# Episode 77: Social robots that learn from experience - Patricia Shaw

- Show: [Robot Talk](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk)
- Published: 2024-03-15
- Length: 22m
- Episode: 77
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-03-15-episode-77-social-robots-that-learn-from-experience-patricia-shaw
- Listen: https://ukrobotics.libsyn.com/episode-seventy-seven-patricia-shaw

## Summary

Patricia Shaw, a Senior Lecturer at Aberystwyth University, discusses the establishment of a new Smart Home Lab designed to research assistive living technologies for older adults. She explains how the lab uses a variety of robots, from companion pets to large mobile manipulators, to support independent living while addressing critical privacy and security concerns. Shaw also details her work in developmental robotics, where robots learn through play and adaptation similar to human children, aiming to create more flexible and trustworthy assistive systems.

## Chapters

- [0:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-03-15-episode-77-social-robots-that-learn-from-experience-patricia-shaw#t=8) Introduction: Patricia Shaw and the Smart Home Lab
- [2:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-03-15-episode-77-social-robots-that-learn-from-experience-patricia-shaw#t=127) Smart Home Lab Infrastructure and Robot Types
- [3:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-03-15-episode-77-social-robots-that-learn-from-experience-patricia-shaw#t=199) Focus on Assisted Living and Accident Monitoring
- [4:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-03-15-episode-77-social-robots-that-learn-from-experience-patricia-shaw#t=262) Privacy, Security, and Stakeholder Engagement
- [5:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-03-15-episode-77-social-robots-that-learn-from-experience-patricia-shaw#t=333) Developmental Robotics: Learning Through Play
- [8:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-03-15-episode-77-social-robots-that-learn-from-experience-patricia-shaw#t=494) Adaptive Learning in Complex Home Environments
- [10:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-03-15-episode-77-social-robots-that-learn-from-experience-patricia-shaw#t=636) AI Contributions to Long-Term Care Monitoring
- [14:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-03-15-episode-77-social-robots-that-learn-from-experience-patricia-shaw#t=855) Trust, Transparency, and Ethical Disclosure
- [17:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-03-15-episode-77-social-robots-that-learn-from-experience-patricia-shaw#t=1056) Public Engagement and Aberystwyth Robotics Week

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Medical & health devices](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/medical-devices)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Aberystwyth University (company)
- Smart Home Lab (product)
- Aberystwyth Robotics Week (other)

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