# Episode Twenty-Nine: Sina Sareh

- Show: [Robot Talk](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk)
- Published: 2022-12-09
- Length: 16m
- Episode: 29
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2022-12-09-episode-twenty-nine-sina-sareh
- Listen: https://ukrobotics.libsyn.com/episode-twenty-nine-sina-sareh

## Summary

Sina Sareh, Academic Leader in Robotics at the Royal College of Art (RCA), discusses his lab's focus on human-centric robotics, including autonomous systems for offshore wind turbine inspection and adaptive grippers inspired by animal attachment mechanisms. He details the MINRI consortium project involving a crawler, UAV, and autonomous boat, as well as his earlier work at Imperial College London on soft robotic manipulators for surgery and additive manufacturing. Sareh explains how deep learning enables real-time decision-making for anchoring modules to handle unpredictable natural and recycling environments.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2022-12-09-episode-twenty-nine-sina-sareh#t=7) Introduction: Sina Sareh and RCA Robotics Lab
- [3:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2022-12-09-episode-twenty-nine-sina-sareh#t=230) MINRI Project: Autonomous Wind Turbine Inspection and Repair
- [6:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2022-12-09-episode-twenty-nine-sina-sareh#t=412) Adaptive Vision-Based Grippers and Anchoring Modules
- [11:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2022-12-09-episode-twenty-nine-sina-sareh#t=670) Soft Robotics: Surgery, Additive Manufacturing, and Drones
- [14:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2022-12-09-episode-twenty-nine-sina-sareh#t=887) The Future of Robotics: Safety and Productivity

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Royal College of Art (company)
- MINRI (other)
- Blade Bug (company)
- Imperial College London (company)
- University of Bristol (company)
- Innovate UK (company)

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