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This class of robots is called “MDS” – mobile/dexterous/social. The purpose of the robots is to support research and education goals in human-robot interaction, teaming, and social learning.
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University of Hertfordshire – Applications from postgraduate/postdoctoral candidates are invited for a full-time research assistantship or research fellowship in developmental social robotics. The post offers the opportunity to work within the Adaptive Systems Research Group, a proactive and dynamic research team with an excellent international research profile. You will work in the European project ITALK (Integration and Transfer of Action and Language Knowledge in Robot).
Start Date: 20 March 2008
Closing date: April 2008 or later

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