Legends of Innovation 1: Prof Rodney Brooks - How to change the world!
Submitted by admin on Mon, 31/08/2009 - 15:59
ESA was pleased to support the first Legends of Innovation event complete with
- Real life legend - Robots guru Prof Rodney Brooks of MIT university speaking about his career in robotics.
- Great prizes [yes X-Boxes!] for the winners of a competition to describe a futuristic robot in one poster
All this co-incided with NICTA's annual Techfest event where R&D organisation NICTA showcased some of its research activites.
Students waiting to enter the NICTA Techfest exhibition.
How to change the world... Prof. Rodney Brooks tells an auditorium of 200 schools students how it's done!
Prof. Rodney Brooks introduces “Kismet” - the robot with facial expressions - to High School students.
Winners are grinners... the winners of the robot concept competition from Beverly Hills Girls High.
A very pleased group of event organisers with Rodney Brooks.
School students trying out the NICTA vision assist technology on display.
