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The Intelligence Mechatronics Lab is conducting research on getting robots to be more human-like with their motions and improving their non-verbal communication. There's a lot of non-verbal communication in dance which led professor, John Baillieul, [...]and PhD student, Kayhan Ozcimder, to see if they could come up with a mathematical formula for a robot to interpret the art of salsa dancing. Read the full story on BU Today: /today/2013/dances-with-robots/
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Massimiliano “Max†Versace, a College of Arts & Sciences research assistant professor and director of BU’s Neuromorphics Laboratory, is building the brain of a versatile, general-purpose robot—maybe not a humanoid, [...]wisecracking helper, but, let’s say, a really smart dog. And with a grant from NASA, that pup may soon be prowling other planets. The Neuromorphics Lab is part of BU’s CompNet (Center for Computational Neuroscience and Neural Technology) and the National Science Foundation–sponsored CELEST (Center of Excellence for Learning in Education, Science and Technology).
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Join Morteza Lahijanian at his Persian New Year’s celebration in Somerville, visit his BU lab, and hear his thoughts about being here, and being Iranian, during a time of turmoil in his homeland.
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Video by Nicolae Ciorogan
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Watch two robots in Boston University's Robotics Lab learn how to make and serve hot dogs.
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In Boston University's Robotics Lab, two robots have learned to work together to perform one of the great feats of human innovation: grilling and serving a hot dog.
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