Robot Talk Episode 125 – Chatting with robots, with Gabriel Skantze

by Robot Talk

13 June 2025

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Claire chatted to Gabriel Skantze from KTH Royal Institute of Technology about having natural face-to-face conversations with robots.

Gabriel Skantze is a Professor of Speech Communication and Technology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. He specializes in conversational systems and leads several research projects on conversational AI and human-robot interaction. His work focuses on computational models of spoken interaction, integrating both verbal and non-verbal aspects such as prosody, turn-taking, feedback, and joint attention. In 2014, he co-founded Furhat Robotics, where he continues to serve part-time as Chief Scientist.

Robot Talk is a weekly podcast that explores the exciting world of robotics, artificial intelligence and autonomous machines.

Robot Talk Episode 125 – Chatting with robots, with Gabriel Skantze

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