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Life as a research associate is always busy but always interesting.

As I said morning coffee is a must for me, this is then followed swiftly by looking at my to-do lists and emails and generally adding lots to the to-do lists (great way to organise your head). After that things can vary, sometimes I am in the lab fabricating new parts for our robots which could be its electronics, mechanical parts or soft sections.

Other times I will be at my desk designing new systems, or reviewing the current state of the art in the area I am working (currently its creatures that live deep in the sea and how I can make robots like them).

I am starting to teach courses at the university and so I will have to plan for the lectures as well as teaching them.

Often I travel to other universities to work with them on projects or take part in meetings.

Normally fit in lunch and more coffee throughout the day and finish after 6.00pm as I like to start a bit later in the day.