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b'Today we\\u2019re joined Katherine J. Kuchenbecker, director at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and of the haptic intelligence department.\\xa0\\nIn our conversation, we explore Katherine\\u2019s research interests, which lie at the intersection of haptics (physical interaction with the world) and machine learning, introducing us to the concept of \\u201chaptic intelligence.\\u201d We discuss how ML, mainly computer vision, has been integrated to work together with robots, and some of the devices that Katherine\\u2019s lab is developing to take advantage of this research.\\nWe also talk about hugging robots, augmented reality in robotic surgery, and the degree to which she studies human-robot interaction. Finally, Katherine shares with us her passion for mentoring and the importance of diversity and inclusion in robotics and machine learning.\\xa0\\nThe complete show notes for this episode can be found at twimlai.com/go/491.'