Professor Tony Prescott
MA, MSc, PhD, CPsychol FBPsS
School of Computer Science
Professor of Cognitive Robotics
Knowledge Exchange and Entrepreneurship Co-Lead
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- Profile
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Tony Prescott is Professor of Cognitive Robotics at the University of 91直播, UK, and the co-founder and former director of 91直播 Robotics, a cross-disciplinary research institute across both Universities in 91直播. He is also an active member of the 91直播 Neuroscience Institute. He is a fellow of the British Psychological Society, was a Sage Centre for the Study of Mind Distinguished Fellow in 2018, and a finalist in the 2022 Ana Avatar competition for telepresence robotics.
Tony鈥檚 research mixes robotics and artificial intelligence with psychology, brain theory and philosophy and aims at answering questions about the human condition by creating synthetic entities with animal or human-like capacities such as perception, memory, emotion and sense of self. His approach takes a posthuman perspective, examining the ever-deepening relationship between our species and the technologies we create. He also regularly speaks and writes about the societal and cultural impacts of future robotic, AI, virtual reality and telepresence technologies.
Tony has published over 240 articles and conference papers at the interface of robotics, AI, psychology, and neuroscience, and has received 拢10M in grant funding from UKRI, InnovateUK, the European Framework and Horizon Europe programmes and the Wellcome Trust. He is the co-creator of the award-winning animal-like robots Scratchbot, Shrewbot and MiRo-e, and the lead editor of The Scholarpedia of Touch, published by Springer, and of Living Machines: A Handbook of Research in Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems published by Oxford University Press. He co-founded and co-chairs the annual international Living Machines conference.
Tony has co-founded two robotics spin-out companies, Consequential Robotics, developing education and assistive living technologies, and Bettering Our Worlds (BOW), who develop software that makes it easier to program robots. He is also passionate about the use of robots in STEM education and founded the Skills and Education in Robotics and AI network. Tony鈥檚 research is regularly featured in online and print media and has been covered by the BBC One Show, BBC Breakfast, Tomorrow鈥檚 World Live, BBC Sunday Morning, Sky News and BBC Radio 4 Today, World at One, Costing the Earth, Inside Science and Material World. International coverage has included the Discovery Channel, Arte Channel, and CNN.
Tony maintains profiles on and , and a with links to online interviews, talks and movies about his robots and research. He has authored several shorter pieces of general interest, about artificial intelligence and robotics, for the online magazine .
- Qualifications
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- MA Psychology (Edinburgh)
- MSc Applied Artificial Intelligence (Aberdeen)
- PhD Machine Learning (91直播)
- CPsychol FBPsS.
- Research interests
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My research is within the areas of cognitive neuroscience, artificial intelligence and bio-inspired robotics. A particular focus is on the investigation of biomimetic and biohybrid systems: an example of the former would be an animal-like or humanoid robot, of the latter a human-machine interface.
Current research is directed towards:
- social cognition for humanoid robots including the possibility synthetic autobiographical memory and of a robot "sense of self鈥;
- active touch sensing for attention, orienting, and spatial memory;
- assistive and companion robotic technologies;
- haptic interfaces for sensory augmentation;
- telepresence robotics, and
- societal and ethical issues in technology.
Some of my research is done under the auspices of the Department's and the .
- Publications
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Books
Edited books
- . The MIT Press.
- . Atlantis Press.
- Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics): Preface..
- Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems - First International Conference, Living Machines 2012, Barcelona, Spain, July 9-12, 2012. Proceedings. Springer.
- Modelling Natural Action Selection. Cambridge Univ Pr.
- Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems - 12th Annual Conference, TAROS 2011, 91直播, UK, August 31 - September 2, 2011. Proceedings. Springer.
- Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems. Springer.
Journal articles
- . Science Robotics, 9(95), eadn2733.
- . Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 379(1913).
- . Science Robotics, 8(78).
- . Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 18(1).
- . Alzheimer's & Dementia, 18(S2).
- . Journal of Responsible Technology, 12.
- . Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering, 9.
- . Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 377(1844).
- . Heliyon, 7(3).
- . iScience, 24(1).
- . International Journal of Social Robotics.
- . Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.
- . IEEE Transactions on Robotics.
- . Neurocomputing.
- . IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 24(6), 2964-2975.
- . Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 374(1771), 20180025-20180025.
- . Neuron, 101(3), 380-384.
- . BMJ (Online), 364.
- . Trends in Neurosciences.
- . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285(1880), 20180592-20180592.
- . Connection Science.
- . IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems, 10(4), 1005-1022.
- . IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems, 48(12), 2339-2348.
- . Connection Science, 29(3), 187-188.
- . Connection Science, 29(2), 119-123.
- . Connection Science, 29(2), 142-149.
- . IEEE Sensors Journal, 17(8), 2534-2541.
- . Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology.
- . Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 242, 565-572.
- . Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 87, 15-27.
- . IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 9(3), 376-386.
- . IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 31(3), 605-618.
- . New Scientist, 225(3013), 36-39.
- . Connection Science, 27(1), 1-2.
- . Curr Biol, 24(13), 1507-1512.
- . Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 62(3), 366-375.
- . FRONTIERS IN BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE, 8.
- . Behav Brain Res, 259, 274-283.
- . Connection Science, 26(1), 1-4.
- . PLoS Comput Biol, 9(9), e1003236.
- . Journal of Experimental Biology, 216(18), 3483-3494.
- . J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol, 199(6), 521-533.
- . Bioinspir Biomim, 8(1), 013001.
- . Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 60(11), 1355.
- . PLoS One, 7(9), e44560.
- . J R Soc Interface, 9(72), 1517-1528.
- . Front Neurorobot, 6, 12.
- . Robotics and Autonomous Systems.
- . Front Behav Neurosci, 6, 39.
- . IEEE Sensors Journal, 12(2), 350-362.
- . Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 366(1581), 3037-3048.
- . Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 366(1581), 3085-3096.
- . Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 366(1581), 2989-2995.
- . PLoS Comput Biol, 7(10), e1002188.
- The development of whisker control in rats in relation to locomotion. Developmental Psychobiology.
- . Prog Neurobiol, 90(4), 385-417.
- . PLoS One, 5(1), e8778.
- . IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 26(6), 1065-1076.
- . Neuropsychologia, 48(4), 887-899.
- . ADV ENG INFORM, 24(1), 49-61.
- . BMC Neuroscience, 10(S1).
- . BMC Neuroscience, 10(S1).
- . IEEE ROBOT AUTOM MAG, 16(3), 42-50.
- . J Neurophysiol, 101(2), 862-874.
- . Front Neuroinform, 3, 6.
- . Autonomous Robots, 26(4), 223-239.
- . Biol Cybern, 98(3), 185-194.
- Action selection.. Scholarpedia, 3, 2705-2705.
- . Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, 4(3), 101-109.
- . Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 362(1485), 1521-1529.
- . Proc Biol Sci, 274(1613), 1035-1041.
- . Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 362(1485), 1627-1639.
- . BEHAV BRAIN SCI, 30(1), 104-+.
- . Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, 4(3), 101-109.
- . ADAPT BEHAV, 15(3), 223-240.
- . ADAPT BEHAV, 15(1), 9-31.
- . Neuropsychology, 20(6), 685-699.
- . NEURAL NETWORKS, 19(1), 31-61.
- . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 273(1585), 503-511.
- . International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2(4), 36-36.
- Is there an integrative center in the vertebrate brain-stem? A robotic evaluation of a model of the reticular formation viewed as an action selection device. ADAPT BEHAV, 13(2), 97-113.
- . Proc Biol Sci, 271(1556), 2509-2516.
- . Network: Computation in Neural Systems, 15(4), 263-290.
- Testing computational hypotheses of brain systems function: a case study with the basal ganglia.. Network, 15(4), 263-290.
- . Trends Neurosci, 27(8), 453-459.
- . J Integr Neurosci, 2(2), 179-200.
- . Pers Soc Psychol Bull, 29(10), 1221-1235.
- . INT J BEHAV DEV, 27(5), 467-479.
- . Biol Cybern, 84(6), 411-423.
- . Biol Cybern, 84(6), 401-410.
- . Trends Neurosci, 22(4), 146-151.
- Layered control architectures in robots and vertebrates. ADAPT BEHAV, 7(1), 99-127.
- . Neuroscience, 89(4), 1009-1023.
- . J Mot Behav, 30(3), 217-233.
- . Artif Life, 3(4), 289-306.
- Spatial representation for navigation in animats. ADAPT BEHAV, 4(2), 85-123.
- . Biomimetics, 9(3), 139-139.
- . International Journal of Social Robotics.
- A Robotic Model of Hippocampal Reverse Replay for Reinforcement Learning.
- . Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 5.
- . Scholarpedia, 10(4), 32688-32688.
- . Scholarpedia, 6(10), 6642-6642.
- . International Journal of Social Robotics.
Chapters
- , Lecture Notes in Computer Science (pp. 52-67). Springer Nature Switzerland
- , The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence (pp. 23-45). Routledge
- , The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence (pp. 68-92). Routledge
- , The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence (pp. 1-3). Routledge
- , The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence (pp. 4-22). Routledge
- , The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence (pp. 46-67). Routledge
- , The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence (pp. 93-112). Routledge
- , The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence (pp. 113-123). Routledge
- , Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (pp. 188-199). Springer Nature Switzerland
- In Meder F, Hunt A, Margheri L, Mura A & Mazzolai B (Ed.) (pp. 3-15). Berlin: Springer.
- Preface (pp. v-vii).
- , Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology Elsevier
- Sapiens 5.0: A Manifesto for the Development of Human-AI Collaboration for Good In The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (Ed.), Future Studies (pp. 83-110). Abu Dhabi, UAE: The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research.
- , Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering (pp. 85-104). Springer International Publishing
- In Ang MH, Khatib O & Siciliano B (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Robotics Berlin: Springer.
- Oxford University Press
- Oxford University Press
- Oxford University Press
- Oxford University Press
- Oxford University Press
- Oxford University Press
- Oxford University Press
- Oxford University Press
- Preface (pp. V-VII).
- Embodied Models and Neurorobotics In Arbib MA & Bonaiuto J (Ed.), From Neuron to Cognition via Computational Neuroscience MIT Press
- , The Pragmatic Turn (pp. 321-332). The MIT Press
- , The Pragmatic Turn (pp. 333-356). The MIT Press
- , The Pragmatic Turn (pp. 321-332). The MIT Press
- , The Pragmatic Turn (pp. 333-356). MIT Press
- Springer International Publishing
- , Scholarpedia of Touch (pp. 103-116). Atlantis Press
- , Scholarpedia of Touch (pp. 1-28). Atlantis Press
- , Sensorimotor Integration in the Whisker System (pp. 213-240). Springer New York
- In Wilson S, Verschure P, Mura A & Prescott A (Ed.), 4th International Conference, Living Machines 2015, Barcelona, Spain, July 28 - 31, 2015, Proceedings (pp. v-vi). Springer International Publishing
- In Duff A, Lepora N, Mura A, Prescott A & Verschure P (Ed.), Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems: Third International Conference, Living Machines 2014, Milan, Italy, July 30--August 1, 2014, Proceedings (pp. V-VIII). Springer International Publishing
- Biomimetic robots as scientific models: a view from the whisker tip In Krichmar J & Wagatsuma H (Ed.), Neuromorphic and Brain-Based Robots (pp. 23-57). Cambridge University Press
- , Modelling Natural Action Selection (pp. 1-4).
- Selection and the basal ganglia: A role for dopamine In Graybiel AM, DeLong MR & Kitai ST (Ed.), The Basal Ganglia VI: v. 6 (pp. 257-266). Springer
- Basal Ganglia In Arbib MA (Ed.), The Handbook of Brain Theory and Neural Networks (pp. 147-150). The MIT Press
- , Advances in Behavioral Biology (pp. 257-266). Springer US
- The Robot Basal Ganglia In Nicholson LFB & Faull RLM (Ed.), The Basal Ganglia VII: v. 7 (pp. 349-356). Springer
- Adaptive local navigation In Blake A & Yuille A (Ed.), Active Vision The MIT Press
- , Proceedings of the 1968 Laurentian Hormone Conference (pp. v-vi). Elsevier
- , Modelling Natural Action Selection (pp. 390-418). Cambridge University Press
- , Modelling Natural Action Selection (pp. 1-4). Cambridge University Press
- , Modelling Natural Action Selection (pp. 169-175). Cambridge University Press
- , Modelling Natural Action Selection (pp. 7-11). Cambridge University Press
- , Modelling Natural Action Selection (pp. 300-329). Cambridge University Press
- , Modelling Natural Action Selection (pp. 421-426). Cambridge University Press
Conference proceedings papers
- . BIomimetic and Biohybrid Systems: 12th International Conference, Living Machines 2023, Genoa, Italy, July 10鈥13, 2023, Proceedings, Part II(LNAI 14158) (pp 240-253). Berlin, 10 July 2023 - 10 July 2023.
- . Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems : 11th International Conference, Living Machines 2022, Virtual Event, July 19鈥22, 2022, Proceedings, Vol. LNAI 13548 (pp 345-353). Virtual Event, 19 July 2022 - 22 July 2022.
- (pp 41-51)
- (pp 166-178)
- . ICCHP-AAATE 2022 Open Access Compendium "Assistive Technology, Accessibility and (e)Inclusion", Vol. Part II (pp 285-292). Lecco, Italy, 11 July 2022 - 15 July 2022.
- . 2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 27 September 2021 - 1 October 2021.
- . Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems : 9th International Conference, Living Machines 2020, Freiburg, Germany, July 28鈥30, 2020, Proceedings (pp 192-203). Freiburg, Germany, 28 July 2020 - 30 July 2020.
- . Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems : 9th International Conference, Living Machines 2020, Freiburg, Germany, July 28鈥30, 2020, Proceedings (pp 390-401). Freiburg, Germany, 28 July 2020 - 30 July 2020.
- . Companion of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
- . 2019 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 6 December 2019 - 8 December 2019.
- . Social Robotics (pp 697-706). Madrid, Spain, 26 November 2019 - 29 November 2019.
- . Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems (pp 351-354). Nara, Japan, 9 July 2019 - 12 July 2019.
- . Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems (pp 277-286). Nara, Japan, 9 July 2019 - 12 July 2019.
- . Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems (pp 316-320). Nara, Japan, 9 July 2019 - 12 July 2019.
- . Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems (pp 63-75). Nara, Japan, 9 July 2019 - 12 July 2019.
- . Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) (pp 4444-4450). Montreal, QC, Canada, 20 May 2019 - 24 May 2019.
- . Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems: 19th Annual Conference, TAROS 2018, Bristol, UK July 25-27, 2018, Proceedings, Vol. 10965 LNAI (pp 453-454), 25 July 2018 - 27 July 2018.
- . Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems: 19th Annual Conference, TAROS 2018, Bristol, UK July 25-27, 2018, Proceedings, Vol. 10965 LNAI (pp 484-485), 25 July 2018 - 27 July 2018.
- . Alzheimer's & Dementia, Vol. 14(7) (pp P210-P210), 21 July 2018 - 26 July 2018.
- . Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems (Lecture Notes in Computer Science), Vol. 10928 (pp 64-72), 17 July 2018 - 20 July 2018.
- . 2018 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Electronics for Sustainable Energy Systems (IESES), 31 January 2018 - 2 February 2018.
- . 2017 Joint IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning and Epigenetic Robotics (ICDL-EpiRob). Lisbon, Portugal, 18 September 2017 - 21 September 2017.
- . Companion of the 2018 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
- . 2017 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 24 September 2017 - 28 September 2017.
- . Processdings of the 18th Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (TAROS), Vol. 10454 (pp 290-299), 19 July 2017 - 21 July 2017.
- . Living Machines 2017: Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems (pp 86-94)
- . Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 10384 (pp 73-85), 25 July 2017 - 28 July 2017.
- . Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST, Vol. 196 (pp 65-73)
- . Proceedings of the Companion of the 2017 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, Vol. Part F (pp 50-51), 6 March 2017 - 9 March 2017.
- . Proceedings of the Companion of the 2017 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
- . 2017 IEEE-RAS 17th International Conference on Humanoid Robotics (Humanoids), 15 November 2017 - 17 November 2017.
- . 2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 3 December 2016 - 7 December 2016.
- . 25th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2016 (pp 974-979)
- . 2016 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN), 24 July 2016 - 29 July 2016.
- (pp 413-417)
- Head-mounted Sensory Augmentation Device: Comparing Haptic and Audio Modality. Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems
- Impact of robot responsiveness and adult involvement on children's social behaviours in human-robot interaction. AISB Annual Convention 2016, AISB 2016
- . Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems, Vol. 9716 (pp 40-52). 91直播, UK, 26 June 2016 - 1 July 2016.
- (pp 33-39)
- AISB 2016 symposium on the principles of robotics. AISB Annual Convention 2016, AISB 2016
- (pp 353-364)
- (pp 179-191)
- (pp 48-57)
- (pp 297-306)
- . Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology - ACE '15, 16 November 2015 - 19 November 2015.
- . 2015 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC) (pp 299-304)
- (pp 461-464)
- (pp 359-365)
- (pp 348-353)
- (pp 280-292)
- Towards a child-robot symbiotic co-development: A theoretical approach. AISB Convention 2015
- (pp 243-255)
- (pp 441-452)
- (pp 415-428)
- Presence of life-like robot expressions influences children's enjoyment of human-robot interactions in the field. AISB Convention 2015
- (pp 55-62)
- (pp 46-48)
- (pp 84-96)
- . Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 9055
- (pp 392-395)
- . Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 8064 LNAI (pp 438-440)
- . Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 8064 LNAI (pp 24-35)
- . Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 8064 LNAI (pp 179-190)
- . Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 8064 LNAI (pp 154-166)
- . Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 8064 LNAI (pp 405-408)
- . Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 8064 LNAI (pp 454-456)
- . IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (pp 4735-4740)
- . Assistive Technology Research Series, Vol. 33 (pp 823-828)
- . IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (pp 5968-5973)
- . Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (pp 3020-3025)
- . Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (pp 586-592)
- . Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 8064 LNAI (pp 396-398)
- . 2013 World Haptics Conference, WHC 2013 (pp 353-358)
- . 2013 World Haptics Conference, WHC 2013 (pp 341-346)
- . IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (pp 7-13)
- . IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (pp 4638-4643)
- . Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 7429 LNAI (pp 343-353)
- . Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 7429 LNAI (pp 424-425)
- . Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 7375 LNAI (pp 168-179)
- . Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (pp 4925-4930)
- . Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 7429 LNAI (pp 459-460)
- Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics): Preface. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 7375 LNAI
- . Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 7375 LNAI (pp 352-354)
- The State-of-the-Art in Biomimetics.. Living Machines, Vol. 7375 (pp 367-368)
- Brain-inspired Bayesian perception for biomimetic robot touch.. ICRA (pp 5111-5116)
- Towards a Framework for Tactile Perception in Social Robotics.. Living Machines, Vol. 7375 (pp 335-336)
- Texture Classification through Tactile Sensing.. Living Machines, Vol. 7375 (pp 377-379)
- . BMC Neuroscience, Vol. 12(S1)
- . 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2011 (pp 835-840)
- . Procedia Computer Science, Vol. 7 (pp 47-51)
- . Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 6856 LNAI (pp 102-113)
- . Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 6856 LNAI (pp 253-264)
- . Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 6856 LNAI (pp 13-23)
- . Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 6856 LNAI (pp 183-194)
- . 2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2010 (pp 131-136)
- . 2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2010 (pp 720-725)
- Hippocampus as unitary coherent particle filter. 2010 INTERNATIONAL JOINT CONFERENCE ON NEURAL NETWORKS IJCNN 2010
- Naive Bayes texture classification applied to whisker data from a moving robot. 2010 INTERNATIONAL JOINT CONFERENCE ON NEURAL NETWORKS IJCNN 2010
- . Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 6352 LNCS(PART 1) (pp 388-394)
- . Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 6226 LNAI (pp 178-187)
- . Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 6226 LNAI (pp 93-103)
- Hippocampus, Amygdala and Basal Ganglia Based Navigation Control. ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS - ICANN 2009, PT I, Vol. 5768 (pp 267-276)
- . 71st EAGE Conference and Exhibition - Workshops and Fieldtrips
- Whiskerbot: A haptic sensor array for mobile robots. Proceedings of AISB'06: Adaptation in Artificial and Biological Systems, Vol. 2 (pp 93-96)
- A model of sensorimotor coordination in the rat whisker system. FROM ANIMALS TO ANIMATS 9, PROCEEDINGS, Vol. 4095 (pp 77-88)
- Distributed action selection by a brainstem neural substrate: An embodied evaluation. FROM ANIMALS TO ANIMATS 9, PROCEEDINGS, Vol. 4095 (pp 199-210)
- A biologically inspired FPGA based implementation of a tactile sensory system for object recognition and texture discrimination. 2006 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FIELD PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC AND APPLICATIONS, PROCEEDINGS (pp 897-900)
- A Biomimetic Haptic Sensor. International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, Vol. 2(4) (pp 335-343)
- Reliability and validity of a paced computer Stroop task for fMRI. ARCHIVES OF CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, Vol. 18(7) (pp 755-755)
- . Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 2714 (pp 797-804)
- The robot basal ganglia: Action selection by an embedded model of the basal ganglia. BASAL GANGLIA VII, Vol. 52 (pp 349-358)
- (pp 75-84)
- An embodied model of action selection mechanisms in the vertebrate brain. FROM ANIMALS TO ANIMATS 6 (pp 157-166)
- The robot basal ganglia: Control of robot action selection by an embodied model of the mammalian basal ganglia. EUR J NEUROSCI, Vol. 12 (pp 134-134)
- Feature distributions and experimental evaluation in a connectionist model of semantic memory. CONNECTIONIST MODELS IN COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE (pp 159-169)
- Almost a decade of Cognitive Science at 91直播. AISB'99 Workshop on Issues in Teaching Cognitive Science to Undergraduates. Edinburgh College of Art & Division of Informatics, University of Edinburgh.
- (pp 1033-1038)
- Experimental and connectionist perspectives on semantic memory development. PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTIETH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE COGNITIVE SCIENCE SOCIETY (pp 478-483)
- The early evolution of spatial behaviour: robot models of trace fossils. Workshop on Spatial Reasoning in Mobile Robots and Animals, Vol. Report number UMCS-97-4-1. Manchester
- Layered control architectures in natural and artificial systems. Workshop on Learning in Robots and Animals. Brighton, 31 March 1996 - 2 April 1996.
- Robot spatial learning: Insights from animal and human behaviour. IEE Colloquium (Digest)(26)
- SPATIAL-LEARNING AND REPRESENTATION IN ANIMATS. FROM ANIMALS TO ANIMATS 3 (pp 164-173)
- BUILDING LONG-RANGE COGNITIVE MAPS USING LOCAL LANDMARKS. FROM ANIMALS TO ANIMATS 2 (pp 233-242)
- Obstacle Avoidance through Reinforcement Learning.. NIPS (pp 523-530)
- Sunny uplands or slippery slopes? The risks and benefits of using robots in care. UKRE Workshop on Robot Ethics, 25 March 2013.
- . Robotics: Science and Systems IX
- Robot Companions For Citizens: Roadmapping The Potential For Future Robots In Empowering Older People. BRAID (Bridging Research in Ageing and ICT Development) Final Conference, 29 May 2012.
Reports
Theses / Dissertations
- Explorations in Reinforcement and Model-based Learning.
- Attitudes towards social robots and how they are affected by direct and indirect contact with a humanoid social robot.
Working papers
Other
Preprints
- How does Your RL Agent Explore? An Optimal Transport Analysis of Occupancy Measure Trajectories.
- , MDPI AG.
- , Research Square Platform LLC.
- A Robotic Model of Hippocampal Reverse Replay for Reinforcement Learning, arXiv.
- DAC-h3: A Proactive Robot Cognitive Architecture to Acquire and Express Knowledge 91直播 the World and the Self, arXiv.
- , bioRxiv.
- Automatic recognition of child speech for robotic applications in noisy environments, arXiv.
- Impact of robot responsiveness and adult involvement on children's social behaviours in human-robot interaction, arXiv.
- Grants
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- : EU Future Emerging Technologies Flagship. T.J. Prescott (91直播 PI): The Human Brain Project (2016-2023). Project value to 91直播 鈧774,000 (over four years).
- EPSRC. T.J.Prescott (PI): SERAS: Skills and Education in Robotics and Autonomous Systems (March 2020 - Feb 2021). 拢35,500
- Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). T. J. Prescott (PI): Cyberselves in Immersive Technologies (2014-2015). Project value 拢50,000.
- EU Framework 7 Cognitive and Robotics Systems. T. J. Prescott (PI): What You Say Is What You Did (WYSIWYD) (2014 - 2017). Total project value 鈧3,500,000 (鈧575,000 to 91直播).
- EU Framework 7 Cognitive and Robotics Systems. T.J. Prescott (PI): Expressive Agents for Symbiotic Education and Learning (EASEL) (Nov 2013 - 2016). Total project value 鈧2,910,000 (鈧595,000 to 91直播).
- UK Technology Strategy Board. T.J. Prescott (PI): IntelliTable (Sept 2013 -14). Total project value 拢100,000 (拢27,000 to 91直播).
- EPSRC Capital for Great Technologies. T.J. Prescott (PI): Human-Machine Cooperation In Robotics And Autonomous (July 2013 -14). 拢1,000,000.
- European Union Framework 7 Programme. T.J. Prescott (PI for 91直播 component): (Mar 2013-2016). Total project value 鈧950,000 (鈧172,711 to 91直播).
- Weizmann 鈥 UK Joint Research Programme. T.J. Prescott (PI): Development of motor-sensory strategies for vibrissal active touch (Oct 2012-2014). Total project value $100,000 ($50,000 to 91直播).
- EPSRC. T.J. Prescott (Co-Investigator): Bio-inspired Control of Electro-Active Polymers for Next Generation Soft Robots (Jan 2012-2015). Total project value 拢359,094 (~拢170,000 to 91直播).
- EPSRC/UoS. T.J. Prescott (PI): A wearable active sensing device using tactile displays (Sept 2011-2012). 拢49,998.
- European Union Framework 7 Programme. T.J. Prescott (PI for 91直播 component): CA-RoboCom: Coordination Action for the design and description of the FET Flagship candidate Robot Companions for Citizens (May 2011-2012). Total project value 鈧1,500,000 (鈧90,000 to 91直播).
- European Union Framework 7 Programme. T.J. Prescott (PI for 91直播 component): Experimental Functional Android Assistant (EFAA) (Jan 2011-2014). Total project value 鈧2,858,000 (鈧517,000 to 91直播).
- UoS Proof of Concept. T.J. Prescott (PI): Virtual Whiskers for Navigation in Hazardous Environments (Nov 2010-May 2011). 拢10,000.
- European Union Framework 7 Programme. T.J. Prescott (PI for 91直播 component): Convergent Science Network for Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems (Jan 2009-2012). Total project value 鈧520,000 (鈧108,000) to 91直播).
- European Union Framework 7 ICT Project 215910. T. J. Prescott (Co-ordinator and PI): BIOmimetic Technology for vibrissal ACtive Touch (BIOTACT) (2008-). (Jan 2008-Dec 2011). Total project value 鈧7.8M (~鈧1.4M European Union contribution to 91直播).
- European Union Framework 6 Cognitive Systems Project ST-027819-IP. T.J. Prescott (PI): Integration Cognition, Emotion, and Action (ICEA). (Jan 2006鈥揇ec 2009). 鈧8.08M (~鈧0.9M to 91直播).
- EPRSC EP/C516303/1. Collaboration between 5 UK Universities. K. Gurney (PI) and TJ. Prescott: REVERB: Reverse Engineering the VERtebrate Brain (April 2005-March 2010). 拢1.8M (~拢0.7M to 91直播).
- EPRSC GR/S19639/01. Collaboration with Bristol Robotics Laborator. TJ. Prescott (PI): WhiskerBot: A Robot Whisker System Modelled on the Rat Mystacial Vibrissae (September 2003-August 2006). 拢430k (~拢150k to 91直播).
- EPRSC GR/R95722/01 T. J. Prescott (PI), K. Gurney, P. Redgrave: Robot control using a model of central structures in the vertebrate brain (Sept 2002鈥揂ugust 2005). 拢161k.
- Professional activities and memberships
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Activities and Distinctions
- Finalist in the 2022 Ana Avatar competition for telepresence robotics
- University of 91直播 Principal Investigator for the European Union , 2016鈥
- Sage Centre for the Study of Mind Distinguished Fellow (2018)
- Fellow of the British Psychological Society (FBPsS), 2011鈥
- Co-founder of the University of 91直播 spin-out company , 2016鈥
- Editor of Connection Science, 2014-2020
- Co-founder of the , 2012-
- Co-organiser of the European Union FP7
- Co-founder and Director of the 91直播 Robotics, 2011-2022
- Partner in the "Robot Companions for Citizens" FET Flagship pilot project and leader of a working group on Societal Impacts and Ethical Issues in Robotics, 2011-12
- Cofounder and co-organiser of the annual Barcelona Summer School on Cognitiion, Brain & Technology, 2008-
- Co-ordinator of the EU FP7 BIOTACT project, 2008-12
- Visiting Research Fellow at , 2003-
- Founder and co-director of the , 1996-
- My research has been covered by the BBC One Show, Radio 4 Today Programme, Material World & Costing the Earth, Discovery Channel, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Observer, The Economist, Science Magazine, New Scientist, Focus Magazine and American Scientist.
Earlier Plenary and Invited Talks
- Assistive and companion robot technologies. (AAIC 17 Satellite Meeting), London, 15th July 2018.
- Through a glass, darkly; then face to robot face, at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, February 18th 2018.
- Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences, 6th October 2016 (Invited talk)
- , London Barbican Centre, 22nd October 2016 (Debate)
- IEEE ICDL-EPIROB 2016, 22nd September 2016 (Plenary talk)
- Tencent "Way to Evolve" Conference, November 2015 (Invited talk, live streamed)
- Institute of Contemporary Art , 30th May 2015 (invited talk)
- SPIE Biomimetics, San Diego, USA, March 2014 (Opening talk)
- '. EU Cognition III Annual Meeting, Brighton, UK, December 2013 (Plenary talk)
- IEEE World Haptics, Daejeon, South Korea, April 2013 (Opening talk)
- European Conference for Complex Systems, Warwick, 2009 (Opening talk)
- Recent Articles
for full and free access to our recent review article, courtesy of AAAS:
Prescott TJ & Wilson SP (2023) Understanding brain functional architecture through robotics. Science Robotics, 8(78)