We Develop Measurement Science, Not Technology | Kamel Saidi, NIST

How do you measure a robot arm's accuracy and repeatability? Somebody has to decide. Book Ian for your event → iankhan.com | booking@iankhan.com SUMMARY Kamel Saidi leads a programme at NIST developing the measurement science behind robotics: how accuracy and repeatability are defined and tested. He notes that emergency response deployments are showing quadrupeds rather than humanoids, despite the DARPA challenge being built around humanoids. KEY FINDINGS • Developing measurement science rather than technology itself • Defining how robot arm accuracy and repeatability get measured • Applying that knowledge to emergency response applications • Quadrupeds appearing in emergency response, not humanoids • The DARPA robotics challenge having been built around humanoids • Benchmarking questions the industry has not answered • Why testing and standards underpin everything else FEATURING Kamel S. Saidi, Group Leader & Program Manager, NIST FULL TRANSCRIPT iankhan.com/futurist/kamel-saidi-nist-robot-measurement Recorded at the Humanoids Summit for The Futurist. ──────────────────── ABOUT IAN KHAN — ROBOTICS & AI KEYNOTE SPEAKER Most AI keynotes end with a better understanding. Mine end with a measured readiness score and a ninety-day plan. Your leadership team is assessed before the event, the room sees its own collective result live, and every attendee leaves with a ninety-day plan they helped build. Every year I interview more than 500 senior leaders on camera: scientists, operators