Tony Prescott, Professor of cognitive robotics at the University of Sheffield, talking about "What robots can teach us", on the Technology Stage, at New Scientist Live 2019
Can we build a robot that thinks and acts like a person and, if we could, what would that tell us about ourselves? In this talk, Tony Prescott explores how the approach of “brain-based robotics” - building robots controlled by computer models of the brain - is illuminating our understanding of human brains, minds and behaviour. Linking together research in brain science, psychology and robotics, Tony argues that this “understanding through building” approach can help answer fundamental questions about the human condition including the mystery of the human sense of self. Tony Prescott is a professor of cognitive robotics at the University of Sheffield and the co-creator of the award-winning animal-like robots Scratchbot and MiRo. He has also worked to develop life-like behaviour for humanoid robots. His background mixes psychology and brain theory with robotics and artificial intelligence, and his research aims at answering questions about the human condition by creating synthetic entities with capacities such as perception, memory, emotion and sense of self. He is also a co-founder of Consequential Robotics, a UK start-up developing new kinds of assistive and companion robots. His research has been covered by the major news media including the BBC, CNN, Discovery Channel, Science Magazine and New Scientist.
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