DiscoverRobot TalkEpisode 127: Robots exploring other planets - Frances Zhu
Episode 127: Robots exploring other planets - Frances Zhu

Episode 127: Robots exploring other planets - Frances Zhu

Update: 2025-10-03
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Claire chatted to Frances Zhu from the Colorado School of Mines about intelligent robotic systems for space exploration.

Frances Zhu has a degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Cornell University. She was previously a NASA Space Technology Research Fellow and an Assistant Research Professor in the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology at the University of Hawaii, specialising in machine learning, dynamics, systems, and controls engineering. Since 2025, she has been an Assistant Professor at the Colorado School of Mines in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, affiliated with the Robotics program and Space Resources Program.


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Episode 127: Robots exploring other planets - Frances Zhu

Episode 127: Robots exploring other planets - Frances Zhu

Claire Asher