Content tagged "robots"
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Posted by Conor Myhrvold S.M., Science Writing, 2012
Topics: cognition, evolution, intelligence, physiology, robots, Rodney Brooks, William CalvinEmbodied Cognition in Robots and Human Evolution
This thesis investigates the notion of embodied cognition in humans using the research of former University of Washington researcher William Calvin and robots using the research of former MIT professor Rodney Brooks.
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre
Podcast: “Robots and Media: Science Fiction, Anime, Transmedia, and Technology”
How has science fiction has influenced the development of real robotic systems, both in research laboratories and corporations?
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Event: Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 5:00 pm
Robots and Media: Science Fiction, Anime, Transmedia, and Technology
Ian Condry on the prevalence of giant robots in anime and Cynthia Breazeal on how science fiction has influenced the development of real robotic systems.
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre
Podcast: Jennifer Robertson, “Gendering Robots: Posthuman Sexism in Japan”
University of Michigan professor of anthropology Jennifer Robertson explored and interrogated the gendering of humanoid robots manufactured today in Japan for use in the home and workplace.
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Event: Thursday, March 5, 2009 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Gendering Robots: Posthuman Sexism in Japan
Jennifer Roberston explores and interrogates the gendering of humanoid robots manufactured today in Japan for use in the home and workplace.