Prof. Dr. Jan Peters

The machines of Jan Peters from TU Darmstadt play table tennis and can pour themselves a glass of water. The computer science professor is developing robots that improve themselves through learning. His dream: a personal robot for the home.

Brief information about the project

• Acronym and title: SKILLS4ROBOTS Policy Learning of Motor Skills for Humanoid Robots
• Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Jan Peters
• Host institution: Technical University of Darmstadt
• Funding line and year: Starting Grants 2014
• Project information on CORDIS

What are you investigating in your project?

My dream is to teach robots to learn so that they can autonomously learn intelligent behavior and adapt to new situations. Thanks to my ERC Grant, my robots already have better learning algorithms.

How did you feel when you found out about the ERC grant?

Great - finally I don't have to chase short-term thoughts, but can do more long-term, in-depth research again!