Talking Robots is a podcast featuring interviews with high-profile professionals in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for an inside view on the science, technology, and business of intelligent robotics. It is managed and sponsored by the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LIS) at the EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland. http://lis.epfl.ch/podcast http://www.phonecasting.com//Uploads/ChannelImages/talkingrobotslogo1.jpg http://lis.epfl.ch/podcast Talking Robots is a podcast featuring interviews with high-profile professionals in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for an inside view on the science, technology, and business of intelligent robotics. It is managed and sponsored by the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LIS) at the EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland. 0 0 Copyright 2007 daniel.marbach@gmail.com daniel.marbach@gmail.com Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:11:38 GMT Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:25:40 GMT Auto RSS Generated Web App by Phonecasting.com Talking Robots 1 (831) 480-7010 daniel.marbach@gmail.com Talking Robots is a podcast featuring interviews with high-profile professionals in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for an inside view on the science, technology, and business of intelligent robotics. It is managed and sponsored by the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LIS) at the EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland. Daniel Marbach daniel.marbach@gmail.com In this episode we talk to Chris Melhuish, who is the director of the Bristol Robotics Laboratory at the University of Bristol and the West of England in the UK. Whether for your iPod or robot, we all crave for a better energy autonomy. Batteries, solar panels and gas tanks are the usual, but what if machines could digest bugs or waste to get on the move? http://lis.epfl.ch/podcast daniel.marbach@gmail.com e8ae3cce-38eb-4e85-a03c-58aa308e6b63 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 22:04:36 GMT daniel.marbach@gmail.com Talking Robots: Chris Melhuish - Energy Autonomy In this episode we talk to Chris Melhuish, who is the director of the Bristol Robotics Laboratory at the University of Bristol and the West of England in the UK. Whether for your iPod or robot, we all crave for a better energy autonomy. Batteries, solar panels and gas tanks are the usual, but what if machines could digest bugs or waste to get on the move? 23082948 Robots Metin Sitti nano materials gecko micro bio-mechanical In this episode we talk to Haruhisa Kurokawa, who is the head of the Distributed System Design Research Group, Intelligent Systems Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan. He presents one the leading robots in the area of self-reconfigurable modular robotics, the M-TRAN III (Modular Transformer). Their robots can change shape to walk, slither or crawl and why not become the cup of coffee you so badly need? http://lis.epfl.ch/podcast daniel.marbach@gmail.com 2028e95c-8b37-4f98-ab5a-84bf92283130 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:07:31 GMT daniel.marbach@gmail.com Talking Robots: Haruhisa Kurokawa - Self-reconfigurable Modular Robots In this episode we talk to Haruhisa Kurokawa, who is the head of the Distributed System Design Research Group, Intelligent Systems Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan. He presents one the leading robots in the area of self-reconfigurable modular robotics, the M-TRAN III (Modular Transformer). Their robots can change shape to walk, slither or crawl and why not become the cup of coffee you so badly need? 27239134 Robots Metin Sitti nano materials gecko micro bio-mechanical In this episode we talk to Martin Haegele, who is the head of the Robot Systems Department at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA in Stuttgart, Germany. With his feet well anchored to the ground, he gives us an overview of today's European robotics Market and tomorrow’s trends. http://lis.epfl.ch/podcast daniel.marbach@gmail.com 4dfbb6e9-eb59-4fc1-b49e-0e0cafae9778 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:01:47 GMT daniel.marbach@gmail.com Talking Robots: Martin Haegele - The European Robotics Market In this episode we talk to Martin Haegele, who is the head of the Robot Systems Department at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA in Stuttgart, Germany. With his feet well anchored to the ground, he gives us an overview of today's European robotics Market and tomorrow’s trends. 26103539 Robots Metin Sitti nano materials gecko micro bio-mechanical In this episode we talk to Daniel Wilson about his Rave Award winning book on "How to Survive A Robot Uprising". With his humor in pocket, Daniel walks us through the worst Sci-Fi and Hollywood robot attacks. Luckily, his PhD in robotics and army of CMU colleagues are full of resources when it comes to detecting the weak points of their robot protégés. http://lis.epfl.ch/podcast daniel.marbach@gmail.com 812ab7ac-6aad-4b20-a4b5-a250bdf76f47 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:14:35 GMT daniel.marbach@gmail.com Talking Robots: Daniel Wilson - How to Survive a Robot Uprising In this episode we talk to Daniel Wilson about his Rave Award winning book on "How to Survive A Robot Uprising". With his humor in pocket, Daniel walks us through the worst Sci-Fi and Hollywood robot attacks. Luckily, his PhD in robotics and army of CMU colleagues are full of resources when it comes to detecting the weak points of their robot protégés. 20471539 Robots Metin Sitti nano materials gecko micro bio-mechanical In this episode we talk to Roger Quinn, who is the director of the Biologically Inspired Robotics Lab at Case Western Reserve University. Using data from biological organisms such as the Deathhead Cockroach and crickets, he creates robots which efficiently move like insects or serve as models for understanding the dynamics of biological systems. Starting off with the more complex insect-robot locomotion in the Micro-Crickets, Cockroaches and BILL-Ants he went on to developing more abstract forms of locomotion with the Whegs™ (wheel/leg) series. If you're looking for a robot that can climb up glass, run over difficult terrain, jump or even fly, the Whegs™ robot series might just be what you need. http://lis.epfl.ch/podcast daniel.marbach@gmail.com 9851d823-3b3c-4758-934a-c63df5ef3bac Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:12:24 GMT daniel.marbach@gmail.com Talking Robots Roger Quinn - Insect-like Locomotion In this episode we talk to Roger Quinn, who is the director of the Biologically Inspired Robotics Lab at Case Western Reserve University. Using data from biological organisms such as the Deathhead Cockroach and crickets, he creates robots which efficiently move like insects or serve as models for understanding the dynamics of biological systems. Starting off with the more complex insect-robot locomotion in the Micro-Crickets, Cockroaches and BILL-Ants he went on to developing more abstract forms of locomotion with the Whegs™ (wheel/leg) series. If you're looking for a robot that can climb up glass, run over difficult terrain, jump or even fly, the Whegs™ robot series might just be what you need. 27744029 Robots Metin Sitti nano materials gecko micro bio-mechanical In this episode we talk to David Hanson about human-like social robots and his company Hanson Robotics. If you fancy tea with Einstein or a Sci Fi discussion with Philippe K. Dick, he might be able to provide you with some interesting look-alikes. http://lis.epfl.ch/podcast daniel.marbach@gmail.com aa1bf63d-8088-4448-997e-cef888b3719b Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:15:20 GMT daniel.marbach@gmail.com Talking Robots: David Hanson - Human-like Social Robots In this episode we talk to David Hanson about human-like social robots and his company Hanson Robotics. If you fancy tea with Einstein or a Sci Fi discussion with Philippe K. Dick, he might be able to provide you with some interesting look-alikes. 27069025 Robots Metin Sitti nano materials gecko micro bio-mechanical In this episode we talk to Yasuo Kuniyoshi about embodied cognition. By confronting his human size humanoids to their environment he proves that lifting heavy objects or performing some acrobatic moves become a piece of cake. When augmented with a pinch of chaos theory and a baby size humanoid, Yasou Kuniyoshi attempts to show us that embodied cognition might explain a lot about the way babies move and develop. http://lis.epfl.ch/podcast daniel.marbach@gmail.com 55da749c-ac9f-4f69-bc0a-a5d48dd0210b Mon, 04 Jun 2007 22:03:57 GMT daniel.marbach@gmail.com Talking Robots: Yasuo Kuniyoshi - Embodied Cognition In this episode we talk to Yasuo Kuniyoshi about embodied cognition. By confronting his human size humanoids to their environment he proves that lifting heavy objects or performing some acrobatic moves become a piece of cake. When augmented with a pinch of chaos theory and a baby size humanoid, Yasou Kuniyoshi attempts to show us that embodied cognition might explain a lot about the way babies move and develop. 36055147 Robots Metin Sitti nano materials gecko micro bio-mechanical In this episode we talk to Dario Floreano about evolutionary robotics. From evolution to learning and from single robots to swarm systems, Prof. Floreano presents how evolutionary robotics can be used to understand biological systems and design efficient control for robots. http://lis.epfl.ch/podcast daniel.marbach@gmail.com 8db176bd-d3d6-4094-a8d7-1544acfdc27e Tue, 22 May 2007 12:52:26 GMT daniel.marbach@gmail.com Talking Robots: Dario Floreano - Evolutionary Robotics In this episode we talk to Dario Floreano about evolutionary robotics. From evolution to learning and from single robots to swarm systems, Prof. Floreano presents how evolutionary robotics can be used to understand biological systems and design efficient control for robots. 0 Robots Metin Sitti nano materials gecko micro bio-mechanical In this episode we interview Rodney Brooks on behavior based robotics. He talks about how mosquitoes in Thailand caused a fundamental shift in artificial intelligence, how to build robots that sell, and how 50 years from now you'll be fighting with your robot for spare parts. http://lis.epfl.ch/podcast daniel.marbach@gmail.com be4647d2-bfd4-44b2-825a-66c27dc70cf6 Thu, 03 May 2007 16:54:16 GMT daniel.marbach@gmail.com Talking Robots: Rodney Brooks - Behavior Based Robotics In this episode we interview Rodney Brooks on behavior based robotics. He talks about how mosquitoes in Thailand caused a fundamental shift in artificial intelligence, how to build robots that sell, and how 50 years from now you'll be fighting with your robot for spare parts. 31516528 Robots Metin Sitti nano materials gecko micro bio-mechanical In this episode we interview the biologist Laurent Keller on his experience with using robots for Biology. He talks about the advantages of using robots rather than theoretical models and computer simulations alone, and he comments on whether we should build animal-robot hybrids and artificial animals. http://lis.epfl.ch/podcast daniel.marbach@gmail.com cda4eb04-5e3a-4957-b3d7-7bcfe983b31d Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:50:24 GMT daniel.marbach@gmail.com Talking Robots: Laurent Keller - Robots and Biology In this episode we interview the biologist Laurent Keller on his experience with using robots for Biology. He talks about the advantages of using robots rather than theoretical models and computer simulations alone, and he comments on whether we should build animal-robot hybrids and artificial animals. 16256421 Robots Metin Sitti nano materials gecko micro bio-mechanical In this episode we interview Jun Tani on robot cognition and robot consciousness. He talks about robot, animal and human brains, meta-level cognition, and on his interest in building schizophrenic robots. http://lis.epfl.ch/podcast daniel.marbach@gmail.com f94d7503-f988-4eed-b868-d0547f58ea2b Mon, 09 Apr 2007 19:50:41 GMT daniel.marbach@gmail.com Talking Robots: Jun Tani - Cognitive Robotics In this episode we interview Jun Tani on robot cognition and robot consciousness. He talks about robot, animal and human brains, meta-level cognition, and on his interest in building schizophrenic robots. 24661998 Robots Metin Sitti nano materials gecko micro bio-mechanical In this episode we interview Auke Ijspeert on his amphibious salamander robot. He explains how central pattern generators are a powerful tool to link simple high-level commands to complex patterns of locomotion including gait changes, and how they are used in his robot. http://lis.epfl.ch/podcast daniel.marbach@gmail.com 2ae6206d-b9d4-4bb5-93a0-ef733e209310 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:51:06 GMT daniel.marbach@gmail.com Talking Robots: Auke Ijspeert - Salamander robot s In this episode we interview Auke Ijspeert on his amphibious salamander robot. He explains how central pattern generators are a powerful tool to link simple high-level commands to complex patterns of locomotion including gait changes, and how they are used in his robot. 25866556 Robots Metin Sitti nano materials gecko micro bio-mechanical In this episode we interview Metin Sitti on nano-materials such as artificial gecko hairs for robotics. He talks about his wall-climbing robots, about the advantages of down-scaling robots, about the state of the art in micro-robotics, and about the potential of hybrid bio-mechanical robots. http://lis.epfl.ch/podcast daniel.marbach@gmail.com f50ff152-38c6-4b9a-97a8-429cd9b0e04d Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:19:36 GMT daniel.marbach@gmail.com Talking Robots: Metin Sitti - Nano-Robotics In this episode we interview Metin Sitti on nano-materials such as artificial gecko hairs for robotics. He talks about his wall-climbing robots, about the advantages of down-scaling robots, about the state of the art in micro-robotics, and about the potential of hybrid bio-mechanical robots. 16765865 Robots Metin Sitti nano materials gecko micro bio-mechanical