"So Man created robot in his own image."

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A timeless dream

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"Leonardo’s robot", imagined around 1495

The film I, Robot (2004)

Introduction: A timeless dreamI. Creating robots in the image of men: why

and how?I. Walking: the cheapest way to moveII. Grabbing and handling objectsIII. Artificial voice

II. The great challenges that will rise nextI. Improving learning capabilityII. Faking human behavior

Conclusion

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I.1. Walking: the cheapest way to move

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John Wilson’s Walkie (1930)

I.2. Grabbing and handling objects Mandatory for robots in order to perform

even very simple tasks the way a human would.

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I.2. Artificial voice

A speaking robot must have a voice that sounds almost human in order to be understandable.

Impossible to generate a human voice by using a simple loudspeaker.

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I.2. Artificial voice

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Waseda Talker

Introduction: A timeless dreamI. Creating robots in the image of men: why

and how?I. Walking: the cheapest way to moveII. Grabbing and handling objectsIII. Artificial voice

II. The great challenges that will rise nextI. Improving learning capabilityII. Faking human behavior

Conclusion

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II.1. Improving learning capability

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A robot can only perform tasks he has been programmed for.

How to learn new abilities?

Where to store them?

II.2. Faking human behavior

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The unspoken purpose: to build a machine impossible to tell apart from a human being, eventually

Can we ever create a machine that can guess?

Conclusion

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