Episode Fifty-Three: Robert Richardson

This week, Claire chatted to Robert Richardson from the University of Leeds all about 3D printing, robot design, and infrastructure repair.

Robert Richardson is Professor of Robotics in the School of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Leeds, and executive chair of EPSRC UK-RAS network. His research interests include robotics for civil infrastructure inspection and repair, making smart bodies for smart robots, and robotics for 3D printing applications. As Innovation Director for University of Leeds spin out company Acuity robotics, he is working towards real world impact in civil inspection tasks. In 2011 he led an international team to develop and deploy robots into the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.

Join us for Robot Talk Live

Claire will be chatting about Robotics and Science Fiction with three very special guests at Imperial College London this Sunday at 1pm, as part of the Great Exhibition Road Festival and the UK Festival of Robotics. Drop-in spaces will be available on the day.