Dr Lucy Rogers FREng

Director, Makertorium Ltd; VP of Creativity and Communication, Brunel University

Lucy is known for her fun adventures with new technology in which she combines multiple practical and academic skills with a love of learning. She makes bespoke items that solve her clients' practical problems - from installing a Raspberry Pi into a robot dinosaur to 3D-printing miniature mannequins.

She has a world-wide reputation for public engagement and an ability to turn science into plain English and break complex tasks into simple steps. She’s a judge on BBC’s Robot Wars and has written two books and numerous articles for the European Space Agency, BBC and Guardian newspaper, amongst others.