Let's get physical

Do you need a body to have intelligence? And can one exist without the other? Hannah takes listeners behind the scenes of DeepMind's robotics lab in London where she meets robots that are trying to independently learn new skills, and explores why physical intelligence is a necessary part of intelligence. Along the way, she finds out how researchers trained their robots at home during lockdown, uncovers why so many robotics demonstrations are faking it, and what it takes to train a robotic football team.

For questions or feedback on the series, message us on Twitter @DeepMind or email [email protected].

Interviewees: DeepMind’s Raia Hadsell, Viorica Patraucean, Jan Humplik, Akhil Raju & Doina Precup

Credits
Presenter: Hannah Fry
Series Producer: Dan Hardoon
Production support: Jill Achineku
Sounds design: Emma Barnaby
Music composition: Eleni Shaw
Sound Engineer: Nigel Appleton
Editor: David Prest
Commissioned by DeepMind

Thank you to everyone who made this season possible!

Further reading:
Stacking our way to more general robots, DeepMind: https://deepmind.com/blog/article/sta...
Researchers Propose Physical AI As Key To Lifelike Robots, Forbes: ​​https://www.forbes.com/sites/simoncha...
The robots going where no human can, BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technol...
The Robot Assault On Fukushima, WIRED: https://www.wired.com/story/fukushima...
Leaps, Bounds, and Backflips, Boston Dynamics: http://blog.bostondynamics.com/atlas-...
Now DeepMind is using AI to transform football, WIRED: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/deepm...

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