BostonTalks: Robots
259 views · Published 19 December 2018 · 54:47 · Indexed 30 September 2026
Channel: GBH Forum Network · 2018 · Education
Join BostonTalks to hear how our vision for robotic helpers, companions, and cyborgs is creeping towards a reality. Three speakers share their knowledge of robotic tech. Sam Spaulding, a doctoral student at MIT Media Lab’s Personal Robots Group works to design and program robots that can understand and react to humans. Joelle Renstrom, a science writer for the Daily Beast and a professor at Boston University focuses on artificial intelligence and space exploration. Nadia Cheng is the head of operations at RightHand Robotics and works to bring robots to the workplace. WGBH Forum Network ~ Free online lectures: Explore a world of ideas Like us: http://facebook.com/wgbhforum Tweet with us: http://twitter.com/ForumNetwork See our complete archive here: http://forum-network.org
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