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Robot Talk Episode 112 – Getting creative with robotics, with Vali Lalioti


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07 March 2025



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Claire chatted to Vali Lalioti from the University of the Arts London about how art, culture and robotics interact.

Vali Lalioti is a pioneering designer, computer scientist and innovator. She has a PhD in Computer Science, an MRes in Design and an MBA, and extensive international leadership, research and innovation experience in Silicon Valley, Africa, China, Japan and Europe. Vali is passionate about how technology interacts with society and talks globally on women in tech, art and technology education and her research in societal applications for well-being, healthy ageing and art. She developed the first ever BBC Augmented Reality production in 2003 and has introduced the UK’s first Creative Robotics University Degrees.




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