Robot Learning – Ellen Novoseller (UC Berkeley); Toad Navigation – Daniel Shaykevich (Stanford)

This Wonderfest "Ask a Science Envoy" event was conducted and recorded via Zoom on April 27, 2022. The event video was edited by Wonderfest's Neeti Sonth. It features two Science Envoys, early-career researchers with special communication skills and aspirations:

• UC Berkeley computer scientist Dr. Ellen Novoseller on "Machine Learning in Robots" — How do robots use machine learning algorithms to behave properly in uncertain surroundings? Two examples highlight the issue: a household robot that learns to manipulate everyday objects, and a personalized robotic exoskeleton that helps mobility-impaired people to walk.

• Stanford organismal biologist Daniel Shaykevich on "Toads in Space: Studying Navigation in Amphibians" — While we know quite a bit about how mammals use their brains to understand their spatial surroundings, we know much less about how frogs and salamanders do it. What is going on inside the amphibian brain during navigation? And why would this be interesting to humans?

Daniel Shaykevich's talk on "Toads in Space" begins at 28:30.

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Видео Robot Learning – Ellen Novoseller (UC Berkeley); Toad Navigation – Daniel Shaykevich (Stanford) канала Wonderfest Science