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Taught by Professor John Long | 33 min | Categories: Science
Explore the tension between semi-autonomous military robots and our need to oversee their safety and control. In looking at military robots such as the Predator unmanned aerial system and the Phalanx weapons system, you'll learn about the unique trade-offs involved in the speed and accuracy of action, and the ability to distinguish friend from foe....
24 Lectures
1
The Arrival of Robot Autonomy
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of 39 min
2
Robot Bodies and Trade-Offs
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of 33 min
3
Robot Actuators and Movement
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of 33 min
4
Robot Sensors and Simple Communication
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of 31 min
5
Robot Controllers and Programming
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of 31 min
6
Human-Inspired Robot Planning
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of 31 min
7
Animal-Inspired Robot Behavior
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of 30 min
8
Basic Skills for Making Robots
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of 34 min
9
Designing a New Robot
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of 31 min
10
A Robot for Every Task?
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of 29 min
11
Robot Arms in the Factory
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of 31 min
12
Mobile Robots at Home
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of 33 min
13
Hospital Robots and Neuroprosthetics
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of 28 min
14
Self-Driving Vehicles
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of 30 min
15
Flying Robots: From Autopilots to Drones
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of 32 min
16
Underwater Robots That Hover and Glide
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of 33 min
17
Space Robots in Orbit and on Other Worlds
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of 33 min
18
Why Military Robots Are Different
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of 33 min
19
Extreme Robots
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of 33 min
20
Swarm Robots
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of 28 min
21
Living Robots?
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of 29 min
22
Social Robots
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of 31 min
23
Humanoid Robots: Just like Us?
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of 32 min
24
The Futures of Robotics
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of 34 min
