Advances in computer processing power, battery life, motion sensors and short range connectivity have seen robots leap from the pages of science fiction novels and the frames of futuristic cartoons into the lives of early adopters.
In this special live recording at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Claire chatted to Milia Helena Hasbani, Benjamin Metcalfe, and Dani Clode about robotic prosthetics and human augmentation.
In the latest episode of the Robot Talk podcast, Claire chatted to Lord Ara Darzi from Imperial College London all about robotic surgery - past, present and future.