Abstract: Robotics is enjoying a surge in interest, in part driven by the rapidly emerging developments in AI in the past decade. Beyond the research interest, what are autonomous robots really good for? I believe that autonomy used in an assistive capacity is a good goal to aim for. Such a human-centred perspective raises some new questions for AI, and how it is used within robotics.
In this talk, I'll try to frame the question of what kind of AI we need in such applications, provide some supporting evidence from my past work, and describe some themes associated with future work as part of my UKRI Turing AI WLR Fellowship.
Date:
Thursday, 13 February, 2025 - 13:00 to 14:00
Speaker:
Professor Ram Ramamoorthy
Affiliation:
University of Edinburgh
Location:
Informatics Forum Room, G.03