Episode 154 – Visual navigation in insects and robots
Claire chatted to Andrew Philippides from the University of Sussex about what we can learn from ants and bees to improve robot navigation.
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Episode 139 – Advanced robot hearing
Claire chatted to Christine Evers from the University of Southampton about helping robots understand the world around them through sound.
Episode 136 – Making driverless vehicles smarter
Claire chatted to Shimon Whiteson from the University of Oxford and Waymo about machine learning for autonomous vehicles.
Episode 130 – Robots learning from humans
Claire chatted to Chad Jenkins from the University of Michigan about how robots can learn from people and assist us in our daily lives.
Episode 118 – Soft robotics and electronic skin
Claire chatted to Miranda Lowther from the University of Bristol about soft, sensitive electronic skin for prosthetic limbs.
Episode 98 – Robotic chemists to discover new materials
Claire chatted to Gabriella Pizzuto from the University of Liverpool about machine learning for intelligent robotic manipulators in chemistry labs.
Episode 73 – Making robots more accessible
Claire chatted to Maria Jose Galvez Trigo from Cardiff University all about human-robot interaction, machine learning, and accessibility.
Episode 68 – Bat-inspired robots
Claire chatted to Rolf Mueller from Virginia Tech all about biomimicry, flapping-wing flight, sensing, and artificial intelligence.
Episode 42 – Thom Kirwan-Evans
Claire chatted to Thom Kirwan-Evans from Origami Labs all about computer vision, machine learning, and robots in industry.
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