Collaborative Robots with AI are the Focus of MIT Researcher Julie Shah - AI Trends

"I work on making robots better teammates," Julie Shah told attendees at 2019 AI World Conference & Expo in Boston. The MIT Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics described her work in a keynote talk entitled "Enhancing Human Capability with Intelligent Machine Teammates." She said, "We're trying to enhance human capability rather than replace humans." Also Associate Dean of Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing at MIT, Shah directs the Interactive Robotics Group, which designs collaborative robot teammates that aim to enhance human capability. Prior to joining the MIT faculty, she worked at Boeing Research and Technology on robotics applications for aerospace manufacturing.