Lecture on State-of-the-Art Robots - Introducing Cog

Introduction to Cog

• Designed by Prof. Rodney Brooks and students at MIT
• Visited by the band "They Might Be Giants"
• Drummer from the band reacted competitively to the robot

Human Reactions to Robots

• Common to feel competitive tension
• Even semi-intelligent machines evoke this reaction

Conclusion

• Cog represents the future of robotics and human interaction with intelligent machines