Tony Prescott

Tony Prescott

Tony Prescott (him/his) is a Professor of Robotics at the University of Sheffield who develops robots that resemble animals including humans. His goal is both to advance the understanding of natural intelligence and to create useful new technologies such as assistive, educational and entertainment robots. Tony has published over 250 refereed articles and journal papers at the intersection of robotics and psychology and has received over £10M in funding from UK and European research agencies.  Tony is the co-founder of the SERAS network of UK organisations that promote education in robotics and AI and is a co-author of the UK-RAS white paper Preparing the Workforce for 2030: Skills and Education for Robotics & Autonomous Systems.  With collaborators he has developed the MiRo-e robot and MiRoCloud robotics e-learning platform. His research has been covered by the major news and scientific media including the BBC, CNN, Discovery Channel, Science Magazine and New Scientist.  Tony regularly writes and speaks on societal and ethical issues in robotics and artificial intelligence. For more information see his blog page or follow @tonyjprescott. 

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    University of Sheffield
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