Video / Grand Challenges of Science: Robotics
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March 30, 2010
On January 28, 2010, Discover, the NSF, and Carnegie Mellon University hosted a panel discussion and a series of interviews that addressed some the big questions on the future of their field: How will robots transform industry, health care, and warfare? Will they ever be our equals? The participants were four of the country's leading roboticists: Javier Movellan from University of California San Diego, Rodney Brooks from the Massachussetts Institute of Technology, William "Red" Whittaker from Carnegie Mellon University, and Robyn Murphy from Texas A&M University. Here are videos from the interviews with them.
The event was part of Discover and the NSF's Grand Challenges of Science series, which also included Unlocking the Secrets and Powers of the Brain, The Mysteries of the Cosmos, The Challenges of Climate Change, and With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: The Future of Video Games.
