Computer Science with Dr Christoph Salge

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About this Subject Spotlight

In this fascinating, robot driven Subject Spotlight, Christoph Salge, Reader in Artificial Intelligence in Games at the University of Hertfordshire, presents: Can robots think for themselves?

In the opening episode, he provides an introduction to AI and robotics, gives an overview of Computer Science in the modern world, and discusses robots and autonomous systems. In episode 2, Christoph presents the history of The Braitenberg Vehicle, discusses the mechanism behind it, and considers human/robot interaction, before introducing the Roomba as a case study, describing what it is, why it has been successful, how it works, and its societal impact in episode 3. In the final episode, Christoph delves deep into human-robot relations, asking you to complete a fascinating task to assess your own responses to different robots, and how understanding these reactions will impact the future integration of robots into our everyday routines!

Episodes

1. AI and Robotics: a look at the future

2. The Braitenberg Vehicle

3. Case study: Roomba

4. How we see robots

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