Innovations in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Robots inspire and capture the imagination. The availability of cost effective robots, which can be employed for research and in education, spurs growth in the fields of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. Some of these latest advancements are demonstrated at the RoboCup international robotic soccer competitions. The ultimate goal of RoboCup is to develop by 2050 a team of fully autonomous humanoid robots that can win against the human world champion team in soccer. RoboCup is an international effort whose purpose is to foster Artificial Intelligence and robotics research by providing a standard problem where a wide range of technologies can be integrated and examined. The initiative also serves as a basis for project-oriented education. Robocup began in Nagoya, Japan in 1997 and RoboCup 2009 will be held in Graz, Austria.
Dr. Sheila Tejada
Dr. Sheila Tejada is currently a professor in the Computer
and Information Science Department at Brooklyn College in New York, where
she teaches courses and performs research in artificial intelligence, machine
learning and robotics. In 1993 she received her Bachelor of Science degree in
Computer Science from the University of California, Los Angeles. She was
awarded her Masters and Doctoral degrees in Computer Science from the
University of Southern California in 1998 and 2002, respectively. Prof. Tejada
has developed awarding-winning robots, such as the robot soccer team
DreamTeam that were the first world champions at the RoboCup International
Robot Soccer Competion in Nagoya, Japan. She also chaired the RoboCup US
Open 2004 in New Orleans.
