Artificial intelligence in the post-deep learning era
2005 what do robots do
1. The Promise of Robotics What do Robots Do? R2D2
Dangerous missions I’ll show you pictures of nine and
What do famous robots. C-3P0
Robots Do? Dirty jobs
What are their names?
James McLurkin Dull tasks What are their jobs? R2D2: Mechanic
C-3P0: Translator
Battle Droids Sentinel Commander Data
Looks for
Human Science Officer on the
Defend Evil Empires Ships Enterprise
Roomba AIBO ASIMO PackBot
Plays
Clean Floors Games Help People Help Soldiers
Spirit and Opportunity Deploying Exploration
What if we sent
2,000 robots to
Mars?
Explore Mars
2. Security Navigation Mapping Biological Inspiration
I program my robots to act like ants
(These are
my pets)
Kindergarten to High School Undergraduate Years Graduate School
Cardboard and Tape
(Hands-on fabrication)
Where did I Model Railroading
(Precision crafting)
Lego
(Mechanical Engineering)
come from? Video Games
(Computer Science)
BMX Bicycles
(Real Mechanical Systems)
James McLurkin R/C Cars
(Electromechanical Systems)
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Rover (My first robot)
Counting Follow the Leader The Great Robot Migration
Flow Navigation Divide-n-Clump
