A new generation of robots is emerging, directly inspired by the intelligence and bodies of living organisms. What will result is a symbiosis of the human and the robot, says Prof. Dario Floreano, Director of the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems at the EPFL in Lausanne, in this episode of NeuroCentury, recorded at the Dubai Future Forum 2023.  

Dario Floreano led the National Competence Centre in Research for Robotics in Switzerland, 2010-2022, a large consortium of academic and research institutions specializing in different aspects of robotic technology. He is co-author of the book “Tales from a Robotic World”, together with Nicola Nosengo.

The conversation covers programmes to develop intelligent robots for restoring, preserving and assisting humans. Wearable robotics is the type of robotics where the robot perceives what the person does and acts on the person by supporting his/her actions. Dario takes us through developments which started from large, bulky robots for neurorehabilitation, to wearable ones, and onto the situation in which the robot disappears and becomes embedded, integrated in the human.

Paweł and Dario discuss educational robotics and how 80 thousand robots are now deployed in Swiss schools and elsewhere for teaching and learning. They explore the impact of the rise of robotics on the labour market, given the ongoing automation of many human tasks. Looking into the future, Paweł asks Dario about biohybrid robots, ones that weave electronics with living cells.

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