Peter Gray from Team Gray Matter tells us how he controls machines with his mind. Part of our free online course Building a Future with Robots:https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/robotic-future/3

Building a Future with Robots: Meet the Educators

Jun 29th, 2017 2m 51s

Meet the educators from Sheffield Robotics who contribute to the free online course 'Building a Future with Robots.'

What Does a Future with Robots Look Like?

Jun 27th, 2017 5m 27s

Each of our educators has a vision for a future with robots. We ask, has learning about the current research and development and where it’s potentially going given you some insight into why flying cars, Robocops and Iron Men don’t exist yet?

How Future Robotic Teams Might Work Together

Jun 27th, 2017 5m 37s

Our experts share what the future will look like for team working robots.First up, Dr Jonathan Aitken gives us a glimpse into the factories of the future, explaining how the Kuka iiwa robot arm will work alongside workers on the factory floor.

Robotics in Your Career

Jun 27th, 2017 4m 49s

Who might be working with robots in the future? Could the study of robotic systems be the key to unlocking your future career?In this video, academics and students from The University of Sheffield give us their view on how, in a growing industr

Robot-Robot Team: Cooperative Games

Jun 27th, 2017 3m 24s

As we have seen in previous videos, a human-robot team, the robot knows how to act because the human controller is telling it what to do. However, in a robot-robot team, the robots must interact and co-operate with each other to decide what to

Human-Robot Team: A Robot Assisted Surgery

Jun 27th, 2017 4m 18s

The Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield is home to one of the world’s most advanced medical robots: The daVinci Si. In this video, Urological surgeon David Yates discusses his working relationship with the daVinci Si robot surgeon and we wa

Teamwork and Swarms

Jun 27th, 2017 2m 20s

Swarm robotics provides another mechanism for the coordination of multi-robot systems. In robot swarms, a desired collective behavior emerges from the interactions between the robots and interactions of robots with the environment.In this video

Using a Brain-Computer Interface

Jun 27th, 2017 5m 24s

Dr Mahnaz Arvaneh is developing a brain-computer interface (BCI) which uses electroencephalography (EEG) technology to read brain signals and convert them into actions on a computer screen.In this video, Mahnaz demonstrates her system, using th

How Might Bioinspired Robots Help us in our Future?

Jun 27th, 2017 5m 9s

We take a look into a realistic future for robots inspired by nature. Emily Collins is a PhD student in Psychology and in this video, she explains her research which explores how human psychology and emotion can improve the biomimetic robot, Mi

Synthetic Psychology

Jun 27th, 2017 6m 2s

Traditional psychology and neuroscience can often struggle to fully understand how humans work. Synthetic psychology offers a complementary approach, taking theories and testing them out in robotic models to see if human-like behaviour can be r

Using mind Control to Empower Those With Disabilities

Jun 27th, 2017 4m 42s

In October 2016, Switzerland hosted the world’s first Cybathlon, where pilots with severe physical disabilities competed using advanced assistive technologies.The Cybathlon provides a platform for accelerating the development of new skills and

Using Biomimicry to Build Robust Robots

Jun 27th, 2017 2m 4s

Natural organisms, through millions of years of natural selection, have evolved to take on the challenges of their environment. These attributes make them adaptable, versatile and robust and it is these design goals that researchers aim to achi

Studying Natural Swarms

Jun 27th, 2017 1m 49s

Previously we have seen how bioinspiration can influence the design of individual robots. But the natural world can also offer a solution for multi-robot systems where robots need to work cooperatively. In this video, Dr Roderich Gross explains

What is the Future for Robots That Can Sense the World?

Jun 27th, 2017 3m 59s

In this video, Owen and Jonathan discuss some of the industries that could benefit from drone technology in the near future. We’ll then hear from Noel Sharkey about some of the ways this technology is already being put to use.

Humans Making Responsible Decisions

Jun 27th, 2017 7m 38s

We’ve talked about the importance of designing a robot to make responsible decisions, but what about making responsible decisions when designing robots?In this video, Professor Noel Sharkey talks about some important ethical considerations for

Learning from Good Drivers

Jun 27th, 2017 7m 38s

How will autonomous vehicles drive on the roads of today? How can we ensure that they will drive safely alongside humans? Automated technology in cars could help to prevent accidents and reduce congestion and emissions in cities. However, autom

Processing Sensor Data

Jun 27th, 2017 5m 7s

Autonomous systems need to process large volumes of data which can arrive from multiple, diverse sensors such as RADAR, LIDAR and cameras. In this video, Dr Lyudmila Mihaylova explains how her research is tackling this challenge, by developing

How Do Drones Sense the World?

Jun 27th, 2017 3m 13s

In this video, we join Dr Jonathan Aitken and Dr Owen McAree in their Sheffield Airport hangar to find out how they have designed an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) - more commonly known as a drone - to be able to sense it’s environment.They expl

The Challenges of Making Responsible Decisions

Jun 27th, 2017 2m 31s

So far, we have seen that in order for a robot to be autonomous it first needs to be able to sense its environment and then to respond to it. But how does a robot decide how to respond? In this video, Owen explains why we need to design robots

Responding to a Changing Environment

Jun 27th, 2017 3m 8s

As well as being able to sense their environment, autonomous robots need to be able to react to it.In this video, Dr Owen McAree explains the importance of designing robots that can respond to a changing environment and how this challenge is be

Welcome to Sheffield Robotics

Jun 27th, 2017 2m 15s

In this video, Director of Sheffield Robotics, Professor Tony Prescott welcomes you to Sheffield Robotics and explains some of the work we do.

Building a Future with Robots (trailer)

Jun 27th, 2017 1m 15s

Explore the role of robots and autonomous systems in the factories, homes, hospitals, schools and cars of our near future with this free course from the University of Sheffield.https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/robotic-future

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