Edith is a dedicated STEM advocate and leader alongside her PhD in Engineering Mathematics (Robotics) at the University of Bristol. Her research aims to shake up the status quo in orthoses for people living with progressive neuromuscular diseases, such as motor neuron disease, by integrating soft robotic hardware and personalised control through a codesign process. As co-leader of Women in Robotics UK, Edith has delivered significant network growth, secured substantial funding, established and maintained key industry partnerships, and hosted events and panels around the UK. Alongside her PhD work, Edith’s academic portfolio includes a first-class MEng in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Sheffield, awards for her thesis and technical communication, and a research fellowship at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. Her interdisciplinary international perspective is enhanced by her professional experience in roles leading humanitarian engineering projects in Papua New Guinea, designing and delivering improvement projects in aerospace engineering, and driving innovation in manufacturing and consultancy. Edith has worked as a STEM ambassador for almost a decade and aims to challenge stereotypes to plumb the leaky pipeline by improving recruitment, retention and promotion in STEM domains, such as robotics.