About

Join me each week as I explore the exciting world of robotics, artificial intelligence and autonomous machines. Each episode, I chat with roboticists from around the world to find out how their cutting-edge work is influencing every aspect of science, technology, and engineering, from the everyday to the extraordinary.

History

With the goal of making robotics more accessible to a broad audience, Robot Talk was launched in September 2020 by the EPSRC UK-RAS Network. For the first two seasons, the podcast was released on a monthly schedule, with each episode focussing on a particular topic and featuring two or three guests. Due to the podcast’s popularity, Robot Talk switched to a weekly format for Season 3, with each episode featuring a single guest.

In September 2023, Robot Talk returned for Season 4 with support from the Hamlyn Centre, Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI), Imperial College London. Season 5 launched in September 2024. As of August 2024, in addition to support from the Hamlyn Centre, Robot Talk is funded by supporters on Patreon.

Host

Hi, I’m Dr Claire Asher, a science communicator who is fascinated by science, technology and robotics!

After completing my PhD in biology in 2014, I decided to follow my passion for science communication. Since then, I’ve written for a variety of science publications including New Scientist, BBC Science Focus and Mongabay. In 2021, I co-authored the book, ‘Brave Green World: How Science Can Save Our Planet‘, published by MIT Press. I’ve appeared as a panelist on BBC Radio 4’s Nature table, and have performed stand-up comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Green Man Festival, Wilderness Festival and the Bloomsbury Theatre. You can find out more about my work here.

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