Safe to say that 2020 was a year like no other. As coronavirus swept across the world, not only were robots able to provide continuity for businesses during the pandemic, but they also helped keep human workers safe. Robotic automation accelerated our ability to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and in some cases helped businesses reconfigure their production lines to make lifesaving equipment.

In this first episode, host Fran Scott is joined by ABB Robotics & Discrete Automation President, Dr Sami Atiya; robotics entrepreneur Dr Pippa Malmgren; and Dr Thomas Bohné from the Institute for Manufacturing at Cambridge University to explore what the robotics industry learnt from 2020, and what’s in store for the robotic future… 

Part of the ABB Decoded Series of podcasts, The Robot Podcast is a Fresh Air Production.

Safe to say that 2020 was a year like no other. As coronavirus swept across the world, not only were robots able to provide continuity for businesses during the pandemic, but they also helped keep human workers safe. Robotic automation accelerated our ability to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and in some cases helped businesses reconfigure their production lines to make lifesaving equipment.
In this first episode, host Fran Scott is joined by ABB Robotics &amp; Discrete Automation President, Dr Sami Atiya; robotics entrepreneur Dr Pippa Malmgren; and Dr Thomas Bohn&eacute; from the Institute for Manufacturing at Cambridge University to explore what the robotics industry learnt from 2020, and what&rsquo;s in store for the robotic future&hellip;&nbsp;
Part of the ABB Decoded Series of podcasts, The Robot Podcast is a Fresh Air Production.

Today there are nearly three million robots at work in the world, and that number is predicted to increase dramatically – so what does the robotic revolution really mean for us? Join presenter and engineer, Fran Scott, who is on a mission to find out how robots are changing the world around us for the better. From food to healthcare, and education to transport – each episode sees Fran joined by an international panel of experts to explore a different area of our lives, finding out how automation is changing what’s possible and dissecting the opportunities robots are creating. To dive into the dynamic world of robotics, subscribe to The Robot Podcast wherever you get your podcasts, so that you never miss an episode.

Today there are nearly three million robots at work in the world, and that number is predicted to increase dramatically &ndash; so what does the robotic revolution really mean for us? Join presenter and engineer, Fran Scott, who is on a mission to find out how robots are changing the world around us for the better. From food to healthcare, and education to transport &ndash; each episode sees Fran joined by an international panel of experts to explore a different area of our lives, finding out how automation is changing what&rsquo;s possible and dissecting the opportunities robots are creating. To dive into the dynamic world of robotics, subscribe to The Robot Podcast wherever you get your podcasts, so that you never miss an episode.

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