[BIC-announce] FW: CIM25 seminars - Robots Among Humans (Centre for Intelligent Machines)

[Jennifer Chew, Ms.]

FOR YOUR INFORMATION FROM THE CENTRE FOR INTELLIGENT MACHINES, 25TH ANNIVERSARY SEMINARS ON BRAIN, BODY & MACHINE 


Jennifer Chew
McConnell Brain Imaging Centre
MNI - WB317
3801 University Street
Montreal, Qc  H3A 2B4
Telephone:  514-398-8554
Fax:  514-398-2975


-----Original Message-----
From: CIM25 [mailto:cim25 at cim.mcgill.ca] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 10:32 AM
Subject: CIM25 seminars - Robots Among Humans

Dear Madame/Sir


CIM25 program committee has decided to have a year-long seminar series on the topic "Brain, Body and Machine," where we intend to host six public lectures, each by a prominent international academic. This week Prof. Oussama Khatib will give a lecture on Robots Among Humans.


CIM 25^th Anniversary Seminars on Brain, Body & Machine

Centre for Intelligent Machines

McGill University

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Time: Friday, April 23, 2010, 18:00 - 19:00

Place: McDonald-Harrington Bldg., Room G-10

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* Robots Among Humans *

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* Prof. Oussama Khatib*

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* Department of Computer Science*

* Stanford University*


  * * Stanford, CA, USA


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Robotics is rapidly expanding into the human environment and vigorously engaged in its new emerging

challenges. From a largely dominant industrial focus, robotics has undergone, by the turn of the new

millennium, a major transformation in scope and dimensions. This expansion has been brought about by

the maturity of the field and the advances in its related technologies to address the pressing needs for

human-centered robotic applications. Interacting, exploring, and working with humans, the new generation

of robots will increasingly touch people and their lives, in homes, workplaces, and communities, providing

support in services, entertainment, education, health care, and assistance. The discussion focuses on new

design concepts, novel sensing modalities, efficient planning and control strategies, modeling of human

motion and skills, which are among the key requirements for safe, dependable, and competent robots.

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Please find the seminar poster at
http://www.cim.mcgill.ca/cim25/SEMINAR-Oussama.pdf.


Best Regards

Amir Hajzargarbashi, CIM25 Secretary