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Playlist: What can robots teach us about being human? (4 talks)

Robots reflect their creators: Us. Counterintuitive and insightful, these robots show us glimmers into what it means to be human.
Curated by TED · 4 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/what_can_robots_teach_us_about

Ayanna Howard: Make robots smarter

There are three major rules that we want our robots to follow: do not harm a human, obey us, and protect us. The prerequisite for these rules? We need to make robots smarter. Ayanna Howard explains how robots can become smarter (hint: it is related to how smart we humans are).
https://www.ted.com/talks/ayanna_howard_make_robots_smarter

Bruno Maisonnier: Dance, tiny robots!

There's a place in France where the robots do a dance. And that place is TEDxConcorde, where Bruno Maisonnier of Aldebaran Robotics choreographs a troupe of tiny humanoid Nao robots through a surprisingly emotive performance.
https://www.ted.com/talks/bruno_maisonnier_dance_tiny_robots

Guy Hoffman: Robots with "soul"

What kind of robots does an animator / jazz musician / roboticist make? Playful, reactive, curious ones. Guy Hoffman shows demo film of his family of unusual robots -- including two musical bots that like to jam with humans.
https://www.ted.com/talks/guy_hoffman_robots_with_soul

Cynthia Breazeal: The rise of personal robots

Cynthia Breazeal wonders: Why can we use robots on Mars, but not in our living rooms? The key, she says, is in training robots to interact with people. Now she dreams up and builds robots that teach, learn -- and play. Watch for amazing demo footage of a new interactive game for kids.
https://www.ted.com/talks/cynthia_breazeal_the_rise_of_personal_robots

Guy Hoffman | TED Speaker

Can robots and humans interact the way that human beings interact with each other? Guy Hoffman researches embodied cognition and intelligence in robots.
Roboticist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/guy_hoffman

Hod Lipson: Building "self-aware" robots

Hod Lipson demonstrates a few of his cool little robots, which have the ability to learn, understand themselves and even self-replicate.
https://www.ted.com/talks/hod_lipson_building_self_aware_robots

Ken Goldberg: 4 lessons from robots about being human

The more that robots ingrain themselves into our everyday lives, the more we're forced to examine ourselves as people. At TEDxBerkeley, Ken Goldberg shares four very human lessons that he's learned from working with robots.
https://www.ted.com/talks/ken_goldberg_4_lessons_from_robots_about_being_human

Sougwen Chung: Why I draw with robots

What happens when humans and robots make art together? In this awe-inspiring talk, artist Sougwen Chung shows how she "taught" her artistic style to a machine -- and shares the results of their collaboration after making an unexpected discovery: robots make mistakes, too. "Part of the beauty of human and machine systems is their inherent, shared...
https://www.ted.com/talks/sougwen_chung_why_i_draw_with_robots

Cynthia Breazeal | TED Speaker

At MIT, Cynthia Breazeal and her team are building robots with social intelligence that communicate and learn the same way people do.
Roboticist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/cynthia_breazeal

Vijay Kumar: The future of flying robots

At his lab at the University of Pennsylvania, Vijay Kumar and his team have created autonomous aerial robots inspired by honeybees. Their latest breakthrough: Precision Farming, in which swarms of robots map, reconstruct and analyze every plant and piece of fruit in an orchard, providing vital information to farmers that can help improve yields ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/vijay_kumar_the_future_of_flying_robots

Radhika Nagpal | TED Speaker

Taking cues from bottom-up biological networks like those of social insects, Radhika Nagpal helped design an unprecedented “swarm” of ant-like robots.
Robotics engineer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/radhika_nagpal

David Hanson: Robots that "show emotion"

David Hanson's robot faces look and act like yours: They recognize and respond to emotion, and make expressions of their own. Here, an "emotional" live demo of the Einstein robot offers a peek at a future where robots truly mimic humans.
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_hanson_robots_that_show_emotion

Bruno Maisonnier | TED Speaker

Bruno Maisonnier founded Aldebaran Robotics, maker of the tiny, compelling humanoid Nao.
Roboticist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/bruno_maisonnier

Gil Weinberg: Can robots be creative?

People have been grappling with the question of artificial creativity -- alongside the question of artificial intelligence -- for over 170 years. For instance, could we program machines to create high quality original music? And if we do, is it the machine or the programmer that exhibits creativity? Gil Weinberg investigates this creative conund...
https://www.ted.com/talks/gil_weinberg_can_robots_be_creative

Playlist: How to live with robots (10 talks)

As machines grow ever more intelligent, they're emerging not just as powerful tools, but close companions. These talks -- while offering some whizzy demos -- examine how robots are becoming an intimate part of our lives.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/how_to_live_with_robots

Huang Yi | TED Speaker

As a child, Huang Yi longed for a robot companion. As an adult, he created a robot to dance with: KUKA.
Choreographer, dancer, inventor
https://www.ted.com/speakers/huang_yi

Playlist: Pets of the future (4 talks)

Imagine a future home filled with robots in the likeness of dogs, cats and even dinosaurs ...
Curated by TED · 4 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/pets_of_the_future

Rodney Brooks: Robots will invade our lives

In this prophetic talk from 2003, roboticist Rodney Brooks talks about how robots are going to work their way into our lives -- starting with toys and moving into household chores ... and beyond.
https://www.ted.com/talks/rodney_brooks_robots_will_invade_our_lives

Robert Full: Robots inspired by cockroach ingenuity

Insects and animals have evolved some amazing skills -- but, as Robert Full notes, many animals are actually over-engineered. The trick is to copy only what's necessary. He shows how human engineers can learn from animals' tricks.
https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_full_robots_inspired_by_cockroach_ingenuity

Vijay Kumar: Robots that fly ... and cooperate

In his lab at Penn, Vijay Kumar and his team build flying quadrotors, small, agile robots that swarm, sense each other, and form ad hoc teams -- for construction, surveying disasters and far more.
https://www.ted.com/talks/vijay_kumar_robots_that_fly_and_cooperate

Paul McEuen and Marc Miskin: Tiny robots with giant potential

Take a trip down the microworld as roboticists Paul McEuen and Marc Miskin explain how they design and mass-produce microrobots the size of a single cell, powered by atomically thin legs -- and show how these machines could one day be "piloted" to battle crop diseases or study your brain at the level of individual neurons.
https://www.ted.com/talks/paul_mceuen_and_marc_miskin_tiny_robots_with_giant_potential

Henry Evans and Chad Jenkins: Meet the robots for humanity

Paralyzed by a stroke, Henry Evans uses a telepresence robot to take the stage and show how new robotics, tweaked and personalized by a group called Robots for Humanity, help him live his life to the full. He shows off a nimble little quadrotor drone, created by a team led by Chad Jenkins, that gives him the ability to once again stroll a garden...
https://www.ted.com/talks/henry_evans_and_chad_jenkins_meet_the_robots_for_humanity

Carl Vause: Meet the robot designed like an octopus tentacle

Everyday, robots perform tasks like picking apples, screwing lids on jars and sewing. But while robots excel at many things, designing them to grasp and handle delicate items has been a challenge. In this tech demo, robotics entrepreneur Carl Vause explains how the octopus tentacle inspired him to develop a machine capable of picking up the most...
https://www.ted.com/talks/carl_vause_meet_the_robot_designed_like_an_octopus_tentacle

Leila Takayama: What's it like to be a robot?

We already live among robots: tools and machines like dishwashers and thermostats so integrated into our lives that we'd never think to call them that. What will a future with even more robots look like? Social scientist Leila Takayama shares some unique challenges of designing for human-robot interactions -- and how experimenting with robotic f...
https://www.ted.com/talks/leila_takayama_what_s_it_like_to_be_a_robot

Playlist: Tech breakthrough (14 talks)

These onstage demos offer a mind-blowing peek at where technology is taking us. Flying robots, levitating superconductors, brainwave-reading headsets and more …
Curated by TED · 14 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/tech_breakthrough

Hod Lipson | TED Speaker

Hod Lipson works at the intersection of engineering and biology, studying robots and the way they "behave" and evolve. His work has exciting implications for design and manufacturing -- and serves as a window to understand our own behavior and evolution.
Roboticist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/hod_lipson

Rodney Brooks: Why we will rely on robots

Scaremongers play on the idea that robots will simply replace people on the job. In fact, they can become our essential collaborators, freeing us up to spend time on less mundane and mechanical challenges. Rodney Brooks points out how valuable this could be as the number of working-age adults drops and the number of retirees swells. He introduce...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rodney_brooks_why_we_will_rely_on_robots

Marc Raibert | TED Speaker

Marc Raibert is the founder and CEO of robot maker Boston Dynamics.
Roboticist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/marc_raibert

P.W. Singer: Military robots and the future of war

In this powerful talk, P.W. Singer shows how the widespread use of robots in war is changing the realities of combat. He shows us scenarios straight out of science fiction -- that now may not be so fictitious.
https://www.ted.com/talks/p_w_singer_military_robots_and_the_future_of_war
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