UW-Madison Science Narratives

Episode 5 sneak peek: Robots Here, There, and Everywhere…

What will happen if we teach robots to think?

Episode 4 sneak peek: If I Only Had A Brain...

UW-Madison roboticists say that the more human a robot looks, the deeper our sense of unease, which they call the "uncanny valley."

Episode 3 sneak peek: Look Alive…

To actually be helpful to humans, scientists need to teach robots to move like humans… How hard can it be?

Episode 2 sneak peek: Your Move, Robot…

Humans have a special relationship with robots, but where is it going? What does our future look like with our mechanical counterparts? Will we live in a world where they work alongside us accomplishing human tasks, or is that science fiction?

Birth of the Bots. Explore what is possible when humans and social robotics collide!

When you’re having a conversation, where do you look? How long do you hold eye contact? How often do you look away? Human behaviors are hard to map, let alone replicate. In this episode, we explore the nuances of human interaction and see what happens when we try to program robots to replicate human behaviors.