Watch this video about the research our speaker, Professor Bilge Mutlu, has been doing with robots.

 

Abstract:

Robots are unique in their ability to afford interaction using the wider range of human communicative capabilities. When used effectively in human interactions, these capabilities promise significant positive social, cognitive, and task outcomes. How might robots take full advantage of this promise to improve our lives? In this talk, I will describe a research program aimed at building a computational understanding of these human communicative capabilities and using this understanding to design effective social robots.

 

Speaker Information:

Bilge Mutlu is an assistant professor of computer science, psychology, and industrial engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. At Wisconsin, he directs a research program on designing robotic technologies that improve how people learn, communicate, and work. Dr. Mutlu is the recipient of three Best Paper Awards (HRI 2008, 2009, 2011), the NSF CAREER Award, and Fulbright Fellowship.