On Welcoming Investors to the Shield AI Family
As CEO of Shield AI, achieving our mission at scale is the goal with which we begin and end each day. And today I’m humbled and honored to share that Jim Breyer of Breyer Capital will be joining the family of Shield AI investors. Breyer, who ranked first on the Forbes Midas List for three […]
The Role of Trust in Testing
A conversation with Manas Menon, a Product Development Engineer at Shield AI. What role does trust play in the testing process? Why is testing important in building trust? Testing builds confidence that not only do we say something will work, we have shown that it will work, and we’ve shown that again and again in […]
The Role of Trust in Simulation
A conversation with Ali Momeni, Senior Principal Scientist and Director of User Services & Experience at Shield AI. This is a continuation of our conversation On Human Computer Interaction. How does trust factor into what you do with simulation? Trust is what we’re trying to create — the ability for a person to trust that […]
Shield AI Fundamentals: On Human-Computer Interaction
A conversation with Ali Momeni, Senior Principal Scientist and Director of User Services & Experience at Shield AI. Human interaction design – how do you refer to it? The terms that are often used are HCI or CHI for human computer interaction, and HRI for human robot interaction. Which phrasing do you prefer? It really […]
The Role of Trust in Technology
A conversation with Andrew Reiter, Shield AI’s Co-Founder and Technical Fellow. How do you view the role of trust in autonomy? Why is trust so important? The usefulness of autonomous systems only extends as far as people are willing to trust them. A self-driving car is useless if no driver is willing to let go […]
Inside Hardware: Visiting a Manufacturer
A conversation with Mitch White, a Hardware Engineer at Shield AI. You were the lead on designing the battery charger that comes with Nova. Where did you start with this design? At Shield AI we’re fortunate enough to maintain ongoing open dialogues with our customers and to have colleagues who have been in our customers […]
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 decades away? How do you answer the question of when swarming will be possible in the real world? There are different levels of what is […]
The Role of Trust at Shield AI
A conversation with Ryan Tseng, Shield AI’s Co-Founder and CEO. Tell us a little bit about the formation of Shield AI & the mission. How did trust factor into the underlying idea of creating the company? Trust was a huge component of what inspired Brandon to want to start Shield AI. His experiences in the […]
Shield AI Fundamentals: On Reinforcement Learning
A conversation with Evan Gravelle, an AI Engineer at Shield AI. What is reinforcement learning? Reinforcement learning (RL) is a branch of machine learning concerned with the process of learning by trying things, receiving a positive or negative reward (feedback), and then modifying behavior to try and maximize cumulative expected reward. Many forms of life […]
Inside Hardware: Designing a New Component
A conversation with Connor Kite, a Hardware Engineer at Shield AI. How do you begin brainstorming the design of a new hardware component? We start off with asking the question: What is the user experience that we want for this component? A lot of these are user-facing elements — latches, buttons, and any other things […]
