Grand Challenges of Science: Robotics. A roundtable discussion of the future of the machine

Byron SpiceTuesday, January 26, 2010

Discover & The National Science Foundation Present:

GrandChallenges of Science: Robotics.

A roundtable discussion of the futureof the machine:
How will robots transform industry, health care, andwarfare?
And will they ever be our equals?

Featuring:
Rodney Brooks,Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Javier Movellan, University ofCalifornia San Diego
Robin Murphy, Texas A&M University
RedWhittaker, Carnegie Mellon University.

Moderated by: Discover Editorin Chief Corey S. Powell.

Thursday, 28 January 2010, 7:00 PM
Rashid Auditorium (Gates & Hillman Centers 4401)
Carnegie Mellon University

Attendance is by RSVP only.
discover10@cs.cmu.edu

Red Whittaker makes a point during a Jan. 28 panel discussion on robotics in Rashid Auditorium sponsored by the National Science Foundation and Discover magazine. Rodney Brooks of MIT looks on.
MIT's Rodney Brooks makes a point during a Jan. 28 panel discussion on robotics in Rashid Auditorium sponsored by the National Science Foundation and Discover magazine. Corey Powell of Discover magazine and Red Whittaker also were part of the discussion.
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