Towards $1 Robots

Explore the future of accessible robotics in this engaging lecture by Prof. Ankur Mehta from UCLA. Discover how the Laboratory for Embedded Machines and Ubiquitous Robots (LEMUR) is working to make robotics design, creation, and operation available to everyone, everywhere. Learn about innovative approaches to lowering barriers in robotics through material and mechanism design, computational tools, and mathematical analysis. Gain insights into the potential of affordable robotics to revolutionize work, learning, and play. Understand the challenges of automating physical interactions compared to computation, and how Prof. Mehta's research aims to bridge this gap. Hear from an award-winning expert in printable robotics, rapid design and fabrication, control systems, and multi-agent networks as he shares his vision for a future where robots are accessible to all.