Dr. Ben Talbot is a roboticist—he designs, builds, and experiments with robots—and a researcher in Australia, developing the next generation of robots. In his work, he creates new advances in robot capabilities and uses them to extend the real-world applications of robots. His research interests include cognitive robotics (how robots think and reason), AI, and new ways to apply robotic systems. He is currently a research fellow at the Queensland University of Technology working at QUT Centre for Robotics (QCR), and he previously worked in the Australian Centre for Robotic Vision (ACRV). For more information about Ben’s work, see his personal page.