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I did a small piece for Dazed Magazine, which is not my usual public engagement material. But it's encouraging to see young people reinvestigating long standing concepts such as the Uncanny Valley using new AR technologies like tiktok filters & make-up art dazeddigital.com/beauty/article…

A recent article I did for CBC Kids News 'What’s a human and what’s a robot? Exploring the uncanny valley trend'. cbc.ca/kidsnews/post/…

Today marks a very exciting milestone for the podcast - we just released our 100th interview! 🎉 Check out our back catalogue for some great robotics conversations you might have missed: robottalk.org #Robot #Robotics #AI #Engineering #Tech #SciComm

Had a great time presenting our work 'A hybrid rule-based & generative dialogue manager' at IWSDS24 in Sapporo, Japan I took half a day today to go & explore this amazing city & its such a beautiful place with some of the kindest people I have ever met. Dimitra Gkatzia ENU Computing, Engineering & Built Environment

I stumbled across this video from 5 years ago when I was working on my robotic mouth and MLSP model for improved lip-sync. . . Oasis songs were not a good test sample!! But it was fun all the same. #robot #ai #hri

Happy #WomenInRobotics day! Let's celebrate all the amazing women who are transforming the world with robotics. I've been lucky to chat to so many of them on this podcast. womeninroboticz 🐳 #ShineALight

🤖 | Know someone who is aged 14-17 and interested in creating a robot to help tackle important issues such as wellbeing and pollution? Join our ENU Computing, Engineering & Built Environment competition through a school or college and help build a better future for all! Loads of prizes to be won, including

Hot off the press!!! Myself, and Dimitra (Dimitra Gkatzia) have a news article in 'The Conversation' today: Robot Developers Keep Making it Seem Like Housebots are Imminent When They’re Decades Away Edinburgh Napier University ENU Computing, Engineering & Built Environment theconversation.com/robot-develope…

Robot developers keep making it seem like housebots are imminent when they’re decades away bit.ly/4dML9SB

Fully funded PhD position at ENU working on developing a bespoke personality-driven spoken dialogue system for social humanoid robots / HRI. - please share. findaphd.com/phds/project/a…

I will be featured in a new book (US Pub - that's why I'm listed as a Prof) that showcases cutting-edge art, space, technology & science from some of the world's leading thinkers & visionaries - check out some of those names! pre-order now holo-art.io/books ENU Computing, Engineering & Built Environment

I will be speaking at the United Nations 'AI for Good' Global Summit in Geneva next year, discussing new ways of developing sustainable humanoid robots for AI education. ENU Computing, Engineering & Built Environment aiforgood.itu.int/summit25/#summ…

I feel very privileged to be invited to speak at the United Nations, AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, about humanoid robots for AI education. ENU Computing, Engineering & Built Environment Edinburgh Napier University

Hot off the press!! Myself and Emilia Sobolewska have a new article in the Conversation - We ask, how safe are humanoid robots to operate, and how safe are we from them? Check it out here: theconversation.com/a-robot-nearly… Edinburgh Napier University ENU Computing, Engineering & Built Environment

I am honoured to be acknowledged as an expert adviser for the UK Gov Office for Science on two tech reports on humanoid & AI robots. These will help policymakers in shaping UK robotics research, investment & policy. See: gov.uk/government/pub… ENU Computing, Engineering & Built Environment Edinburgh Napier University

Another key voice joining the #AIforGood Global Summit 2025. 🗣 Carl Strathearn, Lecturer and Researcher in AI and Robotics at Edinburgh Napier University, will discuss sustainable and cost-effective social #robots for #AI education. Join us for free or go VIP! 🌐 loom.ly/3lYtLDg

My new article in the conversation today: Universities face getting stuck with thousands of obsolete robots – here’s how to avoid a research calamity theconversation.com/universities-f… Edinburgh Napier University ENU Computing, Engineering & Built Environment