Rodney Brooks is a roboticist, former head of CSAIL at MIT, and co-founder of iRobot, Rethink Robotics, and Robust.AI. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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\nOUTLINE:
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\n(00:00) - Introduction
\n(07:33) - First robots
\n(28:58) - Brains and computers
\n(1:01:47) - Self-driving cars
\n(1:21:57) - Believing in the impossible
\n(1:32:47) - Predictions
\n(1:43:49) - iRobot
\n(2:11:11) - Sharing an office with AI experts
\n(2:23:21) - Advice for young people
\n(2:27:07) - Meaning of life