New paper: Computer vs humans as a source of information in teaching environments. Who do we trust more?
Although we often don’t notice, we interact with robots on a daily basis: from the popular “virtual home assistants” answering our questions about the weather to the navigator apps guiding us around our cities, computer voices accompany us wherever we go. But how do our mind really perceive them? Do we really trust them? A study
Robofish helps unravel the collective patterns of animal groups
(Press release) You want to be a leader? You've got to be fast! The spectacular and complex visual patterns created by animal groups moving together have fascinated humans since the beginning of time. Think of the highly synchronized movements of a flock of starlings, or the circular motion of a school of barracudas. Using state-of-the-art robotics, a research
ERC Consolidator Grant for Martin Rolfs
SCIoI faculty member and PI Martin Rolfs (HU Berlin) is among the 301 outstanding researchers across Europe who were awarded one of the distinguished grants. Today, the European Research Council (ERC) published the names of the winners of the 2019 Consolidator Grants. In total, these grants are worth 600 million euro. The ERC grants are among the highest endowed
Podcast interview with Prof. Oliver Brock
This week, SCIoI cluster speaker Professor Oliver Brock guested the Soft Robotics Podcast The podcast invites guests from academia and industry who discuss their latest research and the challenges that face soft robotics in the academic and industrial worlds. Host Marwa ElDiwiny spoke to SCIoI cluster speaker Professor Oliver Brock about the hype of using AI in robotics research to reproducibility problems
Safer side by side
When in danger, fish orient themselves by the reaction of the swarm. International study on swarm intelligence By: Boris Nitzsche In the event of danger, fish schools react at lightning speed and move closer together. While the behavior of individuals under changing environmental influences has already been well researched, the reactions of schools still pose a puzzle. A recent study