The IEEE IYTE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) is organizing its first Late Night Talks event of the year, and our first guest will be Prof. Dr. Mehmet İsmet Can Dede, Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Izmir Institute of Technology. In this event, we will have an enjoyable conversation about the impact of robotics at IYTE on both academia and industry, the skills engineers who want to advance in robotics should possess, and the innovative, international projects that Professor Can is leading at our university.