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Robotics narratives: Your move, robot
Nao robot gripping cup. Source: UW-Madison Science Narratives/YouTube
UW-Madison Science Narratives and partners have joined together to create a 5-month video and audio adventure, exploring the work of Dr Bilge Mutlu and colleagues as they craft robots from a human perspective. It’s not just science fiction.
Watch Episode 2: Your Move, Robot
To actually be helpful to humans, scientists need to teach robots to move like humans… How hard can it be?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOAc6WXfolU
Each month, Science Narratives posts videos or podcasts to their website. This project is a collaboration of the Division of Continuing Studies, DoIT Academic Technology and Storybridge.tv.
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Bringing you short stories and big ideas.
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