ROBOTICSApril 17, 20261 min read15 views

Robot Talk Episode 152 – Dexterous robot hands, with Rich Walker

Claire chatted to Rich Walker from Shadow Robot Company about their advanced robotic hands for research and industry.

Rich Walker has been at Shadow Robot since long before it was a company, working initially on software and systems engineering before “jumping the fence” into management. He led Shadow Robot’s engagement with a number of R&D initiatives in UK and across Europe, as well as developing proof-of-concept projects for dexterous robotics with a number of commercial organisations. Rich represents robotics SMEs at the European level as one of the Directors of euRobotics, as well as maintaining Shadow Robot’s research engagements and policy programme.

Source: Robohub

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