The Home of my contributions to the 'Science robotics' magazine

In December's edition of ScienceRobotics read my paper published on "Explainable Robotics in Science Fiction".

Would we trust a robot? Science fiction says no, but explainable robotics may find a way.
 

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Science fiction has generally ignored the science behind computer vision and its use of neural networks for machine learning. Robot vision, like robot intelligence, simply existed in stories; it did not have to be explained...

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Advances in medical rehabilitation robotics are making Alita-like cyborgs almost a reality, but laws are lagging...

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We should discard the expectations from science fiction that a robot will become a virtuoso at a new task overnight and that learning leads to sentience....

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For more than 100 years, science fiction has speculated on what the popular press calls the Internet of Things smart houses or what engineers call “domotics,” a portmanteau of “domestic robotics.” From the very beginning, science fiction has highlighted the potential negative aspects of smart houses, but the emerging positive benefits almost certainly outweigh these fears...

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This month in Science Robotics I am discussing the monumentous 50th anniversary of 2001: A Space Odyssey... Fifty years later, HAL is hiding in plain sight on Earth.

Read the article here...  http://robotics.sciencemag.org

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Here is some of the reaction in the popular press:

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Cosmos Magazine - Fifty years later, scientists reflect on the influence of 2001: A Space Odysse

Live Sciences - https://www.livescience.com/63859-2001-movie-50th-anniversary-ai.html

Asgardia - https://asgardia.space/en/news/2001-A-Space-Odyssey-Inspires-Scientists

L3-37, the so-called mutt of a robot in Solo: A Stars Wars Movie, may lead the way to more efficient, economical, and robust systems.

Here is a link to the article... http://robotics.sciencemag.org

HBO’s Westworld is located to the right of the uncanny valley, near the archipelago of governments proposing to regulate sexbots and strong artificial intelligence.

Here is a link to the article... http://robotics.sciencemag.org

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Here is some of the reaction in the popular press:

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Bell Media - New scientific paper explores WESTWORLD and Artificial Intelligence

Discover Canada - A extended clip from Daily planet where I discuss the Uncanny Valley - The Uncanny Valley | Daily Planet

The giant robots in the Pacific Rim movies could take lessons from advances in legged robots and from real-world exoskeletons being designed to prevent worker injuries, accelerate physical therapy, and help paralyzed children walk.

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Here is some of the reaction in the popular press:

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Futurism - Pacific Rim’s Robots Are Less Advanced Than Some of Today’s Real Robots

Geek.com - Pacific Rim’s Robots Are Less Advanced Than Our Real Ones

EconoTimes - Existing Robots Are Better Than Pacific Rim Jaegers

What R2D2 and BB-8, the lovable astromechs from the Star Wars movies, can tell us about real robots.

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Guest article on NASA Johnson Space Center's Robonaut http://robotics.sciencemag.org/content

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Here is some of the reaction in the popular press:

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Fox News - 'Star Wars' robots wouldn't survive the real world

Tech Xplore - How realistic are those robots in Star Wars?

CNET - Star Wars robots like R2-D2, C3PO could help you in real life

Air & Space Magazine - Sorry, That Cute Robot From the Star Wars Movies Is Totally Impractical