The future of robotics to be revealed in free public talk

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Sam Pither

A free public talk in Oxford next month will paint a picture of what the future of robotics could hold.

Robotics expert Professor Rob Buckingham OBE, who leads a team of 300 roboticists at Culham Science Centre’s fusion robotics centre, RACE (Remote Applications in Challenging Environments), will present a talk: “Essential robotics: a guide to our shared future’.

The talk will describe a future in which intuitive machines are deployed to go where humans are unable to.

The event, which will be held at the Examinations School in Oxford on 7 September between 18:00-19:30, is part of the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA) outreach programme.

Rob Buckingham, Director, UKAEA’s RACE, said: “I’m looking forward to sharing our exciting vision of how the world will be supported by robots. They will help make fusion energy – based on the same processes that power the sun and stars – economically viable.”

Beginning with a focus on case studies from fusion energy machine JET (Joint European Torus), the talk will move on to a look at a future in which autonomous machines change lives, both in work and play.

Sam Pither

Sam is the Regional Editor of Biz News, responsible for both Hampshire and Dorset. A new recruit to journalism, Sam started writing for the Business Magazine as a freelancer in May of 2022 after completing his degree in English at University College London. His passion for local businesses and ability to tell a story soon caught the attention of the publication’s management team and have led to his meteoric rise. Sam, who lives in central Reading, takes a particular interest in technology, gaming and food and drink, having been a chef before starting his degree.