#FAQ
Q: What is the use for the robots you are making?
#Robotics #applications vs. #knowledge
@RoMeLaUCLA
Q: What is the use for the robots you are making?
#Robotics #applications vs. #knowledge
@RoMeLaUCLA
A:
Unlike industry, in academia performing research is more about generating new knowledge than a product. Thus when you see the technology we are developing, it is important to try to see the bigger picture than just its apparent direct applications. 1/3
Unlike industry, in academia performing research is more about generating new knowledge than a product. Thus when you see the technology we are developing, it is important to try to see the bigger picture than just its apparent direct applications. 1/3
Applications (products) are important indeed (ultimately that’s why we are doing research) but knowledge generated can be more widely applied to many more applications, often times even to areas that are not directly related the robot itself. For example: 2/3
New knowledge generated from our climbing robot is used for grasping applications, and new knowledge from our jumping robot can be used for areas that require sudden burst of power or require dynamic balancing with discontinuous contacts (Hint: tossing boxes in a factory? 😉) 3/3
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