The University of Texas at Austin will lead a new National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center to study what happens when assistive robots leave the lab and move into the real world to live and work alongside humans.
The forthcoming Center for Human and Robot Co-Adaptation will bring together 39 researchers from six universities and multiple industry partners to establish a new science of “human-robot co-adaptation” – how people and robots learn from one another and adjust their behavior over long periods in everyday settings that will include homes, hospitals and assisted-living residences.
Jim Davis, president of the University of Texas at Austin, said: “UT is in a strong position to lead this new frontier of science. [Read more…] about UT Austin to lead $30 million NSF center for human-robot co-adaptation