Embodied Intelligence and Morphological Computing in Robotics
Speaker: David Howard – Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaTopic(s): Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Natural language processing , Architecture, Embedded Systems and Electronics, Robotics
Abstract
Embodied intelligence is a vital and relevant philosophy that explains the emergence of natural intelligence, as aptly demonstrated by the rich array of flora and fauna in our world. In this talk, we discuss how considering the principles of embodied intelligence when designing robotic systems allows for robots that are designed at the material level to be robust, high-performing, and interact naturally and meaningfully with complex environments. Using model robotic systems, we explore concepts including morphological computing, wherein some of the computational overheads of the robotic system are offloaded into the morphology (body) of the robot. Further, we show the critical role that computational design and AI can have in bringing such systems to life. Using recent examples from soft robotics and embodied robotics, we’ll explore how approaches from seemingly-unrelated fields such as drug discovery and high-throughput material synthesis can be adapted to create a new type of robot design and generation architecture to realise embodied intelligence.About this Lecture
Number of Slides: 30 - 100Duration: 20 - 90 minutes
Languages Available: English
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