Tech in the Tropics #13: Neurobotics (Stanford PhD speaker)

🧠🤖 Tech in the Tropics #13: NEUROBOTICS — Free tech talk in Futian, Saturday Aug 15, 6:30 PM

Featured speaker: Javier Weddington, Stanford PhD in Neuroscience, Optics, and by extension ML/RL, and Robotics (still refuses to graduate 😅).

Talk covers two of his grad papers: • The visual sensory system • Hacking mouse brains + real neural networks • Translating action into motion using 4-legged walkers as the simulation environment • Plus a side rant on brushed vs brushless motors as an underutilized resource for robotic actuators

Hosted by Josh Woodard (MIT Mech. Eng '18, ex-Apple).

📍 Brass House — Bldg 150, 1368 International Cultural Street, Shuiwei Village, Futian (水围新村150栋1368国际文化街, 福田)

🎟️ FREE entry · RSVP via the poster's QR code (WeChat)

Sponsored by The Sparrows · www.thesparrows.co

Stay nerdy, stay dry. 🌴