{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 165: Robots behind the research - Kushant Patel","description":" Claire chatted to Kushant Patel from Brookhaven National Laboratory about robots that work in scientific facilities, such as particle accelerators.  Kushant Patel builds software that helps robots and instruments perceive, map, and move through the physical world. After completing a Master\u2019s in Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo, he spent two years at&amp;nbsp;the University of California, Berkeley teaching quadruped robots to map and inspect nuclear material, and a year at the&amp;nbsp;University of California,&amp;nbsp;Davis building closed-loop brain-computer interfaces. At Brookhaven National Laboratory, he is developing control systems for advanced synchrotron beamlines.  This episode is powered by the Advanced Research + Invention Agency's Robot Dexterity programme, which aims to transform robotic capabilities and unlock a step-change in human productivity.  Support Robot Talk on Patreon: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ClaireAsher Find out more about ARIA: https:\/\/aria.org.uk\/&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Robot Talk","author_url":"https:\/\/www.robottalk.org\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/43224733\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/207310963"}