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Here's a photo of a portable 'robot in a backpack' developed for the MARMOT project that Simona worked on. The robot was specifically designed to operate in remote proglacial lakes.
Find out more by listening to Episode 151 of Robot Talk - available on all major podcast providers: https://linktr.ee/robottalkpod
Simona Aracri is a researcher at the National Research Council of Italy. Her research uses innovative sensors and robotic platforms to push the boundaries of observational oceanography and environmental monitoring. She has spent more than 6 months at sea on oceanographic sampling campaigns, in the Mediterranean Sea, Pacific Ocean and the North Sea.
Listen to our chat here: https://www.robottalk.org/2026/04/10/episode-151-simona-aracri/
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This week, I chatted to Dr. Simona Aracri from the National Research Council of Italy about innovative robot designs for oceanography and environmental monitoring. 🤖 🐟
Listen now: https://www.robottalk.org/2026/04/10/episode-151-simona-aracri/ #Robots #Robotics #Marine #Environment
Curious about #robot bodies with embedded intelligence? 🤖
Later this season, I'll be chatting to Dr. Chenying Liu from the University of Oxford about how a robot's physical form can actively contribute to sensing, processing, decision-making, and movement.
Send me your questions for Chenying in the comments below or on the Robot Talk website: robottalk.org/ask-a-question/
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What would you love to know about metalworking #robots? 🤖
Later this season, I'll be chatting to Edward Mehr from Machina Labs about their RoboCraftsman that shapes complex metal parts for the aerospace, defence, and automotive industries.
Send me your questions for Ed in the comments below or on the Robot Talk website: robottalk.org/ask-a-question/
#ICYMI: Last month, I chatted to Dr. Maria Guix from the University of Barcelona about tiny biohybrid #robots.
Catch up here 🎧 - https://www.robottalk.org/2026/03/06/episode-147-maria-guix/ or wherever you get your podcasts!
How can robotics help us address the climate and housing crises? 🤖 🏘️
In the latest episode, I chatted to Vikas Enti from Reframe Systems about #robots in construction.
Available wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/robottalkpod
