[Mitworld] New: Brooks on Robots in Space, Roberts on Entrepreneurship

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[ROBOTICS IN SPACE EXPLORATION]

In this second event from the MIT Museum Soap Box series Rodney Brooks
discusses robots in space, his desire to go to Mars, and the
capabilities of the next generation of artificial intelligence.

MODERATOR:
Rodney A. Brooks
Director of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Laboratory (CSAIL)
Panasonic Professor of Robotics

PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/337/>

[QUOTE]
"I would like to go to Mars. Even though I'm a robot guy, I'd like to do

it."
--Rodney Brooks


EVENT HOST: Soap Box

<http://edcoord.mit.edu/soapbox/index.php>

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[NEW INSIGHTS INTO TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP]

Roberts hosts two leaders who understand the challenges of operating in
a global marketplace and share their collective wisdom from the
frontlines of industry.

MODERATOR:
Edward B. Roberts


PANELISTS:
Frank L. Douglas
Executive Director, MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation Professor of
the Practice

Gerard M. Mooney
Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Emerging Business
Opportunities, IBM Corporation

PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/336/>

[QUOTE]
"People should focus less on what they control and more on what they
contribute. Innovation and entrepreneurship are at a peak only when this

model is truly observed and embraced."

--Frank L. Douglas

EVENT HOST: MIT Sloan School of Management

<http://mitsloan.mit.edu/>

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IN THE PIPELINE:

Energy Research Council Colloquia and the Laboratory for Energy and the
Environment present

Amory Lovins
CEO, Rocky Mountain Institute

[WINNING THE OIL ENDGAME]

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