Museum, most recently: “Science Fiction: Voyage to the Edge of Imagination” (open until August 20th). He also teaches a course on Science Fiction at Imperial College, and has published widely on many aspects of the genre writing for the Los Angeles Review of Books, the Royal Society, and the Science Fiction Research Association, amongst others. His research is interested in the interface between science fiction and other disciplines from history to psychology and beyond, and the ways science fiction can be used as a cognitive tool to help us understand ourselves and our society. is a Full Professor of Intelligent Mobility at the Centre for Transport Studies in the Faculty of Engineering at University College London (UCL). She is the founder and director of Intelligent Mobility at UCL. Her vision is to enable humans to trust and fully exploit the benefits of future mobility services through new technology and innovation. Her research focuses on Intelligent Mobility and exploring interactions with semi- and fully-autonomous vehicles in various contexts, benefiting significantly from Robotics and AI. is a Professor of Robotics and the Director of the Morphlab at Dyson School of Design Engineering (DSDE), Imperial College London. His group has used soft robots to understand how compliance of the body helps to stabilise dynamic interactions with the environment. He is and has been PI on projects of more than £5 million that have pushed the boundaries of our understanding on how conditioning the body improves the efficacy of action and perception in human-human and human-robot interactions.
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