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In this talk, he discusses the huge potential of soft robotics. He provides a demo of what the future of artificial muscles could look like as well as their practical applications — from improving the quality of life for those with prosthetic body parts to enhancing and restoring mobility for the aging population.

When it comes to artificial intelligence and machine learning , we know systems are biased. But we still use these systems, points out Ayanna Howard in this talk. Because they improve and enhance our lives. But we also need them to be better — and everyone has a voice on this issue, says Howard.

Grab your security blanket, and watch this talk for a compelling call to arms to everyone to ensure we are building a future we can accept. When one company decided to build a robot to make video conferencing a better experience for remote employees, something interesting happened. They started to learn more about what the future of human-robot interactions might look like — and how those interactions could re-shape our experiences with other humans, as well.

In her talk, Leila Takayama shares some of the unique challenges and experiences that we all may begin to experience as we start to interact with more robots and robotic things in our daily lives. Behold: a robot that flies like a bird , a robot that eats pollution , a robot that moves like a salamander , and, just for fun, a robot dance routine.

Marco Tempest. Sougwen Chung. Adrienne Mayor. Alex Rosenthal. Jamie Paik. Ayanna Howard. Christoph Keplinger. Matt Beane. Kate Darling. As well as being able to signal their intentions to human onlookers, robots will need to be able to pick up of social cues dropped by others in order to be effective in their roles. We know how to pick up on these cues from experience, but machines need to be taught the basics from scratch. At present, we tend to think of robots as being good at manual labor.

They can be built strong, so it makes sense to think of them lifting heavy loads and doing other physically intensive tasks. Further advances in helping robots to interact with humans will allow them to take on a much wider range of vocations. A robot named Mario has already been trialled as a concierge in Belgium, handing out room keys and ingratiating himself with guests via a high-five.

A project called RAVE is creating a robot that can teach young children without human input, holding their attention for six minutes at a time. Care about supporting clean energy adoption?