Manufacturing

058. Halcyon Robotics: Building the world's most dextrous hand

Oli and Ivor of Halcyon Robotics on why the hand is robotics' hardest problem, what happens to capitalism when the cost of labour falls to zero, and why…

Jun 17 • Tom Ough, Calum Drysdale, and Aeron Laffere

1:11:21

027. Rian Chad Whitton: Britain's industrial renewal

Rian Chad Whitton returns to explain how Britain went from manufacturing optimism in 1999 to industrial collapse - and why cheap Chinese EVs beat…

Sep 4, 2025 • Tom Ough, Calum Drysdale, Rian Chad Whitton, and Aeron Laffere

1:04:40

020. Alex Fitzgerald: Inside Isembard's industrial revolution

Alex Fitzgerald explains how micro-factories and machine tools could rebuild Britain's manufacturing base

Jun 19, 2025 • Tom Ough, Calum Drysdale, and Aeron Laffere

1:17:40

018. Santi Ruiz: America's techno-industrial master plan

Santi Ruiz from the Institute for Progress joins Tom and Calum to discuss how America can outbuild China and secure the 21st century

May 28, 2025 • Calum Drysdale, Tom Ough, and Santi Ruiz

1:20:43

007. Rian Chad Whitton: Bring back the captains of industry

Britain's industrial decline, the vital role of manufacturing for national security, and how captains of industry could revitalise the economy.

Nov 20, 2024 • Calum Drysdale and Tom Ough

1:00:32

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