In a conversation with Rachel Feltman, Dennis Hong, a professor at UCLA and director of the Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory, discusses his career in robotics, inspired by his childhood experience watching Star Wars. He shares insights into his work on real-world robots, including those developed for the new sci-fi film The Electric State, highlighting the contrast between the advanced, imaginative robotics in movies and current technological capabilities. Hong reflects on his journey and the continuous evolution of robotics, revealing both achievements and challenges in the field.
Dennis Hong shares how his childhood fascination with robots, sparked by watching Star Wars, led him to create real-life robotic innovations for films like The Electric State.
Despite the progress in robotic technology, Hong highlights that there remains a significant disparity between fictional robotics as seen in movies and their actual capabilities.
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