Carnegie Mellon University

ComputersComputersandand

RobotsRobots

ComputersComputersandand

RobotsRobots

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~bryant

Randal E. Bryant

RobosoccerRobosoccer

What is Easy? What is Hard?What is Easy? What is Hard?

ArithmeticArithmetic

Computers can do more than 1 billion calculations per second

5736.421 X (4296.79 – 551.04)

42.9 + 553.4

= 36034.209224802958

What is Easy? What is Hard?What is Easy? What is Hard?

Humans better than Humans better than computerscomputers

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ReadingReading

Artificial IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence

Make computers display “intelligent behavior”Make computers display “intelligent behavior”

1997:IBM “Deep Blue” beats Gary Kasparov

More Artificial IntelligenceMore Artificial IntelligenceFLORIDA -- El gobierno del presidente Barack Obama dará impulso a una red eléctrica "inteligente" futurista, con la esperanza de llevar lo más pronto posible al sistema de transmisión de energía hacia la era digital.

El presidente Obama anunciará el martes durante una visita a una planta de energía solar en Arcadia, Florida, que el gobierno dará apoyo con 3.400 millones de dólares a un centenar de proyectos destinados a modernizar el sistema de electricidad de Estados Unidos.

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FLORIDA - The government of President Barack Obama will give impetus to a power grid "smart" futuristic, hoping to take as soon as possible to the power transmission system into the digital age. 

President Obama will announce on Tuesday during a visit to a solar power plant in Arcadia, Florida, that the government will support with 3,400 million dollars to a hundred projects to modernize the electricity system of the United States.

Why is Computer Vision Hard?Why is Computer Vision Hard?

What do we see in this image?

How do we know this?

We rely on “real-world knowledge”

What is a Robot?What is a Robot?Machines that Machines that sensesense, , thinkthink, and , and actact

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Which of these Which of these are robots?are robots?

Robots in Action: RobosoccerRobots in Action: Robosoccer

Robots in Action: RobosoccerRobots in Action: Robosoccer

Robots in Action: Driving on RoadsRobots in Action: Driving on Roads

2007 DARPA Urban Grand 2007 DARPA Urban Grand ChallengeChallenge

Drive course with other carsDrive course with other cars

Follow California driving rulesFollow California driving rules

SenseSense

ThinkThink

ActAct

Robots in Action: Driving on RoadsRobots in Action: Driving on Roads

Robots in Action: Driving on RoadsRobots in Action: Driving on Roads

Robots in the Real WorldRobots in the Real World

The “Three D’s”The “Three D’s” Dull Dirty Dangerous

Want to Get Involved?Want to Get Involved?

How Much School?How Much School? Depends on what kind of

job you want

What to Learn?What to Learn? Math: Algebra, geometry,

trigonometry Science: Physics,

chemistry

Other Skills You NeedOther Skills You Need Working in teams Communicating with

others

2-yearcollege

Elementaryschool

Middleschool

Highschool

4-yearcollege

Graduateschool

Technician

Designer

Researcher

Car of the Future?Car of the Future?