Surgery

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.

Season 6

Human-robot Collaboration

Episode 161 – Collaborative haptic systems

Claire Asher 19th June, 2026

Claire chatted to Allison Okamura from Stanford University about developing advanced robotic systems for haptic (touch) interaction.

Season 6

Robot Dexterity

Episode 159 – Robot sensing and manipulation

Claire Asher 5th June, 2026

Claire chatted to Maria Koskinopoulou from Heriot-Watt University about autonomous robotic manipulators for surgery, industry, and beyond.

Season 5

Soft Robotics

Episode 113 – Soft robotic hands

Claire Asher 14th March, 2025

Claire chatted to Kaspar Althoefer from Queen Mary University of London about soft robotic manipulators for healthcare and manufacturing.

Season 5

Medical Robotics

Episode 101 – Microscopic surgical robots

Claire Asher 6th December, 2024

Claire chatted to Christos Bergeles from King’s College London about micro-surgical robots to deliver therapies deep inside the body.

Season 4

Medical Robotics

Episode 88 – Robotic surgery

Claire Asher 7th June, 2024

Claire chatted to Lord Ara Darzi from Imperial College London about robotic surgery – past, present and future.

Season 3

Medical Robotics

Episode 50 – Elena De Momi

Claire Asher 26th May, 2023

Claire chatted to Elena De Momi from the Polytechnic University of Milan all about surgical robotics, artificial intelligence, and the upcoming ICRA robotics conference in London.