About this episode
<p>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. </p><p> </p><p>For questions or feedback on the series, message us on Twitter @DeepMind or email podcast@deepmind.com. </p><p> </p><p>Interviewees: DeepMind’s Raia Hadsell, Viorica Patraucean, Jan Humplik, Akhil Raju & Doina Precup</p><p> </p><p><strong>Credits</strong></p><p>Presenter: Hannah Fry</p><p>Series Producer: Dan Hardoon</p><p>Production support: Jill Achineku</p><p>Sounds design: Emma Barnaby</p><p>Music composition: Eleni Shaw</p><p>Sound Engineer: Nigel Appleton</p><p>Editor: David Prest</p><p>Commissioned by DeepMind</p><p> </p><p>Thank you to everyone who made this season possible! </p><p> </p><p><strong>Further reading: </strong></p><p>Stacking our way to more general robots, DeepMind: <a href="https://deepmind.com/blog/article/stacking-our-way-to-more-general-robots">https://deepmind.com/blog/article/stacking-our-way-to-more-general-robots</a></p><p>Researchers Propose Physical AI As Key To Lifelike Robots, Forbes: <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonchandler/2020/11/11/researchers-propose-physical-ai-as-key-to-lifelike-robots/">https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonchandler/2020/11/11/researchers-propose-physical-ai-as-key-to-lifelike-robots/</a></p><p>The robots going where no human can, BBC: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technology-41584738">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technology-41584738</a></p><p>The Robot Assault On Fukushima, WIRED: <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/fukushima-robot-cleanup/">https://www.wired.com/story/fukushima-robot-cleanup/</a></p><p>Leaps, Bounds, and Backflips, Boston Dynamics: <a href="http://blog.bostondynamics.com/atlas-leaps-bounds-and-backflips">http://blog.bostondynamics.com/atlas-leaps-bounds-and-backflips</a></p><p>Now DeepMind is using AI to transform football, WIRED: </p><p><a href="https://www.wired.co.uk/article/deepmind-football-liverpool-ai">https://www.wired.co.uk/article/deepmind-football-liverpool-ai</a></p> <p><p>Please leave us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts if you enjoyed this episode. We always want to hear from our audience whether that's in the form of feedback, new idea or a guest recommendation! </p><p> </p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>