Cynthia Breazeal
Social Robotics Engineer
“I would much rather build something and interact with it than philosophize about it.”
Career Highlights
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Professor of Media Arts and Sciences and Director of the Personal Robots Group at the MIT Media Laboratory
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Recognized as the pioneer of social robotics
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Worked as a consultant on Steven Spielberg’s movie A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
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Credits the iconic, fictional droids from Star Wars to sparking her fascination for robots
STEM Gems Club
Is a career in Social Robotics Engineering in your future? STEM Gem Cynthia Breazeal imagines a world where robots develop social intelligence by interacting with humans and evolve into thinking, feeling companions – similar to the R2-D2 and C3-PO robot characters of Star Wars. Read her story and digest. Consider watching one of her videos. Then, with your STEM Gems Tribe, discuss, explore, reflect, and act.
