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SUMMARY:The mechanical side of artificial intelligence - Dr Rob Wood\, Har
 vard
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CONTACT:Hilde Hambro
DESCRIPTION:Artificial Intelligence typically focuses on perception\, lear
 ning\, and control methods to enable autonomous robots to make and act on 
 decisions in real environments. On the contrary\, our research is focused 
 on the design\, mechanics\, materials\, and manufacturing of novel robot p
 latforms that make perception\, control\, or action easier or more robust 
 for natural\, unstructured\, and often unpredictable environments. Key pri
 nciples in this pursuit include bioinspired designs\, smart materials for 
 novel sensors and actuators\, and the development of multi-scale\, multi-m
 aterial manufacturing methods. This talk will illustrate this philosophy b
 y highlighting the creation of two classes of robots with unique hardware 
 challenges: soft-bodied robots and bioinspired microrobots.\nProfessor Rob
 ert Wood is the Charles River Professor of Engineering and Applied Science
 s in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science
 s\, Chair of Bioengineering at Harvard\, and a National Geographic Explore
 r. Prof. Wood completed his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in the Dept. of Electri
 cal Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California\, Be
 rkeley. He is the winner of multiple awards for his work including the DAR
 PA Young Faculty Award\, NSF Career Award\, ONR Young Investigator Award\,
  Air Force Young Investigator Award\, Technology Review's TR35\, and multi
 ple best paper awards. In 2010 Wood received the Presidential Early Career
  Award for Scientists and Engineers from President Obama for his work in m
 icrorobotics. In 2012 he was selected for the Alan T. Waterman award\, the
  National Science Foundation's most prestigious early career award. In 201
 4 he was named one of National Geographic's "Emerging Explorers". Wood's g
 roup is also dedicated to STEM education by using novel robots to motivate
  young students to pursue careers in science and engineering.
LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81492263459  Meeting ID: 814 9226 3459
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