# Episode 94: Humanoid robots for health and social care - Esyin Chew

- Show: [Robot Talk](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk)
- Published: 2024-10-18
- Length: 30m
- Episode: 94
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-10-18-episode-94-humanoid-robots-for-health-and-social-care-esyin-chew
- Listen: https://ukrobotics.libsyn.com/episode-ninety-four-esyin-chew

## Summary

Esyin Chew, Director of the EUREKA Robotics Centre at Cardiff Metropolitan University, discusses the deployment of over 120 humanoid robots in healthcare, education, and social care across the UK, Malaysia, and Indonesia. She explains the technical challenges of bipedal balance, the ethical framework of 'Tokuzones' for safe human-robot integration, and the center's mission to bridge the digital divide with underprivileged communities. Chew also addresses public fears regarding job displacement by emphasizing reskilling and the importance of making robotics accessible and inspiring to future generations.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-10-18-episode-94-humanoid-robots-for-health-and-social-care-esyin-chew#t=7) Introduction and EUREKA Robotics Centre Overview
- [5:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-10-18-episode-94-humanoid-robots-for-health-and-social-care-esyin-chew#t=315) Technical Challenges of Humanoid Robots
- [7:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-10-18-episode-94-humanoid-robots-for-health-and-social-care-esyin-chew#t=450) Ethical Frameworks and Tokuzones
- [13:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-10-18-episode-94-humanoid-robots-for-health-and-social-care-esyin-chew#t=818) Humanoid Robots in Agriculture
- [18:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-10-18-episode-94-humanoid-robots-for-health-and-social-care-esyin-chew#t=1091) Impact on Underprivileged Communities
- [23:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2024-10-18-episode-94-humanoid-robots-for-health-and-social-care-esyin-chew#t=1419) Addressing Job Displacement Fears

## 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)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- EUREKA Robotics Centre (company)
- Cardiff Metropolitan University (company)
- Boston Dynamics (company)
- UB Tech (company)
- Atlas (product)
- Walker (product)
- Ex Machina (other)

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- [490: Wait Until Physics Has Happened](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2024-11-28-490-wait-until-physics-has-happened) (Embedded.fm)
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