The Robot Podcast

In this Season 4 finale of The Robot Podcast, we hear some of the previously unheard parts of our interviews with the incredible guests who’ve appeared across the series.

Fran Scott looks back at our exploration of how we’re building a future with intelligent robots at the core – for a better tomorrow.

Highlights include: Dr Sami Atiya, President of Robotics & Discrete Automation at ABB who’ll be talking about his hopes for the future of AI.  President and CEO of The Texas Medical Centre Bill McKeon who gives us his insights into how robotics and AI will make a difference when it comes to our healthcare.  There’s a virtual audio-tour of a mega-factory of the future with Marc Segura, President of ABB’s Robotics Division.  And Kakani Katija, a Bio Engineer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute who reveals how remote robotics can help in capturing images in the deep ocean so we can study the ecosystem and sea life behaviour in order to monitor and preserve it.

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It’s twice the size of India and covers 6.5 million square kilometers yet faces deforestation at a rate of five football pitches every minute! So what new technologies can be employed to help stem the decline of this important part of the planet?

In this episode of The Robot Podcast from ABB, Fran Scott finds out how robotic technology is being piloted in the Peruvian rainforest to help with the replanting of trees.

We hear from CEO of Jungle Keepers Mohsin Kazmi, Global Product Marketing Specialist at RobotStudio Cloud Kelly Vigier and Dr Erasmus Zu Ermgassen, Researcher from the University of Louvain.

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Robots are perfect for those dull, dangerous and dirty tasks, this frees us up to concentrate on the jobs humans are best at but how are they able to cope at the extremes?

In this episode of The Robot Podcast from ABB Fran Scott finds out about the robotic technology that’s doing its work in harsh and difficult environments so we don’t have to.

We hear from Susanne Timsjo, Marketing & Sales Manager at ABB, Robert Kiefer, Robot Specialist from engineering and steel production company Thyssen- Krupp.  Faruk Osmanbasic, Product Manager of Schindler, the elevator/lift corporation and Kakani Katija, a bio-engineer at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.  

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How can robots help us feel better?  The healthcare sector is undergoing a significant transformation as diagnosis and treatment of diseases moves on at pace. 

From coping with an ageing population to a worldwide shortage of medical staff, in this episode of ABB’s The Robot Podcast we explore the cutting edge of healthcare by looking at the hospital of the future where drugs are stored and distributed and how treatment can be handled by robots. 

Fran Scott finds out how technology is making a massive difference to improve the care and treatment available to us in so many ways.

We hear from ABB’s Global Business Development Officer Robyn Cardwell, President and CEO of the Texas Medical Centre Bill McKeon and heart surgeon Professor Mark Field who tells us about a pioneering new robot that keeps patients alive when their heart stops.

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Imagine the factory of the future where robots can quickly adapt and change in order to manufacture different items, or handle a multitude of tasks, and all at the press of a button.  A world where such capabilities will transform industries.  But these aren’t just the dreams of tomorrow because they’re already here today.

Episode two of this series takes you on a behind-the-scenes ‘audio journey’ through ABB’s state of-the-art robotics mega factory to reveal the exciting work going on there.  

Science host Fran Scott explores the power of robots and AI in industry and joining her are Marc Segura, President of ABB’s Robotics Division and Futurist and keynote speaker Jim Carroll who’ll be predicting where we could go from here.

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Recently, we’ve seen major technological developments in machine learning, artificial intelligence, motion control, as well as low and no-code programming. 50 years ago all of this would have been seen as science fiction, but now is the time for exciting advanced technology to thrive and improve our lives.

In our new series, Fran Scott is back to explore the power of robots and AI, and how it’s being used to transform industries.

In this first episode we hear from ABB’s President of Robotics and Discrete Automation Dr Sami Atiya and Reader in Artificial Intelligence at King’s College London, Dr Kate Devlin.

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This special series-ending episode of The Robot Podcast brings you extra content from our incredible contributors that’s never been heard, as host Fran Scott looks back at the cutting-edge innovations we have explored over the series. There’s more from futurologist Shivvy Jervis, plus Ben Scott Robinson of Small Robot Company looks at other parts of the farm the robots can help with, and Pindar Van Arman asks what happens when robots create art?

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How does our food go from the farm to our fork? Fran Scott tracks the journeys our meals make, and the robotic innovations that are changing the way industries across the global food supply-chain work.

With thanks to Andrea Cassoni, Managing Director, Global Business Line General Industry, Robotics at ABB, Ben Scott-Robinson, CEO of Small Robot Company, and Cornelia Frank, Global Director of Fiber Packaging at KIEFEL.

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If art is defined as “the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.” then can robots be artists? Fran Scott finds out.

With thanks to Jo McLaughlin, host of Jo’s Art History Podcast, Carrie Zou, ABB Global Product Manager (Paint), and artists Advait Kolarkar and Pindar Van Arman.

Part of the ABB Decoded Series of podcasts, The Robot Podcast is a Fresh Air Production by Izzie Clarke and Jack Claramunt. Find about more about ABB robotics - https://bit.ly/3p9LwzJ

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Our shopping habits and the way we make our purchases are constantly evolving but how are companies changing the way they operate in response to this and where do robots come in?

With thanks to Doug Stephens, Founder of Retail Prophet, Ali Raja, ABB Global Marketing & Sales Director, and Manuel Garcia, CEO of Nagami

Part of the ABB Decoded Series of podcasts, The Robot Podcast is a Fresh Air Production by Izzie Clarke and Jack Claramunt. Find about more about ABB robotics - https://bit.ly/3p9LwzJ

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