Author: Nathan Michael

Nathan Michael is Shield AI's Chief Technology Officer and an Associate Research Professor in the Robotics Institute of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). At CMU, Professor Michael is the Director of the Resilient Intelligent Systems Lab, a research lab dedicated to improving the performance and reliability of artificially intelligent and autonomous systems that operate in challenging, real-world and GPS-denied environments. Nathan has authored over 150 publications on control, perception, and cognition for artificially intelligent single and multi-robot systems, for which he has been nominee or recipient of nine best paper awards (ICRA, RSS, DARS, CASE, SSRR). In 2012, following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan Nathan was among a team of researchers who developed a two-robot system to assist in the disaster response. Nathan was recognized for his work in Japan in 2014, receiving the Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award and Robotics Society of Japan Best Paper Award. Over his decades-long his career in research, Nathan has led research programs supported by ARL, AFRL, DARPA, DOE, DTRA, NASA, NSF, ONR, and industry.

Shield AI Fundamentals: On Resilient Intelligence

A conversation with Professor Nathan Michael, Shield AI’s Chief Technology Officer. This is a continuation of our conversation about Trust and Robotic Systems. You are the director of the Resilient […]

The Relationship Between Intelligence & Learning

A conversation with Professor Nathan Michael, Shield AI’s Chief Technology Officer. This is a continuation of our conversation about Trust and Robotic Systems. How do you define intelligence in the […]

Using AI to Amplify Human Ability

A conversation with Professor Nathan Michael, Shield AI’s Chief Technology Officer. This is a continuation of our conversation about Trust and Robotic Systems. Using AI to Amplify Human Ability We’ve […]

On Humans Interpreting AI and Robot Behavior

A conversation with Professor Nathan Michael, Shield AI’s Chief Technology Officer. This is a continuation of our conversation about Trust and Robotic Systems. How do humans factor into trust of […]

Trust and Robotic Systems

A conversation with Professor Nathan Michael, Shield AI’s Chief Technology Officer. This is a continuation of our conversation on Trust and Artificial Intelligence. What does trust mean in the context […]

The Role of Trust in Hardware Design

A conversation with Christian Wester, Lead Mechanical Engineer at Shield AI. What is the role of trust in hardware design? First and foremost, we have to trust our teammates. Outcomes […]

The Role of Trust in the Evolution of AI

A conversation with Professor Nathan Michael, Shield AI’s Chief Technology Officer. This is a continuation of our conversation on Trust and Artificial Intelligence. How does trust play into the system’s […]

Trust and Artificial Intelligence

A conversation with Professor Nathan Michael, Shield AI’s Chief Technology Officer. This is a continuation of our conversation of Shield AI Fundamentals: On Multi-Robot Collaboration. How do you think of […]

Shield AI Fundamentals: On Progress in Swarming

A conversation with Professor Nathan Michael, Shield AI’s Chief Technology Officer. This is a continuation of our conversation of Shield AI Fundamentals: On Multi-Robot Collaboration. Is the idea of swarming […]

Shield AI Fundamentals: On Multi-Robot Collaboration

A conversation with Professor Nathan Michael, Shield AI’s Chief Technology Officer. We’ve heard many terms referring to collaboration between robotic systems, can you elaborate on which terms exist and what […]