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Aeolus™: The Robot That Can
Over Coffee® | Stories and Resources from the Intersection of Art and Science | Exploring How to Make STEAM Work For You
English - February 02, 2018 17:45 - 9 minutes - 12.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsPerforming Arts Arts Education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
"Tidy up, please, Aeolus™."
How would you like to be able to say that, leave for work or play--and come home to a clean house?
That's the idea behind the Aeolus™ household robot.
This is the world's first multifunctional robot--which can learn domestic chores specific to your home and keep right on learning through AI, according to creator Alex Huang.
Premiering at CES 2018 in Las Vegas, Aeolus™gave onsite demos: moving chairs, picking up toys and vacuuming the floor.
And, it even brought its demonstrator, Cindy, a cold drink.
Alex, who is both founder and CEO of San Francisco-based Aeolus Robotics, talked with us onsite just after one of the demos.
On this edition of Over Coffee®, you will hear:
How Aeolus™ works;
The factors behind the inspiration for the robot;
Why artificial intelligence makes this particular robot unique;
The timeline for release of the Aeolus™in-home robot;
Future plans for the robot to grow and expand its capabilities.
What Aeolus™' artificial-intelligence learning curve is like;
One of Alex's favorite experiences with using the robot in his own home;
What the robot can recognize, through AI;
Future plans for Aeolus™ to expand its capabilities, and the additional environments in which it would be able to function.