There’s more than meets the eye, when it comes to the representation of robots in popular culture. In TV and movies like "The Terminator," robots have a way of appearing much more advanced and seamless than engineers actually experience behind the scenes. Host Dr. Melinda Lewis joins U.S. Naval Research Laboratory mechanical engineer and Drexel University alumnus Matt Wiese to define what we mean by robots, cyborgs, and androids and to rethink how the media portrays technological advances of this type. Wiese also discusses how his work on Drexel’s comedy improv team applies to collaborative work in the robotics field.

"Pop, the Question" is a production of Marketing & Media in Pennoni Honors College at Drexel University.

Recorded February 9, 2023 through virtual conferencing (Philadelphia, PA, USA).

Featured Guest: Matt Wiese (Alumnus, Drexel University; Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory)

Host and Producer: Melinda Lewis, PhD (Director of Strategy, Pennoni Honors College)

Dean: Paula Marantz Cohen, PhD

Executive Producer: Erica Levi Zelinger (Director, Marketing & Media)

Producer: Brian Kantorek (Associate Director, Marketing & Media)

Research and Script: Melinda Lewis, PhD

Audio Engineering and Editing: Brian Kantorek

Original Theme Music: Brian Kantorek

Production Assistance: Noah Levine

Social Media Outreach: Olivier Jacques

Graphic Design: Zale Heller

Logo Design: Michal Anderson

Additional Voiceover: Malia Lewis

The views expressed in this podcast are not necessarily those of Drexel University or Pennoni Honors College.

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