Episode 162 – The robot doctor will see you now
In this special live recording at the Great Exhibition Road Festival, Claire chatted to George Mylonas, Antonia Tzemanaki and Tom Vercauteren about robotics and AI in medicine and healthcare.
Live
Each season of Robot Talk ends with a live recording focussed on a particular topic.
On Saturday 6th June 2026, Claire hosted a panel discussion about robotics and AI in medicine and healthcare at Imperial College London, as part of the Great Exhibition Road Festival.
The Robot Doctor Will See You Now
Since the first robot-assisted surgery was performed, over 40 years ago, major advances in robotics, computer vision and artificial intelligence have fundamentally changed medicine and healthcare. Innovative new technologies are already aiding skilled medical professionals in diagnosis, surgery, rehabilitation and beyond. But many questions remain: What ethical issues arise as medical tools become increasingly autonomous? How do we regulate technologies that can learn and change over time? And how can we ensure that cutting-edge medical devices are accessible to all?
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Previous Live Episodes
Episode 126 – Why are we building humanoid robots?
In this special live recording as part of the Great Exhibition Road Festival, Claire chatted to Ben Russell (Science Museum), Maryam Banitalebi Dehkordi (University of Hertfordshire) and Petar Kormushev (Imperial College London) about humanoid robotics.
Episode 90 – Robotically Augmented People
In this special live recording at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Claire chatted to Milia Helena Hasbani, Benjamin Metcalfe and Dani Clode about robotic prosthetics and human augmentation.
Episode 54 – Robotics and Science Fiction
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) about robotics and science fiction.
Episode 18 – Robotics in the Home
In this special live recording for the UK Festival of Robotics, Claire chatted to Dr. Patrick Holthaus (University of Hertfordshire / Robot House), Prof. Praminda Caleb-Solly (University of Nottingham) and Dr Mike Aldred (Dyson) about robotics in the home.
Episode 9 – Robots into the Wild
In this special live recording for the UK Festival of Robotics, Claire chatted to Sophie Armanini (TU Munich / Imperial College London), Ben Scott-Robinson (Small Robot Company) and Matthew Ryan Tucker (University of Bristol) about robots in the wild.