Abstract
What is your science fiction fantasy: a personal robot butler doing your household chores autonomously or going to the surgeon to buy a new bionic part to augment your body's capabilities? Today robots are increasingly making the journey from industry floors to our homes. Sethu Vijayakumar is the Professor of Robotics in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh, UK and Director of the Institute for Perception, Action and Behavior (IPAB). He will illustrate the spills and thrills of working with some of the world's most sophisticated anthropomorphic robots like the SARCOS DB, HONDA ASIMO, the iLIMB hand, the KUKA robot arm and the NAO footballers, through interactive demonstrations and videos.
