Aussie scientists’ global challenge to deter “overconfident” robots

Centre Chief Investigator Niko Sünderhauf talks to Xinhua News Agency about why overconfidence for robots, just like humans, can be a stumbling block in messy, complex environments of the real world. He explains why this is the catalyst behind a world-first robotic vision challenge created by the Centre, set to be a hot topic at the annual International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2019) in Macau (4-8 November 2019).