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Robot Talk
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Weekly podcast hosted by @claireasher.bsky.social exploring the exciting world of #robotics, artificial intelligence, and autonomous machines. New episode every Friday.

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Here's a photo of a Waymo fully autonomous vehicle, based on a Jaguar iPace.

Find out more by listening to Episode 136 of Robot Talk - available on all major podcast providers: linktr.ee/robottalkpod #Robots #Robotics #SelfDrivingCars #AI #MachineLearning
A white car with 'Waymo' printed on the passenger door and a roof rack and a panel on the side of the bonnet that are equipped with sensors.
December 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Shimon Whiteson (@shimon8282.bsky.social) is a Professor of Computer Science at @ox.ac.uk and a Senior Staff Research Scientist at @waymo.bsky.social UK. His research focuses on deep reinforcement learning and imitation learning.

Listen to our chat here: www.robottalk.org/2025/12/05/e...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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📢 New Episode Alert!

This week, I chatted to Prof. Shimon Whiteson (@shimon8282.bsky.social) from @ox.ac.uk and @waymo.bsky.social about machine learning for autonomous vehicles. 🤖 🚘

Listen now: www.robottalk.org/2025/12/05/e... #Robots #Robotics #SelfDrivingCars #AI #MachineLearning
December 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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#ICYMI: Last month, I chatted to Anthony Jules from Robust AI about warehouse automation #robots.

Catch up here 🎧 - www.robottalk.org/2025/11/07/e... or wherever you get your podcasts!

#Robotics #Automation
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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What can robots teach us about the human form? 🤖

In the latest episode, I chatted to Dr. Chapa Sirithunge from the University of Cambridge about human-inspired #robot anatomy.

Available wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/robottalkpod

#Robots #Robotics #BioInspired
December 3, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Got questions about #robot astronauts? 🤖 🚀

Later this season, I'll be chatting to Jamie Palmer from Icarus Robotics about building a robotic labour force to perform routine and risky tasks in orbit.

Send me your questions for Jamie in the comments!
A photo of Jamie looking happy, wearing a grey jumper and a black t-shirt.
December 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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What would you love to know about #robots for children and education? 🤖

Later this season, I'll be chatting to Dr. Elmira Yadollahi from @lancasteruni.bsky.social about how children interact with and relate to robots.

Send me your questions for Elmira in the comments!
A photo of Elmira looking happy, holding on to a small tabletop robot arm. She's wearing a light blue and white striped shirt and light blue jeans.
December 2, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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📣 This festive season, I'm offering 50% off your first month's membership of the Robot Talk community on Patreon!

Just use the code 🎟️ WINTER25 to apply the discount to your chosen membership tier: www.patreon.com/ClaireAsher
A photo of Claire (host of Robot Talk) wearing headphones, with a microphone in front of her. Text reads: "Join the Robot Talk community on Patreon. Use the code WINTER25 for 50% off!".
December 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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#ICYMI: Last month, I chatted to Edith-Clare Hall from the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) about emerging and future #tech.

Catch up here 🎧 - www.robottalk.org/2025/10/31/e... or wherever you get your podcasts!

#Robots #Robotics #HRI #Rehabilitation #WearableTech #3DPrinting
November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Here's a photo of a soft wearable device that Chapa has used to understand the fine manipulation skills of human hands.

Find out more by listening to Episode 135 of Robot Talk - available on all major podcast providers: linktr.ee/robottalkpod #Robots #Robotics #BioInspired #Biology #Evolution
A human hand with a box strapped to the back, with electrical components and cables coming out of it, and flexible plastic sleeves on the thumb and forefinger.
November 28, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Chapa Sirithunge is a Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge. Her research interests span assistive robotics, soft robots and physical human-robot interaction.

Listen to our chat here: www.robottalk.org/2025/11/28/e...
A photo of Chapa looking happy, sat on top of a four-legged robot, with a forklift truck in the background.
November 28, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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📢 New Episode Alert!

This week, I chatted to Dr. Chapa Sirithunge from the University of Cambridge about what robots can teach us about human anatomy, and vice versa. 🤖

Listen now: www.robottalk.org/2025/11/28/e... #Robots #Robotics #BioInspired
November 28, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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#ICYMI: In this month's bonus episode, I chatted to Dr. Krzysztof Szczurek and Dr. Konrad Maj about the technical challenges and potential impact of #humanoid robots, recorded live at the Poland 2.0 summit 2025! 🤖

🎧 Check it out: patreon.com/posts/bonus-... #Robots #Robotics
A photo of Krzysztof and Konrad on stage at the Poland 2.0 summit.
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Ever wondered what it takes to make your own robot from scratch? 🤖 🪛

In the latest episode, I chatted to Kevin McAleer (@kevsmac.bsky.social) from kevsrobots about building and programming #robots as a hobby.

Available wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/robottalkpod

#Robotics #3DPrinting
November 26, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Got questions about humans collaborating with multi-robot teams? 🤖

Later this season, I'll be chatting to Dr. Razanne Abu-Aisheh from @bristoluni.bsky.social about how people feel about interacting with robot swarms.

Send me your questions for Razanne in the comments below! #Robots #Robotics
A photo of Razanne looking happy, wearing a grey jumper. She's sat next to a circular robot.
November 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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What would you love to know about #robot hearing? 🤖

Later this season, I'll be chatting to Dr. Christine Evers from @unisouthampton.bsky.social about helping robots understand the world around them through sound.

Send me your questions for Christine in the comments below!

#Robotics #Sensing
A photo of Christine looking happy, wearing a white shirt and blue jeans.
November 25, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Here's a photo of Isaaca and Sonny — two 3D printed robot heads that Kev built. Sonny has a camera in his eye that can be used for face detection.

Find out more by listening to Episode 134 of Robot Talk - available on all major podcast providers: linktr.ee/robottalkpod

#Robotics #Making #Coding
Two white plastic humanoid robot heads. The one on the left has long eyelashes and red glowing eyes, the one on the right has a moustache.
November 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Kevin McAleer (@kevsmac.bsky.social) is a hobbyist robotics fanatic who likes to build robots, share videos about them on YouTube and teach people how to do the same. Kev has been building robots since 2019, when he got his first 3D printer.

Listen to our chat: www.robottalk.org/2025/11/21/e...
A photo of Kev looking proud, gesturing towards his robotic creations behind him. He's wearing a red t-shirt and a red hat.
November 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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📢 New Episode Alert!

This week, I chatted to Kevin McAleer (@kevsmac.bsky.social) from kevsrobots about how to get started building robots at home. 🤖 🪛

Listen now: www.robottalk.org/2025/11/21/e... #Robots #Robotics #Making #3DPrinting #AI #Coding
November 21, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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#ICYMI: Last month, I chatted to Prof. Chad Jenkins from @umich.edu about #robot learning and perception.

Catch up here 🎧 - www.robottalk.org/2025/10/24/e... or wherever you get your podcasts!

#Robots #Robotics #AI #MachineLearning
November 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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What can we learn from the performing arts to build better robot collaborators? 🤖

In the latest episode, I chatted to Prof. Heather Knight from @oregonstate.edu about #robots in theatre, dance and comedy.

Available wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/robottalkpod

#Robotics #Theatre #Dance
November 19, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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This week's episode is sponsored by Soft Robotics for Healthcare.

📢 If you’re curious about tech transforming #healthcare, you're not gonna want to miss their upcoming event.

#SoRoH2026 is coming to Bristol on the 19th and 20th of January. Register now at softroboticshealth.org.uk

#Robotics
A flyer for SoRoH 2026 ‘Shaping the Future of Soft Robotics in Health’, a two-day conference featuring world class speakers, interactive sessions, prizes for presentations and posters, a Dragon's Den to showcase research, support for early-career researchers, and space to network, collaborate and influence.
November 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Here's a photo of one of Heather's first robot dance explorations, featuring robotic jellyfish.

Find out more by listening to Episode 133 of Robot Talk - available on all major podcast providers: linktr.ee/robottalkpod #Robots #Robotics #Dance #Theatre #HRI
Two human dancers with three fabric jellyfish with blue and pink coloured lights, mounted on disc-shaped mobile robots.
November 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Heather Knight is an Assistant Professor at @oregonstate.edu, where she runs the CHARISMA Robotics research group. She has previously worked at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, produced the Robot Film Festival, and performed robot comedy.

Listen to our chat here: www.robottalk.org/2025/11/14/e...
A photo of Heather looking happy, wearing a white long-sleeved top with black, green and red dots on it under a black sleeveless button-up top.
November 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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📢 New Episode Alert!

This week, I chatted to Prof. Heather Knight from @oregonstate.edu about applying methods from the performing arts to robotics. 🤖

Listen now: www.robottalk.org/2025/11/14/e... #Robots #Robotics #Theatre
November 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM