Akshay Saxena

The prevailing dogma is that the path to success is to submit to a high-pressure preparation programme. Research suggests this couldn’t be farther from the truth. A paper by Carol Dweck, Greg Walton and Geoffrey Cohen argues that academic tenacity rests on psychological pillars — beliefs about whether intelligence can grow, a sense of purpose, social belonging, and self-regulation. These are shaped by environments where high standards are paired with an achievable path, scaffolding, and care.

INTRODUCTION In the near future, robots will have to interact more efficiently with humans in more complex environments such as hospitals, schools, homes and space exploration missions.1-6 Robotic systems need a continuous, efficient feedback system to match human behavior and achieve such intelligence to work with humans.