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Coursera: A conversation with University of Pennsylvania robotics expert Vijay Kumar
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s GRASP Lab spend their time printing swarms of modular robots, making smartphones fly, designing the next generation of bio-inspired technologies, and advancing the state of the art in perception and machine learning. A team of GRASP faculty is also behind the six-course Robotics Specialization on Coursera, which teaches learners how robots sense the world and helps prepare learners for careers in robotics and engineering. In this Q&A, we’re talking with Professor Kumar, lead instructor for the Aerial Robotics course, about why robotics is important, how robots are saving lives, and why you should study robotics. Why is it important to learn about robotics? Expertise in robotics is a skill that grows more valuable every day, as autonomous machines become familiar companions in factories, workspaces, and homes. Robotics may seem intimidating at first, but that is what the Robotics Specialization is for - it’s design…