
Episode 424
AUTOMATE: The World of Robots
The team discuss robots including the ExoMars Rover, lab robots and voice recognition systems like Siri...
The Naked Scientists Podcast · The Naked Scientists
March 4, 201459m 36s
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Show Notes
Robots are under examination this week. Engineer Blaise Thomson, from Vocal IQ, designs speech systems for smartphones, Neil Bargh builds robots for science labs, and Airbus systems engineer Paul Meacham, who is building the next rover that will explore Mars, join Chris Smith, Dave Ansell and Ginny Smith to pit their wits against the assembled Cambridge public, answering questions like how would the Mars rover fare in Robot Wars? Plus, we make a motor from scratch and find out what happens when we dunk electronic devices in liquid nitrogen... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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