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Dr. Kazuhiko Kawamura, director of Vanderbilt University 's Center for Intelligent Systems, will discuss the next big challenge in robotics, Friday, January 28, 11 a.m. at the University of Memphis FedEx Institute of Technology.

During the past decade, the robotics community has made major progress in integrating robotic bodies with sensors and artificial intelligence software. The next challenge is to integrate a robotic body and brain. In his talk, Kawamura will describe the Center for Intelligent Systems' efforts to create the next generation of intelligent robots called cognitive robots. These robots will have the ability to use memory to learn and execute new tasks.

While Kawamura is here, he will also be exploring opportunities to collaborate with researchers at the University of Memphis' Institute for Intelligent Systems who are developing human-like control structures for autonomous mobile robots using technology they have developed know as IDA.

Kawamura is an internationally known researcher in intelligent systems and humanoid robotics. He has published a book, several book chapters and more than 150 research papers in the fields of intelligent systems, humanoid robotics, human-robot interfaces and computational intelligence. He directs research projects in multi-agent-based robot control architecture, robot behavior generation and learning and brain-inspired cognitive systems at Vanderbilt. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Applied Intelligence, International Journal of Humanoid Robotics and International Journal of Human-Friendly Welfare Robotic Systems.

The event is open to the public. For more information, call 901-678-5105.

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