Hallo Robot

1 A short history of robots, from dolls to androids

• Machines as man throughout history
• Mechanical dolls: forerunners of the robot
• Enter the working humanoid robots
• The next step: android robots that look like you
• Uncanny valley: the problem with creepy robots

 2. How do robots see their surroundings?

• Getting to grips with a new environment
• Seeing through the eyes of a robot
• Training robots to recognise obj...