Discovery Machines That Learn How the Physical World Works
Physical intelligence; robot learning; AI for discovery
Speaker
Boyuan Chen
Dickinson Family Assistant Professor; Director, General Robotics Lab
Duke University
Biography
Boyuan Chen is Dickinson Family Assistant Professor at Duke University, with appointments in mechanical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, and computer science. He directs the General Robotics Lab, which studies physical intelligence, machine perception and adaptive autonomous systems. His research asks how machines can discover physical structure, learn through interaction and work with people. He earned his doctorate in computer science at Columbia University in 2022. His laboratory combines the design of robotic bodies with the algorithms that enable them to perceive and act.