Kaspar Althoefer

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ex-Head of Centre for Robotics Research

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Projects:

STIFF-FLOP, stiffness controllable flexible and learnable manipulator for surgical operations

Inkha, interactive robotic head

 

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Robots: are they intelligent yet? Professor Kaspar Althoefer, Informatics, King's College London

Published on Nov 1, 2013

A Distinguished Lecture by Professor Kaspar Althoefer of the Department of Informatics at King's College London.

Professor Althoefer explores the concept of robot intelligence and traces advancement in robotics over the last two decades. He presents modern methods aimed at instilling intelligence into a robot's "brain", covering aspects such as sensing and perception, reactive behaviours, autonomy, embodied cognition, biologically inspired methods and robot-environment interaction.

 

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Google to build its own self driving cars - Interview with Prof. Kaspar Althoefer

Published on May 30, 2014

Google is building its first prototype self-driving car - with no steering wheel, acceleration pedal, or brake.

Until now, Google has focused on adapting existing car models with its self-driving technology, and has driven hundreds of thousands of miles on public roads using Lexus SUVs and Toyota Prius models fitted with special equipment.

But Google co-founder Sergey Brin told reporters that the firm is to make 100 prototype cars that drive themselves.

They will be operated using two simple buttons - go and stop - and navigate using GPS, sensors and camera data.

Prof. Althoefer and Dr Matthew Howard were interviewed by Sky News and The Independent.

 

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Biology and robotics come together - FT interview with Prof. Kaspar Althoefer - King's CoRe

Published on Apr 21, 2015

The FT’s Andrew Ward explores how the worlds of biology and robotics are coming together, and how bionics is now being applied in healthcare. He talks to Prof. Kaspar Althoefer from King’s College London and representatives from two companies specialising in the area.