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| − | == Cognitive Robotics ==
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| − | <!-- [[List of Members of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Technical Committee for Cognitive Robotics | IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Technical Committee for Cognitive Robotics - List of Members]] --> | + | '''<span style="color:#FF0000">Pick of the week:</span> '''[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/dec/09/google-unveils-mindboggling-quantum-computing-chip Google unveils ‘mindboggling’ quantum computing chip] and [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/google-makes-a-major-quantum-computing-breakthrough/ a deeper analysis of this breakthrough]. |
| − | <!-- <BR> --> | + | [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-limits-of-quantum-computers/ The Limits of Quantum Computers] dispels some of the hype around quantum computing<BR> |
| − | IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Technical Committee for Cognitive Robotics [http://www.ieee-coro.org Website] <BR>
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| − | IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Technical Committee for Cognitive Robotics [http://www.ieee-ras.org/cognitive-robotics/resources Resources]
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| − | <!-- [http://aicor.wikispaces.com/ AICoR - The euRobotics Topic Group on Artificial Intelligence and Cognition in Robotics]. -->
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| − | <!-- [http://aicor.wikispaces.com/SPARC+ROCKeu2+Coordination+Activities SPARC ROCKeu2 Coordination Activities]. -->
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| − | == Robotics in Africa ==
| + | Previous [[Picks of the Week]]<BR> |
| − | There is increasing awareness of the impact - positive and negative - that Industry 4.0 (aka the fourth industrial revolution) will have on developing countries. AI provides opportunities for social and economic empowerment but also poses the significant threat of premature deindustrialization. However, when one thinks of Africa - a continent with 54 countries - cognitive robotics does not spring immediately to mind as the most relevant element of AI for countries that typically have high unemployment and fast-growing populations. But robotics i''s'' catching on in Africa and it does have a role to play in the development of Africa. The questions are: what role will it play, how can Africa best exploit the opportunities that intelligent automation and cognitive robotics have to offer, and how can it offset the threats posed by global factors.
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| − | The following links will give you some idea of where the answers lie.
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| − | [https://unctad.org/fr/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=1369 Robots and industrialization in developing countries - summary]<BR> | + | |
| − | [https://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/presspb2016d6_en.pdf Robots and industrialization in developing countries - report]<BR> | + | |
| − | [https://www.cgdev.org/publication/rise-robot-reserve-army-automation-and-future-economic-development-work-and-wages The Rise of the Robot Reserve Army: Automation and the Future of Economic Development, Work, and Wages in Developing Countries]<BR>
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| − | [https://set.odi.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/SET_Digitalisation-and-future-of-African-manufacturing_Final.pdf Digitalisation and the future of African manufacturing. London: ODI.] <BR>
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| − | [https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_ai_invasion_is_coming_to_africa_and_its_a_good_thing# The AI Invasion is Coming to Africa (and It’s a Good Thing)]<BR>
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| − | [http://drodrik.scholar.harvard.edu/files/dani-rodrik/files/premature_deindustrialization.pdf Premature Deindustrialization]<BR>
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| − | [https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/publications/technology-at-work-v2-0-the-future-is-not-what-it-used-to-be/ Technology at Work v2.0 The Future Is Not What It Used to Be] <BR>
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| − | [https://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/22/africa/robots-in-africa/index.html African countries are importing robots and young people's jobs are at risk]<BR>
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| − | [http://blog.swaliafrica.com/robots-in-africa/ Robots in Africa. What does this mean for the continent ?]<BR>
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| − | [https://face2faceafrica.com/article/all-girls-robotics-team-from-ghana-wins-world-robofest-championship-in-the-u-s?fbclid=IwAR1OvJIvUIRLGdI3X375nbnX1OAUnSQ2g9S9MA5_A92VhTgfq8LO6zkI3V4 All-girls robotics team from Ghana wins World Robofest Championship in the U.S.] [https://www.robofest.net/index.php/current-competitions/world-championship Robofest 2019]<BR>
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| − | [https://spectrum.ieee.org/robotics/drones/in-the-air-with-ziplines-medical-delivery-drones In the Air With Zipline’s Medical Delivery Drones
- IEEE Spectrum, April 2019]<BR>
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| − | [http://www.ircad.africa/ Research Institute against Digestive Cancer (IRCAD)]<BR>
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| − | [http://rwandatoday.africa/news/Govt-plans-to-build-robotics-cancer-training-centre/4383214-5030620-3ua2nu/index.html IRCAD in the press]<BR>
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| − | [https://www.tralac.org/documents/news/1978-drones-on-the-horizon-transforming-africa-s-agriculture-nepad-2018.html Drones on the Horizon: Transforming Africa’s Agriculture]<BR>
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| − | [http://parcrobotics.org/ Pan-African Robotics Competition]<BR>
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| − | [http://creativity.rw/robotics Robotics for Kids]<BR>
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| − | [http://africa.mit.edu/news-and-events/robotics-camp-ends-with-call-for-more-investment/ MIT-Africa Robotics Boot Camp]<BR>
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| − | [http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-05/15/c_138061183.htm Humanoid robot Sophia addresses Africa technology summit in Rwanda]<BR>
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| − | [https://resourcecenter.ieee-ras.org/conferences-videos/icra-videos/824490.html ICRA 2015 - Robotics in Education in Africa]<BR>
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| − | [https://www.ryonic.io/ Ryonic Robotics]<BR>
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| | + | === AI and Robotics in Africa === |
| | + | [[AI and Robotics in Africa | A collection of links]] mapping out the many aspects of AI and robotics in Africa |
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| − | Other links to AI more generally.
| + | === AI in Europe === |
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| − | [https://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/africa-ai-google The future of AI: Why Google is betting big on Africa] <BR> | + | [[AI in Europe | A collection of links]] that map Europe's strategy for human-centric, sustainable, secure, inclusive, and trustworthy AI and Robotics |
| − | [https://www.blog.google/around-the-globe/google-africa/google-ai-ghana/ Google AI in Ghana] <BR>
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| − | == Teaching == | + | === Teaching === |
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| − | Here are some additional material to supplement the [http://www.vernon.eu/courses.htm courses] on my main website.
| + | Support material for some of the [http://www.vernon.eu/courses.htm courses] on my main website. |
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| − | <!-- * [[Algorithms and Data Structures]] (support material) --> | + | <!-- [[Algorithms and Data Structures]] (support material) <BR> --> |
| − | * [[Applied Computer Vision]]
| + | [[Applied Computer Vision]] <BR> |
| − | * [[Artificial Cognitive Systems]] (support material)
| + | [[Artificial Cognitive Systems]] <BR> |
| − | * [[Cognitive Robotics]] (course under development)
| + | [[DSA Software Development Environment | Data Structures and Algorithms for Engineers]] software development environment <BR> |
| − | <!-- * [[DSA Software Development Environment]] (support material) -->
| + | [[Cognitive Robotics | Cognitive Robotics]] <BR> |
| − | <!-- * [[Principles of Computer Programming]]. -->
| + | [[Principles of Computer Programming]] code snippets <BR> |
| | + | [[Robotics: Principles and Practice]] <BR> |
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| − | == Research == | + | === Research === |
| | + | [http://www.vernon.eu/research.htm Research Activities] <BR> |
| | + | [[The CINDY Cognitive Architecture]] (legacy project) <BR> |
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| − | [[The CINDY Cognitive Architecture]].
| + | === Talks and Presentations === |
| − | CINDY stands for '''Ci'''rcular '''N'''etwork '''Dy'''namics. It is in its early state of development and is based on many other cognitive architectures, especially the iCub cognitive architecture which was never fully realized. The long-term goal is to design and implement an emergent artificial cognitive system that builds on the principles of growth and development through circular causality, drawing on many of the principles of the fields of Enaction, Systems Dynamics, and Second-order Cybernetics.
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| − | == Links ==
| + | [[Talks and Presentations]] |
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| − | Here are some [[Links|random items of interest]].
| + | === Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion === |
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| | + | [[Unpacking Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion]] |
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| | + | === Links === |
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| | + | [[Links| A collection of links to resources on many topics of personal interest]] |
