Talks and interviews where Claire Asher speaks, summarised in our reviewed video briefs.
Rika Antonova, associate professor at the University of Cambridge, discusses co-evolving robot hardware and reinforcement learning algorithms with Robot Talk host Claire Asher.
Aaron Edsinger, Hello Robot’s CEO and co-founder, talks with Claire Asher on Robot Talk about designing practical assistive robots, safety, and bringing Stretch into homes.
Allison Okamura, a Stanford University engineering professor, discusses human-centered robotics, haptic feedback, wearable devices, and soft robots for medicine, learning, and hazardous environments with Robot Talk host Claire Asher.
Josie Hughes, assistant professor at EPFL and head of the CREATE Lab, discusses AI-assisted robot design, soft robotics, and reconfigurable machines with Robot Talk host Claire Asher.
Rich Walker, director of Shadow Robot Company, discusses dexterous robot hands, their design trade-offs, and the challenges of bringing robotics into practical use with Robot Talk host Claire Asher.
Amir Patel, associate professor at University College London, discusses how robotics can reveal how cheetahs move and how those findings inform agile robots, wildlife monitoring, and animal health research with Robot Talk host Claire Asher.
Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi, assistant professor at Ohio Northern University, discusses bipedal robot control, stair climbing, safety, and robotics education with Robot Talk host Claire Asher.
Claire Asher, host of Robot Talk, leads a live panel at Imperial College London with Science Museum curator Ben Russell, University of Hertfordshire robotics lecturer Mariam Banatalibbei Dordi, and Imperial College roboticist Petar Kormushev on why people build humanoid robots and where they may be useful.
Anuradha Ranasinghe, a robotics researcher at Liverpool Hope University, discusses tactile sensing and feedback for robots with Robot Talk host Claire Asher.
Edward Johns, director of Imperial College London’s Robot Learning Lab, discusses robot manipulation, imitation learning, and AI with Robot Talk host Claire Asher.
