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Dave Turetsky

Research Professor, Carnegie Mellon University. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.

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He researches artificial intelligence, computational neuroscience, and cognitive robotics at Carnegie Mellon University, and founded the national AI4K12 initiative. He also authored Common LISP: A Gentle Introduction to Symbolic Computation and is known for digital free-speech activism.

What they said5 Shows1

Everything Dave Turetsky said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

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Dave Turetsky: Roomba Succeeded by Solving a Task Robots Can Do Imperfectly

“The most popular robot ever in the history of robotics is the room of vacuum cleaner, because they found this one task that a robot can do poorly and still make you happy.”

Dave Turetsky Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 3:45 a16z Podcast | The IQ and EQ of Robots

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Touretzky: Tabletop robot end-user control unlocks useful humanoid domestic robotics

“If you can get vector to push little things around on the tabletop, and you can make it easy enough to express your intent that the average person who's not a computer science major can do that, then you can scale up to the humanoid robot that's gonna cook you…”

Dave Turetsky Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 19:06 a16z Podcast | The IQ and EQ of Robots

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Turetsky: Advanced computing power compensates for physical hardware defects in robotics

“Computing power will make up for a lot of hardware defects. So if you have a underpowered Unreliable manipulator, but lots of good computing power. You can make that manipulator do amazing things, right?”

Dave Turetsky Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 32:28 a16z Podcast | The IQ and EQ of Robots

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Dave Turetsky: Sony Sold Under 200,000 AIBO Units Before Exiting Robotics

“Sony sold fewer than 200,000 of these over the six year life of the product line. In January, 2006, they left the robotics business altogether.”

Dave Turetsky Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 2:35 a16z Podcast | The IQ and EQ of Robots

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Touretzky: In 20 years, all youth will grow up with computer vision

“20 years from now, No young person will have grown up in a world where computers could see, right? Computers could always see.”

Dave Turetsky Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 17:15 a16z Podcast | The IQ and EQ of Robots

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Dave's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
a16zLEDGER	Research Professor, Carnegie Mellon University	1	5	100% 1/1	full record on the a16z Podcast →