The Algorithmic Futures Podcast

S02E09: Robotics, Entrepreneurship, and Art, with Damith Herath


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In our final episode of season 2, we are grateful to be joined by Damith Herath, Associate Professor of Robotics and Art at the University of Canberra. Damith is a multi-talented roboticist with a long history of working in the art world, and an interest in understanding how to shape human-robot collaboration in real-world environments. During our conversation, Damith talks to us about how his innate drive to experiment with electronics and robotics led him from an entrepreneurial childhood in Sri Lanka to the forefront of robotics and automation research in Australia. 

Credits:

Guest: Damith Herath (University of Canberra)

Co-hosts: Zena Assaad and Liz Williams

Producers: Zena Assaad, Liz Williams, Robbie Slape, Martin Franklin (East Coast Studio)

Acknowledgements:

A special thanks to the ANU School of Cybernetics for lending us the use of their podcast studio for this recording.

Transcript: 

A full transcript of this episode is available on our website:

https://algorithmicfutures.org/s02e09

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