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Robot Talk

103 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago -

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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Episodes

Trailer - Space Robotics

October 19, 2020 11:36 - 1 minute - 2.06 MB

Episode two of Robot Talk is all about robots in space. In this episode, Claire chats with Xander Hall (Airbus Defence and Space), Arthur Bouton (Surrey Space Centre), and Steph Pau (Hamlyn Centre) - who we can hear here talking about human-robot interaction in space. Don't miss the full episode, out on the 30th October!

Episode One – Medical Robotics: into the operating theatre

September 25, 2020 13:49 - 27 minutes - 37.7 MB

It’s not an exaggeration to say that robotics research is driving life-saving innovations – robots are already making a difference in clinics and operating theatres around the world. In our first episode, we’ll chat to researchers about how robotics is revolutionising medicine and surgery. In this episode, I’m joined by Dr James Chandler (STORM Lab, University of Leeds) and Dr Matina Giannarou (Hamlyn Centre, Imperial College London) to talk about the exciting world of medical and surgical...

Robot Talk Trailer

September 21, 2020 12:00 - 1 minute - 2.61 MB

Robot Talk is a brand new podcast that sits down with some of the UK's top robotics researchers and asks them questions like, "How does that work?", "What's better, legs or wheels?", and "How soon can I get one of these robots in my house?".  Hosted by Claire Asher, Robot Talk explores the science and technology behind everything from robotic surgery to planetary rovers and self-driving cars, on the last Friday of every month.

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