Robotics

Robot Talk Episode 109 – Building robots at home, with Dan Nicholson

 Claire chatted to Dan Nicholson from Maker Forge about creating open source robotics projects you can do at home. Dan Nicholson is a seasoned Software Engineering Manager with over 20 years of experience as a software engineer and architect. Four years ago, he began exploring robotics as a hobby, which quickly evolved into a large-scale …

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Robot Talk Episode 108 – Giving robots the sense of touch, with Anuradha Ranasinghe

 Claire chatted to Anuradha Ranasinghe from Liverpool Hope University about haptic (touch) sensors for wearable tech and robotics. Anuradha Ranasinghe earned her PhD in robotics from King’s College London in 2015, focusing on haptic-based human control in low-visibility conditions. She is now a senior lecturer in robotics at Liverpool Hope University, researching haptics, miniaturized sensors, …

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Robot Talk Episode 107 – Animal-inspired robot movement, with Robert Siddall

 Claire chatted to Robert Siddall from the University of Surrey about novel robot designs inspired by the way real animals move. Robert Siddall is an aerospace engineer with an enthusiasm for unconventional robotics. He is interested in understanding animal locomotion for the benefit of synthetic locomotion, particularly flight. Before becoming a Lecturer at the University …

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Episode 106 – The future of intelligent systems, with Didem Gurdur Broo

 Claire chatted to Didem Gurdur Broo from Uppsala University about how to shape the future of robotics, autonomous vehicles, and industrial automation. Didem Gurdur Broo is an Assistant Professor and Associate Senior Lecturer at the Department of Information Technology at Uppsala University. She leads the Cyber-physical Systems Lab, directing research on intelligent systems like collaborative …

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Robot Talk Episode 105 – Working with robots in industry, with Gianmarco Pisanelli 

 Claire chatted to Gianmarco Pisanelli from the the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre about how to promote the safe and intuitive use of robots in manufacturing. Gianmarco Pisanelli specialises in early-stage technology readiness level (TRL) research, with a focus on collaborative workspaces, multi-robot systems, and robotic simulations. He possesses extensive experience in industrial …

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Robot Talk Episode 104 – Robot swarms inspired by nature, with Kirstin Petersen

 Claire chatted to Kirstin Petersen from Cornell University about how robots can work together to achieve complex behaviours. Kirstin Petersen is an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University. Her lab, the Collective Embodied Intelligence Lab, is focused on design and coordination of robot collectives able to achieve complex …

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Robot Talk Episode 102 – Isabella Fiorello

 Claire chatted to Isabella Fiorello from the University of Freiburg about plant-inspired robots made from living materials. Isabella Fiorello is a Junior Group Leader and Principal Investigator of the Bioinspired Plant-hybrid Materials group at the University of Freiburg in Germany. She has a Master’s Degree in Industrial Biotechnology from the University of Turin in Italy …

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