# Episode 106: The future of intelligent systems - Didem Gurdur Broo

- Show: [Robot Talk](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk)
- Published: 2025-01-24
- Length: 27m
- Episode: 106
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-01-24-episode-106-the-future-of-intelligent-systems-didem-gurdur-broo
- Listen: https://ukrobotics.libsyn.com/episode-106-didem-gurdur-broo-the-future-of-intelligent-systems

## Summary

Didem Gurdur Broo, an Assistant Professor at Uppsala University and leader of the Cyber-physical Systems Lab, discusses the future of intelligent systems, focusing on biomimicry, AI ethics, and engineering mindsets. She explains how her lab uses ecology-inspired design and multi-agent reinforcement learning to create symbiotic behaviors in heterogeneous systems, moving beyond traditional single-machine optimization. Broo also addresses the challenges of trustworthy AI, algorithmic bias, and the need for engineers to ask difficult questions about sustainability and societal impact rather than just solving defined problems.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-01-24-episode-106-the-future-of-intelligent-systems-didem-gurdur-broo#t=7) Introduction and Cyber-Physical Systems Definition
- [4:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-01-24-episode-106-the-future-of-intelligent-systems-didem-gurdur-broo#t=256) Lab Research: Biomimicry and Ecology-Inspired Design
- [10:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-01-24-episode-106-the-future-of-intelligent-systems-didem-gurdur-broo#t=639) Symbiosis and Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning
- [15:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-01-24-episode-106-the-future-of-intelligent-systems-didem-gurdur-broo#t=921) AI Ethics, Bias, and Trustworthy Systems
- [21:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/robot-talk/2025-01-24-episode-106-the-future-of-intelligent-systems-didem-gurdur-broo#t=1306) Engineering Mindset Shifts and Sustainability

## Topics

- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Uppsala University (company)
- Stanford (company)

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