Hod Lipson
Roboticist
The creator of several “self-aware” robots, Hod Lipson’s research in evolutionary robotics focuses primarily on the application of biologically inspired approaches to engineering challenges, such as machine self-replication and programmable self-assembly. He directs the Creative Machines Lab at Cornell University’s School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and Computing & Information Science.
Past Events
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Man-Made Minds:
Through its dramatic triumph on Jeopardy!, IBM’s WATSON supercomputer recently showed the world that machines are capable of feats we’ve long considered distinctly human. In this program, see it for yourself. We joined WATSON and a world-renowned panel of roboticists and computer scientists, as they demonstrated and explore the rise of man-made minds.
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Battlestar Galactica Cyborgs on the Horizon
Cast members from Battlestar Galactica join leading roboticists to explore scientifically, philosophically, and ethically the approaching new frontier of technology.
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