Robotics & AI


Sub Topics:
Cinema, Science, and Invention
John Underkoffler
May 4, 2007
01:09:20
John Underkoffler, science and technology advisor to major motion picture productions, gives a behind the scenes look at technology in the entertainment industry.
Transrobotism: Human-Robot Bonds
Rodney Brooks
April 24, 2007
01:51:29
A panel discusses the emerging new realities of human-machine relationships. When a humanoid robot successfully mirrors human emotion and evokes an emotional response from us, what happens to our understanding of ourselves and our emotional reality?
New Horizons Mission to Pluto
Richard Binzel
April 18, 2007
00:58:14
Richard Binzel describes the New Horizons robotic spacecraft that was launched in January 2006 and is the first-ever mission to Pluto and the outer solar system.
Pluto and the Outer Solar System
Michael Brown
April 11, 2007
01:15:23
Planetary scientist Michael Brown lectures on Pluto and the other objects orbiting the sun on the edges of the solar system.
Public Debate on the Limits of Intelligent Machines
David Gelernter
November 30, 2006
00:59:08
David Gelernter and Ray Kurzweil come together to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Alan Turing's seminal paper "On Computable Numbers".
Alan Turing's Contribution to World History
Jack Copeland
November 30, 2006
00:58:53
Jack Copeland help celebrate the 70th anniversary of Alan Turing's seminal paper "On Computable Numbers".
IDEAS Boston Youth Summit: James McLurkin
James McLurkin
May 3, 2006
00:21:05
James McLurkin discusses how his passion for engineering led him to become the lead research scientist at iRobot, one of the world's leading robotics companies. From Lego bricks to BMX bicycling to programming self-designed video games, engineering was an early passion for James McLurkin.
David Charbonneau: Oddballs in the Cosmos
David Charbonneau
April 13, 2005
01:19:57
David Charbonneau, the Thomas D.