Machines, computers, and artificial intelligence are increasingly becoming part of our daily lives, and at an astounding rate.

At Heriot-Watt University, we have teams working at the cutting edge of robotics and AI - developing humanoid naturally-conversing robots for use in settings from disaster relief and healthcare, to agriculture and industry.

This time on Shaping The Future, chief scientist Prof Tadhg O'Donovan is with Prof Oliver Lemon, a former visiting scientist at NASA, and co-academic Lead at The National Robotarium on our Edinburgh campus.

We’re Shaping the Future of Robotics.

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Adam Smith - often called 'The Father of Capitalism' - lived in Scotland from 1723 to 1790, and spent his last years at Panmure House, on Edinburgh's Royal Mile.

Today at Panmure House, a Heriot-Watt University team is working to repurpose it as a home for debates and dialogues, on everything from climate change and the energy transition, to the roles of the state and the financial services sector.

Prof Adam Dixon is leading those efforts, as part of his role as the university's Adam Smith Chair in Sustainable Capitalism.

For this edition, we are Shaping the Future of Green Finance.

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What is the role for design in helping to address increasingly complex global issues?

How do we support today's learners to develop skillsets and attributes that will help them to flourish as the designers of tomorrow?

For this episode of Shaping The Future, Heriot Watt University's chief scientist Prof Tadhg O'Donovan is with Louise Valentine, Professor of Design Leadership on our Dubai campus.

We are Shaping the Future of Design.

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