# Episode 63: Working effectively with robots - Ayse Kucukyilmaz

- Show: [Robot Talk](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk)
- Published: 2023-11-24
- Length: 29m
- Episode: 63
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2023-11-24-episode-63-working-effectively-with-robots-ayse-kucukyilmaz
- Listen: https://ukrobotics.libsyn.com/episode-sixty-three-ayse-kucukyilmaz

## Summary

Ayse Kucukyilmaz, an Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham, discusses her research on adjustable autonomy and human-robot collaboration, focusing on how robots can detect and resolve conflicts during shared physical tasks. She explains the challenges of transitioning control between humans and robots, using the example of carrying heavy objects where haptic feedback and role exchange are critical. Kucukyilmaz also details the FailSafe project with Beko, which investigates user-defined failures in domestic robots like dishwasher assistants, highlighting the gap between expert and layperson expectations of reliability and social behavior.

## Chapters

- [0:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2023-11-24-episode-63-working-effectively-with-robots-ayse-kucukyilmaz#t=8) Introduction and Adjustable Autonomy
- [2:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2023-11-24-episode-63-working-effectively-with-robots-ayse-kucukyilmaz#t=134) Challenges in Shared Control and Handover
- [8:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2023-11-24-episode-63-working-effectively-with-robots-ayse-kucukyilmaz#t=506) Detecting and Resolving Motion Conflicts
- [16:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2023-11-24-episode-63-working-effectively-with-robots-ayse-kucukyilmaz#t=1000) Learning from Navigation Failures with Lindsay
- [23:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2023-11-24-episode-63-working-effectively-with-robots-ayse-kucukyilmaz#t=1380) The FailSafe Project and Domestic Robot Expectations

## Topics

- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- University of Nottingham (company)
- CHART research group (other)
- Coventry University (company)
- University of Lincoln (company)
- Lindsay (product)
- ROS (tool)
- FailSafe (product)
- Beko (company)
- Horizon Digital Economy Research Hub (other)

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