Episode 143 – Robots for children
Claire chatted to Elmira Yadollahi from Lancaster University about how children interact with and relate to robots.
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Episode 142 – Collaborative robot arms
Claire chatted to Mark Gray from Universal Robots about their lightweight robotic arms that work alongside humans.
Episode 141 – Our relationship with robot swarms
Claire chatted to Razanne Abu-Aisheh from the University of Bristol about how people feel about interacting with robot swarms.
Episode 140 – Robot balance and agility
Claire chatted to Amir Patel from University College London about designing robots with the agility and manoeuvrability of a cheetah.
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 138 – Robots in the environment
Claire chatted to Stefano Mintchev from ETH Zürich about robots to explore and monitor the natural environment.
Episode 137 – Getting two-legged robots moving
Claire chatted to Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi from Ohio Northern University about bipedal robots that can walk and even climb stairs.
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 135 – Robot anatomy and design
Claire chatted to Chapa Sirithunge from the University of Cambridge about what robots can teach us about human anatomy, and vice versa.
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