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Humanoid robot 'Russell' engages children with autism
With support from the National Science Foundation, mechanical and computer engineer Nilanjan Sarkar and psychologist Zachary Warren at Vanderbilt University have developed a learning environment for kids with autism, built around...
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Humanoid robot Russell engages children with autism
With support from the National Science Foundation, mechanical and computer engineer Nilanjan Sarkar and psychologist Zachary Warren at Vanderbilt University have developed a learning environment for kids with autism, built around...
Maddie Moate
The Robot Zoo FULL SERIES (15 minutes with 4 animal questions)
You may have seen the episodes? Well, now you can watch the whole series in one handy long form video! Join me and Greg as we answer some curious animal questions using the awesome Robot Zoo animals as our guides. Thank you to The...
de Dicto
Understanding Human Psychology Through Robots with Prof. Angelo Cangelosi: Connecting concepts between robotics and biology
How do you connect the biological and psychological concepts to robotics and bring them back to the original biology? Understanding Human Psychology Through Robots with Prof. Angelo Cangelosi, Part 3
Curated Video
Design a computer system using tree search and reinforcement learning algorithms : Understanding Reinforcement Learning Algorithms
From the section: Getting Started With Reinforcement Learning Using OpenAI Gym. In this section, we will introduce the basics of the reinforcement learning problem, and explain how OpenAI gym helps with developing and research solutions...
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST Robotics Test Facility: Putting Mechanical First Responders to the Test
An inside look at the NIST Robotics Test Facility, a lab designed to put first responder robots (for search-and-rescue, bomb disposal, etc.) through standardized tests of their abilities. Evaluations include mobility, manipulation,...
de Dicto
Understanding Human Psychology Through Robots with Prof. Angelo Cangelosi: Building entire systems
How do you go from identifying a single method to building an entire system? Understanding Human Psychology Through Robots with Prof. Angelo Cangelosi, Part 4
Curated Video
The Sub1 Reloaded: The Fastest Robot to Solve a Rubik's Cube
Gerrit explains how the Sub1 robot uses on-board cameras to enable it to solve a Rubik's Cube in record-breaking time. Use to consider what information the cameras must capture and pass on in order for the cube to be solved.
Maddie Moate
Welcome to The Robot Zoo! | NEW SERIES | Maddie Moate
Welcome to The Robot Zoo! Join me and Greg as we answer some curious animal questions using the awesome Robot Zoo animals as our guides. Thank you to the Horniman Museum for letting us film the robots!
Science360
Engineering highly adaptable robots requires new tools for new rules - Science Nation
NSF-funded research aiming to making it easier for humans to work directly with a robotic partner in applications such as physical therapy Description: Northwestern University mechanical engineering professor Todd Murphey and his team...
Science360
Science of the Winter Olympic Games - Olympic Movement and Robotic Design
Professor Raffaello D'Andrea at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland, describes how control systems engineering is laying the groundwork for the design of more "athletic" robots. Provided by the National...
Science360
4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About - Episode 39
Stinging snot bombs, graphene from trash in a flash, coronavirus creature feature, and sweating robots – cool! Researchers create 3D-printed, sweating robot muscle...
Science360
What does a mechanical engineer do? - Careers in Science and Engineering
What's it really like to be an engineer or a scientist? What do they really do all day? You're about to find out! Meet the next generation of engineers and scientists in these profiles of young professionals, who may just inspire you to...
Science360
Cubelets Small Robots Teach Big Science Lessons
Cubelets are magnetic, electronic building blocks, each with a small computer inside, that can be connected in many different ways to move around a table, follow a hand signal, turn on a light, play sounds, or do many other creative...
Curated Video
Describe computer programming : You Can Code! Part 1
From the section: You can code!. This section will help you discover some interesting facts about coding. You can code!: You Can Code! Part 1 • Create a simple list with names and another with numbers • Explain the concept of indexing •...
Science360
Next generation robotic legs for when the going gets rough
One of the major challenges in robotics is designing robots that can move over uneven, loose or unexpected terrain. With support from the National Science Foundation, computer engineer Luther Palmer and his team at the Biomorphic...
TLDR News
Office Work Automation: You Aren't Too Creative To Be Replaced
Over recent years we have seen more and more jobs being replaced by robotics. But what will happen when AI comes for white collar and office work? Are you really too creative to be replaced?
Science360
How robots learn! NSF Science Now 35.
In this week's episode, we learn about models that simulate how a majority of Americans can actually eat food grown locally, how robots learn, fun and educational video games for the classroom and finally we explore a future forest.
Religion for Breakfast
Can A Robot Be a Priest?
A Japanese company has programmed a popular robot, Pepper, to perform Buddhist funeral rites. But will society ever accept artificial intelligence as religious authorities and ritual specialists?
Curated Video
The Battle of the Sexes
Although half of Americans are female, women make up just 25% of Congress. In fact, women have been treated unfairly in America since day one – but what are the causes of that inequality and what are the effects?
The Wall Street Journal
Understanding Machines
How do you build a moral compass for machines programmed to make human decisions? Pioneers in AI trade perspectives on ethics in the era of highly empowered algorithms and machine intelligence.
Science360
Cubelets: Small Robots Teach Big Science Lessons
Cubelets are magnetic, electronic building blocks, each with a small computer inside, that can be connected in many different ways to move around a table, follow a hand signal, turn on a light, play sounds, or do many other creative...