Shaping the World of Robotics with Chelsea Finn

🤖In the newest episode of Gradient Dissent, Chelsea Finn, Assistant Professor at Stanford's Computer Science Department, discusses the forefront of robotics and machine learning.
Discover Chelsea's groundbreaking work in robotics, from cooking shrimp with a two-armed robot to redefining student feedback in education. Explore the challenges of humanoid and quadruped robots, dive into the role of simulations, and learn about the future of household robotics. Whether you're a tech enthusiast or a robotics professional, this episode offers unique insights into the evolving world of robotics.
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⏳Timestamps:
0:00- Introduction & Chelsea's career path
13:00 - Reinforcement Learning in Robotics
15:00 - Using Simulation vs. Real Data in Robotics
17:00 - The Complexity of Grasping and Manipulation Tasks
20:00 - Future of Household Robotics
23:00 - Humanoids and Quadrupeds in Robotics
25:00 - Public Perception and Design of Robots
27:00 - Performance of Robot Dogs
29:00 - Chelsea's Work on Student Feedback
31:00 - Training the Auto-Grading System
33:00 - Potential Expansion to Other Classes and Projects
35:00 - Impact of AI Coding Tools on Education
37:00 - Chelsea's Exciting Research in Robotics
39:00 - Cooking Shrimp with a Two-Armed Robot
41:00 - Evaluating Robotic Cooking Experiments
43:00 - Vision Systems in Robotics
50:00 - Conclusion
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[@jonathanr4242]

Thanks for this. Professor Finn is a legend. I’ve been working through CS330.

[@SalehElm]

Thanks Lukas. Wonderful chat with Chelsea.
Last month Tech Review featured a short article
(+ video) on Chelsea's cooking robot (Mobile Aloha).
Quite interesting.

[@handsanitizer2457]

Love this talk, shes brilliant 👏 i love how she can break down the topic for all sorts of minds. Bravo 👏 👏 hope you