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<p>Type: cmu.cs.robotics<br/>
Topic: Robotics Seminar, Prof. John Canny, Friday Oct 11, 3:30, Adamson Wing, Baker Hall
Dates: 11-Oct-91<br/>
Time: 3:30<br/>
Place: Adamson Wing, Baker Hall<br/>
PostedBy: me on 11-Oct-91 at 01:39 from H.GP.CS.CMU.EDU (Michael Erdmann)
Abstract:
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</p><p> ***** Friendly Reminder: Robotics Seminar Today!! *****
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<tr><td>Date:</td><td>11-Oct-91
</td></tr><tr><td>Time:</td><td>3:30 (Refreshments at 3:15)
</td></tr><tr><td>Place:</td><td>Adamson Wing, Baker Hall
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<p> RISC-Robotics
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John Canny
U.C. Berkeley
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<p> RISC in a robotics context stands for Reduced Intricacy in Sensing and
Control. But it shares the same philosophy as RISC computer design.
The idea is to replace complicated manipulation and sensing steps with
combinations of simple ones. Industrial robotics research has focussed
on anthropomorphism in the hope that once robots become sufficiently
human-like, they will be able to solve all the tasks that they are
currently incapable of doing. This approach is seductive and has led
researchers further and further away from the real problems that
hinder the proliferation of robots in manufacturing. The enthusiasm
for robotics in industry which reached a peak in the mid 80's has all
but disappeared after a protracted lack of progress on these problems.</p>
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