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How can robots help us address the biodiversity crisis? 🤖
In the latest episode, I chatted to Prof. Stefano Mintchev from ETH Zürich about environmental robotics.
Available wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/robottalkpod
What an amazing year 2025 has been for Robot Talk! 🤖
I interviewed over 40 roboticists, produced 12 bonus episodes, hosted 3 live panels, and took the show international for the first time.
It's wonderful to see the podcast grow and develop - here's to more robots in 2026! 🥂
I'm taking a break for the holidays, but Robot Talk will be back on the 9th January. In the meantime, why not catch up on any episodes you've missed: https://robottalk.org/latest-episodes/
or check out the bonus episodes on Patreon: https://patreon.com/collection/681853
Happy holidays everyone! 🎄🕎 🥂
📢 Don't miss out!
I'm offering ✨ 50% off ✨ your first month's membership to the Robot Talk community on Patreon. That means you can get access to all the previous bonus episodes for just a few pounds!
Sign up by the 24th December: https://www.patreon.com/ClaireAsher
Here's a photo of the 'eDrone' — an aerial robot that Stefano developed to monitor biodiversity — collecting genetic traces left by organisms on trees.
Find out more by listening to Episode 138 of Robot Talk - available on all major podcast providers: https://linktr.ee/robottalkpod
Stefano Mintchev is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Robotics at ETH Zürich. His research group works at the intersection of robotics and environmental science, developing robust and scalable bioinspired robotic technologies for monitoring and promoting the sustainable use of natural resources.
Listen to our chat here: https://www.robottalk.org/2025/12/19/episode-138-stefano-mintchev/
📢 New Episode Alert!
This week, I chatted to Prof. Stefano Mintchev from ETH Zürich about robots to explore and monitor the natural environment. 🤖
Listen now: https://www.robottalk.org/2025/12/19/episode-138-stefano-mintchev/ #Robots #Robotics #Environment #UAV
#ICYMI: Last month, I chatted to Kevin McAleer (@kevsmac) from kevsrobots about building and programming #robots as a hobby.
Catch up here 🎧 - https://www.robottalk.org/2025/11/21/episode-134-kevin-mcaleer/ or wherever you get your podcasts!
A new study published in Nature Communications details a hybrid robot that combines the wind-driven mobility of tumbleweeds with active quadcopter control, offering a new paradigm for energy-efficient terrestrial exploration.
✨New bonus episode!✨
I recently hosted a fascinating panel discussion about legged robots in industry, with guests Prof. Ioannis Havoutis (University of Oxford), Dr. Christian Gehring (ANYbotics) and Prof. Carlos Mastalli (The National Robotarium). 🤖
🎧 Listen here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-6-146085943 #Robots #Robotics #Industry
