Leila Takayama makes robots more human

1,631 views · Published 5 November 2012 · 5:22 · Indexed 29 September 2026

Channel: PopTech · 2012 · Science & Technology

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Leila Takayama is a research scientist with Willow Garage, focused on understanding how humans interact with robots. "What I'm interested in is building robots that can actually interact with people, do things for people, and be more effective in human environments, not just in factories, not just on battlefields."

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