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Can Robots Learn to be More Human? | National Geographic


I think everybody looks at the robot

I think everybody looks at the robot describe their own human features to it

describe their own human features to it

describe their own human features to it because it does have two sets of cameras

because it does have two sets of cameras

because it does have two sets of cameras that sort of look like eyes it is sort

that sort of look like eyes it is sort

that sort of look like eyes it is sort of designed to give you a sense of being

of designed to give you a sense of being

of designed to give you a sense of being a person and working in human spaces

what we’re really trying to do is get

what we’re really trying to do is get robots out of the lab and into use with

robots out of the lab and into use with

robots out of the lab and into use with people and figure out you know how a

people and figure out you know how a

people and figure out you know how a robot is going to be able to help people

robot is going to be able to help people

robot is going to be able to help people do more accomplish more things and also

do more accomplish more things and also

do more accomplish more things and also improve the quality of life of everybody

improve the quality of life of everybody

improve the quality of life of everybody across society there are certain

across society there are certain

across society there are certain examples that we think are really

examples that we think are really

examples that we think are really compelling being able to assist the

compelling being able to assist the

compelling being able to assist the disabled being able to help their

disabled being able to help their

disabled being able to help their elderly but the real barriers to entry

elderly but the real barriers to entry

elderly but the real barriers to entry right now are accessibility robots still

right now are accessibility robots still

right now are accessibility robots still cost a lot they’re still difficult to

cost a lot they’re still difficult to

cost a lot they’re still difficult to interface with traditionally I’ve worked

interface with traditionally I’ve worked

interface with traditionally I’ve worked in the areas of robot learning from

in the areas of robot learning from

in the areas of robot learning from demonstration where we don’t have to be

demonstration where we don’t have to be

demonstration where we don’t have to be a programmer to control the robot to

a programmer to control the robot to

a programmer to control the robot to program the robot there’s many different

program the robot there’s many different

program the robot there’s many different ways you can actually teach a robot one

ways you can actually teach a robot one

ways you can actually teach a robot one is you can just show the robot what you

is you can just show the robot what you

is you can just show the robot what you want to do you can have the robot watch

want to do you can have the robot watch

want to do you can have the robot watch you do something that’s really hard

you do something that’s really hard

you do something that’s really hard because the robot now has to track your

because the robot now has to track your

because the robot now has to track your movements and has to perceive what are

movements and has to perceive what are

movements and has to perceive what are the things that you’re interacting with

the things that you’re interacting with

the things that you’re interacting with a much easier approach is to just take

a much easier approach is to just take

a much easier approach is to just take the take the robots arm and guide the

the take the robots arm and guide the

the take the robots arm and guide the robots arm through the emotions that you

robots arm through the emotions that you

robots arm through the emotions that you wanted to execute another approach is to

wanted to execute another approach is to

wanted to execute another approach is to treat the robot as a remote control

treat the robot as a remote control

treat the robot as a remote control device

device

device you take the robots perspective and your

you take the robots perspective and your

you take the robots perspective and your joy sticking the robot through the

joy sticking the robot through the

joy sticking the robot through the actions you want it to execute once we

actions you want it to execute once we

actions you want it to execute once we do those demonstrations our task is to

do those demonstrations our task is to

do those demonstrations our task is to take that data applies machine learning

take that data applies machine learning

take that data applies machine learning and and statistical techniques to it

and and statistical techniques to it

and and statistical techniques to it such that we can extract essentially a

such that we can extract essentially a

such that we can extract essentially a mapping from what the robot sees at a

mapping from what the robot sees at a

mapping from what the robot sees at a given time to what what action would

given time to what what action would

given time to what what action would want it to take we’d love to make it

want it to take we’d love to make it

want it to take we’d love to make it based on what we call natural language

based on what we call natural language

based on what we call natural language commands so that you can you can sell

commands so that you can you can sell

commands so that you can you can sell the robot you know can you pick up that

the robot you know can you pick up that

the robot you know can you pick up that glass for me and it would it would pick

glass for me and it would it would pick

glass for me and it would it would pick up the glass for you I just want to show

up the glass for you I just want to show

up the glass for you I just want to show the the suitable technologies beam

the the suitable technologies beam

the the suitable technologies beam remote presence device so I can access

remote presence device so I can access

remote presence device so I can access this system from anywhere around the

this system from anywhere around the

this system from anywhere around the world so I was sitting right here where

world so I was sitting right here where

world so I was sitting right here where Aaron sitting this morning I was like

Aaron sitting this morning I was like

Aaron sitting this morning I was like all right I just want to go check in on

all right I just want to go check in on

all right I just want to go check in on the lab so I beamed into into this

the lab so I beamed into into this

the lab so I beamed into into this system and essentially drove around my

system and essentially drove around my

system and essentially drove around my lab I can just do this myself in

lab I can just do this myself in

lab I can just do this myself in addition to not being reliant upon

addition to not being reliant upon

addition to not being reliant upon somebody to just be there to take the

somebody to just be there to take the

somebody to just be there to take the call

call

call I can also effect physical change in the

I can also effect physical change in the

I can also effect physical change in the world literally change the world

world literally change the world

world literally change the world robotics is really an extension of the

robotics is really an extension of the

robotics is really an extension of the information technology revolutions that

information technology revolutions that

information technology revolutions that we’ve had over the past few decades

we’ve had over the past few decades

we’ve had over the past few decades what computing data over the last 40

what computing data over the last 40

what computing data over the last 40 years are the same things that robotics

years are the same things that robotics

years are the same things that robotics will provide now except that we have

will provide now except that we have

will provide now except that we have more more wisdom about the technology to

more more wisdom about the technology to

more more wisdom about the technology to do it better to make it you know to not

do it better to make it you know to not

do it better to make it you know to not just think about how these systems are

just think about how these systems are

just think about how these systems are going to improve our productivity and

going to improve our productivity and

going to improve our productivity and help us do do more but also think about

help us do do more but also think about

help us do do more but also think about how we can improve everybody’s life

how we can improve everybody’s life

how we can improve everybody’s life across the world across the

across the world across the

across the world across the socio-economic spectrum

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