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Human Stories Behind the Robot

UK RAS Network

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Frequency: 1 episode/22d. Total Eps: 5

Human Stories Behind the Robots is a UK-RAS podcast exploring the people behind robotics research and innovation. Through honest and inspiring conversations, the series shares the personal journeys, challenges, and motivations shaping the robotics community.

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From Bold Ideas to Real-World Impact

Thursday, September 17, 2026 • Duration 48:21

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What happens when a research idea seems too ambitious, too unfamiliar or simply too early for the world to understand?

In this episode of The Human Stories Behind the Robots, Prof Sabine Hauert OBE shares her journey from experimenting with flying robot swarms to developing technologies that could fight wildfires, monitor environments, and transform cancer treatment. If you are just starting your research career, it can be tempting to assume that success came easily to those who are now established in their fields. Sabine’s story shows a very different reality. She speaks openly about repeated rejection, ideas that took years to find support and the difficult journey from a promising laboratory experiment to technology that works in the real world.

Sabine also explores how she balances bold, blue-sky thinking with the need to show progress, co-creates projects with her students and communicates unfamiliar ideas so that others can understand their value. She shares how different role models have shaped her approach to leadership and how becoming a parent changed her relationship with time, travel and trying to do everything perfectly.

In this episode, you will discover:
How futuristic research can become a real-world solution
Why rejection is a normal—and valuable—part of research
How to balance bold ideas with tangible progress
Why storytelling helps unfamiliar ideas gain support
How curiosity, collaboration and role models shape a career
How parenthood changed Sabine’s approach to time and perfection

The purpose of this podcast is to inspire students and early-career researchers, building our academic robotics community by sharing the human stories behind the robots.

Email: uk-ras@manchester.ac.uk for questions or topic suggestions you may have for future episodes.

This show is brought to you by the UK-RAS network, you can follow us on X and Linkedin or visit our website to find out more www.https://uk-ras.org.uk/ Produced and directed by Heather Pownall of Heather's Media Hub Ltd and award-winning producer.

The opinions of our host and guests are their own; The UK-RAS network does not endorse any individual viewpoints, given products or companies. If you enjoyed this podcast, please rate, review and subscribe with the podcast provider of your choice.

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