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Robolift Program
The conference is set to take place in Lyon, France. Unless specified, all talks are given in English and a French translation will be provided.
Wednesday 23 March
10:00
Doors opening & Robot Live Show
11:00
The Shape of robots to come
What should robots look like? Is it important that robots look like humans or animals? Are there any other possibilities? What alternatives are offered by designers?
What should robots look like? Is it important that robots look like humans or animals? Are there any other possibilities? What alternatives are offered by designers?
- Speakers:
- Fumiya Iida, Bio-Inspired Robotics Laboratory, ETHZ (JP/CH)
- James Auger, Auger-Loizeau (UK) .
- Dominique Sciamma, Designer, Strate College (FR)
12:30
Lunch
14:00
The social implications of robotics
What does it mean for society to have personal and socially intelligent robots? What are the consequences for people? What are the ethical challenges posed by robots that we can anticipate in the near future?
What does it mean for society to have personal and socially intelligent robots? What are the consequences for people? What are the ethical challenges posed by robots that we can anticipate in the near future?
- Speakers:
- Cynthia Breazeal, MIT Medialab Personal Robots group (US).
- Wendell Wallach, Yale University: Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics (US)
- Patrizia Marti, Faculty of Humanities, University of Siena (IT)
15:30
Break
16:00
Expanding robotics technologies: robot hacking, augmented humans and the military uses of robots.
As usual with technologies, robots can be repurposed for other kinds of objectives: programmers « hack » them to test new opportunities, the military deploys them on the battlefield, and robotic technologies are adapted to « augment » the human body. What does this mean? What could be the consequences of such repurposing?
As usual with technologies, robots can be repurposed for other kinds of objectives: programmers « hack » them to test new opportunities, the military deploys them on the battlefield, and robotic technologies are adapted to « augment » the human body. What does this mean? What could be the consequences of such repurposing?
17:30
End of the day
Thursday 24 March
10:00
Human-robot interactions (new schedule)
Robots seem to live either in the long-distant future or in the realm of research labs. This vision is wrong and these speakers will show us how nowadays people interact with them in Europe and in Japan. The session will also address how robots can be useful in developing or understanding our emotions.
Robots seem to live either in the long-distant future or in the realm of research labs. This vision is wrong and these speakers will show us how nowadays people interact with them in Europe and in Japan. The session will also address how robots can be useful in developing or understanding our emotions.
- Speakers:
- Frédéric Kaplan, OZWE and Craft-EPFL (CH).
- Fujiko Suda, Design ethnographer, Project KOBO (JP)
- Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino, Evangelist, Lirec (UK)
11:30
Official inauguration
12:00
Lunch
14:00
Conference: Robot Market Focus
16:00
Artificial intelligence: acquired versus programmed intelligence?
Artificial Intelligence used a recurring objective of engineering. This session will give an overview of the recent progress in this field and the consequences for robotic technologies: How much pre-programming can you put into robotic intelligence? Can robots learn on their own?
This session will feature two talks about how robots might be in the future. From assistive care products to new forms of interactions, we will see tomorrow's technologies, their usages and applications.
Artificial Intelligence used a recurring objective of engineering. This session will give an overview of the recent progress in this field and the consequences for robotic technologies: How much pre-programming can you put into robotic intelligence? Can robots learn on their own?
- Speakers:
- Jean-Claude Heudin, Institut International du Multimédia (FR).
- Pierre-Yves Oudeyer, INRIA (FR).
This session will feature two talks about how robots might be in the future. From assistive care products to new forms of interactions, we will see tomorrow's technologies, their usages and applications.
18:00
End of the day
Friday 25 March
10:00
Robot Live Show
11:00
Debate: Errare Humanoid est? Should robots look like humanoid? How do/will people interact with them?
To conclude the conference, we will get back to the topic of the first session and discuss the importance of humanoid shapes in robotic development: Is it necessary? What are the limits and what opportunities? What could be the alternatives?
To conclude the conference, we will get back to the topic of the first session and discuss the importance of humanoid shapes in robotic development: Is it necessary? What are the limits and what opportunities? What could be the alternatives?
15:00
VEX Robot Contest : "Swept away" ! / Finals
16:00
End of the day
