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Episode Thirty-Eight: Jonathan Aitken

Robot Talk · 24 Feb 2023 · 37m · Episode 38

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Dr. Jonathan Aitken, a Senior University Teacher in Robotics at the University of Sheffield, discusses his research on building usable, expandable robotic architectures for manufacturing and infrastructure. He explains how digital twins create a continuous feedback loop between virtual models and real-world collaborative robots to ensure safety and operator-agnostic control. Aitken also details the Pike Bots project, which uses computer vision for localization in GPS-denied sewer environments, and describes software architectures for autonomous reconfiguration in harsh nuclear settings.

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