# Robot Talk Episode 166: Rika Antonova on the co-evolution of robot hardware and algorithms

- Source: Robohub
- Published: 2026-10-16T11:36:47.000Z
- RoboHot: https://robohot.news/en/items/wgmm3t1isbf36r2j3j5rku0ea
- Original: https://robohub.org/robot-talk-episode-166-evolving-robot-bodies-and-brains-with-rika-antonova/

## Summary

In Episode 166 of the Robot Talk podcast, Claire speaks with Rika Antonova, an associate professor at the University of Cambridge, about using artificial intelligence to co-design robot hardware and algorithms. Antonova's research interests include co-design, automated algorithm discovery, data-efficient reinforcement learning, active learning, and robotics. She previously worked at Google and completed research and postdoctoral work at Carnegie Mellon University, KTH, and Stanford University.