In this Christmas episode, Kai – The Quantum Kid – explores what happens when quantum computing meets robotics. With John Preskill, Caltech theoretical physicist, who coined the term ‘quantum supremacy’, and Ken Goldberg, US Berkley robotics expert.
We discuss how quantum computers could help robots make smarter decisions and solve problems faster, and what this could mean for the future of intelligent machines. We also talk about uncertainty – both in the context of quantum and in the context of robotics. Oh, and Kai also teleports to a super cool robotics lab in Zurich, ANYbotics, and meets ANYmal – a robot dog that can walk and climb stairs, and can be go where it’s dangerous for humans to go. And, as Kai puts it, ‘it’s veeeeeryyyy cute!’ Quantum computers don’t just calculate faster. They think differently. Could that give robots new abilities?
