Best Exoskeletons Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 20: Art Meets Engineering, User-First Exoskeleton with Melissa "Blue Eye Queen" 1:00:29

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Thrilled to have Melissa DiVierti, aka "BLUE EYE QUEEN," join Dr. Tom Suggar, aka "Sugar Daddy Jetpack Tommy," and me, Bobby Marinov, aka "Therion," as we discuss how we can make exoskeleton technology look more colorful and accessible. It is no secret that the world of wearables and wearable robotics is dominated by men, with only a handful of the…

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Cosmic Raspberries and Life on Mars with Dr. Kelly Blumenthal 37:13

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Have we discovered life on Mars? What does the center of our galaxy taste like? To find out, and to kick off Season 5 of The LIUniverse, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu have reached out all the way to Tokyo to chat with Dr. Kelly Blumenthal, the Director of the International Astronomical Union Office for Astronomy Outreach. As always, though,…

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Episode 19 From EMG to TLVs Picking the Right Occupational Exoskeleton with Dr Jason Gillette 1:00:40

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Dr. Sugar and I are proud to be able to share Episode 19 of the Exoskeletons and Wearable Robotics Podcast for ExR's Patreon Supporters! This time, we are lucky to have as a guest Dr. Jason Gillette, who shares his impressions of occupational exoskeletons. His Biomedical Engineering degree, decades of hands-on expertise in ergonomics and multiple i…

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Episode 18: Nearly Two Decades of Medical Exoskeleton Trials with Dr. Arun Jayaraman 1:16:12

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Welcome to Episode 18 of the Exoskeletons and Wearable Robotics Podcast. We continue our discussion of medical exoskeletons and physical rehabilitation robotics, this time, joined by Dr. Arun Jayaraman, Executive Director, Technology & Innovation Hub (tiHUB) at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. Few people on the planet have more hands-on experience; Arun ha…

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17: From Cool Gadget to ‘Must-Have’: Zen Koh on Making Exoskeletons Mainstream 1:08:03

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On Episode 17 of the Exoskeletons and Wearable Robotics podcast, hosts Dr. Thomas Sugar (Wearable Robotics Association) and Bobby Marinov (Exoskeleton Report) are joined by Zen Koh, Founder & CEO of MotusAcademy, and Ambassador at IISART. Zen does a phenomenal job balancing technology with businesses, while sharing his insights on the present and f…

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Ep 16, EduExo and STEM Education Exoskeletons with Dr Volker Bartenbach - Auxivo 49:36

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How many students have access to exoskeleton labs or projects, and what are some alternatives? Welcome to Episode 16 of the Exoskeletons and Wearable Robotics Podcast. This time, we discuss EduExo and EduExo Pro (made by Auxivo) with the founder and CEO of Auxivo himself. The EduExo is a commercial product designed to make learning about wearables …

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Talking Success and Challenges in Mechanical Engineering 55:48

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This was a great conversation that I unfortunately missed due to travel. Professor Taylor Higgins, Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering (ME), hosted Prof. and Chair Marcia O'Malley. She is the Thomas Michael Panos Family Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Bioengineering in the Ge…

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Moving Pediatric Exoskeletons Out Of The Research Lab, Dr Zach Lerner, Co-Founder of Biomotum 48:49

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Welcome to Episode 15 of the Exoskeletons and Wearable Robotics podcast, where we discuss the past, present, and future of technology that moves you. In this edition, we are joined by Dr. Zach Lerner, Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Northern Arizona University. Researcher of rehabilitation robotics and director of the NAU Biomechat…

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#051 - Living into the 22nd century, robotic exercise coaches, retirement villages that look cool, and exploring 64 years of perspective 34:44

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In this second of three special episodes, Patrick and Tor interview 19-year-old student Eliza Ayres and octogenarian Ann Hardwick about their visions for the future of aged care. Eliza thinks retirement living looks cool and is aiming to live into the 22nd century. For Ann, at 83, the aged care future is present, and she wouldn’t mind a robotic exe…

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#050 -- Augmented bodies, exoskeleton futures, retirement as software, and embracing oddity. 24:32

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In this first of three special episodes, Patrick and Tor interview creative artist and musician Heather Marsh about her vision for the future of age care. Heather explores what life might look like in 2058 when she's 85. Will her virtual experiences be physical? Will AI remove the endless burden of admin? And what about companionship and relationsh…

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AI Moves Off the Cloud, Google Breaks the Internet, Google-Wiz Deal Under Fire 38:46

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This week on Cloud Unplugged: AI goes local, Google Cloud breaks the internet, and the DOJ turns up the heat on Google’s $32B Wiz acquisition. We’re breaking down the biggest stories in cloud and AI: Context & Qualcomm are teaming up to move AI agents off the cloud and onto your device. What does this mean for the future of local-first AI? A major …

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Chuck GPT Apocalypse, Part 2 24:21

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It’s the end of everything! Welcome back to Part 2 of our season finale featuring Dr. Charles Liu, co-host Allen Liu, and our guest archaeology expert and author, Hannah Liu, MEd. (If you haven’t caught up to Part 1, we highly recommend you do before embarking on the next leg of this journey! Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts!) We pick …

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UK’s £1B AI Push, China’s 631GB Data Leak, and Robotic Exoskeletons 34:43

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This week, we delve into the UK government’s substantial investment in AI infrastructure and its implications for cloud sovereignty; Is it related to the trump administration, the economy or the AI arms race? We discuss China’s unprecedented 631 GB personal data leak and whether it is a honeytrap or negligence. Plus, Wandercraft’s latest advancemen…

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Chuck GPT Apocalypse, Part 1 27:00

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As our fourth season draws to a close, we’ve got an apocalyptic, 2-part ending lined up. That’s right, we’re talking Armageddon, and we don’t mean the 1998 Bruce Willis blockbuster. And of course, if we’re going to delve into the end of everything, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu are going to need the help of our ever popular archaeology expe…

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From AI Labs to Warzones: Proteins, Drones & Dog Tech 42:15

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In this episode, Jon and Lewis cover four wildly different stories, from Warfare to the impact of Trump conspiracies on Datacentres. First up, Microsoft is investing $400 million to turn Switzerland into the next cloud capital. Is it for neutrality, Trump instability syndrome or just demand? Then, we meet a glow-in-the-dark protein made by an AI ca…

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Adopting Occupational Exoskeletons in Small, Medium and Large Businesses with Sarah Ballini-Ross 49:49

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In Episode 14 of the Exoskeletons and Wearable Robotics podcast, Dr. Tom Sugar and I have the pleasure of chatting with Sarah Ballini-Ross, an ergonomics solutions professional with practical experience working with small, large, and multinational corporations, as well as a small farm owner herself. Sarah Ballini-Ross brings her unique expertise in…

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Design Meets AI: OpenAI and Jony Ives, VEO AI film creation, and how to predict the weather with M.S 39:50

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This week, we dive into OpenAI’s $6.5B acquisition of Jony Ive’s ‘io’ and what it means for the future of AI-native devices. We explore Google’s VEO 3 and the deepfake dilemmas it raises, along with Microsoft’s Aurora AI and its ability to predict the weather. Plus, Google’s new try-on AI lets you see how clothes fit without leaving your house, and…

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Five Year Anniversary-- Our Listener's Favorite Episodes 42:30

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HAPPY FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO SOLVE IT! FOR KIDS Thank you all for listening, commenting, and liking our podcast for the last FIVE years! We are celebrating our anniversary all this month. We are thrilled to showcase our listeners favorite episodes. That's right! These are the podcasts that YOU liked the most. Check them out! Episode 195: How do y…

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Finding Your Place in Space with Sadie Coffin 45:58

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Who are the “Redshift Wranglers” and what can they tell us about the evolution of our universe? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome back astrophysics PhD candidate Sadie Coffin from the Rochester Institute of Technology whose focus is galactic evolution, and in particular, the spectroscopy of galaxies and their lights. As alw…

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AI Infrastructure Boom: CoreWeave's IPO, AWS Transform, and Quantum Computings Next Leap 44:18

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In this episode, we dissect industry-shaping stories, debating CoreWeave's $35 billion IPO, AWS Transform: AI for legacy app modernisation, and the exciting intersection of quantum computing and AI and how much Nvidia is investing in the Market - are they becoming the new Microsoft, Apple or Google? Whether you're deep in tech, cloud services, AI i…

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Saudi’s AI Empire, Nvidia’s Robot Plans, and talking Dolphins 43:53

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In this, almost, but never quite, 30-minute episode, we investigate how Saudi Arabia is set to become the world’s next AI hub. Unravelling the state-backed initiative, HUMAIN, and the billions being channelled into local data-centre capacity with Nvidia and AWS. We also uncover Nvidia’s newly open-sourced Isaac GR00T N1 foundation model, trained on…

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Five Year Anniversary with Jeff's Five Favorite Episodes 43:28

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HAPPY FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO SOLVE IT! FOR KIDS Thank you all for listening, commenting, and liking our podcast for the last FIVE years! We are celebrating our anniversary all this month. Take a listen to Jeff's five favorite episodes. Episode 63 How do scientists listen to black holes? with Dr. Eric Thrane Episode 154 How do you move a rocket? D…

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Shredding and Stitching Stars with u/Andromeda321 (Yvette Cendes) 48:24

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If a black hole shreds a star and nobody is around to hear it, does it make a sound? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome Professor Yvette Cendes, (aka u/Andromeda321 on Reddit), a Radio Astronomer studying transient radio signals from space. As always, though, we start off with the day’s joyfully cool cosmic thing, a report b…

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Big Retail Cyber Attack: Amazon’s AI Offensive & the Google AI Opt‑Out Illusion 33:16

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In this 30‑minute episode, Jon and Lewis unpick the coordinated ransomware wave that struck Britain’s high‑street giants. They trace the attack chain that emptied Co‑op shelves, froze M&S online orders and attempted, but failed, to extort Harrods. Lewis takes a look at Amazon’s latest generative‑AI arsenal: Amazon Q’s new developer‑first agents, th…

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Five Year Anniversary-- Jennifer's Five Favorite Episodes 39:47

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* HAPPY FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO SOLVE IT! FOR KIDS* Thank you all for listening, commenting, and liking our podcast for the last FIVE years! We are celebrating our anniversary all this month. First, we have clips from Jennifer's five favorite episodes. Episode 82 How do you make toilet paper soft? with Madison Mattson Episode 104 How do you train …

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Europe in the Dark: Cyber-attack Suspicions, Meta’s New AI, Qwen 3 & Earths rotation changes 37:38

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In this 30-minute episode, Jon and Lewis delve into the root causes of Europe’s recent Spain, France and Portugal blackouts, scrutinising grid-failure reports and probing whether a sophisticated cyber-attack might have been to blame. They then analyse Meta’s newly unveiled AI alongside the arrival of Qwen 3 and Google's AgentSpace update, and how J…

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Episode 13: Occupational Exoskeletons with Volker Bartenbach CEO Auxivo 1:00:12

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Welcome back to the Exoskeletons and Wearable Robotics podcast, where we continue our analysis of occupational/industrial wearables for workers from Episodes 4 and 11, this time with a very special guest and Patreon supporter: Dr. Volker Bartenbach, founder and CEO of Auxivo. Over the last five years, Auxivo has become a world leader in exoskeleton…

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Google AI Agentspace Workflows, Oracle Cloud Breach and OpenAI’s New Features 35:39

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In this fact-busting 30-minute episode, Jon and Lewis explore Google’s AI AgentSpace technology and how it could let business teams run complete workflows without ever leaving the agent environment. They then test the marketing claims behind Openai’s latest model features, before dissecting Oracle’s cloud data breach. Finally, they map out the pote…

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Early Galaxies, Intelligent Plants and the Geometry of D&D Dice With Justin Cole 38:10

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Why is it so difficult to study the evolution of early galaxies? Are metallic D&D dice better than plastic ones? And can you have too many Pokémon tattoos? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome Justin Cole, who is currently a grad student at Texas A&M studying the evolution of distant galaxies in pursuit of his PhD in Astronomy…

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The BEST of Earth Day Episodes! 29:51

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Happy Earth Day 2025! We are showcasing a few of our favorite episodes that deal with the environment. Enjoy clips from these previous episodes and then go listen to the whole thing! Episode 35 with Simpson- How Do You Preserve Wildlife Habitat in a City? Episode 212 with Travis Wilcoxen-- How Do You Rescue Raptors? Episode 141 with Steve Creech - …

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CTO/Co-founder Thomas Boltze: Why Your Engineering Team is Slow - and How to Fix It | Episode 40 1:10:13

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In this episode of Cloud Unplugged, Jon talks with Thomas Boltze—CTO at Santander’s PagoNxt, former CTO of Funding Circle, Agile Coach, and cloud/fintech leader with 15+ years experience—about fixing broken tech teams. They cover rebuilding systems from scratch, cutting through technical debt, and why culture trumps code every time. Lessons from fi…

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Bonus BOOM for ALS: Boston Marathon-Sports Performance & Medical Research | Kristin Whitney 57:34

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This is a special episode all about the Boston Marathon. The 129th Boston Marathon will take place on April 21, 2025 and holds a special place in the hearts of those in this episode. There are also 174 charities participating in the marathon. See below on how to show your support. Our guest in this episode is Dr. Kristin Whitney, who is an Assistan…

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What is Extended Reality and Spatial Computing? 33:41

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Do you know the difference between Augmented reality (AR) and Extended Reality (XR)? It is am important distinction. Our guest Alex Goldberg, is the perfect person to explain is all. He is a subject matter expert in spatial computer and extended reality technologies. Take a listen as we discuss this cutting edge technology and how it's being used i…

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Episode 12: Pediatric Devices with Matt Marino 44:01

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In this conversation, Matthew Marino—a recognized expert in occupational exoskeletons—provides a comprehensive overview of pediatric exoskeleton solutions and related non-exo devices, with a special focus on Cerebral Palsy applications. Matthew Marino has over twenty years of experience in physical rehabilitation, health, fitness, human performance…

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Standing on the Edge of Discovery with Dr. Melodie Kao 43:43

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What’s it like to stand at the edge of human knowledge, where we don’t know what leap forward in understanding the next technological innovation will herald? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome Dr. Melodie Kao, resident radio astronomer at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ, where Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto back in …

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Future Fashion: Spacesuits, Exoskeletons & More with Alexia Stylianou 47:01

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What will well-dressed astronauts be wearing on the Artemis III mission? Will AI destroy creativity? Can we actually make leather clothing out of mushrooms? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome engineer and futurist Alexia Stylianou, who is designing wearable biometric platforms that can measure human biomechanics to a resolut…

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Why Would You Build an Exoskeleton? 32:12

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You may know that some animals have exoskeletons, but why would a human want to build an exoskeleton? Perhaps if robots are involved. Take a listen to Bill Billotte, executive director of the Exo Technology Center of Excellence as he talks to us about the usefulness of exosuits and exoskeletons in work environments. #sciencepodcast #sciencepodcastf…

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Half-Baked Stars and Handmade Macarons with Dr. Theron Carmichael 37:22

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What is a transiting brown dwarf, why are they so rare, and how do you find them? Equally important, how do you make a good French macaron? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome astronomer and astrophysicist Dr. Theron Carmichael. As always, though, we start off with the day’s joyfully cool cosmic thing: a recent paper in the A…

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How Can Engineering be a Pathway to Entrepreneurship? 29:29

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A lot of people think that the career they are trained for is the one they will end up doing. That is not always the case. Take a listen to our guest, Stephanie Schmidt, who was educated as an engineer, spent time working in that career, and then switched things up and started her own business. It's an interesting and inspiring story and one we thi…

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Legged Robotics with Prof. Jonathan Clark 1:24:48

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I hope you enjoy my conversation with Prof. Jonathan Clark. He's an expert in developing some of the fastest legged robotic systems that can navigate various complex terrains including climbing and amphibious terrains.By William Oates

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Cold Wars, AI, and Art for Aliens with Rebecca Charbonneau 41:26

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What can the history of science tell us about the world we live in today and where we might be headed tomorrow? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome historian of science Rebecca Charbonneau, PhD from the American Institute of Physics and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory with expertise in radio astronomy and the search …

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Episode 11: Industrial Exoskeletons with Marisol Barrero, CPE 45:00

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Welcome back to the Exoskeletons and Wearable Robotics podcast, where we continue our analysis of occupational/industrial wearables for workers from Episode 4 with a very special guest, Marisol Barrero, famous for being one of the first corporate teams to implement shoulder-support exoskeletons at Toyota North America. Marisol Barrero is the co-fou…

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Why Should We Care About Bugs? 49:21

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Why should we care about bugs? They are SO important to our ecosystems, our atmospheres, or very planet. We couldn't live without them. Take a listen to our FUN and fascinating guests, The Bug Chicks-- Kristie Reddick and Jessica Honaker, as they discuss the reason why bugs are necessary and so very cool. #sciencepodcast #sciencepodcastforkids #sci…

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Megamasers and Magnetic Fields with Dr. Jackie Villadsen 50:25

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What’s the difference between a maser and a megamaser? How does uncertainty lead science to its newest discoveries? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome back radio astronomer Dr. Jackie Villadsen, a professor at Bucknell University currently researching star/planet magnetic interaction in exoplanet systems. As always, though, …

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What is a Radio Telescope? 29:22

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Have you ever wondered how scientists see so far out in space? One of the ways is to use a radio telescope. We have the fantastic Sarah Treadwell, Science Communicator at SpaceCase Sarah, and PhD student in communications to explain how these incredible telescopes work. Get ready to learn about seeing into deep space and into the past! #sciencepodc…

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A Scintillating Cosmic Conversation with Robert Sparks 40:19

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Have you ever wondered how data from the telescopes that peer into our universe ends up in the hands of the astronomers who interpret it? To find out, Dr. Charles Liu and co-host Allen Liu welcome Robert Sparks, currently from the NSF’s NOIRLab, but previously Fermi Lab and the Sloan Sky Survey. The National Optical InfraRed Astronomy Research Lab …

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Episode 10: Report From National Ergonomics Conference and Augmented Enterprise Summit 46:39

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In this episode, WearRA director Dr. Thomas Sugar recaps his trips to the: 2024 Las Vegas National Ergonomics Conference Are You Ready for Exoskeletons Workshop (held at the same conference) Augmented Enterprise Summit Join us as we take a front-row seat to two premiere events and the latest trends in exoskeletons, wearable robotics, general wearab…

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How Do Sea Creatures Inspire Technology? 34:15

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Have you ever thought about how sea creatures might inspire technology? What would that even look like? Well, it's biomimicry, which is innovation inspired by nature. Dr. Karen Osborn of the Smithsonian Institution is here to talk to us all about how ocean creatures are giving engineers and scientists ideas for creating technology that can help hum…