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4 lessons from robots about being human

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Ken Goldberg |

TEDxBerkeley

• February 2012

The more that robots ingrain themselves into our everyday lives, the more we're forced to examine ourselves as people. At TEDxBerkeley, Ken Goldberg shares four very human lessons that he's learned from working with robots.

The more that robots ingrain themselves into our everyday lives, the more we're forced to examine ourselves as people. At TEDxBerkeley, Ken Goldberg shares four very human lessons that he's learned from working with robots.

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Roboticist, artist, professor

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Ken Goldberg's work reflects the intersection of robotics, social media and art.

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