A biomimetic brain for active touch
| Dates: | 6 June 2016 |
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| Times: | 12:00 - 13:00 |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | Faculty of Life Sciences |
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| Who is it for: | University staff |
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| Speaker: | Nathan Lepora |
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Part of the Computational and Systems Neuroscience Seminar Series
Historically, neuroscience and robotics have focussed primarily on vision, e.g. the study of visual cortex, and the field of computer vision which underlies e.g. driverless cars. Yet if there is a sense that most distinguishes us from other animals, it is our sense of touch. Our ability to dexterously manipulate objects and tools with our hands is unique in the animal kingdom, and likely interrelated with other evolutionary developments such as our cognitive and social capabilities. In this talk I focus on human touch and its embodiment in robots, covering developments in 3D-printed tactile hands and neuroscience-inspired algorithms for actively perceiving, exploring and manipulating objects. The work fits within a major theme in robotics that is progressing towards machines with human-like manipulation capabilities.
http://www.lepora.com/
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/engineering/people/nathan-f-lepora/index.html
Speaker
Nathan Lepora
Organisation: University of Bristol
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AV Hill Building
Manchester
