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The Future of Conversational AI & Social Robotics
Robotics

The Future of Conversational AI & Social Robotics

Susanna Dillenbeck of Furhat Robotics joins us to discuss the topics of Conversational AI and Social Robotics, the challenges faced within, the impact they have on society and advice for women in AI that are coming from a non-technical background like Susanna....

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
10 March 2021
How NASA Uses AI for Space Exploration
Robotics

How NASA Uses AI for Space Exploration

Technology has advanced and changed since we first landed astronauts on the moon and today, artificial intelligence is becoming an invaluable tool. How is NASA using AI for space exploration and how will this technolgy carry us to the stars?...

  • Guest Blog
    Guest Blog
  • Kayla Matthews
19 July 2019
Robotics & AI: What's New?
Humanoid Robots

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
How is AI advancing robotics in manufacturing?
Machine Learning

How is AI advancing robotics in manufacturing?

Robots have been a part of the American workforce for a long time. With advancements in artificial intelligence practically occurring every day, the role of robots in the manufacturing landscape figures to become...

  • Julie Workman
5 December 2018
The Right(s) Question: Can and Should Robots have Rights?
Humanoid Robots

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
Beyond Chatbots
Robotics

Beyond Chatbots

Bots, bots, bots! We’ve heard about them, we’ve seen them, we’ve likely used them- maybe without even knowing it. In May, Facebook announced that there were over 300,000 bots...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
31 October 2018
How AI can Benefit the Government
Robotics

How AI can Benefit the Government

A common refrain we hear at NeuroSoph from our friends in the government is that “Time is our biggest challenge. We’re unable to allocate enough of it on our long-term goals because...

  • Matthew Pallone
30 October 2018
Robotics in the home: Facebook's AI teaching common sense to robots
Humanoid Robots

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
Humanoid Robots

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
Deep Learning for Robotics Summit & AI in Industrial Automation Summit: Highlights
Deep Learning

Deep Learning for Robotics Summit & AI in Industrial Automation Summit: Highlights

Today in San Francisco, global leaders in Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning came together for the Deep Learning for Robotics Summit and AI in Industrial Automation Summit. Throughout the day, 300 attendees and...

  • Ellie Lucy
    Ellie Lucy
27 June 2018
Responsibility & AI: 'We All Have A Role When It Comes To Shaping The Future'
Robotics

Responsibility & AI: 'We All Have A Role When It Comes To Shaping The Future'

The world is changing, and that change is being driven by new and emerging technologies. They are evolving the way we behave in our homes, work spaces, public places, vehicles, and with respect...

  • Fiona McEvoy
26 June 2018
New Opportunities and New Challenges in Scaling Machine Learning in Industrial Robotics
Deep Learning

New Opportunities and New Challenges in Scaling Machine Learning in Industrial Robotics

For decades robots have been essential to highly repetitive manufacturing industries such as the automotive industry, freeing human workers from repetitive and dangerous tasks. However, in recent years the stage has been set...

  • Hariharan Ananthanarayanan
14 June 2018
30 Influential Women Advancing AI in San Francisco
Robotics

30 Influential Women Advancing AI in San Francisco

This June the team at RE•WORK are excited to be heading back to San Francisco for the Deep Learning for Robotics Summit & AI in Industrial Automation Summit. On the 26th June,...

  • Elizabeth Szymczak
12 June 2018
How can robotics help the elderly stay active?
Humanoid Robots

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
Humanoid Robots

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
Humanoid Robots

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
Algomus: Interview with Co-Founder Nikki Hallgrimsdottir
Robotics

Algomus: Interview with Co-Founder Nikki Hallgrimsdottir

What developments of AI are you most excited for, and which other industries do you think will be most impacted?I'm really excited about advances in NLP and NLG technology enabling better conversational...

  • Ellie Lucy
    Ellie Lucy
1 May 2018
The Fourth Industrial Revolution: What Have You Missed?
Industrial Automation

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: What Have You Missed?

Manufacturing is susceptible to bottlenecks in production, inefficiency, waste and high costs in production. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) is bringing us the factories of the future with the implementation of AI...

  • Ellie Lucy
    Ellie Lucy
17 April 2018
Towards Intelligent Machines - and Beyond!
Machine Learning

Towards Intelligent Machines - and Beyond!

I feel that academic researchers from different communities (e.g. psychology, computer science, and philosophy) have different expectations and targets to build an intelligent machine and we sometimes can't even find the common...

  • Joni Zhong
23 February 2018
New Year, New You: here's 25% off to celebrate!
Industrial Automation

New Year, New You: here's 25% off to celebrate!

You've eaten all the turkey, the trimmings, and the mince pies, and you're starting to turn your mind to new years resolutions. Aren't we all? Rather than the usual resolutions of hitting the...

  • Nikita Johnson
    Nikita Johnson
26 December 2017
Hear How Ocado are Using Robots to Help Optimise Efficiency in the Christmas Rush
Industrial Automation

Hear How Ocado are Using Robots to Help Optimise Efficiency in the Christmas Rush

The dreaded Christmas food shop is nearly upon us. No one like wrestling for a turkey in the chilled aisle the day before Christmas Eve and then ending up with a rubbish one....

  • Katie Pollitt
    Katie Pollitt
22 December 2017
Deep Learning for Robotics: Where are we Heading?
Deep Learning

Deep Learning for Robotics: Where are we Heading?

Deep learning has enabled countless successes on a number of applications, including computer vision, speech recognition, and machine translation. While many of such systems are already deployed, the field of robotics has yet...

  • Lydie Horgan
15 December 2017
Artificial humans - how far can machines go?
Humanoid Robots

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
Why is real world object recognition so challenging?
Deep Learning

Why is real world object recognition so challenging?

As humans, we are able to understand and perceive the real world instinctively with our senses. When we think about the future of AI, we expect it to be able to recognise objects...

  • RE•WORK
    RE•WORK
10 July 2017
The Next Generation of Machine Intelligence
Deep Learning

The Next Generation of Machine Intelligence

With billions of dollars being invested in AI we're routinely finding these technologies in our everyday lives in smartphones, cars, household appliances, and in our finances. At the Machine Intelligence Summit in Amsterdam...

  • RE•WORK
    RE•WORK
27 June 2017
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