Robot Talk

Robot Talk 198 - Bonus Episode: Robotics for Sustainability (ERF 2026)

Join us each week as we explore the exciting world of robotics, artificial intelligence, and autonomous machines. Each episode, Dr Claire Asher — science communicator and robot enthusiast — chats with roboticists from around the world to find out how their cutting-edge research is influencing the future of every aspect of science, technology, and engineering, from the mundane to the extraordinary.

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Episodes

Bonus Episode: Robotics for Sustainability (ERF 2026)

Bonus Episode: Drones in Challenging Environments (ERF 2026)

Episode 162: The robot doctor will see you now - Robot Talk Live

Episode 161: Collaborative haptic systems - Allison Okamura

Episode 160: Robotic blacksmiths - Edward Mehr

Episode 159: Robot sensing and manipulation - Maria Koskinopoulou

Bonus Episode: Resilient Supply Chains for Robotics (ERF 2026)

Bonus Episode: Empowering Robotics with 6G (ERF 2026)

Episode 158: Autonomous robot deliveries - Ahti Heinla

Episode 157: Generating new robot designs - Josie Hughes

Episode 156: Rugged robots for dangerous missions - Gavin Kenneally

Episode 155: Making aerial robots smarter - Melissa Greeff

Episode 154: Visual navigation in insects and robots - Andrew Philippides

Episode 153: Origami-inspired robots - Chenying Liu

Episode 152: Dexterous robot hands - Rich Walker

Episode 151: Robots to study the ocean - Simona Aracri

Episode 150: House building robots - Vikas Enti

Episode 149: Robot safety and security - Krystal Mattich

Bonus Episode: The Future of Home Assistant Robots

Episode 148: Ethical robot behaviour - Alan Winfield

Episode 147: Miniature living robots - Maria Guix

Episode 146: Embodied AI on the ISS - Jamie Palmer

Episode 145: Robotics and automation in manufacturing - Agata Suwala

Episode 144: Robot trust in humans - Samuele Vinanzi

Episode 143: Robots for children - Elmira Yadollahi

Episode 142: Collaborative robot arms - Mark Gray

Episode 141: Our relationship with robot swarms - Razanne Abu-Aisheh

Episode 140: Robot balance and agility - Amir Patel

Episode 139: Advanced robot hearing - Christine Evers

Episode 138: Robots in the environment - Stefano Mintchev

Episode 137: Getting two-legged robots moving - Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi

Episode 136: Making driverless vehicles smarter - Shimon Whiteson

Episode 135: Robot anatomy and design - Chapa Sirithunge

Episode 134: Robotics as a hobby - Kevin McAleer

Episode 133: Creating sociable robot collaborators - Heather Knight

Episode 132: Collaborating with industrial robots - Anthony Jules

Episode 131: Empowering game-changing robotics research - Edith-Clare Hall

Episode 130: Robots learning from humans - Chad Jenkins

Episode 129: Automating museum experiments - Yuen Ting Chan

Bonus Episode: Smart City Robotics Competition

Episode 128: Making microrobots move - Ali K. Hoshiar

Episode 127: Robots exploring other planets - Frances Zhu

Robot Talk Season 6 coming soon!

Episode 126: Why are we building humanoid robots? - Robot Talk Live

Episode 125: Chatting with robots - Gabriel Skantze

Episode 124: Robots in the performing arts - Amy LaViers

Episode 123: Standardising robot programming - Nick Thompson

Episode 122: Bio-inspired flying robots - Jane Pauline Ramos Ramirez

Episode 121: Adaptable robots for the home - Lerrel Pinto

Episode 120: Evolving robots to explore other planets - Emma Hart