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== Robotics and AI in Africa ==  
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'''<span style="color:#FF0000">Pick of the week:</span> '''
AI can have a very positive impact on developing countries. To see why and understand how, take a look at the following.
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[https://spectrum.ieee.org/humanoid-robot-scaling Reality Is Ruining the Humanoid Robot Hype - The obstacles to scaling up humanoids that nobody is talking about] <BR>
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[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/28/ai-psychosis-chatgpt-openai-sam-altman AI psychosis is a growing danger. ChatGPT is moving in the wrong direction] Amandeep Jutla, The Guardian <BR>
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBc_BHxw78s&list=PLUMWjy5jgHK1NC52DXXrriwihVrYZKqjk&index=1 Why Learn Control Theory] video with links to several short follow-on videos on all aspects of control theory <BR>
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[https://rememberingthe1916rising.wordpress.com/ Remembering The 1916 Rising] A collection of information and memorabilia commemorating the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland<BR>
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[https://www.bourgognes.wine/ Bourgogne Wine] <BR> -->
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Previous [[Picks of the Week]]<BR>
  
* [http://www.vernon.eu/publications/19_Vernon_RAM.pdf Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Africa], [https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8931075 IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 131-135, December 2019]. <BR>
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=== AI and Robotics in Europe ===
* [http://vernon.eu/publications/2021_Alupo_et_al.pdf  Realizing the Potential of AI in Africa], in Towards Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence Systems, M. I. Aldinhas Ferreira, O. Tokhi eds. Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering. Springer  (forthcoming).<BR>
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* [http://www.vernon.eu/downloads/Africa_Embraces_AI.pdf Africa Embraces AI, Robotics, and Machine Learning]", a talk at [https://clawar.org/conference-proceedings/icres-conference/icres-2020-proceedings/ ICRES 2020], the International Conference on Robot Ethics and Standards, Taipei, September 2020. <P>
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You can find [[Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Machine Learning in Africa | more information]] with links to many resources <strong>[[Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Machine Learning in Africa | here]]</strong>.
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[[AI in Europe | A collection of links]] that map Europe's strategy for human-centric, sustainable, secure, inclusive, and trustworthy AI and robotics
  
== AI in Europe ==
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=== AI and Robotics in Africa ===
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[[AI and Robotics in Africa | A collection of links]] that catalogue the many initiatives on AI and robotics in Africa
  
[[AI in Europe | A collection of links]] that map Europe's strategy for research, development, and innovation in human-centric, sustainable, secure, inclusive, and trustworthy AI
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=== Teaching ===
 
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== Cognitive Robotics ==
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* [[Cognitive Robotics Resources]] <BR>
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* [http://www.ieee-coro.org IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Technical Committee for Cognitive Robotics] <BR>
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== Teaching ==
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Support material for some of the [http://www.vernon.eu/courses.htm courses] on my main website.   
 
Support material for some of the [http://www.vernon.eu/courses.htm courses] on my main website.   
  
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[[Algorithms and Data Structures]] (support material) <BR>  
* [[Applied Computer Vision]]  <BR>  
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[[Applied Computer Vision]]  <BR>  
* [[Artificial Cognitive Systems]] <BR>
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[[Artificial Cognitive Systems]] <BR>
* [[DSA Software Development Environment | Data Structures and Algorithms for Engineers]]  software development environment <BR>
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[[DSA Software Development Environment | Data Structures and Algorithms for Engineers]]  software development environment <BR>  
* [[Cognitive Robotics | Cognitive Robotics]] <BR>
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[[Cognitive Robotics | Cognitive Robotics]] <BR>
* [[Principles of Computer Programming]] code snippets <BR>
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[[Principles of Computer Programming]] code snippets <BR>
* [[Robotics: Principles and Practice]] <BR>
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[[Robotics: Principles and Practice]] <BR>
  
== Research ==
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=== Research ===
 
[http://www.vernon.eu/research.htm Research Activities] <BR>
 
[http://www.vernon.eu/research.htm Research Activities] <BR>
[[The CINDY Cognitive Architecture]] (legacy project)
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=== Talks and Presentations ===
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[[Talks and Presentations]]
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=== Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion ===
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[[Unpacking Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion]]
  
== Links ==
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=== Links ===
  
[[Links| A collection of links to interesting topics]].
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[[Links| A collection of links to resources on many topics of personal interest]]

Latest revision as of 12:55, 1 December 2025

Pick of the week: Reality Is Ruining the Humanoid Robot Hype - The obstacles to scaling up humanoids that nobody is talking about
Previous Picks of the Week

AI and Robotics in Europe

A collection of links that map Europe's strategy for human-centric, sustainable, secure, inclusive, and trustworthy AI and robotics

AI and Robotics in Africa

A collection of links that catalogue the many initiatives on AI and robotics in Africa

Teaching

Support material for some of the courses on my main website.

Algorithms and Data Structures (support material)
Applied Computer Vision
Artificial Cognitive Systems
Data Structures and Algorithms for Engineers software development environment
Cognitive Robotics
Principles of Computer Programming code snippets
Robotics: Principles and Practice

Research

Research Activities

Talks and Presentations

Talks and Presentations

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Unpacking Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Links

A collection of links to resources on many topics of personal interest