Vijay Kumar Quotes


I have this dream that the first responders to 911 calls will not be law enforcement personnel but robots. Robots can put eyes and ears on the scene much faster than you can with policemen or women.


Citations

Kumar, Vijay. "The future of flying robots." TED, May 2015.

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  • Born: April 12, 1962
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Profession: Scientist

Vijay Kumar is an Indian roboticist and UPS foundation professor in the School of Engineering & Applied Science with secondary appointments in computer and information science and electrical and systems engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, and became the new Dean of Penn Engineering on 1 July 2015. Kumar is known for his research in the control and coordination of multi-robot formations. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2018.