32(ish) Questions with an MIT Robotics Researcher (and Actor!)

Director: Rachel Gordon Producer: Tim Malieckal Script Supervisor: Alex Shipps Questions: 00:00 Welcome 00:04 'Can you tell me about what you're working on?' 00:13 'You're in Aero-Astro, but your work is about Robots & people. How does that work?' 00:38 'What's kept you here at MIT?' 01:09 'Why is being physically near someone such a problem in Robotics?" 02:46 'Why aren't Robots ubiquitous in our world?' 03:19 'How would you measure when someone uses a Robot appropriately?' 03:50 'How do you like to spend your free time?' 04:37 'How did you get into acting?' 04:54 'Has anything in the theater influenced your research?' 05:20 'Do you have any favorite productions?' 05:33 'Can we head back tot he Lab?' 05:43 'What does the term 'Physical AI' mean to you?' 06:16 'What's the first robotics project you ever worked on?' 06:59 'Tell us a little bit about your gloves' 07:35 'Can you explain this robot painting Demo?' 08:55 'How does AI fit into all this?' 09:25 'Talk a little bit about how this system works' 10:08 'What does your approach let you do that others don't?' 10:35 'Why engineer that much variety?' 11:14 'Why does user sentiment matter so much?' 11:38 'How can you work in both Aero-Astro and CSAIL?' 12:00 'Favorite spot on campus?' 12:13 'Favorite activity on campus?' 12:22 'What's your favorite LLM?' 12:31 'What's your favorite restaurant in Boston?' 12:40 'What's your favorite actor, movie and book?' 13:27 'What is your favorite dream vision for your work?' 13:55 'What advice would you give viewers who want your career?' Many thanks to Alex Cuellar of MIT AeroAstro & MIT CSAIL!