Robotics and the Future of Computer Science Dr. David S. Touretzky Carnegie Mellon University November 13, 2014 5 pm 2113 Downing Bldg. Abstract Advances in sensor and actuator technologies are producing new robotic devices that will alter our lives even more dramatically than the computer revolution that began 40 years ago with the invention of the microprocessor. Self-driving cars and miniature humanoids are just the beginning; we will soon be living and working among robots in a huge variety of shapes and sizes. But these are not just novel physical devices. Robots are also complex software systems, and the coming robotics revolution will be deeply dependent on the skills we impart to the next generation of computer scientists. In this talk, 52 years after the advent of The Jetsons, I will explain why our robotic future will be different from anything we can imagine today, and describe my personal experiences developing open source robots for education and research. Biography Dr. David S. Touretzky is a research professor in the Computer Science Department and the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition at Carnegie Mellon University. His lab developed Tekkotsu, an open source robotics applications framework for programming mobile robots. Dr. Touretzkys research interests include cognitive robotics, neural representation of space in the rodent brain, and computational neuroscience. In 2006 he was named a Distinguished Scientist by the Association for Computing Machinery.
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