This is a quick update. I'll put a proper page together when I have some more time. I've been doing quite a lot over the last few months to engage with non academics.
Here is my TEDx Frome in January at The Merlin Theatre, Frome
Here is a … Continue Reading ››
This page has been created for the AISB Tutorial/Hackathon event, part of AISB2017 at the University of Bath, but may be used by anyone wanting to get practical hands-on experience with reactive planning for robot control.
Before reading this page, please read the Instinct Planner page for background information on reactive planning in … Continue Reading ››
This week I am primarily focused on preparing my talk for the TEDx event in Frome on 28th January. I am giving a talk about how humans interact with robots, and why it is important that we design our robots to be understandable and transparent, rather than mysterious and deceptive.
However, as I started … Continue Reading ››
Over the last year or so, one of my main research interests has been machine transparency. We've been using the R5 Robot in various 'robot encounter' experiments, both online using video recordings and in a live environment. We've shown that people do not naturally form good mental models of robots on first encounter. They … Continue Reading ››
I've just spent a couple of days at the ICAPS PlanRob workshop. About 35 of us met together at King's College in London, and my paper on the Instinct Planner was one of 23 accepted papers.
Manuela Veloso gave the keynote talk. She talked about CoBots (robots that must cooperate with … Continue Reading ››
Last week I spent two days with 24 other 'early career' academics in a hotel in Swansea, South Wales. We each presented our research, learnt how to interact with the press, commercialise research, work with industry partners and make up lightening sketches. The event was the first of … Continue Reading ››
How to design trustworthy robot butlers that we won’t want to treat like humans
Today I had this article published … Continue Reading ››
This year seems to be rapidly getting very busy. In January, February and March I was flat out finishing my Arduino based R5 robot. We've been working with it on an ethics experiment. Many thanks to all those two participated in the research - your input was vital. We have a paper in review for that work now, … Continue Reading ››
I was recently interviewed for a new film about how AI impacts us today, and what the future may hold. Created by a Birmingham MA student, this film includes interviews from various academics in the field, including myself. It asks the questions everyone wants to ask about intelligent systems and robots; how they might change our … Continue Reading ››
