We Are Used to Pressure. We Are Not Used to Vibrating | Dr Cosima du Pasquier, EPFL

High-resolution touch sensors generate so much unreliable data they become the problem. A human-inspired alternative. Book Ian for your event → iankhan.com | booking@iankhan.com SUMMARY Dr Cosima du Pasquier of EPFL explains why giving robots human-level tactile sensing creates an overwhelming and unreliable data problem, describes teaching robots by puppeteering as you would a child, and outlines a more human-inspired approach to haptics. KEY FINDINGS • Humans able to feel detail as fine as the peel of an orange • High-resolution sensors producing overwhelming volumes of data • That data being unreliable as well as excessive • Teaching robots by puppeteering, as a child learns by imitation • Humans perceiving pressure far more accurately than vibration • A nearly human-inspired approach to haptics • How that differs from what is currently on the market FEATURING Dr. Cosima du Pasquier, Assistant Professor, EPFL FULL TRANSCRIPT iankhan.com/futurist/cosima-du-pasquier-epfl-robot-haptics 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, founders, regul