Robotic Discuss Episode 127 – Robots exploring different planets, with Frances Zhu

Claire chatted to Frances Zhu from the Colorado College of Mines about clever robotic methods for house exploration.

Frances Zhu has a level in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Cornell College. She was beforehand a NASA Area Expertise Analysis Fellow and an Assistant Analysis Professor within the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology on the College of Hawaii, specialising in machine studying, dynamics, methods, and controls engineering. Since 2025, she has been an Assistant Professor on the Colorado College of Mines within the Division of Mechanical Engineering, affiliated with the Robotics program and Area Sources Program.