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A collection of 13 posts

Robotics & AI: What's New?
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Robotics & AI: What's New?

Robots are changing the world with a presence in just about every industry from agriculture to medicine and transport to retail. Due to popular demand, RE•WORK is hosting the Deep Learning for...

  • Ellie Lucy
    Ellie Lucy
13 February 2019
The Right(s) Question: Can and Should Robots have Rights?
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The Right(s) Question: Can and Should Robots have Rights?

This week marks the official release of David J. Gunkel's much anticipated new book Robot Rights (MIT Press, 2018). In this Q&A, Gunkel--who is Distinguished Teaching Professor of Communication Technology at...

  • David Gunkel
23 November 2018
Robotics in the home: Facebook's AI teaching common sense to robots
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Robotics in the home: Facebook's AI teaching common sense to robots

Visual recognition has witnessed significant improvements thanks to the recent advances of deep visual representations. In its most popular form, recognition is performed on web data, including images and videos uploaded by users...

  • Kaz Miyamoto
24 July 2018
The transformative power of AI in robotics & automation: Exclusive Video Content
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The transformative power of AI in robotics & automation: Exclusive Video Content

Robots and robotic assistance is no longer something of the future. In a wide scope of industries as well as in the home robots are being used to improve efficiency and save time,...

  • Ellie Lucy
    Ellie Lucy
23 July 2018
How can robotics help the elderly stay active?
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How can robotics help the elderly stay active?

As we age, it's not uncommon for people to slow down, cease regular exercise, and lose elements of their fitness. Whilst there may not initially be a noticeable decline in health, once an...

  • Shay Zweig
12 June 2018
Deep Learning for Robotics: The latest news & trends
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Deep Learning for Robotics: The latest news & trends

Advancements in reinforcement learning, computer vision, human-robot interaction, plus robot manufacturer innovations, will create the next generation of skilled robotics impacting our world. How can deep learning help write pioneering robot software and...

  • Ellie Lucy
    Ellie Lucy
17 May 2018
Building Robustness in Imitation Learning Systems
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Building Robustness in Imitation Learning Systems

When applying Imitation Learning to robotic manipulation, questions arise such as; what needs to be learned and how should data be collected. As systems become more involved with multiple deep neural networks, these...

  • Ellie Lucy
    Ellie Lucy
15 May 2018
Artificial humans - how far can machines go?
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Artificial humans - how far can machines go?

With virtual assistants and robots becoming more intelligent every day, it’s easy to forget what sets us apart. Emotions, reason, our ability to make mistakes, love and care.Whilst robots can display...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
3 August 2017
Weaving Human-Computer Interaction Into the Fabric of Robotics
Industrial Automation

Weaving Human-Computer Interaction Into the Fabric of Robotics

Autonomous machines that interact, collaborate and co-exist with humans are becoming more and more functional, making their way out of research labs and into industry. But despite successes in robot function, robot interaction...

  • Sophie Curtis
4 May 2017
Cognitive Robotics: Learning Environment Perception
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Cognitive Robotics: Learning Environment Perception

Image source: Autonomous Intelligent Systems Group, University of BonnFor robots to successfully perceive and understand their environment, they must be taught to act in a goal-directed way. While mapping environments geometry is a...

  • Leonie Philipp
10 April 2017
Robots Need "Common Sense" A.I. to Work in Our Uncertain World
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Robots Need "Common Sense" A.I. to Work in Our Uncertain World

Jeremy Wyatt is Professor of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, in the Computer Science department at University of Birmingham, where they create algorithms that enable robots to work in uncertain and unfamiliar worlds.With...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
5 July 2016
Deep Reinforcement Learning for Robotics
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Deep Reinforcement Learning for Robotics

Previously named one of MIT Technology Review's 'Innovators Under 35', Pieter Abbeel is Co-Founder of Gradescope and Associate Professor at UC Berkeley, as well as working as a consultant for machine learning and...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
9 December 2015
Recommended Reads - Intelligent Machines Week
Big Data

Recommended Reads - Intelligent Machines Week

The tech world is rapidly evolving and it’s hard to keep up! To help you get up to date we’ve rounded up the best tech and innovation articles from this past...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
19 September 2015
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