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.
Robot Talk
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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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Recent Episodes
June 26, 2026
Episode 162: The robot doctor will see you now - Robot Talk Live
<p>Since the first robot-assisted surgery was performed, over 40 years ago, major advances in robotics, computer vision and artificial intelligence have fundamentally changed medicine and healthcare. Innovative new technologies are already aiding skilled medical professionals in diagnosis, surgery, rehabilitation and beyond. But many questions remain: What ethical issues arise as medical tools become increasingly autonomous? How do we regulate technologies that can learn and change over time? And how can we ensure that cutting-edge medical devices are accessible to all?</p> <p>In this special live recording at Imperial College London as part of the Great Exhibition Road Festival, Claire chatted to George Mylonas (Imperial College London), Antonia Tzemanaki (University of Bristol) and Tom Vercauteren (King's College London) about robotics and AI in medicine and healthcare.</p> <hr /> <p><a href="https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/george.mylonas" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>George Mylonas</strong></a> is an Associate Professor in Robotics and Technology in Cancer at Imperial College London, and the director of the Human-centred Automation, Robotics and Monitoring in Surgery lab at The Hamlyn Centre, Institute of Global Health Innovation and the Department of Surgery & Cancer, Faculty of Medicine. He is leading research in the areas of surgical robotics, soft robotics, minimal access surgical technology, perceptual human-robot and human-computer interfaces, and smart data-driven operating theatres. He is a member of the European Association of Endoscopic Surgery Technology Committee.</p> <p><a href= "https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/antonia-tzemanaki/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Antonia Tzemanaki</strong></a> is a Senior Lecturer in Robotics at the University of Bristol and a core member of the Bristol Robotics Laboratory. She leads the Dexterous Manipulation and Wearable Robotics group which develops robotic simulators and interventions, including robotic needle steering, abdominal, urology, skull and hand models, for surgical and physical therapy treatments of disease including cancers, neurological, prostate and urinary disorders. The group provides wide expertise in precision manipulation, robot hands, hand exoskeletons, kinematics, haptics and wearable robotics, especially with applications in surgery, preventative medicine, rehabilitation, physiotherapy and dexterous tele-operation.</p> <p><a href="https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/tom-vercauteren" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Tom Vercauteren</strong></a> is a Professor of Interventional Image Computing at King's College London, where he leads the Contextual Artificial Intelligence for Computer Assisted Interventions research group. His research focuses on medical image computing, machine learning and imaging for surgery and interventional sciences. He is also co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Hypervision Surgical, a spin-out company developing safe, non-invasive optical imaging for use during surgery. His work is now used in hundreds of hospitals worldwide. Tom is also a supporter of open-source software and patient involvement.</p> <hr /> <p>Join the Robot Talk community on Patreon: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/ClaireAsher" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.patreon.com/ClaireAsher</a></p> <p>Sign up to the newsletter: <a href= "https://www.robottalk.org/newsletter/">https://www.robottalk.org/newsletter/</a> </p>
June 19, 2026
Episode 161: Collaborative haptic systems - Allison Okamura
<p>Claire chatted to Allison Okamura from Stanford University about developing advanced robotic systems for haptic (touch) interaction.</p> <p><a title="" href= "https://profiles.stanford.edu/allison-okamura">Allison Okamura</a> is the Richard W. Weiland Professor of Engineering at Stanford University. Her academic interests include haptics, teleoperation, virtual reality, medical robotics, soft robotics, rehabilitation, and education. Allison is Director of Graduate Studies for Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University, a deputy director of the Wu Tsai Stanford Neurosciences Institute, a Science Fellow of the Hoover Institution and a founding faculty member and executive committee member of the Stanford Robotics Center.</p> <p>This episode is powered by the <a href="https://aria.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Advanced Research + Invention Agency</a>'s Robot Dexterity programme, which aims to transform robotic capabilities and unlock a step-change in human productivity.</p> <hr /> <p>Find out more about ARIA: <a href= "https://aria.org.uk/">https://aria.org.uk/</a> </p> <p>Support Robot Talk on Patreon: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/ClaireAsher" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.patreon.com/ClaireAsher</a></p>
June 12, 2026
Episode 160: Robotic blacksmiths - Edward Mehr
<p>Claire chatted to Edward Mehr from Machina Labs about their RoboCraftsman that shapes complex metal parts for the aerospace, defence, and automotive industries.</p> <p>Edward Mehr is an entrepreneur and engineer specializing in advanced manufacturing, robotics, and artificial intelligence. As the Co-Founder and CEO of <a title="" href="https://machinalabs.ai" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Machina Labs</a>, he leads efforts to integrate AI-driven robotics into flexible, on-demand production systems. Under his leadership, Machina Labs is reshaping how industries such as aerospace, defence, and automotive approach metal forming and modern manufacturing. Before founding Machina Labs, Ed worked at leading technology companies, including Relativity Space, Averon, SpaceX, Google, and Microsoft.</p> <hr /> <p>Support Robot Talk on Patreon: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/ClaireAsher" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.patreon.com/ClaireAsher</a></p>
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