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Dr. Ayanna Howard on Human-Centered Robotics, AI Guardrails, and Physical AI
Robotics and AI are moving fast.
But Dr. Ayanna Howard says the real test is not just whether machines become more capable. It is whether those systems are built with people, safety, accessibility, and real-world impact at the center.
In this episode of Automated, Brian Heater speaks with Dr. Ayanna Howard, Dean of The Ohio State University College of Engineering, about human-centered robotics, agentic AI, healthcare robotics, accessibility, and what it really takes to move automation into the real world.
Dr. Howard’s career has spanned NASA robotics, field robotics, healthcare robotics…
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