Rich Walker has spent years working in robotics, and now leads the team at Shadow who are developing new robots and new applications for robotics.

He's active in developing and implementing European FP7 and Horizon 2020 and TSB projects and does a little consulting in that area.

Rich is on the TSB's "Robotics and Autonomous Systems" SIG Steering Committee, which hopefully lets him influence the direction the UK takes in robotics in a way that makes sense to SMEs and innovators.

He talks a lot formally and informally about entrepreneurship, European engagement, robotics, technology trends and innovation.