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Next up for AI? Dancing robots | Catie Cuan

Jul 1, 2024
10:39
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Robot choreographer Catie Cuan discusses the importance of teaching robots to move with grace and emotion for AI development. She explores the fusion of dance and engineering, training AI agents on choreographer preferences, and the potential for robots to be dance partners in everyday interactions.
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  • Teaching robots to dance improves their caregiving abilities through emotional connection.
  • Robots equipped with physical intelligence can adapt and interact more effectively with humans.

Deep dives

Teaching Robots to Dance

Roboticist and choreographer Katie Kwan emphasizes the importance of teaching robots how to dance. By combining robotics and dance, she explores the connection between robot motion and human emotion. Teaching robots to move with intention and emotion can lead to better caregiving and companionship abilities, enhancing interactions between humans and robots.

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