Monocle on Design

The robots are coming

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5 February 2019

Episode 382

30 minutes

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Why an architecture team is turning to a robotic arm for a helping hand. Plus: we ask a UCL professor for help understanding the ramifications of robots in design and ‘Disegno’ editor in chief Oli Stratford joins Josh Fehnert for a flick through his magazine picks for the month.

5 February 2019

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Automata

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We meet Suryansh Chandra and Mostafa ElSayed, the founders of robotics start-up Automata that’s trying to bring robots to the masses.

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Robots and design

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Peter Scully, technical director at The Bartlett Manufacturing and Design Exchange at UCL, discusses the impact of robots on design.

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Oli Stratford’s magazines of the month

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‘Disegno’ editor in chief Oli Stratford joins Josh Fehnert for a flick through his magazine picks for the month.

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