What would a robot teammate be like?

Will the robots of tomorrow become our partners in work rather than simply tools that we use? Yale’s Marynel Vázquez says advances in AI and human-robot interaction are moving us toward that reality. 

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Robots already fill innumerable roles in modern life, from the self-driving Roombas that vacuum our floors to the airborne drones that snap images from above. But are we getting closer to a day when robots are more than just tools for our work, but actual teammates?

In the latest episode of “Rose Walk and Talk,” Yale Engineering’s Marynel Vázquez explains how research into artificial intelligence and human-robot interaction is inching us closer to that reality.

Learn more about how roboticists at Yale are working to integrate new technologies into the home, the workplace, health care, and other aspects of modern life.